The Day the Streets Stood Still, JaQuavis Coleman
The Day the Streets Stood Still, JaQuavis Coleman
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The Day the Streets Stood Still

Author: JaQuavis Coleman

Narrator: Cary Hite

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/30/2014


Synopsis

New York Times bestseller JaQuavis Coleman's The Day the Streets Stood Still is an intricate, fast-paced street thriller that tells a bold story of true love, addiction, and murder.Sean was raised by a hustling, well-connected mother who taught him early about street survival. When she is brutally murdered, Sean is thrust into a cold world all alone, until an old friend of his mother takes Sean under his wing and introduces him to a life of drug dealing at its highest level. Sean becomes King Sean, making a solid name for himself and rising quickly up the drug game's totem pole.Sean's only weakness is a beauty named Sunny, who is a friend from childhood—and the love of his life. Sunny has a problem with drugs, and as she travels down her own path of addiction, Sean falls victim to the vice as well—and his downward spiral from street fame will be filled with murder, lies, backstabbing, and a struggle to survive.Walk along the journey with Sunny and Sean as they hit rock bottom, stealing and lying to support their addiction. Someone will die, but not until the end will the truth be revealed.JaQuavis Coleman delivers another instant street classic with The Day the Streets Stood Still.

About JaQuavis Coleman

JaQuavis Coleman, the New York Times bestselling author of the Dopeman’s Trilogy, first burst onto the scene at the age of eighteen and quickly became a nationwide literary phenomenon. He and his wife, Ashley Antoinette, have coauthored numerous “street fiction” classics. With the birth of the Cartel series, the “Ashley & JaQuavis” brand took off. In 2013 twenty-seven-year-old Coleman was honored by Ebony magazine as being one of the top one hundred most influential African Americans.

About Cary Hite

Cary Hite has performed in several theaters across the country as a cast member in the longest-running African American play in history, The Diary of Black Men. He also appeared in Edward II, Fences, Macbeth, Good Boys, Side Effects May Vary, and the indie feature The City Is Mine. He has voiced several projects for AudibleKids, including Souls Look Back in Wonder, From Slave Ship to Freedom Road, and Papa, Do You Love Me?


Reviews

Goodreads review by ♥Milica♥ on February 12, 2022

This wasn't a bad read overall, but the sexist descriptions of women's bodies made me enjoy it less. Writing women that way was a choice, one that could've been avoided. I'm still looking forward to checking out the author's other books, hopefully they're a lot better than this one.......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on October 23, 2014

Wow! Take a rollercoaster ride with Sunny and King Sean.......more

Goodreads review by Jerricka on September 20, 2024

Another unexpected ending......more

Goodreads review by Diana on April 18, 2015

*Spoilers* Wow this was an awesome story, It grabbed me right from the start and held me till the very end. Reading this was like being on a emotional rollercoaster. The ups, downs, tragedies and heart breaks will surely get to you. I can only imagine how Sean felt after dealing with all this turmoil......more

Goodreads review by Tru on June 04, 2017

Being at the top of the world is nothing without the one you love. Sean claimed the reigns handed to him and fought to have his one and only love at his side. Sunny had it so hard she never learned to love herself and didn't recognize love nor feel she deserved it. After you loose it all and find yo......more