Midnight and the Meaning of Love

Sister Souljah

Oct 2011 · The Midnight Series Book 2 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this eBook

The New York Times bestselling author of Life After Death, delivers her most compelling and enlightening story yet about young, deep love, the ways in which people across the world express their love, and the lengths that they will go to have it.

Powerful and sensual, Midnight is an intelligent, fierce fighter and Ninjutsu-trained ninja warrior. He attracts attention wherever he goes but remains unmoved by it and focuses on protecting his mother and sister and regaining his family’s fortunes. When Midnight, a devout Muslim, takes sixteen-year-old Akemi from Japan as his wife, they look forward to building a life together, but their tumultuous teenage marriage is interrupted when Akemi is kidnapped and taken back to Japan by her own father, even though the marriage was consummated and well underway.

“There’s not one drop of inferiority in my blood,” Midnight says as he first secures his mother, Umma, and sister, Naja, before setting off on a global journey to reclaim his wife. Midnight must travel across three countries and numerous cultures in his attempt to defeat his opponent. Along this magnificent journey he meets people who change him forever, even as he changes them. He encounters temptations he never would have imagined and takes risks that many a lesser man would say no to, all for the women he loves and is sworn to protect.

Ratings and reviews

This book is very boring. I'm trying my best to read the rest of it (I'm only on page 168) but I can't get myself to. I'm a big fan of Sister Souljah's work but my gripe with the book is this: Midnight is fourteen years old but apparently the voice of the story sounds like a young adult about 21-23. The setting and lingo doesn't go with the time period that was mentioned. The whole time I am thinking the book takes place in the late 90s early 00s and all of a sudden something reads the 80s. The description of the scenery just doesn't sound like the 1980s at all. Everything is just too perfect. Midnight is great at every darn thing and so are his parents...okay we get it, but its very off-putting and unrealistic. No one is perfect and it would be great if he were a little more his age...a bit immature and naive to say the least. The images used inside the book were extremely cheesy. I mean who the heck are the random people? I know they are supposed to represent characters but that is for us to paint for ourselves. What was up with the inconsistent and oddly placed pictures on some of the chapters? Plus that little piece where Midnight is reading a letter from Akemi that had something on the side that instructed us readers to download an app to hear Akemi say it Japanese? Kinda cool but mostly corny. Overall I am very disappointed Souljah, but nonetheless you inspire me. Please bring some more heat and no more of this nonsense!

This book I would recommend this book to anyone. Starting with The Coldest Winter Ever, Midnight and this book. These books tell a story that anyone with an open mind can enjoy. I personally enjoy them because I am Muslim and it shines a glimpse on Islam and takes away from the negativity that people have on Muslim. Someone else comment stated that Midnight did not like African American girls but if you read Midnight then you would know that Midnight was not born in the United States so he was use to a certain type of living and modesty with women. Its a love story and I love it and I cant wait to read more. So people stop hating... Good Job Sister Souljah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This book was one of fourbooks that I could not wait to read. It normally takes some time for me to read books but this one was too emotional, spiritual and inspiring to put down or to stay away from reading for long than a day. I would it in traffic or at a long traffic light. I feel that you must have a 4th book in tis series that has to represent the. Birth of Midnight's children and his move and life in Queens. Please think about writing that story so that I can read it as well.

About the author

Sister Souljah is a graduate of Rutgers University. During her college years, she was known for her powerful voice, sharp political analysis, cultural allegiance, community organizing, and for her humanity. Post-graduation, Sister Souljah earned the love and support of her African American community by creating a national youth and student movement. She is credited for serving homeless families, creating academic, cultural, and recreational after-school programs, weekend academies, and sleep-away summer camps. Partnering with major mainstream celebrities, she provided her efforts free to all young people and families in need. A multidimensional woman, Souljah was the only female performing artist and voice of Public Enemy. She is also a wife and a mother. A storyteller who makes the entire world her home, she lives wherever she is “pushing her pen.”