Reviews For The Big Kahuna
Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

Thank you so much. I both love your story as well as the little rants slash teachings that you put on the end. Thank you because they help to make my day better.

Reviewer: onyxfaerie57 Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 13 2014 04:07 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

Rage all you want! I AIN'T MAD ATCHA!! 

Ryan and Camille will be a cute couple!

Reviewer: KittyOh48 Signed starstarstarstarhalf-star [Report This]
Date: August 12 2014 05:31 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I soooo agree with your 5 points. I would love to have a conversation with you. Love the story. Ryan needs to stop lying, it's not good. Come clean. I like these two characters. Glad I finally got around to reading it. Thanks for sharing.

Reviewer: shadow Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 12 2014 04:43 am

Title: Fat Chance

5. Socks for your feet and no covers?

I really hope Camille is a confidant woman, just cause Ryan is Hot as shit Doesn't mean she isn't either.

Reviewer: shadow Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 12 2014 04:15 am

Title: Gym Rat

If the story is interesting, the longer the better and yours is very interesting. I'm loving the way you write. I think no matter what size you are or how you look or if you're a woman or a man, if you have confidence in yourself, it makes you 100 times more attractive. Confidence is the key and believe it.

Reviewer: shadow Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 12 2014 03:56 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I like this story, can't wait to see where it goes.

Reviewer: Dallas5star Signed [Report This]
Date: August 12 2014 03:25 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I love you! Your comments make me laugh. And I appreciate the fa pornct that you're trying to make her as realistic as possible, including her being weaved, and not having hair that comes from that Native American heritage going on. Haha. And that she is a thick sister. ;) so gracias.  You write what I cannot. And I appreciate it. 

Reviewer: LA Anonymous [Report This]
Date: August 11 2014 09:05 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

Loved this chapter! I hate Ryan isn't being truthful. Although I constantly had to remind myself he was nervous. Still not a great excuse, but it makes sense. I can't wait to see how Camille finds out he knows her name. Oh, I LIVE for all your commentary in the beginning & end of your stories. Especially about Beyonce. Those divorce rumors are SO tired. Bey kept a whole album from us. Never leaked one wedding picture. What makes people think we'll ever truly know what goes on behind closed doors??? Anyways.. I can't wait until next chapter

Reviewer: CaramelGal Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 11 2014 07:24 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I am so glad they have interacted. I am excited about the next chapter!

Reviewer: laurie94 Signed [Report This]
Date: August 11 2014 03:24 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

This story is quirky and a nice read.

Reviewer: Bigsix Signed [Report This]
Date: August 11 2014 01:58 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I don't think I've commented on this story before but I'm enthralled. You piqued my interest with Jason momoa's face. You had me with the storyline. I want to see how this plays out.

Secondly, your five things list made me chuckle. I completely agree with number five. I've been sitting here like 'how can you bring back something that never left?' But yeah, woman on woman hate has got to stop.

Reviewer: Bajerie Signed [Report This]
Date: August 11 2014 01:43 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

Cannot wait until the nxt chapter!!!! Love love love

Reviewer: universauhl Signed [Report This]
Date: August 11 2014 01:26 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I'm so feeling the time jump. Do it.... Do it please!!! I ain't to proud to beg.

Reviewer: SnowFever Signed starstarstarstarhalf-star [Report This]
Date: August 11 2014 01:02 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I'm glad that he started to talked to her. I wish he told her he is the owner of the gym but we shall see. Can't wait to read more and that brother better fight for his woman.

Reviewer: wwefanforlife Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 11 2014 12:54 am

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

Good story and finally a story that brings out the issues of negative social constructive mentalities that tend to dominate all societies.  Particularily because all Western issues have now been magnified in other cultures because our culture is so pervasive and let's not even get into the racist microaggressions of white and POCs when it comes to these issues.  Ugh, ugh, ugh.   Anyway great story and I can't wait to read.  Why is it that I want Jahni with a new woman?  Maybe it's because I want to live vicariously through a girl with glasses who finally gets the hot guy.  

 

Great story.

Reviewer: vaberella Signed [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 09:55 pm

Title: Gym Rat

Hahaha I love this story! Your characters are real, and I'm a sucker for the kermit reference. Your commentary at the end killed me! I'm annoyed Ryan Gosling didn't get me pregnant, too! Lol.

Chapter could be longer, but I love the pace! Keep up the wonderful writing!



Author's Response:

Why Ryan??!!!!!!!!! I don't get it!

I was also feeling that the chapters could be longer. I think it might be the spacing though. The paragraphs are so close together that it makes it hard to focus. 

Reviewer: Pat Anonymous starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 08:41 pm

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I'm loving your top five comments at the end of this chapter. keep releasing your stress

Reviewer: Anonymous Anonymous [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 08:20 pm

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I really love the story because of how real both characters are. I also find your commentary about female/male dynamics and hip-hop culture to be amazingly insightful. Thank you!

Reviewer: kuriouskale Anonymous starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 07:56 pm

Title: Cast

I'm really enjoying what I've read so far and look forward to your updates. Love your visual inspirations for the lead characters. 

I've walked both paths and understand Camille's thoughts and perceived bashing of smaller women. I think it's realistic that she may have some less than nice thoughts because being plus size you're held up against a standard that doesn't reflect you. It's a defense mechanism. It might not be right but it is realistic.

I've recently lost quite a bit of weight (Over a 100 lbs) and let me tell you life has changed. The biggest thing I've noticed is I'm not invisible any longer. So ironic that it took getting smaller for people to actually notice me. So from my perspective I understand Camille's inner dialogue.  

As a black woman who suffers from a medical condition that has ravaged my once full head of hair I was excited about a character that was a proud weave wearer. If given a choice would I rock my own natural locks, heck yeah! Can I also just sport a bald head (it's that bad in some spots), you betcha. There's a third choice and it offers me the option to be creative and still stylish. So weave it is. I know your character is doing it as a protective style but I urge everyone reading to remember everyone has a story. 

I guess what I really wanted to convey is that I relate to Camille. It does help me enjoy the story. The flip side is even if she were my polar opposite I'd have an open mind. Sometimes it's cool to see how the other half feel and think. Bias is usually created through life experience and isn't it fascinating how it takes shape. 

I'm not knocking anyone who's submitted a review. I just strongly support the author being able to write her characters, her way. So far, I'm enjoying your pace. I love the humor and this is one I watch for updates.



Author's Response:

Thank you for such kind words and I'm honored that you find Camille relatable. That's all I want her to be simply because I'm tired of the plus sized severe insecurity (although it is prevalent), the most aggravating part about being heavy is that people think it's a beauty problem rather than focusing on the health issues related to it. So as a woman who desperately wants to be beautiful, sometimes we channel our negativity into the women we consider attractive. It is not good, but it is honest.

 

Congrats on your weight loss, it takes so much dedication and I'm just beginning my journey to "healthy" this month. It is not easy but I've learned to stop looking at it as a challenge and more of a change. It is not a diet but an attempt to be better for myself. If you have any pointers feel free to reign them down! I often feel invisible as well and I struggle with it daily. While my thin friends have dates I have work or writing. It's not uplifting and it hurts the self-esteem feeling like it's not enough to just be me. I have to be them to get noticed ya know?

 

This weave thing really shocked me! I love weave I don't wear it but I love the versatility! It is such a big part of our culture and I've never felt ashamed or tired of it. Of course I want all the edges and all the weaves to be proper but as long as it looks good WEAR IT! Not everyone is comfortable wearing their hair as is and some just don't want to deal with the trials of hair. Weave is nothing to be ashamed of and I refuse to pretend like each girl in a character picture is rocking her "natural hair" it just happens to look eerily similar to Malaysian deep wave. No ma'am. 

 

Thank you again for this review and all the others that have offered their opinions and support. I fully intend for this tale to be sweet and relatable.

Reviewer: Kimmig0414 Signed [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 06:35 pm

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

Girl, you need to be my friend, cuz you talk like you sitting at the table with me and my other friends..luv it!! LOVING this story. Thier first meeting was REAL to me (not none of this fake mess like him coming in a rescuing her...that mess...PLEEZ) Oh, and 4get the she need to be natural. I'm just tired of this natural versus perm crap...Honey do whats best for YOU!!! (and why reading that in other stories make my ratings for it fall...) Anyways...YES please bring on pics of his brothers! I remember when Jason Mimoa was rocking his dreads....girl..I luv that man.... And again, can I get one of him in MY gym pretty pleez!!!

Anyways...

1 - never let the color thang go because it STILL EXIST

3- girl when I heard his testimony in court...I was lol not because it was funny but because I was like....Is this fool for real, really in fear for your life....

4 - bread is the DEVIL...so good but so deadly to my WHOLE fitness



Author's Response:

Thank you AD!!!! I'm glad we see eye to eye! Some of these things are just inexcusable. 

 

Can you believe I almost had him save her? I wrote 1000 words and realized I was tired of needing something dramatic to yield a romance. Sometimes it is just as easy to speak to a person and get your foot in the door. I totally agree with you about the perm vs natural! It is not a competition it is hair. However you choose  to have it grow is your business. Although Cam is natural she will have friends and there will be others who are not. It is just hair. 

I'm so excited to debut his brothers I can't even but it's his best friends who take the cake!

 

1. Why we gotta pretend like it's over? I'm not saying start a war but acknoweldge both sides of this people!!!

3. How dare he?!!!! He is a fool and I didn't bat an eyelash. I don't even wanna get started on how pitiful this is. 

4. Bread is such a tasty devil. tortillas bagels white bread---all of you! So detrimental. 

Reviewer: AD Anonymous starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 06:26 pm

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

Can I just say I love your characters!!!! I love that Camille is shapely with darker skin. I LOVE it. I get so sick and tired pepping self-hate in a lot of these stories. I also love that Ryan is a man of color. I got the impression that the valent chamber was for "interraical" relationships but literally even story is with a white guy. Nothing against them but yeah...let the other men shine too. Definitely on point about the weave thing, too. 



Author's Response:

Thank you Newbie! I originally had Ryan as a white man, but I agree it gets boring sometimes. There are very few completed stories with MOC and that gets old. Of course white men are attractive, but I love diversity in my men. I even considered making him South African at the least, but then the story would be too racially motivated. This weave thing is serious. We need to all sit down and discuss this. 

Reviewer: Newbie Anonymous [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 05:45 pm

Title: Cast

This story is really good and I love the interaction between Camilla and Ryan. Am personal of a slim built and at times get offended when I read stories when the lead is of a bigger built and openly take digs at slimmer/fit characters.

The double standard is unreal if we were reading a story where the lead was consistently putting down female characters that was bigger than I her, I would too get offended but why is one more acceptable than the other. I agree with Chocolate lover, for me it's all about being healthy whatever sizes you are and making you happy.  In my opinion people are attracted to others who are confident and have a love for life. Like attracts like...



Author's Response:

Thank you Amaya! I also don't like when stories make slim or modelsque women out to be devil-ish. It's uncomfortable because I have thin friends who aren't homewrecking, money grubbing hussies, and vice versa I know plus size women who are. No one criminalizes us though (I'm not going to start, but I'm also not going to attack thin women). 

You are totally right, if the character was doing that she'd be a villain and we'd all delight in her demise. Although I think it's more undercurrent than that, for instance a story just won't have any one who is plus sized or she'd  be the frumpy secretary. The reverse of thin bashing is pretending that "fat" doesn't exist outside of the "right amount" around the hips, breast, and thighs. 

Reviewer: Amaya Signed [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 05:06 pm

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I loved their introduction!! Why he gotta lie thou? Just tell her you own the damn place. Ok look if not now hopefully song. I think out of all the lies that you could have this one is just not worth it. Keep it one hundred and fiftie! 

And yes I can't wait to see them out in public!! New scenery yay! Keep it up coming I'm living it!

also YAS to all of number 4!!!!!!!!!! Nothing left to say dats it

Reviewer: thincakes Signed [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 04:45 pm

Title: Parking Lot Pimpin

I thought the meeting was realistc. I'm so glad he couldn't "smell her arousal"!!  I don't understand why he lied about owning the gym, he wants her to trust him so why lie? But it's not a whopper of a lie. I'm not sure about time jumping but I would like to see things progress a little faster with the friendship. And I'm so siked to see my name in the story!!! Woohoo!!! Thank you!!! This chapter was awesome by the way!!

Reviewer: Khamalani Signed [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 03:25 pm

Title: Cast

I have been natural my whole life. Had the puffs all through middle school and loc'd up in high school all the way up until I graduated from college. I got a weave after that but was still natural. I see nothing wrong with weave being that underneath it I had the protective braids. I believe in healthy hair overall. If weave achieves that, then weave it is. I know I STILL have my edges. 🙆💆

anyhoo!! I am digging the story and your end of story rants/think pieces. You are super awesome, keep doing what you do best!! 🙌

Reviewer: Karyn Anonymous starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: August 10 2014 03:17 pm



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