When A Man's Fed Up-Unlocking the Soul of a Few Good Men By Denise Cook-Godfrey

 Book Excerpt:

"Xavier Taylor was a man who had lived most of his life chasing shadows. Shadows of things that never quite came to fruition in the days of his prime. Most of those days were spent building walls and suppressing the pain, anger, and confusion surrounding his father and the family he never bonded with)."

Title:  When A Mn's Fed Up-Unlocking the Soul of a Few Good Men

Author:  Denise Cook-Godfrey

Publisher:  D.C.G.

Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean

Rating:  Five

Review:

When A Man's Fed Up- Unlocking the Soul of a Few Good Men  

By Denise Cook-Godfrey

My Opinion:  

If you are looking for a novel that explains it all to the reader, then you have come to the right place. "When A Man's Fed Up" shows what happens when a person is fed up as it was for Xavier Montel Taylor, and it wasn't only him...but his friends Ezra and Maverick seemed to have some problems in that direction also. What was it with Xavier, who had  spent most of his life "building walls and suppressing the pain, anger, and confusion surrounding his father and the family he never bonded with."  Now, why was this? We find that the other two boys had fathers...but were they any happier with that fact?  

To get into the story without giving too much away, we find Xavier is having quite a life dealing with problems he only had to deal with. Let's start with the dreams he had been having for a long time that manifests much later in his life. What was that about? Along with having a mom who had to work hard and dealing with her live-in boyfriend who seemed to dislike him, or let's say they disliked each other, did cause problems.   One good thing that Xavier had in his life was his Christian Grandma Sweet, and that was such a good thing to have, and oh how he loved her and listened well to her.  

Moving on to Xavier's two best friends... Ezra and Maverick, we find  Ezra seemed to be content somewhat helping take care of the children, helping his mom and aunt Josie; however, his father seemed to treat him...well, you will have to pick up this read and see for yourself what that was all about. As time went on, Ezra married, and as he began to have dreams, as Xavier did, his life changed drastically from what he had wanted. Now, why was that? 

Oh, yes, the three friends were a rapping group through high school and seemed to enjoy rapping together until what happened? Will anything come of this for Xavier, Ezra, and Maverick? What happened in this situation caused Xavier to be blamed for something he didn't do, and he even stopped going to that church?  

Then there was Maverick, who had it all so well, being the son of pastor Malcolm Price [and let's not leave out his mother [that first lady] but was he pleased,  and delighted at their decision of his life? And if not, why was that? What did Maverick want to do with his life? What was it about Maverick's parents, as they seemed to be the only ones who knew what Maverick needed? Why did they choose not to listen to what Maverick wanted to do with his life?  

I know I ask many questions in my review. However, I don't want to tell you the answers because I was hoping you could pick up this fantastic read and find out all the answers to the many questions asked.

As the reader continues, one will find out how well the story has well-developed and defined secondary characters that explained just who they were that added so much to the story like Sue, Grandma S, Shep, Megan, Mr. Culpepper, Aunt TT[Josie], Tyler, Pebbles, Taisha, Treyvon, and Raven, to name a few.

As the story moves on, what will happen when after the three...Xavier, Maverick, and Ezra have a reunion of sorts after not being in contact for quite a while. What will come of that?  

What will happen when the WayMaker Church has a men's conference day with the theme being 'Fed-Up'  "When a Man's Fed Up Unlocking the Soul of a Few Good Men..." where Ezra and Xavier spoke from their hearts on what had been bothering them...but as this Fed Up session was proceeding an unexpected visitor appears. With so many secrets coming out from this conference, wow, the reader will be led to keep turning the pages to find out more. So now, will all of the above questions that have been asked be answered? YES!

Who all will this be a 'Judgement day' be for...? I was left thinking WOW!! Will all of their answers to the many secrets that had been all over the place be resolved? Also, will the dream that Xavier had been having forever be revealed to what was going on in that dream? By the end of 'When A Man's Fed Up,' who will be together as friends, married, and pursuing a new occupation?  

AGAIN, to get all of the questions answered and more, you, the reader, will have to pick up this excellent story and see for yourself how well this author brings it all out to her readers.

Would I recommend it?... Yes, but not only for the man but for some women too!

Thank you to the author for an excellent read!

Thank you to the author for an excellent read!