Been so long………Awesome book, I could not put it down. Mona was a good caring young woman that had so many mixed feelings. Mona fell in love with Wasif back in college, even though she was dating Corey. Mona became pregnant with twins. Wasif was a doctor that married another young lady, but he took care of Mona and the boys also. Mona was happy with the arrangement she had with Wasif, unit Corey comes back into the picture…Loved it… Been So Long by Adrienne Thompson is actually a love-triangle involving Mona-Lisa Dandridge and two other gentlemen. As the story progresses, she becomes a mistress to one man (Wasif) but falls for her ex-boyfriend from college (Corey). There was so much going on among them that it kept my interest (and actually read the book in 4 hours).One can easily tell that the author was heavily influenced by Anita Baker (each chapter is a song title of hers), but how Adrienne did it was that the chapter is relevant to the title of the chapter (and not the actual song itself). As I am an Anita Baker fan myself, there were times I found myself humming the respective song the chapter title was in my head. And I actually thought to myself, if Anita were a reader, she would applaud Adrienne's method of using her titles to create such a beautiful gem. If I could put words in Mona's mouth, she'd be singing the chorus to Anita Baker's "Soul Inspiration." The shock came at the end when it came to her little sister Cleo. I had a suspicion during my reading, and got the shock in the Epilogue.Great job Adrienne and I look forward to reading the sequel (Been So Long 2 - Body & Soul) along with Little Sister.And if I can say so myself, Adrienne, your book "brought me joy."
What do You think about Been So Long (2012)?
Highly recommend reading this book. It is an easy read...great book for book club.
—seemaverma0801
I loved this book...it was different! I will read more from this author.
—stefanor
Excellent book. Read it in one night. Just couldn't put it down.
—limitlessgirlisboundown
