God Don't Play
by Mary Monroe
Published by Kensington Publishing Corp.
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Reviewed by Lauretta Ali
A tale of two sister friends, God Don't Play, is as complex as it is entertaining.
The author reverses common roles: it is the heavy-set, seemingly unattractive Annette who has the handsome and loyal husband, while the lovely Rhoda's spouse spends little or no time with her. The story reels with the fact that opposites do attract.
Even Rhoda's daughter Jada often wonders how her mom could be friends with such a "big person." Yet, Annette is one of those women who loves friends and family with a passion; a person who you either love her or hate her--with no middle ground.
A number of people become suspect when Annette begins to receive threatening calls and deliveries. Yet, the plot is like that of a person looking for her glasses that are right in front of her the entire time.
Mary Monroe's cast of characters doesn't leave much room for sympathy for any of them. Rhoda spoils her daughter Jada to a fault, and Annette dotes on them both, often to her own abandonment. Their husbands, Otis and Peewee, appear to be caught up with women who are surrounded by much drama. Yet, the story moves through all lives concerned, leaving you to wonder what they will be up to next. Only Mary Monroe knows the answer to that. One thing for sure, she will be letting us know for some time to come that God Don't Play.
Armchair Interviews says: Good story of people types that we all know.