EYES ON THE PRYZE by Felisha Bradshaw is the tale of twin brothers, Chase and Caine, who are unaware of each other because they were separated at birth due to their mother's drug addiction. The mother got Chase back, but Caine was adopted. Each now knows he has a brother somewhere. Each is aware of the other because they are rivals in the drug trade but they have never seen each other; Chase is in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Caine is in New York City. Chase has a falling out with his girlfriend, Phoenix, and she leaves Connecticut to go to college in New York. Chase follows her to explain the misunderstanding and runs into a lot of trouble.

Phoenix's roommate, the daughter of a Columbian drug dealer, is conned by her father into getting close to her in order to get to Chase. Phoenix, being unaware of the duplicity, keeps seeing Chase in restaurants and on the street, not realizing she is really seeing Caine. When Caine asks her out, she goes and feels she has fallen in love with him, even though she has never forgotten Chase. Caine wants to hurt his brother because Chase was raised by their parents while he feels he was thrown away and Chase isn't too fond of his brother because of the rough life he led with their parents.The plot begins to heat up.

EYES ON THE PRYZE is a street story with sophistication and a complicated plot. The main characters are well-drawn and understandable. Some of the minor characters get a bit confusing as they rush in and out of the story. It was a quick and enjoyable read.

Reviewed by Alice Holman
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

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