Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen

lady q is a great book. it shows the gang life through a female

lady q is a great book. it shows the gang life through a female perspective. its about a girl who was abused when she was younger but a straight A student at school. she ended up dropping out because she was being bullied by rivals to the Kings at school. she started getting high and drinking. she liked the feeling and joined the gang. she dated one of the most notorious and powerful kings and became lknown as the "queen of Kings". whatever she said or asked for was done with no questions. when she figured out what the gang life was about she dropped out of the gang and was lucky enough to be left alone. this is deffinantely a page turner and a must read

Amazing

It gave me a deep insight into the world i didnt knis about

Close Up

Lady Q was one of the baddest in the business and this shows a side to her i never thought existed.

Must Read

This is such an amazing book. The things that "Lady Q" had to deal with as a child and as she grew older could not be wished apon anyone. This is a must read book! Other books by Reymundo Sanchez are just a amazing.

It was interesting.

Its pretty interesting to read about gang life through a females eyes. This book was really good. I believe it would have been better if Sonia Rodriguez (Lady Q) had written it herself though. I do recommend this though.

:DDD

this is by-far the best book ive ever read!
it really tells the female side from a gang. i can relate to some of what the main character (Sonia) has gone through for her gang. But anywaaaaaaaaaays... RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!! its really good.

Interesting Read!

I bought this book simply because it was of interest to me. Learning about gang culture in and out of prison has always been a passion of mine. Usually what I read is from a male point of view, so buying this book was a must. It was also interesting to see how she dealt with particular situations. If you are into quick reads and are interested in gang socialism. (haha) This would be a good read.

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Good story

I don't know that I would give it 5 starts, but definately worth the read.

eh

This book is a really easy read. It is told in third person so it makes it really hard to relate to the main character in the book. Also making it hard to sympathize with her. Don't get me wrong its a very sad story, however I think it could have been better if Sonia herself wrote it. The Epilouge is the only area of the book that you feel like you get to know her. I would recommend reading it if you like Reymundo Sanchez's previous books, but it's not like it's going to be a real surprise how it plays out.

ANOTHER MIND-CATCHER BOOK OF TRUE CRIME

I LOVE TRU CRIME BOOKS!!! AND I HAD TO SAY I FINISHED THIS BOOK QUIT QUICKLY IN ONE DAY... LAST TIME I HAD DONE THAT FAST OF A READING WAS WHEN I READ ONCE A KING ALWAYS A KING N MY BLOODY LIFE. I LOVED THE BOOK ITS AN EYE-CATCHER AND AMAZING!!!

It is a the other side of gang life.

The writing, and the story at times isalmost childish. However, the frightening truth is that young women do turn to female gangs for validation. They are used by males gang members in the most debasing manner. LadyQ's story is one of failure-both on the part of family and social services system. The reader sees the streets of Chicago and the Puerto Rican culture through the eyse of a young girl wanting love but settling for protection from the gang.

MY SECOND BOOK

THIS IS MY 2ND BOOK THAT I HAVE READ IN MY LIFE THAT ISNT A KIDS BOOK =]
BUT MY 1ST WAS

HOMEBOYS BY ALAN LAWRENCE SITOMER
IF YOU LIKE THESE KINDS OF BOOKS ABOUT GANG LIFE AND GANG VIOLANCE YOULL LIKE THIS BOOK BUT ANYWAYS

I REALLY LOVED LADY Q I COULD REALLY REALTE TO IT I COULD IMAGINING MYSELF ALSO HAVE ANOTHER KID

BUT I COULD REMBER ALL THE STUPIED THINGS WE DID WHEN WE WHERE YOUNGER BUT ALL THAT WE CAN HOPE FOR
IS THAT THE NEW YOUNGSTERS DO WHAT THEY DO LEARN THEIR LESSON A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN WE DID AND DONT DIE BEFORE THERE 21


i cant figure how to do that thingy at the bootm about reconmending but i recomend

HOMEBOYS BY ALAN LAWRENCE SITOMER
MY BLOODY LIFE BY REYMOUNDO SANCHEZ
LADY Q
ONCE A KING ALWAYS A KING
LATIN KING

it was amazing!

I thought this book was brillant. Even if u never been in a gang. Iwas raised in chicago and used to go to humbolt park to watch my dad play baseball for a christian team. But never knew my surroundings and all the gang violence that occured at that time. I am grateful my parents kept me away from all that. but at the same time reading this book has unveiled my eyes to reality that still occurs in the city. I am no longer there but, i want to help now and want to find out how i can. I hope people from the city read this and hit reality like i have and in there own way.

Keeping It Real

This book was not what I expected. Normally I don't usually read these types of books but I actually enjoyed reading this one. Her writing was raw and real which made you feel connected to the story. Also, her writing style is similiar to D. L. Blanco's novel, Single Latina Female which is a really good book, too.

I felt as if I was reading someone's essay and not a memoir

After reading My Bloody Life and The Unmaking Of A Latin King, I was a huge fan of Reymundo Sanchez and couldn't wait to read Lady Q. After reading the first 2 chapters I was angry that I spent $20 on a work of fiction that is advertised as a true story.

This 'book' (really an essay) is so poorly written that at one point I was convinced that it was written by a 6th grader. A lot of the events didn't add up such as being released from the hospital same day after having major surgery. Having the same kind of surgery myself, I can say that no doctor, hospital in their right mind would release a patient after such invasive surgery. There were other events that didn't add up but I wouldn't want to ruin it for other readers.

The idea of this book was to keep young girls from joining gangs. It spoke of betrayal yet gave no example of it. The author failed to connect the readers to the relationships Sonia formed with her friends and family. What happened to Sonia's other siblings? If there was no room in the car for Lisette to travel to Lancaster (who was a teenager) how did Pedro manage to ride back to Chicago in the same car with all of his things??

This could of been a really book had the author put some thought into it.

A great book

To Everyone My first gangster crime book I have read is Dog the bounty hunter, and I wanted to read another one and I saw this one of Lady Q the rise and fall of a latin queen and oh boy this book was totally amazing, and I really enjoy reading it. I have read over 158 pages and I don't want to stop until I get to the end of this book. I do enjoy reading about people life, even I have read about Eric Bischoff life and Dog the bounty hunter life and, next is Sonia RodRiguez. This is an excellent book and I also heard that Reymundo Sanchez wrote this book. I have never read his book and yes I am going to put him next to my list after I finish reading Lady Q. I wish that I can really meet these people in real life. I only know small culture of gang stuff. But never like this way. But now I am learning it, and trust me being in a gang is not good because crime wave. But what is good is this book and that what count and thanks for reading and talk to you soon everyone!!!

Sad yet captivating

This was definitely a great book. It is so sad to see how the street life can make AND break you. I definitely encourage everyone to read this book.

Loved it!

I absolutely loved the book. I love books that are about real life. How people have gone through a very rough childhood and what they have become now. Sonia is a very strong latina. She may have made some very bad decisions, but to go through all that she still stand strong shows how brave she is. It's amazing. I would recommend this to anyone.

Enthralling Read

This is a shocking account of a females time as a Latin Queen, and her rise through the ranks to become the queen of all queens. This brutally honest book portrays the authors true feelings in events such as living in her volatile home to raising her daughter in the number one come-to house for drugs.

Raw and Uncut!!

Raymundo Sanchez has done it again. He takes you'the reader'into the everyday life of a Latin King. 'Queen Of All Kings', Lady Q is just merely the story of one female gangster. Her life should be an eye opener for any and all youth who want to be part of a street gang.