Lola Flips the Script on Gang Life

I wouldn't normally reach for a novel about L.A. Gangs. It's just not really my forte. But Lola by Melissa Scrivner Love, while mainly being a novel about L.A. Gang life, is not anywhere near your typical gang banger novel. Allow me to explain.

When you think of a a novel about gangs, you, like me, probably think of wife beater wearing guys who sling drugs and carry a weapon 24/7. The key assumption here is that MEN are the ones we automatically associate with gang life. It's just always been that simple. Enter Lola. The novel is  about L.A. Gang life with one big difference: it's about a WOMAN who is the head of the fictitious Crenshaw Six gang. The novel centers around Lola's life as gang leader they never saw coming. A new take on the feminist motto "We Can Do It" indeed.

Blogger Note:  I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review. This review is entirely based on my opinion.