Review by Sheila_Jay -- Mixed Blessings by J.M. Muse

Sheila_Jay · Post by **Sheila_Jay** » 19 May 2020, 07:54

[Following is a volunteer review of "Mixed Blessings" by J.M. Muse.]

4 out of 4 stars

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Is race real? J.M. Muse answers this closed-ended question through his book Mixed Blessings. Muse offers a new perspective to racism in America through intriguing characters, including Kimberly Solberg, Kublai Khan, Les Solomon and Pastor Tucker Dalton among others. The author first introduces readers to Kim, who is born to a Mexican dad and a Jewish mom. Instead of embracing the two ethnicities, she struggles with identity and acceptance. She strongly believes that the fact that she is mixed-race works against her in many different ways, including the challenge of finding a soulmate.

Khan is a minister at the blacks dominated House of Jeremiah Church while Dalton serves at the whites-only Christian Covenant Church. The two attend a conference in Washington, DC aimed at reviewing population models and finding a solution to racism in America. Khan and his friend Les, a seasoned demographer and statistician hatch a plot and christen it the 'Mocha Effect'. The two buddies are very passionate about the strategy and believe that it will create a new social order in America. However, Dalton gets upset by the idea since he believes in whites’ domination of the world. Dalton completely opposes Khan’s ideas occasioning deeper divisions and animosity centered around racism between the two men of the cloth.

By the time I was done reading the book, I had a taste of religion, racism, as well as love and hate. I really liked how the author weaved the different themes into one detailed and captivating story with a smooth flow. I really liked how the author brought out the characters; he made all of them very relatable, notably Kublai Khan and his friend Les Solomon. I could relate to Les’s passion for demographics and statistics and his desire to use his skills to achieve their grand plan. Additionally, I really love rap music, and the inclusion of a few lines from one of Tupac Shakur’s songs really amused me.

Even though I really enjoyed reading the book, there is one element that I really disliked about the book. Some pages of the book are blank, and I could not tell whether this was intentional, or it is something that was overlooked during formatting.

The book is professionally edited; I only found two minor punctuation errors. Despite the mistakes, I am glad to rate Mixed Blessings by J.M. Muse four out of four stars since the story is very intriguing and gave me a fresh perspective of racism in America. Even though the story is centered on racism in America, it is dotted with profane language and laced with some erotic content. Therefore, I would recommend it for all adult readers who do not mind some profanity.

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Post by **Melisa Jane** » 02 Jun 2020, 02:36

Reading about the racisms in the old Mexico City was incredible. I love reading this book from your perspective.

Sheila_Jay · Post by **Sheila_Jay** » 02 Jun 2020, 03:36

Thank you for stopping by to read and comment on my review.

Caffrey_19 · Post by **Caffrey_19** » 03 Jun 2020, 14:23

I’ve also read this book and I have a lot of reservations concerning the level of racial discrimination in our world today. This monster called racism is causing more damages to human live, both dead and alive. Nice work.