Midnight series (Sister Souljah)

1.

5 stars

Sent to America with his mother when his father's powerful empire is attacked, underworld lieutenant Midnight draws on his African intelligence and Muslim mindset to protect those he loves and reclaim his wealth and way of life. The story of Midnight, whom readers met in The Coldest Winter, from his privileged life in Africa to the Brooklyn projects to his being Ricky Santiaga's lieutenant.

3.

4.8 stars

Handsome, young, Muslim, and married to two women living in one house along with his mother, Umma, and sister, Naja: can Midnight manage? He is surrounded by Americans who don't share or understand his faith or culture, and adults who are offended by his maturity, intelligence, or his natural ability to make his hard work turn into real money. He is calm, confident, and cool, Ninja-trained and powerful, but one moment of rage throws this Brooklyn...