The term street lit is used to describe this series- for those unfamiliar with the term usually refers to the dark side of city living, the urban settings- profanity, sex, and violence are usually explicit. Street lit is not sugar-coated, nor painted as a pretty picture. If a reader enjoys books that are raw, filled with grit, violence, profanity and sexual situations- a street lit book is probably what the reader is looking for.

Real Wifeys: Hustle Hard is the third book in the Real Wifeys series by Meesha Mink. The main character, Sophie “Suga” Alvarez is book smart, has common sense, and is  street smart. She’s worked hard in both lives- worked hard to be street smart and worked equally hard to be book smart. Sophie has a great job, a man that she loves like life itself. While Sophie points out that she floats between two worlds and feels comfortable in both- she’s ready for some changes. She wants her man to make his business legitimate as she’s growing weary of worrying about him- worrying that this is the day that he does not return. Sophie longs for her and Dane’s lives, the professional and personal, to be legitimate. However, this is a want that may not can happen.

Sophie has to put her street smarts and books smarts to use, though, after she has to start taking care of Dane’s business. When Dane’s business and the law cross paths, someone has to step in- and Sophie does. She does because she needs to- if she has any prayer of keeping her man and for them to have a life together- without a business that is not legitimate. While Sophie is running the business, other parts of her life need attention as well- and she begins finding out about things that she might would have rather not known. The streets have tales of betrayal, bad deeds, murder, and more. Can Sophie handle it all?

If, as a reader, you are looking for a book that is in the category of street lit, where the book is not sugar coated and the happy ending is not guaranteed- this is a book that you should check out. Real Wifeys: Hustle Hard has something for readers: it tells a story of a person that is doing the best she can with some hands she’s been dealt- and is determined to come out on top. Love, betrayal, lust, urban life, murder, friendship- all aspects are covered in Real Wifeys: Hustle Hard.

Touchstone Books provided a copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Touchstone Books for the copy.