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Reverend Curtis Black #1
Casting the First Stone
Tanya Black has everything a woman could want: a fulfilling career, a beautiful daughter, an elegant home, and a handsome, charismatic husband who is pastor at a prominent Baptist church. And yet, none of it can hide the growing turbulence in her marriage, which suddenly has Tanya doubting what she once cherished.
Then Curtis goes too far, and Tanya's confronted with the worst betrayal a woman can face. Plunged into a bittersweet journey of discovery, she suddenly finds herself learning painful new lessons about love, loyalty, and sensual temptation. . ..and discovering the wisdom to celebrate the victories that are hers alone.
Casting The First Stone listens in on the heart of a woman torn between loving who her husband was and hating who he has become. Roby weaves a fast-paced story about faith's challenges in a world made up of material desires and other physical temptations. Taken right from the headlines, Roby's cautionary tale looks at the other side of church politics and the emotional toll it takes.
Then Curtis goes too far, and Tanya's confronted with the worst betrayal a woman can face. Plunged into a bittersweet journey of discovery, she suddenly finds herself learning painful new lessons about love, loyalty, and sensual temptation. . ..and discovering the wisdom to celebrate the victories that are hers alone.
Casting The First Stone listens in on the heart of a woman torn between loving who her husband was and hating who he has become. Roby weaves a fast-paced story about faith's challenges in a world made up of material desires and other physical temptations. Taken right from the headlines, Roby's cautionary tale looks at the other side of church politics and the emotional toll it takes.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Kimberla Lawson Roby
41Ìýbooks2,727ÌýfollowersNew York Times Bestselling Author, Speaker & Podcast Host, Kimberla Lawson Roby, has published 29 books which include her faith-based, nonfiction title, THE WOMAN GOD CREATED YOU TO BE: Finding Success Through Faith—Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally, as well as some of her novels, such as CASTING THE FIRST STONE, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, SIN OF A WOMAN, A SINFUL CALLING, BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, A CHRISTMAS PRAYER, THE PRODIGAL SON, THE PERFECT MARRIAGE, THE REVEREND’S WIFE, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR, SIN NO MORE, IT'S AS THIN LINE, and her debut title, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, which was originally self-published through her own company, Lenox Press. She has sold more than 3 million copies of her books, and they have frequented numerous bestseller lists, including The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Essence, Upscale, Black Christian News, AALBC.com, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, The Dallas Morning News, The Austin Chronicle and many others. Kimberla is also the host of The Woman God Created You to Be Podcast.
Over the years, Kimberla has spoken to thousands of women at conferences, churches, expos, workshops, luncheons, libraries, colleges, universities and bookstores. She shares her own personal journey straight from her heart and has a strong passion toward helping women become all that God created them to be.
Kimberla is the 2013 NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work � Fiction, the recipient of the 2017 SOAR Radio Trailblazer of Honor award, the 2017 Southwest Florida Reading Festival Distinguished Author award, the 2017 AAMBC Christian Fiction Author of the Year award and the 2014 AAMBC Female Author of the Year award, the 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 African-American Literary Awards Show (New York, NY) Female Author of the Year award, the Blackboard Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2001 for CASTING THE FIRST STONE, and in 2001, Kimberla was inducted into the Rock Valley College Alumni Hall of Fame (Rockford, IL). Additionally, in August 2020, she was named by USA Today as one of the 100 black novelists you should read, and in February 2021, her nonfiction book, The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith—Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work � Instructional.
Kimberla’s books deal with very real issues, including women empowerment, sexual harassment, racial and gender discrimination in the workplace, problems within the church (and the consequences), Christian/family/moral values, drug and gambling addiction, marriage, infidelity, single motherhood, breast cancer, infertility, sibling rivalry, domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, mental illness, and the care-giving of a parent to name a few. In addition, Kimberla’s books offer a message of redemption, forgiveness, and the realities of everyday life.
Kimberla's next novel, Sister Friends Forever, will be released on August 9, 2022, and she resides in Illinois with her husband, Will.
To share your thoughts with Kimberla regarding her work, please e-mail her at: [email protected]
Over the years, Kimberla has spoken to thousands of women at conferences, churches, expos, workshops, luncheons, libraries, colleges, universities and bookstores. She shares her own personal journey straight from her heart and has a strong passion toward helping women become all that God created them to be.
Kimberla is the 2013 NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work � Fiction, the recipient of the 2017 SOAR Radio Trailblazer of Honor award, the 2017 Southwest Florida Reading Festival Distinguished Author award, the 2017 AAMBC Christian Fiction Author of the Year award and the 2014 AAMBC Female Author of the Year award, the 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 African-American Literary Awards Show (New York, NY) Female Author of the Year award, the Blackboard Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2001 for CASTING THE FIRST STONE, and in 2001, Kimberla was inducted into the Rock Valley College Alumni Hall of Fame (Rockford, IL). Additionally, in August 2020, she was named by USA Today as one of the 100 black novelists you should read, and in February 2021, her nonfiction book, The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith—Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work � Instructional.
Kimberla’s books deal with very real issues, including women empowerment, sexual harassment, racial and gender discrimination in the workplace, problems within the church (and the consequences), Christian/family/moral values, drug and gambling addiction, marriage, infidelity, single motherhood, breast cancer, infertility, sibling rivalry, domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, mental illness, and the care-giving of a parent to name a few. In addition, Kimberla’s books offer a message of redemption, forgiveness, and the realities of everyday life.
Kimberla's next novel, Sister Friends Forever, will be released on August 9, 2022, and she resides in Illinois with her husband, Will.
To share your thoughts with Kimberla regarding her work, please e-mail her at: [email protected]
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August 18, 2012
I read this book years ago. But I remember that I really liked it. I read it quickly because indeed it was a page turner. I liked it because it is the reality of many reverends and 1st lady's of the church. I was really young when I read it and it was my first time reading Christian fiction. But although I really liked it then, I imagine my rating may have been a bit lower if I would read it now.
Not because it wasnt an interestingly well-written novel, but because it was stereotypical and cliched. I quit reading Christian fiction because I feel if you've read one you've read them all. No creativity. Most Christian fiction books that I've read, the pastor cheats, the wife knows it, he's usually cheating with someone in the church, he's stealing money from the church; typical. Although I did enjoy this book, I wish that many Christian novelist wouldnt make the black church seem so.....unholy and focus on other levels of drama.
Not because it wasnt an interestingly well-written novel, but because it was stereotypical and cliched. I quit reading Christian fiction because I feel if you've read one you've read them all. No creativity. Most Christian fiction books that I've read, the pastor cheats, the wife knows it, he's usually cheating with someone in the church, he's stealing money from the church; typical. Although I did enjoy this book, I wish that many Christian novelist wouldnt make the black church seem so.....unholy and focus on other levels of drama.
September 10, 2012
The first of Pastor Black series! This book was something else. When I read it I had to ask is this
based on the truth? Truely I believe so because I am commenting on this books years after I read the book.
This book got me hooked on this author and I can't wait for the next book each year.
based on the truth? Truely I believe so because I am commenting on this books years after I read the book.
This book got me hooked on this author and I can't wait for the next book each year.
October 14, 2023
This book kept my attention from beginning to end. These types of things really happen not just in the church but in the world period. Curtis could've caught these hands a couple times cause wtf was going on with him?? He had it good but messed it all up being foolish. Deceiving all the people in the church and being greedy. I'm going to read the next book in the series.
November 17, 2023
"YOU GON' CRYYYYYYYYYYY ... YOU GON' PAY ME IN TEARS! YOU GON' CRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY... YOU OWE ME FOR ALL THESE YEARSSSSS" babyyyyyy, this was a book book! I enjoyed every minute of it although Tanya got on my everlasting nerves!!!!! Took her forever to finally get her lick back. And poor Curtis. I would've been beating his a** cause whaaaaaat? Sadly, that's how most Pastors are these days. I will be reading the series but not just yet.
January 3, 2021
Listened to the audiobook. Loved the narrator’s voice variation for the different characters. Whew, chile Pastor Curtis is ALOT. As much as I would love to see this as a TV show, I picture it as Greenleaf 2.0 and might be too much for TV! Can’t wait to see how the rest of the series is!
September 10, 2019
I’ve been trying to read this book for several years not months but years each time I get into it I got a little upset due to the subject matter. A pastor of a mega church being a total hypocrite didn’t sit well with me so I fell right now I was in a better place to read this book and finally I did it was good it is what I expected. I’m very happy that I read it and will be reading The other books in the series. Just one more word about Pastor black I have known secular men to stepped out on their wives. As well of The clergy’s who have done the same. This is a cautionary tale of when I man believe he is better than the word of God and he gets straight up caught up.
February 13, 2020
Y’all! The Rem and First Lady of Faith Missionary Baptist Chutch!! (I spelled all of that correctly. If you don’t speak Southern Baptist, you won’t get it, lol) They done stressed me OUT! This was a very entertaining, drama-filled read. It was a bit different than my deeply emotional reads-I read romance for crying out loud-but it was good. It was a sort of “pick me up� coming off of my read before this one, and it didn’t disappoint! I’ve had my eye on this series for almost a year, and I’m glad that the first book has intrigued me enough to continue the rest of the series.
Soooo much when on, I have no earthly idea now the next books will go, but I pray that KLR can keep me entertained thought out. I don’t know WHAT the Rem gon� do now! Lol!
Takeaways from this book: Don’t ever get too big for your own britches. (I’m like 127 year old. I’m not even joking. 😂) God will grant us increase, but we must always remain humble. Appreciate what God has given you; don’t be greedy! Temptations WILL arise, but God has equipped us to resist, IF we cling to Him. And I don’t care who you think you are, the world will snatch you up by the throat, and will eat you up and spit you out if you let it!
God bless ya, Rem. Curtis Black.
The mess, Chile. 😂
Soooo much when on, I have no earthly idea now the next books will go, but I pray that KLR can keep me entertained thought out. I don’t know WHAT the Rem gon� do now! Lol!
Takeaways from this book: Don’t ever get too big for your own britches. (I’m like 127 year old. I’m not even joking. 😂) God will grant us increase, but we must always remain humble. Appreciate what God has given you; don’t be greedy! Temptations WILL arise, but God has equipped us to resist, IF we cling to Him. And I don’t care who you think you are, the world will snatch you up by the throat, and will eat you up and spit you out if you let it!
God bless ya, Rem. Curtis Black.
The mess, Chile. 😂
July 11, 2010
wow, what can I say about this book apart from it being awesome...but seriously though, I was captivated from beginning to end. As the pages I read increased, the more I did not want this book to end but on the other hand I wanted desperately to find out a lot of things. I loved the suspense she brought into this book as well as that sense of realness that was added.
I learned such things as no man has the right to judge another human being, everybody sins and fall short of the glory of God, God doesn't give us more than we can bear, and even when your child means everything to you, you cannot let yourself go unattended in a loveless, violent marriage. There are many more lessons and advice that readers can take with them to reality.
This is my first book by Kimberla Roby and I can't wait to read another.
I learned such things as no man has the right to judge another human being, everybody sins and fall short of the glory of God, God doesn't give us more than we can bear, and even when your child means everything to you, you cannot let yourself go unattended in a loveless, violent marriage. There are many more lessons and advice that readers can take with them to reality.
This is my first book by Kimberla Roby and I can't wait to read another.
January 13, 2021
I enjoyed this book. The plot kept me interested and the mess of Curtis Black! That being said, sometimes Tanya’s internal monologue was a little too long winded and made me want to speed through those parts. Some of the dialogue was also a bit too much but all in all I really enjoyed the book.
March 6, 2020
Reverend Curtis Black is the minister to a faithful congregation in Chicago. He and his wife Tonya are upstanding members of the church and community. But when rumors of Curtis start to spread around the church that he has been unfaithful to his wife with other church members, Tonya's not sure what to do. Whenever she questions Curtis, his first instinct is to lie to her and she knows it. How will Tonya find out what is really going on? And what lengths will she go through to do so?
I have read a few of Kimberla Lawson Roby's books in the past, even a few in this series, but I never knew how it all started. This book had me on edge. It's books like these that have people doubting the church, but it is also something that really goes on. I don't know what I would do if I suspected my husband of cheating, let alone if he was a minister who was teaching people right from wrong every day.
This book had me laughing out loud and dying to know what was going to happen next. If you have never read one of Kimberla Lawson Roby's books, this is a good one to start with.
I have read a few of Kimberla Lawson Roby's books in the past, even a few in this series, but I never knew how it all started. This book had me on edge. It's books like these that have people doubting the church, but it is also something that really goes on. I don't know what I would do if I suspected my husband of cheating, let alone if he was a minister who was teaching people right from wrong every day.
This book had me laughing out loud and dying to know what was going to happen next. If you have never read one of Kimberla Lawson Roby's books, this is a good one to start with.
April 24, 2024
This book was recommended to me and I'm glad I read it.
What I like most about the book is, although it's fiction it's definitely relatable! I can recall numerous preachers that have been caught up in sex scandals i.e.: Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, Pastor Eddie Long, Catholic Priests, and last but not least, all of the 4th District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana, PIMPS!
This book wasn't one that I couldn't put down but it did keep me more than interested in reading it to the end. I didn't have a favorite part or a least favorite part, but it is a story that I want to continue to read and see how things pan out for Pastor Black and all involved!, so with that being said I will be reading "Too Much of a Good Thing" which is the next book in the series.
What I like most about the book is, although it's fiction it's definitely relatable! I can recall numerous preachers that have been caught up in sex scandals i.e.: Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, Pastor Eddie Long, Catholic Priests, and last but not least, all of the 4th District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana, PIMPS!
This book wasn't one that I couldn't put down but it did keep me more than interested in reading it to the end. I didn't have a favorite part or a least favorite part, but it is a story that I want to continue to read and see how things pan out for Pastor Black and all involved!, so with that being said I will be reading "Too Much of a Good Thing" which is the next book in the series.
October 31, 2012
This is the first book in the series of 10 on Reverend Curtis Black. A good read and a page-turner. Like Curtis Black said,"there is no reward in gaining the whole world just to lose your own soul". He learned this himself. I'm looking foward to reading the 2nd book in the series,"Too Much of a Good Thing and the 3rd book, "The Best-Kept Secret.(I already read series 4 through 10).
November 17, 2020
Kimberla changed the game with this drama in the church house and shedding light on these crooked pastors. This book was perfection, I read most of the series, but got tired about reading about the same characters. This book was excellent and wildly entertaining! You will not be disappointed.
March 31, 2022
This was my first time reading a Kimberla Roby's book. It was pretty good. Great writing styles, techniques, and story line...
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
October 9, 2023
This book definitely deserves 5 stars because it was the type of book that I could NOT put down!! I love this book. Kimberla Lawson Roby, you did that!!
March 4, 2017
I read this book years ago and I never got a chance to read the rest of the series. I am going to read this again and start from the beginning. I remember being so into it and everything about this story screamed similarity. Love this author and I will be adding to my read list for 2017!
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June 10, 2018I have hit a bit of a high-brow reading slump, which has been frustrating, but I am glad that it allowed me to discover the Curtis Black series! In Casting the First Stone, introduces us to Reverend Curtis Black, an all-too-familiar archetype of the adulterous, hypocritical preacher who is using his religious power to abuse many, and dupe the rest.
With Curtis, Roby has created an infuriating but fascinating semi-protagonist, who I'll be looking forward to reading more about in the coming months. His life and everything he touches is nothing short of a trainwreck, but it's a collision you want to watch until its very end—much like everyday gossip surrounding the "saints and ain'ts" in our churches. It's this strange magnetism of Curtis that makes Roby's work seem so very real, as we've all seen some clearly problematic "men of God" amass cult-like followings who overlook their wrong deeds, like many of the church-going characters in this book do for Curtis. I was deeply struck by Roby's suggestion here, that this blind faith says as much about the "flocks" willing to be led as it does about the corrupt leaders, because it's probably much more important to correct.
Despite Curtis' natural allure, the most captivating character in this book, is his wife, Tanya, whose struggle to stay true to her faith and morals in the midst of her husband's countless betrayals is more compelling and relatable than the pastor's story. I'm interested to see how these books will go once Curtis himself takes on the role of a humbled underdog struggling to rebuild his life, and not a villainous (and slightly pitiable) counterpart to the more enjoyable Tanya.
Like I mentioned earlier, Casting the First Stone is the first in a series of fifteen books about Curtis and his family (the final installment, , comes out in the end of July!) One of my new summer reading goals will be to knock out the other fourteen before the last one premieres, so I'm sure I'll have more thoughts as I go along.
So far, I'm enjoying how easy Roby's books are to get through, and trying to think about what more they might have to say about those of us under church leadership. My first take: powerful, charismatic men are often no good for/manipulative to the church, but boy, are they something to watch...
With Curtis, Roby has created an infuriating but fascinating semi-protagonist, who I'll be looking forward to reading more about in the coming months. His life and everything he touches is nothing short of a trainwreck, but it's a collision you want to watch until its very end—much like everyday gossip surrounding the "saints and ain'ts" in our churches. It's this strange magnetism of Curtis that makes Roby's work seem so very real, as we've all seen some clearly problematic "men of God" amass cult-like followings who overlook their wrong deeds, like many of the church-going characters in this book do for Curtis. I was deeply struck by Roby's suggestion here, that this blind faith says as much about the "flocks" willing to be led as it does about the corrupt leaders, because it's probably much more important to correct.
Despite Curtis' natural allure, the most captivating character in this book, is his wife, Tanya, whose struggle to stay true to her faith and morals in the midst of her husband's countless betrayals is more compelling and relatable than the pastor's story. I'm interested to see how these books will go once Curtis himself takes on the role of a humbled underdog struggling to rebuild his life, and not a villainous (and slightly pitiable) counterpart to the more enjoyable Tanya.
Like I mentioned earlier, Casting the First Stone is the first in a series of fifteen books about Curtis and his family (the final installment, , comes out in the end of July!) One of my new summer reading goals will be to knock out the other fourteen before the last one premieres, so I'm sure I'll have more thoughts as I go along.
So far, I'm enjoying how easy Roby's books are to get through, and trying to think about what more they might have to say about those of us under church leadership. My first take: powerful, charismatic men are often no good for/manipulative to the church, but boy, are they something to watch...
November 10, 2007
Not very often do I find myself so drawn to a book that I can't put it down.However in the case of "Casting the First Stone," I was definitely drawn. Never before has a book written about the happenings behind closed doors in churches been discussed before. Not only that, but this is the first book which does not make the preacher totally innocent but rather,it shows that although he is a man of God, he is still a man.
Also, in this book, I found that a lot of what was happening in the book I see in my church at times as well as other people churches.You have preachers talking about one thing but yet doing sinful things behind closed doors.The author does a brilliant job in making her characters extremely real and keeping the words true to real life.
Therefore, for anyone who wants to know what really goes on after the church services have ended,this is the book for you.
Also, in this book, I found that a lot of what was happening in the book I see in my church at times as well as other people churches.You have preachers talking about one thing but yet doing sinful things behind closed doors.The author does a brilliant job in making her characters extremely real and keeping the words true to real life.
Therefore, for anyone who wants to know what really goes on after the church services have ended,this is the book for you.
November 27, 2007
If you like drama and I mean drama this is a perfect book to read. Tanya is married to Curtis Black a "wanna-be" all that preacher of an african-american baptist church. Girlfriend should have got a dog instead, at least they are loyal. She is in a bad marriage trying to work thru things and live a christian life. But sometimes you just can not turn the other cheek. I think the message had good intent but I just could not relate to the characters. Yes, women be strong, be true to yourself above all. Glad I wasn't writing for the character Curtis b/c Tanya would have killed him in the beginning of the book in a "christian" way. (smile)
August 19, 2011
After my book club read by , several members loved it so much they wanted us to go back to this book, the first in the Rev. Curtis Black series.
I liked that one; this one was OK; I hope we don't have to read another. I'm a good book club member. I don't mind reading things outside of my usual comfort zone. They have read several that I selected, even one that I wrote. I won't complain.
I liked that one; this one was OK; I hope we don't have to read another. I'm a good book club member. I don't mind reading things outside of my usual comfort zone. They have read several that I selected, even one that I wrote. I won't complain.
February 26, 2021
wow... definitely one of my favourites.
Curtis made me so fucking angry, the manipulation, arrogant behaviour and that embarrassing victim complex :/ I’m happy Deacon Johnson beat the shit out this guy, I was sitting there wanting to throw hands with a fictional character lol. My jaw was on the floor when Charlotte announced she was 3 months pregnant! OH and the fucking hypocrisy was repulsive, shaming his followers into funding his affairs and dirty secrets, publicly denouncing greedy, adulterous fake christians while actively participating in what he preached against... So happy Tanya and Alicia got their happy ending and Curtis can suck a fat one <3
(side note, we love you James)
Curtis made me so fucking angry, the manipulation, arrogant behaviour and that embarrassing victim complex :/ I’m happy Deacon Johnson beat the shit out this guy, I was sitting there wanting to throw hands with a fictional character lol. My jaw was on the floor when Charlotte announced she was 3 months pregnant! OH and the fucking hypocrisy was repulsive, shaming his followers into funding his affairs and dirty secrets, publicly denouncing greedy, adulterous fake christians while actively participating in what he preached against... So happy Tanya and Alicia got their happy ending and Curtis can suck a fat one <3
(side note, we love you James)
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June 24, 2019
The Reverend Curtis Black is a trip!! I will not spoil it for any of you that have not read this book. But I will say that this book is a snippet of what is really going on in a lot of churches amongst the various denominations. It is also a snippet of the reality that different women suffer from being with a man that doesn't respect them and women that don't know their worth because they stay with these men. I can't wait to begin the next book in this series.
November 2, 2015
All the Curtis Black books are full of DRAMA and this one gets it all started. I couldn't believe this man had the nerve to step foot in a church let alone call himself a pastor. He was too much. I read this book a long time ago. Long before my Kindle love affair began. Lol. Happy reading.
October 28, 2015
I really enjoyed book #1 of the Curtis Black Series. Honey this Pastor was a piece of work. I finished this book in one day. If you haven't read it I think you should it's one of those books that will hold you captive from the first few pages. All I can say is YOU MUST READ IT!
January 8, 2009
Growing Process
This book was so good. I was truly captivated from the very first page to the very last page. This book was well written, with great characters. Highly recommend this book.
This book was so good. I was truly captivated from the very first page to the very last page. This book was well written, with great characters. Highly recommend this book.
September 18, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. If I was judging by today’s standards, it would probably be about a 3.5 because the shock factor of the book is completely lost in 2024. Just for context, today is the day that Diddy was indicted for some heinous crimes that I won’t go into; however, thinking about it from the year 2000 set in the early 90s, this was a really great and relatable book.
I was raised in the Baptist Church and unfortunately the things that happened in this book happened and still do more frequently than I think anyone realizes or cares to admit. I’m specifically reminded of an incident where a classmate of mine in high school was pregnant by the pastor of one of the prominent churches in our small town. She was also the same age as his son and he was considered to be her godbrother. It was such a gross story and he actually ended up marrying this young girl. What a mess.
The book took me three days to read, and I was sick as a dog on one of those days so it’s not a complicated read. The author does a great job of character development and engaging the readers. I’m really looking forward to reading the entire series. Kimberla Lawson Roby is the kind of author that makes me want to follow my dream of writing a novel. She just does an amazing job of setting the scene and taking you back to a place that’s so familiar. I can’t wait to see what raggedy ole Curtis is up to going forward lol.
I was raised in the Baptist Church and unfortunately the things that happened in this book happened and still do more frequently than I think anyone realizes or cares to admit. I’m specifically reminded of an incident where a classmate of mine in high school was pregnant by the pastor of one of the prominent churches in our small town. She was also the same age as his son and he was considered to be her godbrother. It was such a gross story and he actually ended up marrying this young girl. What a mess.
The book took me three days to read, and I was sick as a dog on one of those days so it’s not a complicated read. The author does a great job of character development and engaging the readers. I’m really looking forward to reading the entire series. Kimberla Lawson Roby is the kind of author that makes me want to follow my dream of writing a novel. She just does an amazing job of setting the scene and taking you back to a place that’s so familiar. I can’t wait to see what raggedy ole Curtis is up to going forward lol.
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December 10, 2023It really is so often the pastor,so generally not shocked .What is shocking was the expanse of his dalliances and atrocities. Wow...rather than serial cheater, he is with multiple woman concurrently and as he trumpets morality from the pulpit he exemplifies moral turpitude! Worse yet,I believe wife reconciles me him in later in the series! 😲I so hope I am wrong!!
June 13, 2017
This was a page turner!
June 13, 2018
This was an easy read that was fast paced and filled with drama. Looking forward to seeing what happens as the series progresses.
August 2, 2018
I recently joined a book club and Casting the First Stone is our first book. At first I was very sad because I just read a different book by this author and I thought it was mostly awful. This book engaged me immediately and I really enjoyed the story. I thought Curtis Black was such a terrible husband and father and my first impression of his wife Tanya Black was that she might be a doormat type of personality. As the story progressed I was proved wrong as she most certainly was not. I have always said that I do not like series. Kimberla Lawson Roby just changed that. I'm looking forward to my new book club and the next book.
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