The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil

By: Victoria Christopher Murray

Narrated by: Susan Spain

Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Winner of the African American Literary Award for Fiction, Essence® best-selling author Victoria Christopher Murray delivers a cautionary tale about debt and the dangers of an overly tempting offer. Married at 17, Adam and Evia Langston have worked their way up from rags to riches. But as they are enjoying all the trappings of their success, a financial downturn leaves them teetering on the brink of disaster. And that’s when Evia’s boss makes the Langstons a fivemillion dollar offer they can’t refuse.

©2011 Victoria Christopher Murray (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

What god do you REALLY serve?

Would you listen to The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil again? Why?

The storyline is quite good; however the characters don't necessarily ring true. The author curtails the use of

Waited for the Twist...

Would you try another book from Victoria Christopher Murray and/or Susan Spain?

Yes.

What was most disappointing about Victoria Christopher Murray’s story?

There was no climax in this book. Based off of the title you would think that they would take the deal, it was implied, but that was it. There were parts where I completely tuned out because it was just filler. I didn't like the ending of the book. At all. I wanted to like the book, I really did. It was well written and narrated, but there was just a lack of depth and story development. I would have like more details about it from Adams perspective. The final chapter just seemed like it was thrown there. The epilog was weird. Strange actually.

What aspect of Susan Spain’s performance would you have changed?

None, she was a good narrator.

Did The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil inspire you to do anything?

No.

Any additional comments?

I gave this book 3 stars but it could actually be 2.5.

Excellent read

Would you consider the audio edition of The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil to be better than the print version?

I enjoyed the story.

What other book might you compare The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil to and why?

Not sure

Which character – as performed by Susan Spain – was your favorite?

I liked them all

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No extreme reaction, but I was not surprised at the ending.....

WHOA! !

I really enjoyed this book and the message in it. I couldn't put it down.

Great Story!

I loved the story about Adam & Evia which I found out their names had a symbolic meaning. Although Evia's actions really started grating my nerves after a while...the old saying "be careful what you wish for" definitely applies. I also enjoyed the way the author "snuck in" a moral to the story - very clever. It would be nice if there was a continuation or part 2.

For the love of money

Where does The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Wow, this was a good one! Great pacing, good action, funny and just enough passion. It really made me think, too. What does a person sacrifice to

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

No spoiler..but by the middle or at least 3/4s of the way in its pretty obvious. But its still fun to see how far down she's gonna take them.

Which scene was your favorite?

No one favorite scene. But I could really sympathize with Evia the night she sent Adam to Sasha. That was tough.

If you could take any character from The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil out to dinner, who would it be and why?

I would take both Adam and Evia out, to give them both a wake-up smack. lol

Any additional comments?

Just get this book. It had a spiritual message without being the least bit preacy. And a great storyline that had me shaking my head and laughing out loud.

Emotion Trigger

this book will trigger your emotions making you want to know what will happen next.

What happened to our faith in God!

This was a great story that shows how money can ruin our lives. When we put material things ahead of God and never come back and pray and ask him for guidance and forgiveness,we will not get the blessings we can receive from Him.

clearly this isn't real life

I understand this is fiction but I expected it to be something in here that normal people could relate to. 5 million 2 million...even 1 million....I'd sell everything but my soul. the way the main character is handling the situation is ridiculous. I get that this is a holy book but the character is too weak. I wish this was somewhat believable.

A real eye opener with an interesting twist.

This book was definitely a faith-tester. When times gets tough, so do the decisions we must make. When in doubt, trust God regardless of what it looks like in the natural. That was my take away lesson.