This book is filled with personal experiences of a female gang member, Sonia Rodriguez. Her life started out rough, with her father abusing her at the young age of five. She was also abused by her uncle and her mother. She was exposed to gang activity very young, as the Latin Kings and Latin Queens hung out in and around her house. Her sister was friends with them, which led to her becoming involved with the Latin Queens. Her experiences of life in the gang were wild and shocking. Gang life is a rough life, but I can see the appeal of it. It gives you a bizarre sense of family and community, which a lot of people are missing with their poor home lives. A lot of people get involved for protection in the neighborhoods in which gangs often reside. It's a really sad and scary situation.

This book is currently available to listen to on Audible Plus, and it is a pretty short listen. I finished this is no time, but I also never sleep, which probably helps. I added this one to my library because I had read My Bloody Life by this same author and liked it. The writing was well done, and the story was interesting. It gives a really personal, first hand perspective of life in a gang. If you are interested in gang life, or the Latin Kings and Latin Queens in particular, check this out. Reymundo Sanchez has another book besides this one and the one I mentioned before, called Once A King, Always A King. I have not gotten to read that one yet, but I would like to and believe that it would be very good.