Review: Ink - Great Teen Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2012
What's not to like about a man with a lip piercing and tons of tattoos? There's nothing about Slade that isn't likable. He may have deep dark secrets but none of them are terrifying. He falls madly in love with Hope, the new girl in town. Hope has moved to California from Georgia with her father and younger twin brothers. What I liked most about Hope is how real she is. She has some honest to goodness issues and problems which she handles as any teenage girl would. And at 17 going on 18, she handles some of these well, and some of them not so well. Tucker was written so well that you honestly despised him! As the surfer type guy, he was portrayed as a do-gooder and was loved by most adults. But there was something ultimately creepy about him that instantly turned me off. I think I had that in common with Hope. I also would have loved to hear a snippet of the music that was played at the concerts by the Evil Kings of Ink. I bet their type of music is right down my alley.The magical moments in this novel left me with lasting memories. Hope's ever-changing heart tattoo made me long for some new ink. If only I could have one like hers, that changed and morphed! The panty and bikini materialization was fantastic! I could just imagine the look on Hope's face when she discovered this magical trick must have been classic!I am looking forward to reading a second part to this novel as I'd love to see what Hope does with her new found powers and to what level her relationship will soar to.