Review: Wanted To Warn Allie To STAY AWAY....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2014
While I will always love Romeo best because he was not a man-whore,In The Band (Luminescent Juliet, Book One)was a YA story and Ink My Heart is a NA, which made it a lot more interesting for me to read.  Romeo and Riley are still going strong in this book and make some cameo appearances, but Ink My Heart is all about lead singer and womanizer, Justin Noel and the girl that finally makes him fall in love, Allie.Allie had to grow up fast.  Getting pregnant at 16, having a two-timing boyfriend, and running a tattoo shop keeps her from feeling young and carefree.  When she meets Justin, she knows he is trouble and not the "forever" kind and wants to avoid him and his smooth ways, but when her ex comes back unexpectedly, she uses Justin's proximity as a buffer and makes her ex believe Justin is her new boyfriend.  Justin has tried asking her out and got shot down, so when Allie is obviously using him, he lets her, hoping he will finally get his chance to sleep with her.  What he doesn't realize it that the more he is with Allie, the more he wants a real relationship with her and even gives up his one-night-stands while waiting for her to really "see" him.It is hard not to read this book and want to warn Allie away from Justin.  She has already dated a womanizer and you would think she would choose better this time to avoid heartache.  Even her father tells her, I was hoping you'd wait for marriage this time around. For others to respect you, you have to respect yourself the most. Think about that."  Allie's ex, Trevor still has a hold on Allie after being separated over two years - At the sight of the person standing there, I freeze, overwhelmed as a messy kaleidoscope of emotion bursts within me.  Allie on seeing Trevor with his girlfriend Jazz.  But Justin changes a lot in this story, finally growing up and finding someone to love and give to instead of take from.  He explains being a lead singer to Allie - It's like we're connected for the length of the song. Their memories, their regrets, their hopes crash into me, and all of it becomes part of the song.  Though we're strangers we understand each other in that moment - and starts to make her see him outside of his Playboy Persona.  For the first time he is working to get a girl and wanting what Romeo has with Riley.  Only Allie is a much bigger package with a lot more responsibilities than Justin has ever had to deal with before.  I have to think it will get a little rough for those two in the future.....There was descriptive kissing and sex, some profanity and reference to drug use.  While there is nothing new in this story than what is normally out there with band books/tattoo stories, I do like these characters and anyone who readIn The Band (Luminescent Juliet, Book One), will like seeing what happens next.Would I/Did I buy it? No Prime Membership FreebieWould I read it again? MaybeWould I recommend it to friends? Yes