Review: Even better than the last one!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2013
Take a pinch of Othello, throw in a heaping handful of Mildred Pierce and a big splash of Jack Kerouack. Serve with a blast of What It's Like by Everlast. Stir well and serve with a side of desperate hope. Just read it.  - Me.These were my final words in my review of "Pierced"Pierced (Book One of the Pierced Series)the first volume in J. C. Mells Pierced series. I raved and carried on about "Pierced" - it's depth, storyline, amazing characters and creative twists. I loved it, and I hope you got a chance to love it too.The second volume of the series, "Pinked" is out now, and it does not disappoint.  J. C. reaches deep in "Pinked", expanding upon an already fascinating character, reaching deeper into her psyche, and twisting her life beyond anything she ever imagined it could be.  "Pinked" shows yet again that, though she may have lived through horrifying perversions, she still has an ability to not only survive, but to thrive in circumstances that would warp a weaker person's soul.Things are moving fast for Pierce, in ways she never would have expected. Life, family, tragedy, its all here with a vengeance.  As if life wasn't hard enough for Pierce, even her DNA has changed, as Lucas has been forced to change her in order to save her life. Now, Lucas looks back at what led up to Pierce's change, and what it means not only for Pierce, but for himself and the rest of his extended family. Can Lucas learn to get past his self-hatred, his fear of his wolf and the need of those around him for him to step up and accept his place as Alpha?The story cranks up fast, and blasts into a race against time. Action, adventure, mystery, fantasy, suspense, it is all here. Just as Pierced was, Pinked is wonderful and complete, with a raw brutality that sucks in the reader, keeping you on the edge of your seat and drawing you into a world so very like our own, and yet so very strange.  Once again, you are in for a book of depth and character I haven't seen since, well, since Pierced!I completed this review after assisting J.C. with her editing on "Pinked". My review is, as always, based entirely upon my own thoughts and feelings about the book, and has nothing to do with whether I worked on the book or not. "Pinked" and "Pierced" ROCK. I still have to read "Escaped" as soon as I get a minute, but I am sure it will be just as wonderful as the other two!Highly recommended with a bullet!