Review: "Finger Horns" THIS BOOK ROCKED!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 30, 2014
"Finger Horns" refers to an "inside joke" within the story. What a great story this turns out to be. Perfect Collision, is book two of the Marauders series-so happy the author made this a series! The book quickly recaps some of the events from book one, so that it can stand alone. However, I have been checking Lina Andersson's author page religiously for her second book-her first book blew me away; you may want to read them both. It's hard to wrap my mind around the fact she is new to writing. There were some minor typos, nothing that takes away from the joy of reading.In book one Violet really intrigued me and I'm thrilled she got her own book this soon. Violets mom is so nasty in book one, I felt so bad for her;if anyone deserves a happy ending its this girl. Violet has had a crush on Mac for years and everyone in the motorcycle club noticed. Now, in her late teens, Mac notices that Violet isn't just a kid with a crush! Violet is making Mac feel a bit like a perv, she's 16 and he's six years older. It's a testament to the authors skill that the book spans several years, but you don't feel the passage of time; time just zips by in this book. Mac has a tremendous impact on Violet, not solely romantic impact, but also by pointing out that Violet could apply her artist skill to the art of tattooing. While Violet is an extremely gifted artist, she struggles with dyslexia and ADD making school difficult. She has a domineering and at times heartless mother who refuses to acknowledge her struggles and pushes her to attend college and "not be so lazy."Although she has to wait a little while for Mac, she gets an early start at tattooing at the age of 17 working at Wicked Ink. There the staff teaches her the trade, become her first real friends and affectionately nickname her Jailbate(JB).Aside from the love between Violet and Mac, the other beautiful relationship in this tale is Violet and her father Bear. Her dad is so supportive, the author wrote one of the greatest father-daughter relationships to date(what would have been Showdown and Daisy's relationship in Susan Fanetti's series). This book is full of endearing and well developed characters(I'm intrigued to know Sisco's story) and fascinating and loving relationships. Not enough MC books address the events of the last few chapters, I applaud the author for this realistic and necessary twist! I loved this story, and I think any great lover of romance will too. ENJOY READING.