BOOK REVIEW: Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren

Title: Beautiful Player
Author: Christina Lauren
Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance
Number of Pages: 406
ISBN 13: 978-1-4767-5140-5
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Gallery Books
Rating: 4.75

A BOMBSHELL BOOKWORM. A CHRONIC CASANOVA. AND A LESSON IN CHEMISTRY TOO SCANDALOUS FOR SCHOOL.

When Hanna Bergstrom receives a lecture from her overprotective brother about neglecting her social life and burying herself in grad school, she's determined to tackle his implied assignment: get out, make friends, start dating. And who better to turn her into the sultry siren every man wants than her brother's gorgeous best friend, Will Sumner, venture capitalist and unapologetic playboy?

Will takes risks for a living, but he's skeptical about this challenge of Hanna's... until the wild night his innocently seductive pupil tempts him into bed - and teaches him a thing or two about being a woman he can't forget. Now that Hanna's discovered the power of her own sex appeal, it's up to Will to prove he's the only man she'll ever need.

I don't always fall for dark haired men, but when I do, it's either Roarke or Will Sumner...

The cover lures me into this book and the synopsis sells this book to me. I thought that this book was going to be a New Adult but it turned out to be an Adult book.

A completely sexy, mind blowing, panty dropping Adult book.

The thing with Will and Hanna is their honesty towards each other and how Hanna - even though she begins to lose her grip on her own conviction throughout the book - tells Will that she wants their relationship to be just friends-with-benefits and nothing more. Will is her brother's best friend after all, not to mention he's a neatly scheduled man-whore - Tuesday night with Kitty and Saturday night with Kristy? What night would you put Hanna in? But Will would give Hanna any night she wants - hell, he'd give her every second of his life if she asks! But of course our dear Hanna is unconscious of her power over Will. And through miscommunication and conclusions and other relationship shits of course they drive both of them crazy and miserable. I do, however, love the way Will didn't turn to some kind of asshole that keeps blackmailing Hanna or saying shit about her to his friends. And to put a cherry on top of it, Will Sumner has tattoos on his body. My personal favourite is a NO on his ribcage. He said he got that one on a drunk night, extremely unimpressed with the idea of God creating Eve from Adam's rib. I, too, fall in love with the way Will let Hanna live her life without pushing her to always includes him in her every schedule. And the way Will didn't deny his feelings for Hanna - his Hanna - and being completely honest about it though his friends of course mocks him for that - he's the only one between three of them who hasn't experience love after all.

  "Ben," Max said, leaning back in his chair with a giant grin. "It's finally happened."
  I groaned, resting my head on my hand.
  "You got your period?" Bennett asked. "Congratulations."
  "No, you twat," Max said, laughing. "I'm talking about Will. He's gone arse over tits for a girl."
  A loud slap sounded in the background and I imagine Bennett's desk had just received a very enthusiastic high five. "Fantastic! Does he look miserable?"

My most favourite part of this book is, however, the sexting part.

 What are you wearing?
  I looked down at the towel around my otherwise naked chest and typed, Black jeans, yellow top, blue sweater.
 No, Ziggy. I mean *insert innuendo* WHAT ARE YOU WEARING.
  Now I really was confused. I don't get it, I typed.
 I'm sexting you.
  I paused, looked down at the phone for a few seconds before responding with What?
  He typed so much faster than I did, and his response appeared almost immediately. It's not nearly as hot when I have to explain it. New rule: you need to be at least borderline competent in the art of sexting.
  Understanding went off like a lightbulb in my head. Oh! And ha! "Sexting." Clever, Will.
 While I appreciate your enthusiasm and the fact that you think I'm witty enough to have come up with that, he replied, I didn't invent the term. It's been around in popular culture for quite some time, you know. Now, answer the question.
  I drew a total blank.
 Well, actually, I'm not dressed yet, I typed. I was standing here trying to decide if it's against the rule to go without underpants because I think my skirt shows all the lines but I hate wearing thongs.
  I stared at the phone as the little dots indicated he was replying. Shit that was pretty good kid. But don't say underpants. Or blouse. Never sexy.
 Don't make fun of me. I don't know what to say. I feel like an idiot standing here naked texting you.
  I waited.
  A few moments passed before my phone lit up again. OK. So you've obviously gotten the hang of it. Now say something dirty.
 Dirty?
 I'm waiting.
  Oh God. Did I have time to google something? No. I searched my mind and typed the first semi-dirty think I could think of: Sometimes, when we're running and you're controlling your breathing and lost in the rhythm of it, I wonder what noises you make during sex.
  So maybe that was a bit more than semi-dirty, and for what felt like an eternity, he didn't reply. Oh God. I put my phone down, convinced that Will was going to walk away and not reply ever again. He probably wanted something playful and not so... honest.
  I walked into the bathroom, pulled a brush through my wet hair, and then piled it into a know on top of my head. In the other room, I heard my phone buzz on the desk.
 WHOA, was the first message.
  The second message: Way to just... dive on in there. OK I'm gonna need a minute. Or two.
 OMGIMSOSOEEY I typed, with stupid fumbling fingers and completely ready to climb into a hole and die. I MEAN SORRY I CANTBELIEVEISAIDTHAT
 You're kidding me, he replied. That was like Christmas.

I am more than willing to continue the sexting part till the end but my blog isn't age restricted and I'm afraid some parts of it are a bit too dirty for underage kids. But I absolutely love it wink wink.

And even though Beautiful Player is more like the third book of a series, I have no problem on following the story. But of course after what Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings had given me, I will voluntarily spend some money on their work. The steam is worth it anyway.

Recommended for: People who loves romance, a dorky girl (Hanna has a theory about hymen restoration - and honestly, it wasn't all bad), a heart-stabbing gorgeous man, or just want a light reading with steamy hot scenes, really.

REVIEW BUKU - Eona: Punggawa Naga Terakhir

Judul: Eona: Punggawa Naga Terakhir
Author: Alison Goodman
Genre: Fiksi-fantasi
Tebal: 655 halaman
ISBN: 978-979-433-673-1
Bahasa: Indonesia
Format: Paperback
Penerbit: Mizan Fantasi, 2012 (terjemahan)

Aku berdoa semoga kembalinya Naga Kembar bukanlah pertanda kehancuran. Gerakan pemberontakan memang telah lama muncul untuk melawan High Lord Sethon yang gila perang dan brutal ... Aku takut, kerajaan ini bisa porak poranda.

Eona, kini telah jujur mengenai jati dirinya yang sebenarnya, berkumpul kembali bersama Kygo, Kaisar Muda, beserta Dela, Ryko, Kapten Yuso, dan beberapa pemberontak lainya, salah satunya adalah Vida, putri Nelayan Kepala Tozay yang seringkali berperan sebagai dayang Putri Punggawa Naga Kembar. Ido dipenjarakan di istana oleh Sethon yang mengklaim takhta sebagai kaisar meski tanpa Mutiara Kaisar yang kini berada di pangkal tenggorokan Kygo, dijahitkan padanya sebagai bukti sah pewaris takhta. Eona dan rombongan kecilnya harus membebaskan Ido dari Sethon untuk mengajari Eona bagaimana menjadi seorang Punggawa Naga dan setelah itu mereka harus pergi ke arah Timur, tempat kelompok Pemberontak yang lebih besar telah menanti mereka... dan menanti saat untuk akhirnya menggulingkan Sethon dari takhta kerajaan.

Namun, Dillon, murid Punggawa Naga Tikus yang mencuri Manuskrip Hitam, menghadang jalan mereka, dan dia gila. Gan Hua, atau kekuatan jahat dari Manuskrip Hitam telah merusakkan otaknya. Tapi apa daya, Manuskrip Hitam itu beserta Manuskrip Merah milik Kinra, leluhur Eona dan Punggawa Naga Kembar terakhir lima ratus tahun lalu, adalah kunci untuk mengalahkan Sethon. Bersama dengan tiap keraguan, kejujuran yang terungkap, dan rasa yang tumbuh, Eona harus bisa mengalahkan Sethon, atau mati setelah melihat orang-orang yang dicintainya mati.

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Adalah langit senja yang memaksaku menuliskan review ini. Semburat merah-oranye matahari dari balik gumpalan kapas udara awan tampak seolah Naga Kembar bersembunyi di baliknya, tak tampak oleh mata awamku, berbisik, Tuliskan aku. Kisahkan aku.

Dalam buku ini, aku terombang-ambing antara Ido dan Kygo. Belum lagi pasang-surutnya kepercayaan Ryko dan Vida serta pemberontak lainnya pada Eona, meski Dela tetap setia menemani Eona terlepas dari pengkhianatan kecilnya yang dengan mudah ditepis keluar.

Ido, telah mengalami siksaan hebat dari Sethon, semakin melemah hingga akhirnya mencari perlindungan dari naganya, Naga Tikus. Karena keadaan, hua Ido terhubung dengan hua Eona, dan ikatan itu sama tidak mengenakkannya bagi Ido seperti bagi Eona - awalnya. Ido yang sejak semula menyimpan ketertarikan pada Eona justru semakin sering merayu dan menggoda gadis itu. Dan Ido tidak bisa dibilang mudah ditolak, terutama karena sebagai guru punggawa Eona, mereka sering berinteraksi. Tapi rayuan Ido yang begitu halus dan licin terkadang memancingku untuk ikut tersenyum dan berdebar bersama Eona. Dan lagi, usianya baru dua puluh empat tahun; Punggawa Naga termuda di antara dewan yang lama. Dan sepanjang buku ini, aku terus berharap, seperti Eona, bahwa Ido memang telah berubah. Mungkin dia memang telah berubah. Karena Eona. Untuk Eona.

Kygo, di sisi lain, aku menyimpan lebih banyak keraguan padanya. Mungkin saat masih di istana, ketika ia masih berstatus pangeran dan Kaisar yang lama belum mangkat, aku bisa percaya bahwa motifnya tulus. Tapi kini, saat ia telah berstatus seorang kaisar dan mengutamakan negaranya di atas segalanya, aku sering meragu apakah ia melakukan hal-hal yang ia lakukan karena ia memercayai Eona atau sekadar untuk meraup kekuasaan lebih banyak lagi. Meski seorang pejuang, Kygo juga seorang politikus. Dan seorang politikus tidak akan melakukan banyak hal secara cuma-cuma, bahkan demi cinta. Aku terus terlempar antara Kygo dan Ido, dan sejujurnya, ini pertama kalinya hal seperti itu terjadi. Seolah kesetiaan dan dukunganku tidak bisa menemukan pijakan yang tepat. Dan saat pijakan itu kutemukan, dengan segera runtuh meninggalkanku termangu dengan hati yang patah.

Cukup banyak tokoh dalam buku ini sampai-sampai aku tidak lagi mengingat siapa adalah siapa. Kurasa karena topik utama dalam buku ini adalah pemberontakan, maka tidak heran ada begitu banyak nama yang berseliweran. Kau tidak bisa menggerakkan pemberontakan dengan sekadar tiga orang. Tapi nama-nama yang memang familier: Kygo, Ido, Dela, Ryko, dan Vida terus bercokol dalam ingatanku. Bahkan Rilla dan Chart ditemukan kembali.

Kalau kalian tidak pernah setuju dan menganggap hubungan sesama jenis itu menjijikkan, mungkin sebaiknya kalian tidak membaca buku ini karena - SPOILER, SKIP PARAGRAF INI KALAU GAK MAU TAU - Dela dan Ryko akhirnya sama-sama menyatakan perasaan mereka. Dan meskipun Dela adalah seorang contraire - perempuan yang hidup dalam tubuh laki-laki - penyamarannya sebagai laki-laki sepanjang perjalanan mereka telah mengeluarkan sedikit sisi maskulinnya. Tentu saja aku suka, tapi aku lebih memilih Dela sebagai seorang perempuan sebagaimana dirinya pun begitu. Entahlah. Membayangkan Dela sebagai laki-laki rasanya sama seperti membayangkan gadis paling lemah lembut dan baik hati yang kautahu menebas kepala seseorang. Ryko, di sisi lain, menyeimbangkan Dela, dan terlepas dari kelakuan menyebalkannya beberapa kali, tampak jelas bahwa ia memang mencintai Dela. Tapi tentu saja tidak semua tokoh boleh berakhir bahagia. Setidaknya mereka sempat mencicipi kebersamaan sebagai sepasang kekasih.

Dalam 655 halaman yang sadis itu, waktu yang kuhabiskan untuk membacanya sangat pantas. Tiap latar, tiap sabetan pedang, tembakan panah, tiap kedipan dan helaan napas para tokoh, hingga perasaan yang campuraduk di dalamnya. Aku merasakan itu semua. Dan mungkin karena itu pula lah ketika salah seorang dari mereka mati, aku merasa begitu hampa. Bagi seorang pembaca 'gila' sepertiku, itu adalah hal yang cukup bagus. Sungguh sayang beribu-ribu sayang aku harus berpisah dengan Eona dan dunianya yang begitu menakjubkan.

brb aku harus nangis dulu. *sobs*

REVIEW Eon: Lahirnya Sang Punggawa Naga

Judul: Eon: Lahirnya Sang Punggawa Naga
Author: Alison Goodman
Genre: Fiksi-fantasi
Tebal: 577 halaman
ISBN: 978-979-433-672-4
Bahasa: Indonesia
Format: Paperback
Penerbit: Mizan Fantasi, 2012 (terjemahan)

Dalam dunia yang penuh dusta, sebuah kebenaran bisa sangat mematikan...

Eon adalah seorang bocah lelaki berusia dua belas tahun yang dengan didikan keras masternya, Lord Brannon, ditempa agar terpilih menjadi seorang punggawa naga. Setelah empat tahun berlatih, di kedatangan tahun tikus sesuai shio Cina, Eon mengikuti pertandingan dengan bocah-bocah lelaki lain dengan satu tujuan: menunjukkan diri sebagai yang terbaik untuk diangkat menjadi murid Punggawa Naga Tikus dan kemudian menjadi Punggawa Naga Tikus yang sesungguhnya di siklus yang berikutnya.

Namun, Eona, gadis berusia enam belas tahun yang hidup di dalam diri Eon ternyata justru memanggil Naga Naga atau Naga Kembar yang telah menghilang selama 500 tahun. Ia tidak menjadi murid punggawa naga, tapi langsung menjadi seorang punggawa naga karena tidak ada Punggawa Naga Kembar yang dapat mengajarinya. Adalah sebuah hal yang sangat dilarang, bahkan berpotensi dihukum mati, jika ternyata ada seorang wanita yang menjadi seorang punggawa naga. Lantas, apa yang Eon/a miliki yang membuat Naga Kembar tertarik padanya?

Belum selesai urusan Eon/a berusaha mempertahankan identitasnya sebagai lelaki, ia juga harus dihadapkan dengan seorang punggawa naga tamak yang ingin menyatukan semua kekuatan punggawa naga, seorang anak selir dan adik dari Kaisar Yang Mulia yang ingin mengambilalih tampuk kekuasaan, serta keengganan Naga Kembar untuk menyatu dengannya. Apakah Eon atau Eona yang lebih sanggup mengatasi itu semua?

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Peringatan sebelumnya: aku bukan reviewer "sungguhan", jadi maaf saja kalau review ini benar-benar sesuka hatiku. :p

Eon ini buku yang akhirnya kubaca setelah sekian tahun sering kulihat di rak buku milik ibuku. Kenapa baru sekarang kubaca, dan bukan dari dulu? Alasannya simpel: gak minat. Tapi tahun ini hampir habis, aku nyaris gak punya uang lagi untuk beli buku baru, dan hei, kenapa gak baca buku lama yang emang belum kubaca aja? Dan itulah mengapa akhirnya aku baca Eon. Gak ngerti juga kenapa harus Eon padahal ada banyak buku-buku lain yang belum kubaca. Mungkin sama kayak esensi Eon manggil Naga Kembar, esensinya pun manggil aku. Halahh.

Jadi, Eon tuh ceritanya tentang cewek yang hidup sebagai cowok. Tapi dia bukan Contraire kayak Putri Dela - laki-laki yang memilih hidup sebagai perempuan. Isu "transgender" dalam buku ini sama sekali nggak menyinggung pihak manapun menurutku, tapi lebih menunjukkan tentang pilihan jalan hidup seseorang, dan Putri Dela mungkin jauh lebih cewek more than I could ever be *gigit tisu*

Untuk menutupi identitas Eon yang sesungguhnya, terutama saat ia diundang tinggal di istana bersama Kaisar Yang Mahamulia, Eon memainkan peran sebagai Pemuda Rembulan, yaitu laki-laki muda yang udah dikebiri dari kecil untuk menyucikannya. Jadi ada tiga jenis Rembulan dalam buku ini: 1) Rembulan yang merujuk pada cewek beneran; 2) Rembulan yang merujuk pada pemuda yang dikebiri untuk menyucikan mereka karena mereka dipersiapkan untuk tugas penting dan; 3) Rembulan yang merujuk pada prajurit dan pengawal di istana yang berjenis kelamin laki-laki namun dikebiri pula, baik dengan keinginan mereka sendiri ataupun terpaksa (karena jadi tawanan perang, misalnya). Konsepnya mirip dengan Avoks di Panem, yang beda cuma organ yang dipotong.

Tapi karena penolakan Eona untuk mengatakan namanya saat Naga Kembar menghampirinya di lapangan di hadapan seisi kota bahkan Kaisar, Naga Kembar semakin menjauh, terutama saat Eona makin berusaha menekan sisi rembulannya karena dikiranya itulah yang membuat Naga Kembar menjauh (padahal nggak). Ada pula Lord Ido, Punggawa Naga Tikus sekaligus guru sahabat Eon, Dillon yang terpilih oleh Naga Tikus. Lord Ido ingin menyatukan kekuatan semua punggawa naga, menjadikannya yang terkuat, dan ia yakin satu-satunya cara adalah dengan membunuh semua punggawa naga yang lain kecuali Lord Eon karena dibutuhkan penyatuan Matahari dan Rembulan agar Lingkaran Mutiara - penyatuan kekuatan para punggawa naga - terpenuhi. Begitu Lord Ido tau Eon sebenarnya Eona... yah bisa tebak sendirilah.

Aku - gak akan bohong - bisa dibilang lebih menyukai Putri Dela ketimbang Eon/a. Mungkin karena Putri Dela jujur pada dirinya sendiri tentang identitasnya meski karena di tempatnya sekarang seorang Contraire tidak dianggap membawa keberuntungan seperti di tempatnya berasal, bahkan sampai tulisan iblis ditorehkan dengan kejam menggunakan pisau pada dadanya. Sementara Eon... well, bahkan saat ia memiliki kesempatan untuk mengatakan yang sebenarnya pada Dela, orang yang paling ia percaya di istana, ia menjegal dirinya dengan ketidakpercayaan dan ketakutan. Meski tindakannya bagiku bisa dimengerti, tetap aja aku gak setuju.

World building dalam buku ini jelas tapi gak ngebosenin. Dari narasi Eon/a bisa kebayang banget gimana lingkungan istana, lengkap dengan tingkatan sosialnya. Kayak yang Goodman sendiri bilang, Negeri Naga Kayangan ini terinspirasi dari lingkungan kekaisaran Cina dan Jepang, dan berhubung aku emang udah lumayan "kenal", mungkin itu yang bikin aku gak sulit ngebayanginnya. Tapi tetap aja deskripsi cowoknya kubuat suka-suka, terutama Pangeran Kygo (gak relaaa kalau dia dibotakin kecuali sejalin rambut di belakang kepalanya, bodo amat itu simbol kehormatan. Gak relaaa).

Meskipun buku ini bisa dibilang udah lumayan lama, tapi kalau kalian mau rehat sejenak dari genre dystopian dan fiksi yang "normal-normal aja", kusarankan baca Eon, deh. Pergantian suasana yang kece banget. :)

ONE BY ONE: Books - Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr

Hey people! It's Thursday, which means it's time for our very first time for OBO: Books series! Not... books series but... book//series... NEVERMIND!

Now I originally planned to talk about the WHOLE SERIES of this book but in the end I choose to pick my favorite which is Ink Exchange.

I know, I knoooww y'all bored already listening to me talking about Ink Exchange and Niall and Irial and Leslie and every other faeries in it but... well... that IS my favorite book after all, probably like, my ALL TIME favorite.

For those of you who don't know, Ink Exchange is the second book of the Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr. Although there are five books in the series, the story didn't goes like continuous from the previous book to the next book unlike, let's say, the Divergent series. No. The story still takes place in the same world with same major character and there are also some minor character that becomes a major/main character and every book has different main character with different storyline and problems waiting to be solved. But I suggest you to read each book in order so that you know what's going on and who is who. Those are definitely NOT stand alones, so I guess that's why they are called a book series.

With Ink Exchange, there are three main protagonist: Leslie, a mortal; Niall, a Summer Court faery; and Irial, the Dark Court king.

Leslie is one that the Summer Queen, Aislinn (Ashling, main protagonist from previous book - see, that's why I told you to read the book in their orders!) consider her best friend. However, Aislinn doesn't trust her enough to tell Leslie about the faery world. Unlike her friend, Leslie doesn't have Sight aka the ability to see faeries and through their glamour. So Aislinn told some Summer Court fey to guard her, invisibly, wherever Leslie go. Niall happens to be one of those fey mostly because Aislinn trusts him.

I don't know how it began, I don't know since when, but Niall cares about Leslie. A lot. He cares about her so much it might considered as love, which cannot be closer to the truth. Every time it's his turn to watch on her, he accompanies her everywhere she goes like a friend, unlike other faeries who keep a safe distance. He will talk to her one sidedly - one sidedly, is that even a word? - and keeping himself invisible. But one day, in some art gallery, he finally shows himself up to her, and - finally - talk to each other.

Irial, on the other hand, doesn't care about Leslie - in the beginning. He and Niall do have a history together - one that Niall wants to leave behind but Irial won't let him - but Leslie, to him, was just another mortal. They - Leslie and Irial - first met at a tattoo and piercing shop which owned by Rabbit, a Halfling - half human, half faery - who also happens to be Gabriel's son, and Gabriel is Irial's right hand (there are soooo many character that it's kind of hard not to talk about one character without bring another character although s/he is only a minor character). But what I'm trying to say is, although Leslie is friends with Rabbit, she didn't know that the shop has a strong bound to one of four faery courts.

The main conflict of this book: Leslie.

She wants a tattoo, she wants a meaningful tattoo to her that says freedom - free from fear, hurts, and all those kind of stuff - and Rabbit shows her a book full of his tattoo designs, the ones that will be taken down once someone choose it as their tattoo (I don't know if real tattoo artists have books like Rabbit has, but if yes, it'll be VERY COOL). Irial's tattoo - eyes and wings - attracted her and so she chooses that one. Rabbit asks her if she's really sure on choosing that tattoo because that tattoo will bounds her to Irial (well yeah of course Rabbit doesn't say about the Irial part but he does telling Leslie that it could be bad for her). But the tattoo's calling for Leslie, and Leslie answers the call.

Then Irial gave his blood and tears to Rabbit for him to mix it with the ink so that Leslie is truly connected with Irial. Why Irial needs Leslie, you ask? Well.

The Dark Court is a court where the faeries feed with dark emotions like hate, anger, lust, and pain but only from other faeries. When the Winter Court was the most powerful court, the Dark Court was also strong. But when the new Winter Queen made a deal with Summer King and Queen and so made a truce, the Dark Court grows weaker and weaker every day. If Irial could feed his court with human emotions, it could restore their power. And that's why he needs Leslie.

Like I've said in every other posts where I talk about Ink Exchange (there's probably three or four), the love story didn't go as Irial loves Leslie, Leslie loves Niall, Irial and Niall competes with each other trying to win Leslie. That's not. How it goes.

Irial loves Niall, whatever happened between them, no matter how much Niall tries - and fails - to hate Irial, he still loves Niall. And so is Niall to Irial. Their love maybe not the kind of love with lust, but it's also more than just brother's love. So, yeah, they love each other, no matter how Niall tries do deny it.

Leslie is a newcomer. She is - was - a mortal thus making her weak in a world of faeries. It was Niall's job to protect her, but he fell in love. And Leslie was supposed to be just a tool for Irial, but he also fell in love with her. And Leslie, Leslie loves them both. And, yeah, I know I've said before that I'm a monogamist, but their love towards each other feels so pure I don't even know how to describe it. It's one thing that you have to see - or read - yourself.

And the tattoo!

I've always been attracted to tattoos and piercings since I was, probably in elementary school. And this book only made me liking them even more. Nooo I don't like when tattoos and piercings being overdone nor I like it when the tattoo's starting to fade away but the owner seems to careless about it. Stay classy, don't be trashy. Or was it stay classy keep it trashy? I don't know. POKOKNYA. Since I read this book I'm kind of getting obsessed with tattoos. I've had my ear pierced, two piercings, and planning on getting more. Tattoos? You guys might have already know that I'm allowed to get tattooed only when I'm twenty-one. That's how cool my mom is.

And I actually can't name things that I love about this book. I just know that I love it I love it I love it and I'm probably the worst person EVER to review books. But if you're thinking about whether you should read it or not, here's my recommendation on reading this book:

1. If you're a person that loves dark stories, this book's for you
2. Although there are SO MANY characters in this book, they're all written perfectly by Marr and they are memorable (so you don't have to go flipping through the pages again and again trying to remember who is who)
3. If you love urban fantasy novels, this book's for you
4. If you want to know more about tattoos, tattoo artists, and the process of making tattoo, you might want to give this book a shot
5. If you're a fan or Marr, I won't recommend this book for you because you clearly have read it

And the list goes on and on but I won't recommend this book for exactly EVERYONE because I think there is nothing that is made for everyone. So that's how our first book on the OBO series. I hope you like it. :)

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