Status
Available
Series
Collections
Publication
T⚡C (2022), 347 pages
Description
When Zayn, your smoking hot boss, tells you never to touch the cache of deluxe tattoo ink locked away in his office, you listen to him... until the day you don't.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Constant2m
I don't like vampires or incubi and refuse to read books about them, but, of course, Rachel has to make me eat my words. So annoying. And also, so good!
But mostly, oh my word, what fantastic characters! Talia is a good Jewish girl who is also a tattoo artist. My first thought was, her mom is going
Then there is the fantasy world. This is the first book Rachel has written that takes place partially in another world, but you wouldn't know it. The descriptions for the scenery and the fantasy races that show up are incredible. Also, I've never seen sirens and mermaids in the same story - and neither is quite what you would expect.
The love story is surprisingly sweet, considering the amount of steam (and if you prefer no steam in your stories, you will probably want to avoid this one, but also Google "incubus" and explain in the comments how they can be written without steam). Also, the steam fit the story and didn't feel at all gratuitous, which I appreciate. But all that aside, Talia and Zayn are simply lovely beings.
The book deals with issues of bodily autonomy and lack thereof in a way that I haven't seen done before. While that might be a trigger warning for some, I found it refreshing. No one should take from another what is not freely given.
I know I'm biased, because I edited the book and I really like Rachel, but I thought the book was amazing and highly recommend it.
But mostly, oh my word, what fantastic characters! Talia is a good Jewish girl who is also a tattoo artist. My first thought was, her mom is going
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to hate this. Well, that is an understatement. It also makes conversations with her mom the most entertaining thing I've read all year. That reason alone is worth reading the book for. Trust me.Then there is the fantasy world. This is the first book Rachel has written that takes place partially in another world, but you wouldn't know it. The descriptions for the scenery and the fantasy races that show up are incredible. Also, I've never seen sirens and mermaids in the same story - and neither is quite what you would expect.
The love story is surprisingly sweet, considering the amount of steam (and if you prefer no steam in your stories, you will probably want to avoid this one, but also Google "incubus" and explain in the comments how they can be written without steam). Also, the steam fit the story and didn't feel at all gratuitous, which I appreciate. But all that aside, Talia and Zayn are simply lovely beings.
The book deals with issues of bodily autonomy and lack thereof in a way that I haven't seen done before. While that might be a trigger warning for some, I found it refreshing. No one should take from another what is not freely given.
I know I'm biased, because I edited the book and I really like Rachel, but I thought the book was amazing and highly recommend it.
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Awards
Indie Ink Award (Finalist — 2023)
Language
Original publication date
2022-03-15
Local notes
When Zayn, Talia's smoking hot boss, tells her never to touch the cache of deluxe tattoo ink locked away in his office, she listen sto him… until the day she runs out of her own ink, and has to venture into a strange and distant land where a never-ending list of lethal flora, fauna, and fae await them.