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Riveted
****WARNING - Features detailed sex scenes and offensive language- NOT for anyone under the age of 18**********
Bleu Drawn thought she had everything she could ever want. A smart and caring fiance, a great job at a software company and a sarcastic, yet loving family miles away in Upstate NY. Until she walks in on her fiance and her boss, reenacting a naked rodeo in HER bed. Soon she finds herself going back home. Back to her tattooed, crazy, manwhore twin brother, Axel Drawn. Axel is the owner of Insatiable Ink and Cycles, a tattoo shop/garage full of very attractive, interesting tattoo artists,piercers and mechanics. Before she can even settle in, she has to deal with a moody, secretive brother, a sexy tattoo artist named Jack, her crazy pregnant aunt and her ex con father .Oh, and a socialite from hell. Bleu soon realizes, that love rears its head when she least expects it, in the unlikeliest of places and that sometimes family can come in all shapes and sizes.
Bleu Drawn thought she had everything she could ever want. A smart and caring fiance, a great job at a software company and a sarcastic, yet loving family miles away in Upstate NY. Until she walks in on her fiance and her boss, reenacting a naked rodeo in HER bed. Soon she finds herself going back home. Back to her tattooed, crazy, manwhore twin brother, Axel Drawn. Axel is the owner of Insatiable Ink and Cycles, a tattoo shop/garage full of very attractive, interesting tattoo artists,piercers and mechanics. Before she can even settle in, she has to deal with a moody, secretive brother, a sexy tattoo artist named Jack, her crazy pregnant aunt and her ex con father .Oh, and a socialite from hell. Bleu soon realizes, that love rears its head when she least expects it, in the unlikeliest of places and that sometimes family can come in all shapes and sizes.
- GenresRomanceContemporary
191 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 12, 2014
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M.A. Stone
19 books108 followersM.A. Stone has been writing and making up stories ever since she was a little girl and she got her Sesame Street coloring books taken away for filling them with dirty words. She was born and raised in Upstate NY(which oddly makes her sound like she is from Wisconsin)and has moved around all over the east coast.She currently lives in South Central PA with her amazingly sarcastic husband and her four incredibly entertaining children. Oh and her dog who weighs over 90 pounds, but thinks she is a Shi Tzu.
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August 8, 2015
May not be the most world bending book, but I really enjoyed the author's voice and all the characters. I smiled a lot while reading the book.The h was amazing - feisty and standing by the people she loves and the ex-con H was tatted, hot and adoring. Safe romance.
4 stars!!
Note: Anyway there are all kinds of things wrong with this bk2 for me, so it will be on my avoid shelf.
4 stars!!
Note: Anyway there are all kinds of things wrong with this bk2 for me, so it will be on my avoid shelf.
April 30, 2014
**UPDATE, I was told by the author that this book has been re-edited, but I haven't had a chance to re-read it to see all the changes yet.
This book wasn't horrible but with more work this book could have been excellent. I am not a person who will dismiss a book just because of editing, my brain usually corrects problems so I can keep reading without any issues, but this book is in dire need of editing/or re-editing. There were words missing wrong words in the book and there was way way too much of: I am, I can not, I could not, I did not (and so on and so on). I get having this in a book but not all the time no one say I can not this, I can not that a person would say I can't. And again I'm not picky but when it happens over and over and that is the only way you write a book it will pull the reader from the book and thats what happened to me, so much that I had a hard time with this one at times.
When Bleu found her fiancé and her boss together she left after she beat the crap out of her now ex boyfriend. Knowing the only place she has to go is home to her twin brothers house. When her brother offers her a job at his tattoo shop Bleu gladly accepts. As she spends more time with her brother she notices that something is going on with her normally carefree brother. Meeting Jake the other owner of the tattoo shop was nothing Bleu excepted, and the more time Jake and Bleu spend together the more Bleu likes him. As Jake and Bleu grow closer and closer Bleu's brother leaves.
Knowing something is wrong with her brother Bleu does everything to figure out what he was hiding while she begins to fall in love, but the betrayal from her ex has made her scared to trust. As everything seems to finally be falling into place for Bleu truths are revealed about the reason her brother left and Bleu's life may be in jeopardy before she and Jake can have the happiness they both want so badly.
The story is really good, and I really enjoyed the heroine and hero, Bleu didn't take crap but she also had a soft side. Jake was just what Bleu needed and loved her through it all. I just wish there hadn't been so much to distract from the story. Along with the things I mentioned above I think at times the characters in this book acted really immature and did things that an adult wouldn't do. The bones of this book were great and I think with more writing M.A. Stone will be a great author. Even with all I have said I will still keep an eye an this author to see her growth and to see what she writes next.
This book wasn't horrible but with more work this book could have been excellent. I am not a person who will dismiss a book just because of editing, my brain usually corrects problems so I can keep reading without any issues, but this book is in dire need of editing/or re-editing. There were words missing wrong words in the book and there was way way too much of: I am, I can not, I could not, I did not (and so on and so on). I get having this in a book but not all the time no one say I can not this, I can not that a person would say I can't. And again I'm not picky but when it happens over and over and that is the only way you write a book it will pull the reader from the book and thats what happened to me, so much that I had a hard time with this one at times.
When Bleu found her fiancé and her boss together she left after she beat the crap out of her now ex boyfriend. Knowing the only place she has to go is home to her twin brothers house. When her brother offers her a job at his tattoo shop Bleu gladly accepts. As she spends more time with her brother she notices that something is going on with her normally carefree brother. Meeting Jake the other owner of the tattoo shop was nothing Bleu excepted, and the more time Jake and Bleu spend together the more Bleu likes him. As Jake and Bleu grow closer and closer Bleu's brother leaves.
Knowing something is wrong with her brother Bleu does everything to figure out what he was hiding while she begins to fall in love, but the betrayal from her ex has made her scared to trust. As everything seems to finally be falling into place for Bleu truths are revealed about the reason her brother left and Bleu's life may be in jeopardy before she and Jake can have the happiness they both want so badly.
The story is really good, and I really enjoyed the heroine and hero, Bleu didn't take crap but she also had a soft side. Jake was just what Bleu needed and loved her through it all. I just wish there hadn't been so much to distract from the story. Along with the things I mentioned above I think at times the characters in this book acted really immature and did things that an adult wouldn't do. The bones of this book were great and I think with more writing M.A. Stone will be a great author. Even with all I have said I will still keep an eye an this author to see her growth and to see what she writes next.
February 1, 2017
I can't believe I didn't review this. DNF at 12%!
When I went back into the book to find out exactly why I found it so bad that I DNFd so early I came across the usual "rein" v "reign" mistakes but also this highlighted passage:
"He was a man whore after all and I am still a virgin. If it has a pussy and a pulse, Axel is all over it."
I found the writing to be immature and bad, couldn't bear it any longer.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
When I went back into the book to find out exactly why I found it so bad that I DNFd so early I came across the usual "rein" v "reign" mistakes but also this highlighted passage:
"He was a man whore after all and I am still a virgin. If it has a pussy and a pulse, Axel is all over it."
I found the writing to be immature and bad, couldn't bear it any longer.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
February 4, 2016
Riveted: “to hold the eye firmly”. That’s the definition of riveted and it pretty much hits this book spot on because I couldn’t stop reading it just to see what the heck happens to people that the author made me feel so invested in. There are times that I had to laugh (snort) at some of the banter going on, it pulled on your heartstrings at times, and it had some pretty good panty melting scenes.
Bleu had just caught her fiancé and her boss playing “ride’em cowboy” in her bed upon returning from a business function that her boss could not attend. (Now we know why she couldn’t make it.) I think you will really like this part even though it is always hard when you know someone’s heart has to break after seeing something like this when a person you trusted throws that all out the window. The part that I really liked was how Bleu handled it all at the time, even if it did cost her a little stint in jail. Let’s just say that she is one kick ass woman who you don’t want to mess with. So after losing her fiancé and her job all at one time she decides to head back home. Home happens to be where her twin brother Axel and some other family members live and since they have always had a great connection she knows this is where she needs to be now in order to get her life back in order. Besides Axel, Bleu has an aunt and uncle who helped raised her, Axel and her older brother Beau after her dad was thrown in prison for killing his wife and their mother. Bleu knows that even though her dad is a member of the local MC and a real badass there was no way that he would have killed the woman that he loved.
Once Bleu hits town she finds out for herself what other’s around her have been saying; there is definitely something going on with her brother. He just isn’t the same and she thinks that she will be able to find out what is going on if anyone can. Axel does let Bleu live with him and sets her up with a job at his tattoo parlor. It doesn’t hurt that she is now surrounded by two other hot guys at work especially when one of them is Jack. There is something about Jack, besides his crazy sexiness that has Bleu confused. Hormone wise she is all about him but heart wise is she able to take that chance again of having her heart broke. Jack is part owner of her brother’s tattoo shop who has also had a pretty hard life. That hard life did not turn Jack bitter; if anything he seems to be the sweetest, most sexy, most thoughtful, most sexy…oh, yeah I said that already. You get the idea.
Axel is definitely not himself and Bleu cannot get him to open up to her. She is as worried about him as are others around him. He’s secretive, jumpy and then goes missing for weeks on end kicking Bleu out of his house. Axel is a manwhore who now seems to be with just one bleached up, big boobed, rich bitch that Bleu has nicknamed Blow Job Barbie who happens to be someone that nobody seems to like or wants to deal with. The banter between Bleu and Blow Job Barbie is hilarious at times. Plus you have to love a girl who can kick her ex-fiancé’s ass and come up with nicknames like this. Once homeless Bleu goes to the tattoo shop to sleep on the couch which is where Jack finds her and talks her into staying at his apartment above the shop until she can figure out what to do.
So, what or who is Axel really hiding and will he end up losing his life protecting his secret or will he turn to Bleu for help? As for Bleu and Jack what does Jack have to do to convince Bleu to trust that he will not break her heart like Carl did? Once Bleu’s dad is released from prison will he be able to help out Axel or will he and his MC only add to the problem? Bleu’s dad, Aaron sure sounds like someone I would love to read more about in upcoming books with his badass good looks going for him…and who doesn’t love a biker with those qualifications?!
I was provided this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.
Bleu had just caught her fiancé and her boss playing “ride’em cowboy” in her bed upon returning from a business function that her boss could not attend. (Now we know why she couldn’t make it.) I think you will really like this part even though it is always hard when you know someone’s heart has to break after seeing something like this when a person you trusted throws that all out the window. The part that I really liked was how Bleu handled it all at the time, even if it did cost her a little stint in jail. Let’s just say that she is one kick ass woman who you don’t want to mess with. So after losing her fiancé and her job all at one time she decides to head back home. Home happens to be where her twin brother Axel and some other family members live and since they have always had a great connection she knows this is where she needs to be now in order to get her life back in order. Besides Axel, Bleu has an aunt and uncle who helped raised her, Axel and her older brother Beau after her dad was thrown in prison for killing his wife and their mother. Bleu knows that even though her dad is a member of the local MC and a real badass there was no way that he would have killed the woman that he loved.
Once Bleu hits town she finds out for herself what other’s around her have been saying; there is definitely something going on with her brother. He just isn’t the same and she thinks that she will be able to find out what is going on if anyone can. Axel does let Bleu live with him and sets her up with a job at his tattoo parlor. It doesn’t hurt that she is now surrounded by two other hot guys at work especially when one of them is Jack. There is something about Jack, besides his crazy sexiness that has Bleu confused. Hormone wise she is all about him but heart wise is she able to take that chance again of having her heart broke. Jack is part owner of her brother’s tattoo shop who has also had a pretty hard life. That hard life did not turn Jack bitter; if anything he seems to be the sweetest, most sexy, most thoughtful, most sexy…oh, yeah I said that already. You get the idea.
Axel is definitely not himself and Bleu cannot get him to open up to her. She is as worried about him as are others around him. He’s secretive, jumpy and then goes missing for weeks on end kicking Bleu out of his house. Axel is a manwhore who now seems to be with just one bleached up, big boobed, rich bitch that Bleu has nicknamed Blow Job Barbie who happens to be someone that nobody seems to like or wants to deal with. The banter between Bleu and Blow Job Barbie is hilarious at times. Plus you have to love a girl who can kick her ex-fiancé’s ass and come up with nicknames like this. Once homeless Bleu goes to the tattoo shop to sleep on the couch which is where Jack finds her and talks her into staying at his apartment above the shop until she can figure out what to do.
So, what or who is Axel really hiding and will he end up losing his life protecting his secret or will he turn to Bleu for help? As for Bleu and Jack what does Jack have to do to convince Bleu to trust that he will not break her heart like Carl did? Once Bleu’s dad is released from prison will he be able to help out Axel or will he and his MC only add to the problem? Bleu’s dad, Aaron sure sounds like someone I would love to read more about in upcoming books with his badass good looks going for him…and who doesn’t love a biker with those qualifications?!
I was provided this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.
January 27, 2015
I just finished Riveted and I really enjoyed it. Bleu is headed back hom after she catches her fiances in bed with her boss, and then she is fired by said boss's dad. Things are just not going her way. Coming back home is starting over for her. She stays with her brother Axel and ends up working at his tattoo/garage. She becomes friends with all the people there including Jack. She was not expecting to find love so she is very hesitant to start things with Jack. There is also her brother Axel. He's not acting like his normal self so with that comes some drama. Her dad was also put in prison for murdering their mother. Which was not the case but because of lack of evidence he was arrested. He is now out of prison trying to move on with his life. There is just alot of things going on in this book plus things heat up with Bleu and Jack. Will her past insecurities put a hinder their relationship? Really, just read to see how things turn out.
I really enjoyed the story. I thought the plot was solid. It started out really well and kept me going. I liked all the characters, Bleu, Jack, Axel, her dad, Chloe, Abby and Matt. I thought that they were well rounded and I cannot wait to see how this story unfolds.
I would definitely recommend this!
Story 4
Sex 4
Overall 4
Reviewed by Beggin (Shay) from Mommys a Book Whore
I really enjoyed the story. I thought the plot was solid. It started out really well and kept me going. I liked all the characters, Bleu, Jack, Axel, her dad, Chloe, Abby and Matt. I thought that they were well rounded and I cannot wait to see how this story unfolds.
I would definitely recommend this!
Story 4
Sex 4
Overall 4
Reviewed by Beggin (Shay) from Mommys a Book Whore
April 12, 2014
What a ride! There were lots of topics and incidents covered in this debut from M.A. Stone. This is a coming of age story about Bleu Drawn. She is loyal, cute, and feisty. She seems to be struggling to find her place in the world after finding her fiance in a compromising position. She travels back home to find life a little different, and a little hard to get used to. She seems to struggle with her instincts and her desires. Her inner turmoil regarding her incarcerated father, her deceased mother, her long since gone older brother, and her twin brother seem almost too much to bear. I loved how feisty and sweet and vulnerable she could be.
The reader is introduced to many new characters. Brothers, father, boyfriend, girlfriends, the local MC and even drug dealers and undercover cops! The story had lots of action and moved very quickly! The characters were very expressive and you could easily fall for them. There were some editing issues, but it didn’t take anything away from the story as a whole. It was an awesome debut from M.A. Stone and I definitely recommend it!
4 smacking smooches
~Nicole
The reader is introduced to many new characters. Brothers, father, boyfriend, girlfriends, the local MC and even drug dealers and undercover cops! The story had lots of action and moved very quickly! The characters were very expressive and you could easily fall for them. There were some editing issues, but it didn’t take anything away from the story as a whole. It was an awesome debut from M.A. Stone and I definitely recommend it!
4 smacking smooches
~Nicole
January 27, 2015
This is the story of Bleu Drawn, who after catching her fiancé having sex with her boss and then getting fired from her job, has decided to return home to pick up the pieces of her life. However, things aren't quite right at home either. Her twin brother, Axel is keeping secrets from everyone. And then there's Jack...mmmm....can you say yummy? Will Bleu be able to figure out what's going on with her brother and also open her heart up to Jack?
I thought this book had a lot of potential especially with the story starting off with such a bang. I was literally laughing out loud and shaking my head thinking "oh no, he did NOT just say that". However, I felt that as the story progressed that there were times when the plot moved a little slow. Despite that though, I was still invested in seeing how the story played out. The author also gave me just enough information on the other characters to really pique my interest on their stories as well. Therefore, I will be looking forward to reading more in this series.
I would give Riveted 3.5 stars.
*I received Riveted as an ARC for an honest review.
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I thought this book had a lot of potential especially with the story starting off with such a bang. I was literally laughing out loud and shaking my head thinking "oh no, he did NOT just say that". However, I felt that as the story progressed that there were times when the plot moved a little slow. Despite that though, I was still invested in seeing how the story played out. The author also gave me just enough information on the other characters to really pique my interest on their stories as well. Therefore, I will be looking forward to reading more in this series.
I would give Riveted 3.5 stars.
*I received Riveted as an ARC for an honest review.
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March 19, 2014
Absolutely loved it!!! Can't wait to read the next book in this series.
January 23, 2017
I ABSO-FREAKIN-LUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!!!
I don't know where to start. This book has everything I could've ever asked for in a book. I laughed out loud alot. The whole Insatiable Ink and Cycle crew Jack, Matt, Chloe, Skeeter, Axel, and Blue were hilarious. They all got along just like a family would. Well, Axel and Blue are twins and Axel, Jack and Matt are all partners in their business. They are all tattoo artists and Chloe is a piercer who works for them. She's a beautiful sassy little spitfire that holds her own with a bunch of men and she cracked me up. Skeeter works in the garage that's connected to the tattoo shop. When Blue comes back to her hometown and meets Jack their chemistry is off the charts smokin hot. Blue is a virgin and has been hurt by her ex-fiance so she keeps herself very guarded when it comes to men. So when Jack starts to break down her walls she freaks out. When she begins to give in and things change, HOLY CRAP! It's freakin amazing! At times I cried so hard. The suspense was so intense I couldn't even begin to guess what was gonna happen next. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
I don't know where to start. This book has everything I could've ever asked for in a book. I laughed out loud alot. The whole Insatiable Ink and Cycle crew Jack, Matt, Chloe, Skeeter, Axel, and Blue were hilarious. They all got along just like a family would. Well, Axel and Blue are twins and Axel, Jack and Matt are all partners in their business. They are all tattoo artists and Chloe is a piercer who works for them. She's a beautiful sassy little spitfire that holds her own with a bunch of men and she cracked me up. Skeeter works in the garage that's connected to the tattoo shop. When Blue comes back to her hometown and meets Jack their chemistry is off the charts smokin hot. Blue is a virgin and has been hurt by her ex-fiance so she keeps herself very guarded when it comes to men. So when Jack starts to break down her walls she freaks out. When she begins to give in and things change, HOLY CRAP! It's freakin amazing! At times I cried so hard. The suspense was so intense I couldn't even begin to guess what was gonna happen next. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
October 26, 2017
This whole series is absolutely amazing! I was hooked from the very first page…you won’t be able to put them down!
April 28, 2014
Walking in on your fiancé doing the dirty deed with your boss is bound to cause some drama. And drama it does…so much in fact that Bleu lands herself in jail and then finds herself with a job.
With nowhere else to go and no job to go back to, she finds herself on her brother’s doorstep looking for a place to stay. He is happy to help. As her twin, hey have always been very close, sharing everything and sticking up for one another no matter what.
But after some time, when her brother starts acting different and pushing her away, she knows something is wrong. But he will not confide in her, in fact he is downright mean to her and kicks her out of his house and takes off to places unknown leaving everyone worried and wondering what happened to him.
With nowhere to go…she ends up staying with Jack. Jack is her brother’s business partner, friend and coworker at the tattoo shop (where Bleu also works). He is sweet and feels something for Bleu that he hasn’t felt in a very long time.
But Bleu just came out of one horrible relationship and doesn’t know if she can handle being in another. But Jack isn’t giving up and promises to wait for her for as long as she needs. All he is asking for is a chance. Will Bleu be able to open herself up completely and finally give herself to someone in a way she never has?
The story between Jack and Bleu is a mild yet sweet romance. I loved how the interacted with each other but I felt their relationship was missing something. They were pretty happy together but Bleu’s refusal to be honest with him about her feelings threatens their relationship.
I could understand Jacks feelings…to a point but not nearly enough to cause the damage it did.
The majority of the book was Bleu and others trying to figure out what happened to her brother and trying to figure out what could have happened over the last few months that had sent him in a downward spiral.
Axel (the brother), is in some deep trouble and I don’t want to give anything away with the details but I will say that I found his entire situation a bit confusing. It was a great storyline but I found some of the details off or didn’t add up creating a bunch of unnecessary complications.
I also think Bleu repeated herself too much in the book. We would hear the same story every time she explained it to someone new. I just felt it was too repetitive.
Note: This was a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review so I’m not sure if it was a final edited version or not. The copy I received did have many punctuation/spelling errors as well as missing words in it. But like I said, I’m not sure if they were fixed before the publishing or not.
Overall, the storyline was good and I always love a tattooed hottie and this book is filled with them. The next book in the series will follow Aaron, Bleu’s dad who just got out of prison. I really liked him in this book so I’ll be adding his book to my TBR.
★★☆ 3 Stars ☆★★
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January 22, 2015
*** 3 1/2 STARS ***
Oh I love that cover, not too pretentious, but I don't think it suits the book. If I'm being honest I'm not sure the title fits the book either but maybe I'm missing something? First time reading this author so really wasn't sure what I was going to get.
This starts like so many other books that I have read so right from the first chapter I was semi-groaning and thinking I was going to get a run of the mill, clichéd, done to death kind of book. I ate my words, for a little while at least. The end of the first chapter surprised me a bit and I actually burst out laughing. With relief or what I'm not sure. I was so glad to see that scenario end differently.
There's a decent enough story in here in the form of Bleu, Jack, Axel and the gang. Bleau's once perfect relationship with her brother has hit rock bottom and she is struggling to come to terms with the way her life so quickly spiralled out of control. Most of the characters in the book have issues of some form and the character development was done well. However I got the feeling this book wanted to be badass but couldn't quite achieve that. The characters have such soft sides to them at times that all the hard work in making them appear larger than life with all the swearing, tantrums and past history was swallowed up and overshadowed. There's a nice, slow, steady build up to Blea and Jacks relationship but the virginity thing confused me, I don't think it was ever properly discussed as to why she wanted to wait. For making it such a big deal theis should have been clearer. The story got a bit slow around the middle for me but I didn't feel it was too much of a chore to continue, it still held my attention and thankful to say - no skimming. I felt the ending with Axel and his problems were swept up and finished off a little too quickly, in fact I felt that the last part of the book was a little rushed. I sensed an underlying message about stereotyping in between the lines here, what with all the descriptions of the types of people sitting in the waiting room at the tattoo shop. Jack and his past, the way he looks etc
I have a few things that really annoy me when reading because I see it in almost every second book I pick up and it's getting so old now (I'm sorry) "I released the breath that I didn't realise I was holding" Gah, I wish authors would find another way to say this. The other thing which I noticed (though did not annoy me) was the conversations between characters. In places it was far too proper for the kind of people they were being portrayed as, and who speaks like that anyway. You know "I can not" when someone would just say "can't" And there were one or two inconsistencies in here, little things but again little things a reader would probably pick up on.
Overall, not a bad story. I was certainly interested in it and finished it. It definitely surprised me in a good way! But it fell flat in places and that disappointed me as I thought I'd found a little gem. I do want to read more from this author and I will as I think there's room for growth here. 3 1/2 to 4 stars
Oh I love that cover, not too pretentious, but I don't think it suits the book. If I'm being honest I'm not sure the title fits the book either but maybe I'm missing something? First time reading this author so really wasn't sure what I was going to get.
This starts like so many other books that I have read so right from the first chapter I was semi-groaning and thinking I was going to get a run of the mill, clichéd, done to death kind of book. I ate my words, for a little while at least. The end of the first chapter surprised me a bit and I actually burst out laughing. With relief or what I'm not sure. I was so glad to see that scenario end differently.
There's a decent enough story in here in the form of Bleu, Jack, Axel and the gang. Bleau's once perfect relationship with her brother has hit rock bottom and she is struggling to come to terms with the way her life so quickly spiralled out of control. Most of the characters in the book have issues of some form and the character development was done well. However I got the feeling this book wanted to be badass but couldn't quite achieve that. The characters have such soft sides to them at times that all the hard work in making them appear larger than life with all the swearing, tantrums and past history was swallowed up and overshadowed. There's a nice, slow, steady build up to Blea and Jacks relationship but the virginity thing confused me, I don't think it was ever properly discussed as to why she wanted to wait. For making it such a big deal theis should have been clearer. The story got a bit slow around the middle for me but I didn't feel it was too much of a chore to continue, it still held my attention and thankful to say - no skimming. I felt the ending with Axel and his problems were swept up and finished off a little too quickly, in fact I felt that the last part of the book was a little rushed. I sensed an underlying message about stereotyping in between the lines here, what with all the descriptions of the types of people sitting in the waiting room at the tattoo shop. Jack and his past, the way he looks etc
I have a few things that really annoy me when reading because I see it in almost every second book I pick up and it's getting so old now (I'm sorry) "I released the breath that I didn't realise I was holding" Gah, I wish authors would find another way to say this. The other thing which I noticed (though did not annoy me) was the conversations between characters. In places it was far too proper for the kind of people they were being portrayed as, and who speaks like that anyway. You know "I can not" when someone would just say "can't" And there were one or two inconsistencies in here, little things but again little things a reader would probably pick up on.
Overall, not a bad story. I was certainly interested in it and finished it. It definitely surprised me in a good way! But it fell flat in places and that disappointed me as I thought I'd found a little gem. I do want to read more from this author and I will as I think there's room for growth here. 3 1/2 to 4 stars
March 15, 2014
I was addicted from the moment Bleu said -Son of a beeyotch!!!!! LOL yeah what can i do?? and that was Chapter 1 Paragraph 1!! so you can catch my drift!!
this book talks about Family.. Friends.. And Murders..MC's YESSS -Motorcycle Club..Tattoos..Piercings.. going to prison.. getting fired.. losing your fiance(more like beating him for doin the inverse cow girl with your *** no spoilers LOL.. its HEA ..AND its the 1st book of a series!!CANT WAIT..
I give my 5 stars with a clean conscious! I read it..i like it..i enjoy it.. it made me laugh.. it made me scream for some obtuse dudes.. made me get ready for slap fights!! the most important it made me feel!!
Here we meet Bleu,Beau,Axel,Aaron,Matt,BJ Barbie (lol),Chloe...Abbs.. and so On..
Bleu had it "all" but then life got in the way.. and she started living..sometimes living with All equals living in a shell..until she starts working with her twin Bro..
Bleu its not the girl next door.. she has spunk..she talks back..sarcasm is her 1st language ..she gets in your face and fights!!oh baby she has a mean punch!!she owns her V-Card .. but there is a new man in town and that card wont last long!!
;)
Jack is the hottie with the body..the way Stone created Jack was different in a good.. Great way.. he is different from the alpha world we are getting so used to.. he is sensitive..funny..caring.. He is the typical Guy we want to date!! He has his insecurities.. Problems.. and i love him for it.. hm LOVE .. thats something important you should always say .. ;) yes,read the book and you will understand..
Abbs she is the Bestie of the Best friends.. she was there.. kicking butts and taking names..-meaning getting you drunk and buying new clothes..making you sleep on the porch..getting crazy hair cut!!
Matt is the mysterious guy.. after reading the book ..he is the one i want more.. the one that hooked me like a drug!! yeah its always the quiet ones!!
Axel.. dudeee!! can i Say that I was 100% sure he was a male escort? LOL I was.. but then BAMM hell freezes.. and the story went from i already know the end to OMG what?? he is sweet..protective.. loyal.. little crazy.. total ManWhore..i want to know Axel.. he has so much to tell..family is his number 1 priority, it was something that made the story click..
Aaron is Bleu and Axel father .. he is in Jail.. not too much there..WRONG!! he is not the typical office DAD why ? because a Motorcycle club owns him a favor? where did Stone came up with that ?omg.. blood pressure went up 20% ..we get a little peek at the club and meet Chainsaw and Seattle.. (thud) yes thats me.. one chapter and i was in love ..packing my bags and all..
I truly enjoyed it.. I hope this review makes sense.. and helps 1clicking this!! ;) 5-STARS
January 28, 2015
The first of the Drawn Series, I enjoyed this, not saying that it was perfect because I thought it had had room to grow but it was more than enough to be starting with.
The book is Bleu’s story and after discovering her fiancé and boss together, she ends up with no jobless and heading back home.
Hoping to piece her life back together she hadn’t bargained for the fact that things have changed at home and despite the connection between them, her twin brother Alex is being less than forthcoming with what is going on in his life. Secrets are never good!! Working and living together is not an environment that is conducive to being kept in the dark but sharing his home and working with him at his tattoo shop seems to be settling them up for additional drama, not exactly what she needs.
The situation with her father’s was complicated, the whole set of circumstances surrounding his incarceration and now following his release the issues he has trying to acclimatise to life out of jail was just one of many things that just seemed to be happening – I seemed to spend much of my time looking for more information, there was so much going on that keeping track of it in my head, left me spinning but in a way I get it if that was the authors intent because it kept me interested and with any luck my answers will be forth coming in subsequent books.
And to top that she has the fact that there is the delicious Jack to deal with – Jack is simply fabulous but can she trust not only him but herself enough to give them a chance? Past hurt comes into play when it is still fresh in your memory but can she give in and give them a chance?
The story was slow at times, unnecessarily so I thought but I have to admit that there was an abundance of humour and the characterisation as well formed. The plot was enough to keep me interested and the peripheral characters were intriguing – I can’t wait to read more of their story.
Overall a good read that has more left to give.
The book is Bleu’s story and after discovering her fiancé and boss together, she ends up with no jobless and heading back home.
Hoping to piece her life back together she hadn’t bargained for the fact that things have changed at home and despite the connection between them, her twin brother Alex is being less than forthcoming with what is going on in his life. Secrets are never good!! Working and living together is not an environment that is conducive to being kept in the dark but sharing his home and working with him at his tattoo shop seems to be settling them up for additional drama, not exactly what she needs.
The situation with her father’s was complicated, the whole set of circumstances surrounding his incarceration and now following his release the issues he has trying to acclimatise to life out of jail was just one of many things that just seemed to be happening – I seemed to spend much of my time looking for more information, there was so much going on that keeping track of it in my head, left me spinning but in a way I get it if that was the authors intent because it kept me interested and with any luck my answers will be forth coming in subsequent books.
And to top that she has the fact that there is the delicious Jack to deal with – Jack is simply fabulous but can she trust not only him but herself enough to give them a chance? Past hurt comes into play when it is still fresh in your memory but can she give in and give them a chance?
The story was slow at times, unnecessarily so I thought but I have to admit that there was an abundance of humour and the characterisation as well formed. The plot was enough to keep me interested and the peripheral characters were intriguing – I can’t wait to read more of their story.
Overall a good read that has more left to give.
February 6, 2016
**I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review of this book.**
3.5 stars!!!!!
This was a really quick and fun read. This is a story about Bleu, the heroine, and Jack, the hero. There were things I liked and disliked about this book. Bleu's life completely falls apart and she moves back to upstate NY from Philly to live with her brother while she puts her life back on track. Jack is an ex-con that is partners with Bleu's brother in a tattoo shop. When the two meet, the sparks fly immediately and there is instant attraction. Bleu fights the attraction from the start and a constant push and pull happens between the two.
The book has a great underlying story and I really enjoyed the dialog between the characters. The primary and secondary characters were fun and the chemistry between Bleu and Jack was off the charts. This book had the potential to be great but it fell short. I did enjoy the story but at points I was just too overwhelmed. There was just too much drama from the very first page. This book was jam packed with a lot of drama and some of it was unnecessary. Because of this, I feel like the relationship between Bleu and Jack didn't gain a lot of depth and it felt like their relationship was rushed because so much focus was on everything else that was happening.
The other thing that kind of irked me about the story was Bleu's character. I love a spunky heroine but there was an immaturity to her character throughout the entire story and she never really matured. I felt this way about many of the characters but the secondary characters were not as distracting. I like when a story takes you an a natural progression and you can see the characters grow and develop.
I feel that if the author were to take out some of the drama and delve deeper into the main story and character development, this story would have been amazing. The fundamentals were there but it just missed the mark.
3.5 stars!!!!!
This was a really quick and fun read. This is a story about Bleu, the heroine, and Jack, the hero. There were things I liked and disliked about this book. Bleu's life completely falls apart and she moves back to upstate NY from Philly to live with her brother while she puts her life back on track. Jack is an ex-con that is partners with Bleu's brother in a tattoo shop. When the two meet, the sparks fly immediately and there is instant attraction. Bleu fights the attraction from the start and a constant push and pull happens between the two.
The book has a great underlying story and I really enjoyed the dialog between the characters. The primary and secondary characters were fun and the chemistry between Bleu and Jack was off the charts. This book had the potential to be great but it fell short. I did enjoy the story but at points I was just too overwhelmed. There was just too much drama from the very first page. This book was jam packed with a lot of drama and some of it was unnecessary. Because of this, I feel like the relationship between Bleu and Jack didn't gain a lot of depth and it felt like their relationship was rushed because so much focus was on everything else that was happening.
The other thing that kind of irked me about the story was Bleu's character. I love a spunky heroine but there was an immaturity to her character throughout the entire story and she never really matured. I felt this way about many of the characters but the secondary characters were not as distracting. I like when a story takes you an a natural progression and you can see the characters grow and develop.
I feel that if the author were to take out some of the drama and delve deeper into the main story and character development, this story would have been amazing. The fundamentals were there but it just missed the mark.
February 3, 2015
Nothing worse than being jilted. But having to witness it is not the way to end things. So when Bleu realizes that she has wasted her time on someone that never truly loved her and loses her job in the process, she decides it is time to go back home to her family. Her aunt and her brother will surely help her get through everything that has gone wrong in her life.
What she finds when she gets there is more chaos that what she left, but family is family and she will be there just as much as she expected them to be there for her. But family is not just blood it is in the actions of the people you surround your self with. Bleu realizes that moving back has given her more than just a place to run to but a home to stay in.
Meeting her brothers partner Jack was an unexpected thing for her. Not being entirely trusting of men she find herself giving into this man that has been there for her when her brother hasn't this man that has shown her more kindness and love than the man she was engaged to. A man that is broken and not perfect but is something to behold. Jack was quickly becoming the man of her dreams.
Reading the dynamic of this family and Bleu's love life was something refreshing. It wasn't perfect, it was real. Insecurities, complexes and withholding all things that happen in the real world. So it was good to read how a man and a woman who have been hurt, don't come from the most stellar of families can not only thrive together but make the family that has broken parts to it stronger. yea refreshing because it isn't just about Bleu and Jack it is about her while entire family and how they interact. Pretty cool how a romance novel can make you swoon over an entire family!
What she finds when she gets there is more chaos that what she left, but family is family and she will be there just as much as she expected them to be there for her. But family is not just blood it is in the actions of the people you surround your self with. Bleu realizes that moving back has given her more than just a place to run to but a home to stay in.
Meeting her brothers partner Jack was an unexpected thing for her. Not being entirely trusting of men she find herself giving into this man that has been there for her when her brother hasn't this man that has shown her more kindness and love than the man she was engaged to. A man that is broken and not perfect but is something to behold. Jack was quickly becoming the man of her dreams.
Reading the dynamic of this family and Bleu's love life was something refreshing. It wasn't perfect, it was real. Insecurities, complexes and withholding all things that happen in the real world. So it was good to read how a man and a woman who have been hurt, don't come from the most stellar of families can not only thrive together but make the family that has broken parts to it stronger. yea refreshing because it isn't just about Bleu and Jack it is about her while entire family and how they interact. Pretty cool how a romance novel can make you swoon over an entire family!
February 22, 2016
This is a stand alone book. I received this arc from Netgalley for an honest review.
This is one author that you need to follow.
I loved the names in this story, all so originally different.
After getting a wake up call by finding her fiance doing the deed with her boss, Bleu goes home to her twin brother Axle. Getting work was easy considering her brother owns an Ink shop and at this moment in time needs her help. Jack, one of Axles partners and one of the tattoo artists has caught her eye and after a short time with him made her realize what she had with her fiance was never anywhere close to what she should have felt.
Jack, is having a hard time just being Bleus friend when he wants so much more.
All he has to do is convince her.
On the suface everything seems ok, but this is her twin and Bleu knows something is terribly wrong with Axle. His current cat has claws. Candi just keeps verbally attacking Bleu for no reason and Axle just lets it happen without a word. After trying to get him to open up to her he just disappears and refuses to answer phone or text from anyone. Now her car is trashed, the shop gets broken into and she's homeless, oh and did I forget to mention her Dad is getting out of jail after years of incarceration for killing thier mom?
I really liked this story. The writing style needed a little tweaking. At some times the writing just seemed juvenile and at other times seemed new adult. I guess I would rate it as teens but with adult sexual scenes.
This book wasn't just about two people meeting falling in love and HEA. It had so much more going on that it held your interest throughout and opens up opportunities for future books with other characters.
I would recommend this book.
This is one author that you need to follow.
I loved the names in this story, all so originally different.
After getting a wake up call by finding her fiance doing the deed with her boss, Bleu goes home to her twin brother Axle. Getting work was easy considering her brother owns an Ink shop and at this moment in time needs her help. Jack, one of Axles partners and one of the tattoo artists has caught her eye and after a short time with him made her realize what she had with her fiance was never anywhere close to what she should have felt.
Jack, is having a hard time just being Bleus friend when he wants so much more.
All he has to do is convince her.
On the suface everything seems ok, but this is her twin and Bleu knows something is terribly wrong with Axle. His current cat has claws. Candi just keeps verbally attacking Bleu for no reason and Axle just lets it happen without a word. After trying to get him to open up to her he just disappears and refuses to answer phone or text from anyone. Now her car is trashed, the shop gets broken into and she's homeless, oh and did I forget to mention her Dad is getting out of jail after years of incarceration for killing thier mom?
I really liked this story. The writing style needed a little tweaking. At some times the writing just seemed juvenile and at other times seemed new adult. I guess I would rate it as teens but with adult sexual scenes.
This book wasn't just about two people meeting falling in love and HEA. It had so much more going on that it held your interest throughout and opens up opportunities for future books with other characters.
I would recommend this book.
February 22, 2016
This is a stand alone book. I received this arc from Netgalley for an honest review.
This is one author that you need to follow.
I loved the names in this story, all so originally different.
After getting a wake up call by finding her fiance doing the deed with her boss, Bleu goes home to her twin brother Axle. Getting work was easy considering her brother owns an Ink shop and at this moment in time needs her help. Jack, one of Axles partners and one of the tattoo artists has caught her eye and after a short time with him made her realize what she had with her fiance was never anywhere close to what she should have felt.
Jack, is having a hard time just being Bleus friend when he wants so much more.
All he has to do is convince her.
On the suface everything seems ok, but this is her twin and Bleu knows something is terribly wrong with Axle. His current cat has claws. Candi just keeps verbally attacking Bleu for no reason and Axle just lets it happen without a word. After trying to get him to open up to her he just disappears and refuses to answer phone or text from anyone. Now her car is trashed, the shop gets broken into and she's homeless, oh and did I forget to mention her Dad is getting out of jail after years of incarceration for killing thier mom?
I really liked this story. The writing style needed a little tweaking. At some times the writing just seemed juvenile and at other times seemed new adult. I guess I would rate it as teens but with adult sexual scenes.
This book wasn't just about two people meeting falling in love and HEA. It had so much more going on that it held your interest throughout and opens up opportunities for future books with other characters.
I would recommend this book.
This is one author that you need to follow.
I loved the names in this story, all so originally different.
After getting a wake up call by finding her fiance doing the deed with her boss, Bleu goes home to her twin brother Axle. Getting work was easy considering her brother owns an Ink shop and at this moment in time needs her help. Jack, one of Axles partners and one of the tattoo artists has caught her eye and after a short time with him made her realize what she had with her fiance was never anywhere close to what she should have felt.
Jack, is having a hard time just being Bleus friend when he wants so much more.
All he has to do is convince her.
On the suface everything seems ok, but this is her twin and Bleu knows something is terribly wrong with Axle. His current cat has claws. Candi just keeps verbally attacking Bleu for no reason and Axle just lets it happen without a word. After trying to get him to open up to her he just disappears and refuses to answer phone or text from anyone. Now her car is trashed, the shop gets broken into and she's homeless, oh and did I forget to mention her Dad is getting out of jail after years of incarceration for killing thier mom?
I really liked this story. The writing style needed a little tweaking. At some times the writing just seemed juvenile and at other times seemed new adult. I guess I would rate it as teens but with adult sexual scenes.
This book wasn't just about two people meeting falling in love and HEA. It had so much more going on that it held your interest throughout and opens up opportunities for future books with other characters.
I would recommend this book.
January 20, 2015
This book took me by surprise, I loved it more than I was expecting. The story contained so much compassion, love, fear and most of all strength. Bleu is an amazing character and I have to say that I was rooting for her from the beginning hoping she would get her happy ending. Bleu has been through hell and back, but she claws her way back up even though the path was not an easy one.
I have to say that Jack is a breath of fresh air. I love his attitude, his way of thinking. I've read a lot of biker/ tattoo hard A$$ guy kind of books, but I think jack has moved up to my new favorite book boyfriend.
This story is how Bleu and her family and the friends she makes on the way. Bleu is a young woman engaged to man she loves and works at a job she adores, that all changes when she comes home to find her boyfriend and her boss going at it like bunnies! She ended up in jail, lost her job and is now moving back in with her twin brother in town she grew up in many years ago.
Bleu's brother offers her a job at his tattoo place, she meets some new and exciting people, one being a hot tattoo guy named Jack. When bleu lays eyes on Jack, her body heats up and the sparks go flying .Jack has his own skeletons in his closet ,but he knows that Bleu is something he wants to explore.
This book has a lot of heart and soul! The book keeps you going from the moment you open it to the very last pages, if your like me, you keep going back to the last page hoping you might have missed one or two more pages!!
I would rate this book 4 out of 5 fangs!
Independent reviewer for Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock.
I have to say that Jack is a breath of fresh air. I love his attitude, his way of thinking. I've read a lot of biker/ tattoo hard A$$ guy kind of books, but I think jack has moved up to my new favorite book boyfriend.
This story is how Bleu and her family and the friends she makes on the way. Bleu is a young woman engaged to man she loves and works at a job she adores, that all changes when she comes home to find her boyfriend and her boss going at it like bunnies! She ended up in jail, lost her job and is now moving back in with her twin brother in town she grew up in many years ago.
Bleu's brother offers her a job at his tattoo place, she meets some new and exciting people, one being a hot tattoo guy named Jack. When bleu lays eyes on Jack, her body heats up and the sparks go flying .Jack has his own skeletons in his closet ,but he knows that Bleu is something he wants to explore.
This book has a lot of heart and soul! The book keeps you going from the moment you open it to the very last pages, if your like me, you keep going back to the last page hoping you might have missed one or two more pages!!
I would rate this book 4 out of 5 fangs!
Independent reviewer for Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock.
January 25, 2015
3.50 stars
Based on the story's beginning, I expected the story to have a steady climb upward. Unfortunately, it didn't climb as high as I'd hoped. It sort of fizzled here and there. I found myself wondering what direction it was all headed and the characters were enjoyable and relatable on occasion.
Riveted had a really good start. The heroine, Bleu, was a pretty tough chick. From the beginning we see that she's not one to take crap from anyone. Her fiancé learns this first hand after being caught with Bleu's boss.
We meet her family and friends when she moves back home and her bestie, Abby, was quite the character. She was outspoken and very funny. Meeting her family explains a lot about where she gets her toughness from. They're all pretty badass when need be.
Jack. Jack was a really sweet guy and befriends Bleu right away. They hit it off from the start and things eventually progress to so much more.
No alpha males in his story. I think Bleu was more alpha than anyone.
Naughty scenes were few and tame but sweet.
On a side note: the conversations were a bit distracting with the repetive; I asked, he said, she remarked with each statement the characters made. To me, it prevents the conversation from going smoothly. It can be written in a way that the speaker is evident and can allow for a continuous conversation.
*ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Based on the story's beginning, I expected the story to have a steady climb upward. Unfortunately, it didn't climb as high as I'd hoped. It sort of fizzled here and there. I found myself wondering what direction it was all headed and the characters were enjoyable and relatable on occasion.
Riveted had a really good start. The heroine, Bleu, was a pretty tough chick. From the beginning we see that she's not one to take crap from anyone. Her fiancé learns this first hand after being caught with Bleu's boss.
We meet her family and friends when she moves back home and her bestie, Abby, was quite the character. She was outspoken and very funny. Meeting her family explains a lot about where she gets her toughness from. They're all pretty badass when need be.
Jack. Jack was a really sweet guy and befriends Bleu right away. They hit it off from the start and things eventually progress to so much more.
No alpha males in his story. I think Bleu was more alpha than anyone.
Naughty scenes were few and tame but sweet.
On a side note: the conversations were a bit distracting with the repetive; I asked, he said, she remarked with each statement the characters made. To me, it prevents the conversation from going smoothly. It can be written in a way that the speaker is evident and can allow for a continuous conversation.
*ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
March 1, 2015
I read this in anticipation for Caught Up and while I liked the story, overall it was just okay.
Bleu starts us off with a bang though as she walks in on her fiance and boss having sex. What she does with the situation made me laugh, out loud. Then we are introduced to Bleu's family and what a bunch of characters. Actually of the characters in this book have a lot of life and are colorful. They all bring life to the book, just sometimes it was a little over the top.
Bleu's welcome home celebrations are cut short by her mysterious twin, Axel. He is behaving strange and leaves Bleu's emotions reeling. Bleu also meets Jack and the other members of her newly formed family of friends. The book made me laugh but sometime it was at the ridiculousness of the situation. I kept reading because I wanted to see if Bleu was able to get over her jerk of an ex and to find out what was going on with Axel. There was a lot going on for one book and at times the flow was strange.
I am looking forward to Aaron's story in Caught Up though. There was something about him that I can't wait to see more of.
~Jess
Bleu starts us off with a bang though as she walks in on her fiance and boss having sex. What she does with the situation made me laugh, out loud. Then we are introduced to Bleu's family and what a bunch of characters. Actually of the characters in this book have a lot of life and are colorful. They all bring life to the book, just sometimes it was a little over the top.
Bleu's welcome home celebrations are cut short by her mysterious twin, Axel. He is behaving strange and leaves Bleu's emotions reeling. Bleu also meets Jack and the other members of her newly formed family of friends. The book made me laugh but sometime it was at the ridiculousness of the situation. I kept reading because I wanted to see if Bleu was able to get over her jerk of an ex and to find out what was going on with Axel. There was a lot going on for one book and at times the flow was strange.
I am looking forward to Aaron's story in Caught Up though. There was something about him that I can't wait to see more of.
~Jess
January 24, 2015
Riveted by M.A.Stone is the first book in the Drawn Series. This book has what I really like in a story: a young innocent virgin, troubled life, tattoos and tough guys. Bleu is a young lady who has been betrayed by her fiancé, arrested and fired from her job. She ends up going back home to pick up the pieces. She ends up staying with her twin brother Axel and working at his tattoo shop/ garage. She is introduce to the fellow employees. The story is of her trying to get her life back together while dealing with a father in jail for the murder of her mother, one brother who has been MIA for years, her twin who is constantly making a mess of is life and the stirrings of feelings she has never had before. The story was told in suck a way that I had a hard time putting down the book. I was definitely looking forward to the next book. The cast of characters were hilarious and I found myself laughing out loud many times. Yes I did have many laughs but there were times in the book that were serious. I truly enjoyed the journey the story took me on and am looking forward to continuing the journey.
February 10, 2015
***I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review!***
I really wanted to like this book, but unfortunately I just could not get into it. I realize that this is a debut novel for the author, so that does explain the typos and incorrect grammar, but that is something that I can generally overlook if the story is interesting enough.
I think that the author had some good ideas for this story, but they just weren't quite executed properly. The book needed more editing, on top of better character development, and it really needed more direction. Some parts seemed well thought out, and other times situations came out of nowhere. It was almost as if the author decided to add them in at a later date, without necessarily thinking through the impact on the story.
I think that the author could have a really interesting series here if there is a bit more ground work laid in the next book; however, as of right now, I cannot recommend this book or this series as it is.
I really wanted to like this book, but unfortunately I just could not get into it. I realize that this is a debut novel for the author, so that does explain the typos and incorrect grammar, but that is something that I can generally overlook if the story is interesting enough.
I think that the author had some good ideas for this story, but they just weren't quite executed properly. The book needed more editing, on top of better character development, and it really needed more direction. Some parts seemed well thought out, and other times situations came out of nowhere. It was almost as if the author decided to add them in at a later date, without necessarily thinking through the impact on the story.
I think that the author could have a really interesting series here if there is a bit more ground work laid in the next book; however, as of right now, I cannot recommend this book or this series as it is.
February 10, 2015
After a bad break up Bleu finds herself back home with no job. When she gets settled at her brothers house and ends up helping him out at his tattoo shop he ends up's closing Bleu out of his life and disappearing. Left with no place to live she ends up staying with Jack, one of her brothers friend and part owner of the tattoo shop. Her and Jack get close but Bleu is reluctant to fully let herself fall in love. Jack is all in with Bleu and is ok waiting for her to figure out what he already knows. Bleu is a fickle chick and it's a bit annoying. The main part of the story is about her brother and what's going on in his life that no one knows about. Towards the end Bleu has a girls night out and I was laughing out loud reading when they wake up the next morning (this part of was the best part of the whole book). Things with the brother come to a head and all is revealed. Bleu ends up messing up things with Jack. They finally figure it out. The sex scenes were nothing detailed or raunchy. Fabulous ending.
July 23, 2014
What would you do if you came home from a work function and found your fiancee in bed with your boss? Run out crying? Yell and scream? Or beat the crap out of him? Well Bleu choice to punch him in the face multiple times and took her stuff and left. The very next day she was let go from her job.She moved back to her home town to live with her twin brother who owns a tattoo/bike shop. She starts working there then her brother disappears! Not knowing what to do or where to turn she leans on the people who work at the shop. Axel and Bleu's dad, Aaron, was locked up for the murder of their mother but claims innocence. He is released and Bleu deals with his reemergence to society in the midst of the other drama.
I loved all the characters and the story line a lot. Bleu,Jake, Chloe, Matt, Axel, and the others are likable if not lovable characters. Bikers and ink with hearts of gold. Can't wait to read Aaron's story!
I loved all the characters and the story line a lot. Bleu,Jake, Chloe, Matt, Axel, and the others are likable if not lovable characters. Bikers and ink with hearts of gold. Can't wait to read Aaron's story!
February 14, 2015
So having tried before I went back to Riveted this morning to try again and then flicked through Caught Up but both are DNF. The writing is just too stilted and long winded making for an uncomfortable jumbled read. It's really hard to tell whether the storyline or characters are interesting or not because I just couldn't continue.
An example convo:
"He seems like he is afraid of her. He seems like he is the one chasing her. He is not himself around her" I explained. She nodded.
When the whole book is like this it's just unrealistic and annoying, I cannot, I will not, he would not! Even if it were a historical it's too much, repetative to the ridiculous.
Another example:
"Shutting the door softly, I padded to the door and unlocked it. The moonlight and the street lights made it so I didn't have to turn on any lights. Putting my bag onto the floor near the couch, I sat on the couch and played with my phone for a bit."
Confusing,jumbled and extremely hard to read.
An example convo:
"He seems like he is afraid of her. He seems like he is the one chasing her. He is not himself around her" I explained. She nodded.
When the whole book is like this it's just unrealistic and annoying, I cannot, I will not, he would not! Even if it were a historical it's too much, repetative to the ridiculous.
Another example:
"Shutting the door softly, I padded to the door and unlocked it. The moonlight and the street lights made it so I didn't have to turn on any lights. Putting my bag onto the floor near the couch, I sat on the couch and played with my phone for a bit."
Confusing,jumbled and extremely hard to read.
February 2, 2016
I was given a copy from Netgalley for an honest review.
This story was hard to decided whether to give it 3 1/2 stars or 4 stars and I ended up with 4 stars because despite some oddities about the book I did enjoy it a lot. I found Bleu a very interesting person but we never get to know Jack but to be fair the author does say in the blurb that this is about Bleu and her friends and family. I thought it was a good story, a bit over the top in parts, but still good it kept me entertained. I wish though the author had other points of view, for example Jack's POV, even Axel's. This story lacked depth because you just got Bleu's POV and that just wasn't enough for me to be wowed by the book. I also didn't feel like we knew much about her friends and family. Having said all that I still think it worth reading and I am very interested in the 2nd book which about her dad and Chloe
This story was hard to decided whether to give it 3 1/2 stars or 4 stars and I ended up with 4 stars because despite some oddities about the book I did enjoy it a lot. I found Bleu a very interesting person but we never get to know Jack but to be fair the author does say in the blurb that this is about Bleu and her friends and family. I thought it was a good story, a bit over the top in parts, but still good it kept me entertained. I wish though the author had other points of view, for example Jack's POV, even Axel's. This story lacked depth because you just got Bleu's POV and that just wasn't enough for me to be wowed by the book. I also didn't feel like we knew much about her friends and family. Having said all that I still think it worth reading and I am very interested in the 2nd book which about her dad and Chloe
June 17, 2014
Riveted
4****
REALLY enjoyed this story
Bleu and Jack are such a sweet couple!!
Bleu finds out her boyfriend is cheating with her boss! After walking in on that things just go down hill from there....so she leaves town to live with her brother axel. Only problem is Axel is being a mysterious pig!!
How can things get any better??
How about a hot sexy tattooist named Jack, what we love is that he is just a normal everyday bloke.
Things take a dramatic twist and Jack is her rock.
These to fall hard and heavy for each other, can Jack support bleu when she has nobody else?
This love story really cheered up our day they are a beautiful couple and we love the MC twist in it.
The book is well written and has some really funny parts in it.
4****
REALLY enjoyed this story
Bleu and Jack are such a sweet couple!!
Bleu finds out her boyfriend is cheating with her boss! After walking in on that things just go down hill from there....so she leaves town to live with her brother axel. Only problem is Axel is being a mysterious pig!!
How can things get any better??
How about a hot sexy tattooist named Jack, what we love is that he is just a normal everyday bloke.
Things take a dramatic twist and Jack is her rock.
These to fall hard and heavy for each other, can Jack support bleu when she has nobody else?
This love story really cheered up our day they are a beautiful couple and we love the MC twist in it.
The book is well written and has some really funny parts in it.
February 3, 2016
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Riveted is Book 1 of the Drawn Series by M.A. Stone. Totally loving the characters and storyline, and found it to be a wonderful start to a new series. The book started out with a bang and moved along pretty well, however towards the middle I found it to lag a bit. Also, the whole dealio with Axel’s and his sitch created some confusion within the story...to be honest, that is time I would rather spend reading a story than trying to go back and figure out exactly what the heck happened because the author’s execution was not as it should have been. Overall, it was a good read and I look forward to seeing the author’s next book in the series.
Riveted is Book 1 of the Drawn Series by M.A. Stone. Totally loving the characters and storyline, and found it to be a wonderful start to a new series. The book started out with a bang and moved along pretty well, however towards the middle I found it to lag a bit. Also, the whole dealio with Axel’s and his sitch created some confusion within the story...to be honest, that is time I would rather spend reading a story than trying to go back and figure out exactly what the heck happened because the author’s execution was not as it should have been. Overall, it was a good read and I look forward to seeing the author’s next book in the series.
April 5, 2014
I was given a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review from the author.
I couldn't stop reading this once I started. I loved that the main characters did not jump straight into a relationship. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with books like that. However I liked the way this one was written. I don't think I moved once in the two hours it took me to read. Yes, that tells you that it is short, however I am also a very fast reader.
I think if you love, MCs, romance, drama, etc you will love this book.
This book is for readers 18+ due to sexual encounters and course language.
Reviewed by Ashley
I couldn't stop reading this once I started. I loved that the main characters did not jump straight into a relationship. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with books like that. However I liked the way this one was written. I don't think I moved once in the two hours it took me to read. Yes, that tells you that it is short, however I am also a very fast reader.
I think if you love, MCs, romance, drama, etc you will love this book.
This book is for readers 18+ due to sexual encounters and course language.
Reviewed by Ashley
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