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Backcomb & Tattoo
Rachael lets go of people she loves. Aunt Mary Opal closes past chapters of her life. Jesi and Nicole learn to trust themselves and each other. One primary belief unites "Have fun, it's the best thing to have."
302 pages, Paperback
Published March 7, 2019
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June 14, 2022
Thank you to onlinebookclub for giving me a copy of this book to review.
Backcomb and Tattoo, written by Shea R. Embry, is a story about four different women, who become friends and do their best to overcome the trials and tribulations of life together.
Rachael LeBlanc, who is stuck in a dead-end marriage, meets Aunt Mary Opal at a neighbour’s dinner party, and the two women immediately hit it off. After her mother’s death, Rachael travels to Spain, where she befriends Jesi, a rich, outspoken, adventurous young woman, who agrees to come back to Atlanta with her. Soon, the three women are meeting up regularly at Aunt Mary Opal’s house and drinking Jack Daniel’s. They happen upon Nicole in a supermarket aisle after which Rachael invites her to their weekly luncheons.
As the women gradually become friends, their secrets are slowly revealed to both the reader and the other characters. It leads to emotional and sometimes comedic situations. I liked how the characters tried to keep information told in confidence to them private even within the group. Their actions lead to a lot of confusion and chaos, but the four women remain persistent and manage to get through their hardships together.
This book was very well-edited. Although the pacing is extremely slow, the use of POV changes every few chapters and keeps the reader’s attention from drifting away at just the right time. The characters come from varying backgrounds, and each one has a distinct, if sometimes monotonous, personality. Although I did feel at times that their friendship felt mismatched. The main thing I liked about the characters was that no matter how far they might have been from each other, as soon as one of them was in trouble, pain, or just needed a shoulder to cry on, the others immediately rushed over to help. I think it did a wonderful job of highlighting the positive aspects of female friendships.
What worried me about this book was that there aren’t any warnings about mentions of domestic abuse, talks about assisted suicide, and plans on committing suicide, so it might be triggering for certain readers. While I did not enjoy this book, there are certain readers who might appreciate it.
I wasn’t too impressed with the character development throughout the course of the book. The characters felt two-dimensional even with the background development the author tried to give them. The moments of tension just weren’t strong enough to incite any sympathy or empathy for the characters; those scenes fell flat compared to the happier times the women experienced together.
I would recommend this book to people who prefer slow-paced stories with minimal plot. It has a few comedic scenes, but it’s mostly about friendship and comfort.
Backcomb and Tattoo, written by Shea R. Embry, is a story about four different women, who become friends and do their best to overcome the trials and tribulations of life together.
Rachael LeBlanc, who is stuck in a dead-end marriage, meets Aunt Mary Opal at a neighbour’s dinner party, and the two women immediately hit it off. After her mother’s death, Rachael travels to Spain, where she befriends Jesi, a rich, outspoken, adventurous young woman, who agrees to come back to Atlanta with her. Soon, the three women are meeting up regularly at Aunt Mary Opal’s house and drinking Jack Daniel’s. They happen upon Nicole in a supermarket aisle after which Rachael invites her to their weekly luncheons.
As the women gradually become friends, their secrets are slowly revealed to both the reader and the other characters. It leads to emotional and sometimes comedic situations. I liked how the characters tried to keep information told in confidence to them private even within the group. Their actions lead to a lot of confusion and chaos, but the four women remain persistent and manage to get through their hardships together.
This book was very well-edited. Although the pacing is extremely slow, the use of POV changes every few chapters and keeps the reader’s attention from drifting away at just the right time. The characters come from varying backgrounds, and each one has a distinct, if sometimes monotonous, personality. Although I did feel at times that their friendship felt mismatched. The main thing I liked about the characters was that no matter how far they might have been from each other, as soon as one of them was in trouble, pain, or just needed a shoulder to cry on, the others immediately rushed over to help. I think it did a wonderful job of highlighting the positive aspects of female friendships.
What worried me about this book was that there aren’t any warnings about mentions of domestic abuse, talks about assisted suicide, and plans on committing suicide, so it might be triggering for certain readers. While I did not enjoy this book, there are certain readers who might appreciate it.
I wasn’t too impressed with the character development throughout the course of the book. The characters felt two-dimensional even with the background development the author tried to give them. The moments of tension just weren’t strong enough to incite any sympathy or empathy for the characters; those scenes fell flat compared to the happier times the women experienced together.
I would recommend this book to people who prefer slow-paced stories with minimal plot. It has a few comedic scenes, but it’s mostly about friendship and comfort.
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