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heabooknerd's review against another edition
5.0
What a great intro to a new series and I really loved both Jericho and Poe. This was so character driven with just the right amount of drama weaved perfectly with character growth.
Jericho was a great character and I enjoyed his maturity (he’s 40) and how settled he is in his life. That being said, he’s by no means boring — talk about a silver fox!– and even he gets some character growth as he finds his happiness. I also liked that he genuinely wanted to help turn Poe’s life around because he knows what it’s like to be at a turning point. The daddy/boy kink is new to me and for the most part not my thing, but I can’t deny the chemistry and fireworks between these two. Gale and Vaughn can really steam up the pages!
Poe had some of the best growth I’ve read for a character in a long time! When we meet him, he’s immature, unfocused, and his only passion is graffiti, regardless of who he might be hurting by doing it. Even with all that going on he’s still a really endearing character. As he finds his focus with tattooing and begins his relationship with Jericho we see a whole new Poe who wants to have a life he can be proud of. Poe proves his growth in the beautiful scene towards the end when Jericho is questioning Poe about Blue’s actions. The old Poe would have stormed out with a fit from the beginning but the new, grown up Poe faces things head on no matter how heartbreaking they are.
I wasn’t too crazy about Blue’s character and I have a feeling we’ll be seeing more of him and possibly have his story at some point in this series. I don’t mind a redemption story and it’s clear that Blue has some dark history that he needs to work through. He wasn’t a terrible guy, I just really wasn’t happy with his actions toward Jericho.
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Favorite Quotes:
I owed Jericho everything. He’d helped me find the path of my heart.
Jericho was a great character and I enjoyed his maturity (he’s 40) and how settled he is in his life. That being said, he’s by no means boring — talk about a silver fox!– and even he gets some character growth as he finds his happiness. I also liked that he genuinely wanted to help turn Poe’s life around because he knows what it’s like to be at a turning point. The daddy/boy kink is new to me and for the most part not my thing, but I can’t deny the chemistry and fireworks between these two. Gale and Vaughn can really steam up the pages!
Poe had some of the best growth I’ve read for a character in a long time! When we meet him, he’s immature, unfocused, and his only passion is graffiti, regardless of who he might be hurting by doing it. Even with all that going on he’s still a really endearing character. As he finds his focus with tattooing and begins his relationship with Jericho we see a whole new Poe who wants to have a life he can be proud of. Poe proves his growth in the beautiful scene towards the end when Jericho is questioning Poe about Blue’s actions. The old Poe would have stormed out with a fit from the beginning but the new, grown up Poe faces things head on no matter how heartbreaking they are.
I wasn’t too crazy about Blue’s character and I have a feeling we’ll be seeing more of him and possibly have his story at some point in this series. I don’t mind a redemption story and it’s clear that Blue has some dark history that he needs to work through. He wasn’t a terrible guy, I just really wasn’t happy with his actions toward Jericho.
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Favorite Quotes:
I owed Jericho everything. He’d helped me find the path of my heart.
rainjrop's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars.
My favorite thing about this book is the characters talking about feelings and their relationship like ADULTS. Thank god for communication! Thank you for conflicts that aren't based on miscommunication! Thank you for showing, yet again, that it's possible to write a gay romance novel that doesn't put down women constantly! Avon Gale continues to nail the things that make her books so enjoyable and refreshing.
My favorite thing about this book is the characters talking about feelings and their relationship like ADULTS. Thank god for communication! Thank you for conflicts that aren't based on miscommunication! Thank you for showing, yet again, that it's possible to write a gay romance novel that doesn't put down women constantly! Avon Gale continues to nail the things that make her books so enjoyable and refreshing.
eesh25's review against another edition
4.0
Another book that a little out of my comfort zone. First because of the age difference since Poe is 17 years younger than Jericho. And second because of the kink; the word "daddy" comes up, which is so not my thing that I cringed just writing the word. I know there are people who like it and that's fine, just not me.
That said, I've come to know that it was actually a very mild version of it. Or at least that's what I understood by the review/rant about how "this book is [not writing the word again] kink for people who don't like kink". Which explains why it didn't bother me. And that's my way of saying that if even kink isn't really your thing, this book will still probably work for you.
Onto the plot. Poe is in his twenties, lives in his father's basement and is an irresponsible and spoiled brat. To add to the already bad situation, he's also big on graffiti and gets arrested for vandalism. The arrest was the last straw for his father, Landon. Jericho is Landon's friend and seeing him troubled, offers to take Poe on as an apprentice in his tattoo shop. Poe and Jericho don't really know each other so their transition into relationship territory is not as weird as it could have been.
But it doesn't happen quickly. Poe, like I've said, is far from mature and Jericho has no interest in him whatsoever. Poe, on the other hand, is very interesting. Still, nothing is gonna happen until Poe starts to behave like the adult he's supposed to be.
And Poe's development is one of my favourite things. He still believes that graffiti isn't vandalism and that art is supposed to be free and "for the people", but he matures a lot. He starts to take responsibility for his actions and understands how they affect his father. He takes the apprenticeship seriously and works hard. And he learns that, his beliefs aside, it's not a good idea to do things that you could get arrested or hurt with (unless you're part of a revolution). I mean, he has a point with the "art should be free" thing but, to me, it's still vandalism because you're doing it on someone else's properly without their permission.
But that's not a debate that we need to have right now. Poe changes for the better. And a lot of that is because of Jericho. At first, Poe doesn't think much of tattooing, but seeing Jericho's love for it as well as how much it can mean to people, that changes his mind. Also, Jericho is a guy Poe grows to have a lot of respect for. They're good each other and they're happy together. That's all anyone can ask for, right?
This was a good read. Both the MCs are great and I loved the side characters as well: Landon and, especially Callum, Jericho's friend/ex, who is friggin' brilliant and needs his own book. I didn't like Blue though, Poe's friend. The guy took himself too seriously, was a bad influence and a dick. Though I'm pretty sure he'll be getting his own book in which he'll redeem himself. So between Landon, Callum and Blue, we've got at least two potential sequels, and I'm very much looking forward to them. This series has had a great start and I'm hoping it will only get better.
That said, I've come to know that it was actually a very mild version of it. Or at least that's what I understood by the review/rant about how "this book is [not writing the word again] kink for people who don't like kink". Which explains why it didn't bother me. And that's my way of saying that if even kink isn't really your thing, this book will still probably work for you.
Onto the plot. Poe is in his twenties, lives in his father's basement and is an irresponsible and spoiled brat. To add to the already bad situation, he's also big on graffiti and gets arrested for vandalism. The arrest was the last straw for his father, Landon. Jericho is Landon's friend and seeing him troubled, offers to take Poe on as an apprentice in his tattoo shop. Poe and Jericho don't really know each other so their transition into relationship territory is not as weird as it could have been.
But it doesn't happen quickly. Poe, like I've said, is far from mature and Jericho has no interest in him whatsoever. Poe, on the other hand, is very interesting. Still, nothing is gonna happen until Poe starts to behave like the adult he's supposed to be.
And Poe's development is one of my favourite things. He still believes that graffiti isn't vandalism and that art is supposed to be free and "for the people", but he matures a lot. He starts to take responsibility for his actions and understands how they affect his father. He takes the apprenticeship seriously and works hard. And he learns that, his beliefs aside, it's not a good idea to do things that you could get arrested or hurt with (unless you're part of a revolution). I mean, he has a point with the "art should be free" thing but, to me, it's still vandalism because you're doing it on someone else's properly without their permission.
But that's not a debate that we need to have right now. Poe changes for the better. And a lot of that is because of Jericho. At first, Poe doesn't think much of tattooing, but seeing Jericho's love for it as well as how much it can mean to people, that changes his mind. Also, Jericho is a guy Poe grows to have a lot of respect for. They're good each other and they're happy together. That's all anyone can ask for, right?
This was a good read. Both the MCs are great and I loved the side characters as well: Landon and, especially Callum, Jericho's friend/ex, who is friggin' brilliant and needs his own book. I didn't like Blue though, Poe's friend. The guy took himself too seriously, was a bad influence and a dick. Though I'm pretty sure he'll be getting his own book in which he'll redeem himself. So between Landon, Callum and Blue, we've got at least two potential sequels, and I'm very much looking forward to them. This series has had a great start and I'm hoping it will only get better.
zaza_bdp's review against another edition
3.0
Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais je suis fascinée par l'univers des romans se déroulant dans l'univers du tatouage, aussi n'ai-je pas hésité à me ruer sur celui-ci, sans lire le résumé en entier, et je crois que j'aurais dû. Autant se débarrasser tout de suite du point 'grincement de dents'. Car oui, il y a un truc qui m'a méchamment fait grimacer dans ce bouquin, et si j'avais lu plus d'avis en amont ou en tout le résumé en entier, je me serais rendue compte du truc ...
Poe a donc un 'daddy kink', comprenez, un goût pour les mecs plus âgés. Jusque là, ça va ... Seulement, il aime appeler son partenaire 'Daddy' dans les moments intimes, ce que je trouve glauque et malsain. Bref, la dynamique Daddy/Boy, je trouve ça franchement limite, même si là les deux partenaires sont parfaitement consentants, Poe est majeur et Jericho ne lui impose rien. C'est un blocage que je fais, et les dialogues m'ont parfois dérangée.
Ceci étant dit, j'ai apprécié le fond du roman, cet univers que je recherchais est ici bien restitué, avec l'ambiance au quotidien du salon de tatouage, certaines scènes où l'on voit les artistes au travail (je pense notamment à une scène particulièrement poignante ...), tout ça est réussi et très bien exécuté.
La romance Jericho/Poe ne m'a pas transportée, j'ai trouvé la dynamique de leur relation trop inégale, leur différence d'âge d'une part, mais en fait surtout la situation dans laquelle se trouve Poe, ne favorise pas une relation que je qualifierais d'équilibrée. Disons que leur histoire me laisse un sentiment mitigé.
En revanche, j'ai bien aimé le personnage de Jericho, sa passion pour le tatouage et son désir de rendre ce qu'on a fait pour lui autrefois, de ne pas laisser Poe mal tourner., son amitié avec Landon aussi. J'ai aimé aussi Landon, il m'a fait de la peine parfois, et je serais curieuse de savoir s'il aura un jour son tome. J'ai eu plus du mal avec Poe, un peu trop immature à mon goût.
Je regrette une fin trop prévisible à certains égards (mais bon, la romance est rarement un genre qui se prête à sortir du prévisible ...), et je reste finalement assez partagée sur ce livre. Une sympathique incursion dans le monde du tatouage oui, mais le reste est demi-teinte.
Poe a donc un 'daddy kink', comprenez, un goût pour les mecs plus âgés. Jusque là, ça va ... Seulement, il aime appeler son partenaire 'Daddy' dans les moments intimes, ce que je trouve glauque et malsain. Bref, la dynamique Daddy/Boy, je trouve ça franchement limite, même si là les deux partenaires sont parfaitement consentants, Poe est majeur et Jericho ne lui impose rien. C'est un blocage que je fais, et les dialogues m'ont parfois dérangée.
Ceci étant dit, j'ai apprécié le fond du roman, cet univers que je recherchais est ici bien restitué, avec l'ambiance au quotidien du salon de tatouage, certaines scènes où l'on voit les artistes au travail (je pense notamment à une scène particulièrement poignante ...), tout ça est réussi et très bien exécuté.
La romance Jericho/Poe ne m'a pas transportée, j'ai trouvé la dynamique de leur relation trop inégale, leur différence d'âge d'une part, mais en fait surtout la situation dans laquelle se trouve Poe, ne favorise pas une relation que je qualifierais d'équilibrée. Disons que leur histoire me laisse un sentiment mitigé.
En revanche, j'ai bien aimé le personnage de Jericho, sa passion pour le tatouage et son désir de rendre ce qu'on a fait pour lui autrefois, de ne pas laisser Poe mal tourner., son amitié avec Landon aussi. J'ai aimé aussi Landon, il m'a fait de la peine parfois, et je serais curieuse de savoir s'il aura un jour son tome. J'ai eu plus du mal avec Poe, un peu trop immature à mon goût.
Je regrette une fin trop prévisible à certains égards (mais bon, la romance est rarement un genre qui se prête à sortir du prévisible ...), et je reste finalement assez partagée sur ce livre. Une sympathique incursion dans le monde du tatouage oui, mais le reste est demi-teinte.
kirstyreadsblog's review against another edition
4.0
Content warnings: sex, substance abuse, arrest, alcoholism, age gap, s&m.
As the cover suggests, Permanent Ink contains a Daddy and tattoos. And I am a big fan of both concepts. Poe is a mess, he doesn't know where he's going in life and only cares about tagging. Until he gets arrested. Then his dad helps him get a job in a tattoo parlour and thats where he meets Jericho, the gruff older man who Poe is instantly head over heels for.
I read this after Off the Ice, and I liked it but because Off the Ice was so good for me this was a bit of a disappointment. Not that it's bad in anyway but when you go from one of your new fave books to a book by the same authors that doesn't quite live up to it you just feel a bit meh. I think this paled in comparison simply because I didn't feel quite as much of a connection to the characters.
Continue my review here: https://kirstyreadsblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/permanent-ink-by-avon-gale-and-piper-vaughn
As the cover suggests, Permanent Ink contains a Daddy and tattoos. And I am a big fan of both concepts. Poe is a mess, he doesn't know where he's going in life and only cares about tagging. Until he gets arrested. Then his dad helps him get a job in a tattoo parlour and thats where he meets Jericho, the gruff older man who Poe is instantly head over heels for.
I read this after Off the Ice, and I liked it but because Off the Ice was so good for me this was a bit of a disappointment. Not that it's bad in anyway but when you go from one of your new fave books to a book by the same authors that doesn't quite live up to it you just feel a bit meh. I think this paled in comparison simply because I didn't feel quite as much of a connection to the characters.
Continue my review here: https://kirstyreadsblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/permanent-ink-by-avon-gale-and-piper-vaughn
piperclover's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I am pleasantly surprised by this. I went into it expecting to have a pretty good time but I didn't think I would like it as much as I did. I was kind of just expecting a fairly quick and simple story about an older tattoo artist falling for his best friends mildly delinquent son and that being the tension and conflict of the whole book but there is actually a lot more happening.
Poe and his dad have a very strained relationship but they both love each other deeply but neither know how to reach out or get though to the other. So when Poe and Jericho behin dating, there is conflict between all 3 of them. I am a sucker for completely consensual mildly forbidden relationships so this conflict with Poe father and Landon was my cup of tea.
But then it continued and we got conflict between Poe and Jericho because they obviously have different ideas of what art is and what art should be and so they butt heads all the time about Poe's graffiti and the friends he graffitis with. Poe's friend Blue is deep into graffiti and clings desperately to the starving artist image, so much so that he can't get over Poe channeling his art and passion for it into a legal career. When Blue finally snaps, he vandalizes Jericho's tattoo shop so then we get that conflict plus Jericho and Poe working through how to handle Blue and his mess. If the next book isn't Callum and Blue, I'm going to be very disappointed .
Poe and his dad have a very strained relationship but they both love each other deeply but neither know how to reach out or get though to the other. So when Poe and Jericho behin dating, there is conflict between all 3 of them. I am a sucker for completely consensual mildly forbidden relationships so this conflict with Poe father and Landon was my cup of tea.
But then it continued and we got conflict between Poe and Jericho because they obviously have different ideas of what art is and what art should be and so they butt heads all the time about Poe's graffiti and the friends he graffitis with. Poe's friend Blue is deep into graffiti and clings desperately to the starving artist image, so much so that he can't get over Poe channeling his art and passion for it into a legal career. When Blue finally snaps, he
drez80's review against another edition
4.0
Where do I get my own Jericho? YUMMY!
As for the actual story, I really wish we got to see more of the relationship development outside of the tattoo shop where Jericho was Poe's mentor. Jericho even mentions at one point wanting to take Poe on a real date, but it never actually happens. That's really my only complaint with this one. I did like Poe's growth as a character although I did want to smack him for reverting to his bratty behavior near the end.
As for the actual story, I really wish we got to see more of the relationship development outside of the tattoo shop where Jericho was Poe's mentor. Jericho even mentions at one point wanting to take Poe on a real date, but it never actually happens. That's really my only complaint with this one. I did like Poe's growth as a character although I did want to smack him for reverting to his bratty behavior near the end.
booksafety's review against another edition
3.0
Book safety, tropes and tags down below.
You know those books that you know are well written, the content is good, you enjoyed it well enough, but it's still somehow a little underwhelming? That was my experience with this book. There wasn't any one 'bad' thing in the book, I guess I just didn't connect too much with the story, and that's okay. Not every story is going to resonate with me. Maybe it will for you.
It might have been 4 stars if we got to see a bit more of the caring/intimate non-sexual moments between Poe and Jericho. I think they had one or two on-page hugs, and in one of those, you get the feeling that wasn't normal or enjoyable for the MCs. To be fair, I am a sucker for the caregiving Daddy types, touchy-feely characters and all the casual intimacy. That shit is like drugs for me, making me all tingly and warming my cold heart.
The book ended quite abruptly, and I do wish we had gotten an epilogue. This was book one in what looks like it was going to be a series, but no books have been added to it since, and it was released 6 years ago. We probably would have seen more of Jericho and Poe in any future books in the series, so I won't hold the ending against the author.
Book safety
Cheating: No
OM drama: Not in a romantic way, but Poe has a friend that creates a few problems
Third-act breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Strict top/bottom: They don't switch during the book, but Poe (the bottom) is bisexual and has topped
TW/CW: Explicit sexual content, recreational drug use (marijuana), mentions of police arrests, vandalism, mentions of child abandonment
Tropes and tags
Age gap, dad's best friend, bisexual, tattoo studio, apprentice, graffiti, tagging, vandalism, toxic friendship, needy bottom with a submissive streak
Favorite quotes
"Pete, stood in the door and cleared his throat. 'Uh. Jer?' I hated being called Jer. Hated it. 'Yeah, Pee?' He didn’t get it."
"Never doubt that art can change your fucking life. Or that you should use a goddamn spell-check program before you let someone near you with a fucking tattoo machine."
"What could I say? I fucking loved being used. It turned me on like nothing else."
"'Art is sacrifice, Poe. Do you think van Gogh would’ve sunk to doing tattoos for cash?' I rolled my eyes. 'I think he, like a lot of artists, died broke as hell and probably would’ve been grateful for any job that paid him to create, to be honest.'"
You know those books that you know are well written, the content is good, you enjoyed it well enough, but it's still somehow a little underwhelming? That was my experience with this book. There wasn't any one 'bad' thing in the book, I guess I just didn't connect too much with the story, and that's okay. Not every story is going to resonate with me. Maybe it will for you.
It might have been 4 stars if we got to see a bit more of the caring/intimate non-sexual moments between Poe and Jericho. I think they had one or two on-page hugs, and in one of those, you get the feeling that wasn't normal or enjoyable for the MCs. To be fair, I am a sucker for the caregiving Daddy types, touchy-feely characters and all the casual intimacy. That shit is like drugs for me, making me all tingly and warming my cold heart.
The book ended quite abruptly, and I do wish we had gotten an epilogue. This was book one in what looks like it was going to be a series, but no books have been added to it since, and it was released 6 years ago. We probably would have seen more of Jericho and Poe in any future books in the series, so I won't hold the ending against the author.
Book safety
Spoiler
Cheating: No
OM drama: Not in a romantic way, but Poe has a friend that creates a few problems
Third-act breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Strict top/bottom: They don't switch during the book, but Poe (the bottom) is bisexual and has topped
TW/CW: Explicit sexual content, recreational drug use (marijuana), mentions of police arrests, vandalism, mentions of child abandonment
Tropes and tags
Spoiler
Age gap, dad's best friend, bisexual, tattoo studio, apprentice, graffiti, tagging, vandalism, toxic friendship, needy bottom with a submissive streak
Favorite quotes
"Pete, stood in the door and cleared his throat. 'Uh. Jer?' I hated being called Jer. Hated it. 'Yeah, Pee?' He didn’t get it."
"Never doubt that art can change your fucking life. Or that you should use a goddamn spell-check program before you let someone near you with a fucking tattoo machine."
"What could I say? I fucking loved being used. It turned me on like nothing else."
"'Art is sacrifice, Poe. Do you think van Gogh would’ve sunk to doing tattoos for cash?' I rolled my eyes. 'I think he, like a lot of artists, died broke as hell and probably would’ve been grateful for any job that paid him to create, to be honest.'"
lalauren04's review against another edition
4.0
Tattoos and an age gap?! Sold! And this one was really awesome. I already want to see so much more of this series (I'm so impatient!) and am looking forward to learning more about all the characters. Also that cover is gorgeous <3
missysreadingcorner's review against another edition
5.0
Deliciously Filthy
I'm usually not a big fan of daddy kink tropes. However, this story blew me away. Poe and Jericho were perfect for each other. Those sex scenes was so hot and filthy. I hope the next book is about Landon.
I'm usually not a big fan of daddy kink tropes. However, this story blew me away. Poe and Jericho were perfect for each other. Those sex scenes was so hot and filthy. I hope the next book is about Landon.