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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
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
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.
bookish_notes's review
5.0
Initial Reaction: THIS BOOK. Guess who stayed up way too late reading this because I couldn't put it down? I'm pretty sure the sun was about to come up by the time I finished last night (or rather, this morning). I definitely read this in one sitting because I have zero restraint when it comes to great books.
This book is amazing and I love Poe and Jericho. Daddy kink isn't usually my thing, but it works out for this book.
Full Review:
This book is just everything. I love Poe and I love Jericho. I especially love them together. I've read a few books now by Avon Gale and this is my first for Piper Vaughn (which, I will need to remedy ASAP), and I need more books from these two. I can't remember the last time I stayed up all night to read a book, because I literally just could not put this down. I mean, the sun was about ready to come up when I was done and floating on happy feels for Poe and Jericho.
Poe is a graffiti artist living in his father's basement and has had quite a few run-ins with the law already at 23-years-old. His father wants him to do something more with his life, and when his tattoo artist, Jericho, makes an offer to hire Poe and give him a chance that may lead to an apprenticeship? Well, Poe soon finds himself working at Permanent Ink as the receptionist. It's not much, but enough to get him off the streets and a possible career path one day to use his love for art in more...legal means. Poe would rather hang out with his high school friend Blue, but he's also aware of the debt he's wracking up with his father to pay for bail money, court fees, lawyer fees, etc. So, Poe begrudgingly takes the job at Jericho's shop.
Jericho is older, almost forty, and closer to Poe's father's age than his own. People travel all over to get their tattoos "fixed" by Jericho. And by that, it means that terrible tattoos have a way of becoming beautiful works of art at Jericho's hand. Poe isn't the most professional of sorts, but he is determined to get what he wants once he sets his eyes on something. And that something turns out to be Jericho.
Jericho is extremely hesitant about starting anything with the son of his best friend. And Poe doesn't care. These two have scorching hot chemistry. This book does have daddy kink in it (and that's usually not my thing at all), but here, it works. Poe only ever calls his actual father by his first name, Landon. So, when Poe starts calling Jericho daddy, it's not really all that strange. I'm still weird out when Jericho calls Poe boy (because, being from the South and all, it's just...got very negative connotations), but I like Jericho enough that it doesn't really take me out of the scene much. The 17 year age gap between Poe and Jericho is amazingly well done, both when it comes to the characters' relationship with one another, and how Landon might view them.
Blue is a fascinating character and I can't wait to read his story. He's the bad boy in this book, and I can't wait to see more of his backstory and see him getting a HEA. I loved reading the Poe and Blue dynamic. They've been friends for almost a decade now, Poe following Blue's lead. They tag together as Raven and Azure. It makes me wonder if graffiti will still play a part in future books. I'm assuming yes since that seems to run in Blue's veins at this point, and I can't wait to see how he gets along at his new job.
Poe's dad, Landon, is interesting and could be a potential future love interest (not for Blue, but someone else)? Maybe the new kid who works at his shop? I mean, even Jericho questioned what Landon's sexuality was. So, yes, I hope Landon can find his HEA too, considering his wife walked out on him and Poe and never looked back. I love the friendship Landon and Jericho have. It's an easy sort of friendship and I love their interactions with one another once it's obvious Poe and Jericho are together.
Permanent Ink is a well-written, sexy, addicting book. I loved reading the ins-and-outs of owning and working at a tattoo shop. This is a fantastic start to a new series with co-writing team Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn. I can't wait to read more books from these authors, and especially in this series!!
***Thanks to Judith at Binge On Books/A Novel Takes PR for the ARC as part of a blog and bookstagram book tour***
This book is amazing and I love Poe and Jericho. Daddy kink isn't usually my thing, but it works out for this book.
Full Review:
This book is just everything. I love Poe and I love Jericho. I especially love them together. I've read a few books now by Avon Gale and this is my first for Piper Vaughn (which, I will need to remedy ASAP), and I need more books from these two. I can't remember the last time I stayed up all night to read a book, because I literally just could not put this down. I mean, the sun was about ready to come up when I was done and floating on happy feels for Poe and Jericho.
"I hope you know I'm not trying to be an asshole, kid. But you're not Peter Pan, and this isn't Neverland. You need to start getting your shit together..."
Poe is a graffiti artist living in his father's basement and has had quite a few run-ins with the law already at 23-years-old. His father wants him to do something more with his life, and when his tattoo artist, Jericho, makes an offer to hire Poe and give him a chance that may lead to an apprenticeship? Well, Poe soon finds himself working at Permanent Ink as the receptionist. It's not much, but enough to get him off the streets and a possible career path one day to use his love for art in more...legal means. Poe would rather hang out with his high school friend Blue, but he's also aware of the debt he's wracking up with his father to pay for bail money, court fees, lawyer fees, etc. So, Poe begrudgingly takes the job at Jericho's shop.
Jericho is older, almost forty, and closer to Poe's father's age than his own. People travel all over to get their tattoos "fixed" by Jericho. And by that, it means that terrible tattoos have a way of becoming beautiful works of art at Jericho's hand. Poe isn't the most professional of sorts, but he is determined to get what he wants once he sets his eyes on something. And that something turns out to be Jericho.
Jericho is extremely hesitant about starting anything with the son of his best friend. And Poe doesn't care. These two have scorching hot chemistry. This book does have daddy kink in it (and that's usually not my thing at all), but here, it works. Poe only ever calls his actual father by his first name, Landon. So, when Poe starts calling Jericho daddy, it's not really all that strange. I'm still weird out when Jericho calls Poe boy (because, being from the South and all, it's just...got very negative connotations), but I like Jericho enough that it doesn't really take me out of the scene much. The 17 year age gap between Poe and Jericho is amazingly well done, both when it comes to the characters' relationship with one another, and how Landon might view them.
The second I saw him, guilt ignited like a fire in my belly. I nearly dropped my coffee cup, as if he could take one look at me and know I'd spent the night thinking about fucking his son's throat.
Blue is a fascinating character and I can't wait to read his story. He's the bad boy in this book, and I can't wait to see more of his backstory and see him getting a HEA. I loved reading the Poe and Blue dynamic. They've been friends for almost a decade now, Poe following Blue's lead. They tag together as Raven and Azure. It makes me wonder if graffiti will still play a part in future books. I'm assuming yes since that seems to run in Blue's veins at this point, and I can't wait to see how he gets along at his new job.
Poe's dad, Landon, is interesting and could be a potential future love interest (not for Blue, but someone else)? Maybe the new kid who works at his shop? I mean, even Jericho questioned what Landon's sexuality was. So, yes, I hope Landon can find his HEA too, considering his wife walked out on him and Poe and never looked back. I love the friendship Landon and Jericho have. It's an easy sort of friendship and I love their interactions with one another once it's obvious Poe and Jericho are together.
Permanent Ink is a well-written, sexy, addicting book. I loved reading the ins-and-outs of owning and working at a tattoo shop. This is a fantastic start to a new series with co-writing team Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn. I can't wait to read more books from these authors, and especially in this series!!
***Thanks to Judith at Binge On Books/A Novel Takes PR for the ARC as part of a blog and bookstagram book tour***
iam's review
4.0
I did enjoy reading Permanent Ink a lot, but ultimately I can't help but feel like it's a bit aimless.
The romance between Jericho and Poe was built a bit differently than I am used to: it starts slowly, and when they "stop fighting their feelings/attraction" there are no more discussions about it - we only get to hear about them being serious about one another when they tell tell third characters about it. That's not necessarily a bad thing but I was surprised that they never seemed to have a talk about what their relationship means for each of them.
Overall it felt like the romance was secondary - just to what it was secondary I'm not entirely sure. There's Poe's passion for graffiti and him slowly growing into the world of tattooing. Lots of scenes are about his apprenticeship, but again, we only hear about his feelings about both from other characters.
There's Blue, Poe's best friend who causes some drama, but it's not very in the foreground either.
The book's promotion focussed a lot on Poe's Daddy Kink, but that too was something secondary.
Overall I did enjoy that it played in a tattoo studio, I did enjoy the main characters' relationship, and I did enjoy reading all of it; I just felt like a little something was missing.
The romance between Jericho and Poe was built a bit differently than I am used to: it starts slowly, and when they "stop fighting their feelings/attraction" there are no more discussions about it - we only get to hear about them being serious about one another when they tell tell third characters about it. That's not necessarily a bad thing but I was surprised that they never seemed to have a talk about what their relationship means for each of them.
Overall it felt like the romance was secondary - just to what it was secondary I'm not entirely sure. There's Poe's passion for graffiti and him slowly growing into the world of tattooing. Lots of scenes are about his apprenticeship, but again, we only hear about his feelings about both from other characters.
There's Blue, Poe's best friend who causes some drama, but it's not very in the foreground either.
The book's promotion focussed a lot on Poe's Daddy Kink, but that too was something secondary.
Overall I did enjoy that it played in a tattoo studio, I did enjoy the main characters' relationship, and I did enjoy reading all of it; I just felt like a little something was missing.