Tattoo (Tattoo Series)

Four high school best friends are cruising the mall one day when they find an unusual kiosk. Bailey buys a packet of temporary tattoos which she shares with her friends. The tattoos lead the way to an action-packed weekend filled with characters from mythology and a quest to save the world.Bailey is the average, klutzy one but she has a blood tie to the Fates and her gift is fire. She also has visions and hears voices which provide hints about what their mission is. Her friend Annabelle's tattoo lets her read minds and influence others. Fashion maven Delia is given the gift of transformation with her tattoo and athletic, tomboy Zo gets the gift of prophetic visions with hers.The girls have one weekend to find a way to stop one of the Fates from destroying the seal that keeps the world in balance. I liked the way the girls' different personalities mesh in this story. Delia's use of her power provides comic relief for the heavier elements of the story.The story is told from Bailey's point of view. She has a great voice and is interested in all the things important to high school girls.

My Thoughts: This book was a fun quick read. We start off by getting to know all the girls. I will admit I had a hard time following at first. Mainly because the girls seemed so much alike I had trouble keeping them straight. We don't get too much detail surrounding each girl so I had to remember who was who. Once the story unfolded though, it came together. The girls became individuals. They go and end up buying tattoos that are supposed to be "temporary" right before a big dance they are looking forward too. There is a guy involved of course but he wasn't in the story as much as I would have liked. Each girl gets a special gift from the tattoos. Without giving much more away, we learn the reason behind it and why they are so "special." I can't expand too much more without giving away the whole plot of the book. This story reminded me a lot of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The dialogue. I think it would appeal more to teenage girls than older women. I like the whole premise of it, if only I could be special by putting on a temporary tattoo!!! Its a fun quick read. This is a new to me author, but I just found out she has another book coming out next year called, Raised By Wolves. Sounds interesting!Overall: Quick read, the story unfolds fast and try to keep the girls straight from the beginning! And which power they possess.Cover: The cover is eye catching but I think the cover of Fate is more appealing. Not a whole lot going on in this one, just a girl's back and where her tattoo is. (Reviewed by Princess Bookie)

...Are quite rare. What our author does here is weave a woman's view into that complicated adolescent mind and bring out the joy of being powerful, beautiful in the most common way possible--being oneself, and generally makes being a human being somehow as romantic as Huck Finn floating down the river or a space adventure out of this world.I didn't think I'd enjoy this book as much as I did...which means you can infer by the 5 stars the truth...

I wasn't sure about this book at first. Some young adult books come with very little cross over appeal. It was a little cliché in the beginning. But, then the fun started. I've always enjoyed mysteries and thrillers, and this story had that and more. The characters were upbeat. I did think that the climax happened rather abruptly. I wanted a little bit more conflict there. It ended well though and had an interesting spin.

tattoo was a great book and i loved reading this book it keep you on your toes and it was mythical and funny and i couldnt put it down. jennifer lynn barnes did a great job writingthis book. hope you like it.

This book was good, but kind of a let-down. I think the description built the book up a little too much and focused on a part of the book that wasn't really there. Besides that, it was good. I think anyone who likes teen adventure should read this book. Enjoy!

This was a fun young adult fantasy novel. It was nice to read a YA book that didn't really focus on a romance (there was a crush but not much else). I liked the magic of the tattoos and how the girls worked together to solve the problem. Groups of friends working together needs to be the focus of young adults instead of all the other crap that is pushed on them.