Review - Sins & Needles

Need to Know Info:

Title: Sins & Needles (The Artists Trilogy #1)
Author: Karina Halle
Format: ebook 
Publisher: Metal Blonde Books (self-published)
Release Date: January 25, 2013

Excerpt of synopsis taken from Goodreads: 

Ellie Watt is used to starting over. The daughter of a grifting team, Ellie spent her childhood being used as a pawn in her parents' latest scam. Now she’s much older, wiser and ready to give her con artist life a rest. But returning to the dry desert town of Palm Valley, California means one more temptation than she bargained for – Camden McQueen...

Carrie's Review:

Sins & Needles grabbed me right away with the cover and the premise but it didn't stop there. From the beginning the story drew me in and kept me turning the pages.

At the beginning, we meet Ellie who is quite a spitfire. She is tough and beautiful but also damaged and running from her past. This girl has baggage which makes her vulnerable and desperate. This also makes her unlikable at times. She is the type of character you want to smack across the face and then hug fiercely the next.

Then we have Camden. Oh my goodness. This boy is sex on a stick. Toned body, pierced & tattooed, rockin the hipster glasses, plays guitar and is a talented tattoo artist. What's not to like right? Well there is more to Camden beneath that hip exterior. He has plenty of secrets of his own.

Put these crazy kids together and it makes for one emotional ride. I really enjoyed the way Karina paced this story. She starts us in the present but then we have flashbacks of the past that help piece together what makes these characters tick. What shaped them into who they are today?

This book has it all. There is action, secrets, lies and sex. Hot guys, fast cars, tattoo needles and backyard barbeques. Camden can make me a steak anytime. Sorry, what was I saying again?

This is the first book in a series and I can't wait to see where the story goes from here. After all the twists and turns and that jaw dropping ending, I need the next book like now!

*Side note* I review a lot of YA books so I thought it important to mention that this book is NOT YA. It contains graphic sex scenes.

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