Tattoo Girl

We are taken on an emotional journey, feeling for both the main protagonists - the tattoo girl and Lucy, the woman who fights to find out what happened to the girl she has adopted. The suspense and intrigue are maintained throughout, and there are a few twists and turns before the mystery is slowly and cleverly unravelled.

My only qualm would be that this novel does test the boundaries of believability at times. However, the writing is so good that it draws you in completely, and this is really only an afterthought.

A great debut - I would certainly read more Brooke Stevens.


gripping, dark ultimately uplifting   January 11, 2002
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

I was intrigued by the blurb on the back of this novel and bought this book for reading on holiday. Once started, I was fascinted with what was happening. Perhaps because I'd recently been discussing Katherine Dunne's "Geek Love", I was drawn to the dark, circus-life side of the book.
I'm an English teacher and I've just loaned the book to one of my students because I feel that it's got a great mix of literary qualities and thrilling plot development.
I thoroughly enjoyed this and would like to read more of the author's work.