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kellymarcella's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mea9an's review against another edition
4.0
Actual Rating: 4.75 Stars
I loved almost every aspect of this book.
This story is a multi-POV between Hayden and Tenley. Hayden is a tattoo artist working at Inked Armor with a frightening past. Tenley is a worker in Hayden's Aunt's antique shop. The two have awkward encounters until Tenley comes by with a design of a tattoo that she wants inked on her skin. Now having to be within each other's space for a long period of time, Hayden and Tenley gradually grow closer until something new blooms.
What I loved about this book was Hayden. He was brilliant. He felt like a real person. Someone who tried to do everything right, but always ended up doing or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. He was flawed, ridden with a habit for rambling, and an inability to control his anger, but still having his humor and kindness be apparent.
He had his issues that he tried to keep covered and trying to find the right time to explain them always came out to bite him in the butt.
However, Tenley was different. At times, I kind of wanted to completely skip her chapters, because I just found her to be completely melodramatic. Did I think her POV was necessary? Absolutely. Did I enjoy her as a character? Not really. She was kind of annoying at parts, because she was always like, "but you can't know my past. It's too haunting."
Girl, come on. *eye roll* He's got his own dark past that he wants to let go, but he seems to be just fine. Now, just spill your guts, get it all out, and get over yourself. I know your past was bad, but please, grow a pair and spit it out. If not, it comes back to bite you.
Although, Hayden would come back and be amazing and make the same mistakes, but at least he owned up to it. Tenley was just like, "I wanted to tell you, but like... you can't handle it."
And then Hayden and I would be like, "JUST SPIT IT IUT ALREADY! FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!"
Clearly, Hayden and I had a mutual agreement on wanting Tenley to just spit it out.
Overall, great story. Just Tenley got on my nerves a little bit. Even the side characters were sort of better than her. Except Sarah, I found her to be kind of stupid at times. Giving someone beer and weed does not always help them. Especially when they've taken something before. That's a recipe for disaster.
If I had to recommend this, I'd say whoever likes to read contemporaries with tragic pasts, 3-dimensional male protagonists, and a slow burning love story would like this. Also, just be prepared, there's a lot of sex in it.
I loved almost every aspect of this book.
This story is a multi-POV between Hayden and Tenley. Hayden is a tattoo artist working at Inked Armor with a frightening past. Tenley is a worker in Hayden's Aunt's antique shop. The two have awkward encounters until Tenley comes by with a design of a tattoo that she wants inked on her skin. Now having to be within each other's space for a long period of time, Hayden and Tenley gradually grow closer until something new blooms.
What I loved about this book was Hayden. He was brilliant. He felt like a real person. Someone who tried to do everything right, but always ended up doing or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. He was flawed, ridden with a habit for rambling, and an inability to control his anger, but still having his humor and kindness be apparent.
He had his issues that he tried to keep covered and trying to find the right time to explain them always came out to bite him in the butt.
However, Tenley was different. At times, I kind of wanted to completely skip her chapters, because I just found her to be completely melodramatic. Did I think her POV was necessary? Absolutely. Did I enjoy her as a character? Not really. She was kind of annoying at parts, because she was always like, "but you can't know my past. It's too haunting."
Girl, come on. *eye roll* He's got his own dark past that he wants to let go, but he seems to be just fine. Now, just spill your guts, get it all out, and get over yourself. I know your past was bad, but please, grow a pair and spit it out. If not, it comes back to bite you.
Although, Hayden would come back and be amazing and make the same mistakes, but at least he owned up to it. Tenley was just like, "I wanted to tell you, but like... you can't handle it."
And then Hayden and I would be like, "JUST SPIT IT IUT ALREADY! FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!"
Clearly, Hayden and I had a mutual agreement on wanting Tenley to just spit it out.
Overall, great story. Just Tenley got on my nerves a little bit. Even the side characters were sort of better than her. Except Sarah, I found her to be kind of stupid at times. Giving someone beer and weed does not always help them. Especially when they've taken something before. That's a recipe for disaster.
If I had to recommend this, I'd say whoever likes to read contemporaries with tragic pasts, 3-dimensional male protagonists, and a slow burning love story would like this. Also, just be prepared, there's a lot of sex in it.
nadine_booklover's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 Stars
Very intense story, entertaining read and I've really grown to the characters!
But the end.... Someone should have warned me about this cliffhanger! Just ordered the second book. Need to know how the story really ends...
Very intense story, entertaining read and I've really grown to the characters!
But the end.... Someone should have warned me about this cliffhanger! Just ordered the second book. Need to know how the story really ends...
alisonhori's review against another edition
3.0
I read this as fan fic first....never made much sense to me as twilight universe...works better on its own somehow. The "bad guys" are a little random outside of the twilight universe but nevermind.
dakotab219's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
carolyns_library's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pixiepages's review against another edition
5.0
The moment I finished Cupcakes and Ink I needed to know more about Hayden and Tenley and Clipped Wings fulfilled that. Tenley wants to start a new life leaving her past behind her. She is beyond broken. The amount of trauma that she had to go through no one should ever have to go through. She meets Hayden, whose past is anything but pretty as well. He's done a lot of things he regrets but he is a changed person. He Hopes that by repairing Tenley he fixes himself more.
michalice's review against another edition
4.0
As I stated in my review of Cupcakes and Ink, I have already read and loved this story as a fan-fiction, so when I saw it on netgalley I knew I had to request it as I was interested in seeing what had been changed to take it from fan-fiction to story. I also wanted to catch up with these characters again and get to read it in one go, instead of waiting for each new update.
For those who have yet to read Cupcakes and Ink I will briefly run through the backgrounds of each characters so you know who I am talking about in my review of Clipped Wings. Tenley is the protagonist, and has left the only place she calls home, to live in a new town, trying to escape her past. She ends up renting an apartment off Cassie, who is also Tenley's employer. Cassie is Hayden's aunt, he is a tattooist who works opposite Serendipity, Cassie's shop, and his visits to Serendipity become more regular in the hopes he gets to catch a glimpse of Tenley.
Clipped Wings was just as addictive as I remember, and when I got chance to sit and read without being disturbed I could not stop, I read till my battery died on my iPad, which was very disappointing, especially when I found out I literally had three pages left to read.
Tenley and Hayden are both trying to escape from their pasts, make a new life for themselves, but also trying keep their tentative relationship in once piece without the past coming back to haunt them or scare the other off. Somehow they manage to make the other person better. Being with each other means Tenley can get more good nights of sleep than not, and Hayden is starting to see what a life without all of his history could be like, with someone who loves him for being him. I love Hayden OCDness, how everything has to be in place all the time, and his need to tidy up Tenley's clutter that she constantly leaves behind.
Clipped Wings slowly spills the secrets that the characters try so hard to hide. You are kept questioning what happened and being slowly fed more pieces for you to put together yourself. The relationship between Tenley and Hayden is slow to start, but burns hard and fast when they realise their feelings for each other and I really enjoyed seeing the sparks fly. One thing I was super happy to see was TK, I had actually forgotten about TK, she is a polydactyl cat, and my heart melted all over again for her.
Reading Clipped Wings definitly makes you hungry, for food, hot tattooed men, and for more tattoos. The description of the cupcakes that Tenley bakes definitly make your mouth water, and wish you had a box or two handy to nibble on. The ink that is covering Hayden's body sounds amazing, as does the tattoo he has in store for Tenley, and I would love to see pictures of these designs in process.
The secondary characters in Clipped Wings, mainly Hayden and Tenley's friends, add to the atmosphere and overall feeling of the book. I love how they wind each other up, bounce off each other, and are there for each other even though one *coughhaydencough* was being a prat towards the other *coughchriscough* but when it all came down to the last page, Chris has Hayden's back and made him see sense.
Clipped Wings was just as good as I remember it to be, possibly even better. The only downfall is having to wait for the next book to be released to find out what happens next, even though I already know, I was so frustrated this morning when I finished reading to discover there was no more, and it was left on a cliff hanger. Can I have the next book now please??
For those who have yet to read Cupcakes and Ink I will briefly run through the backgrounds of each characters so you know who I am talking about in my review of Clipped Wings. Tenley is the protagonist, and has left the only place she calls home, to live in a new town, trying to escape her past. She ends up renting an apartment off Cassie, who is also Tenley's employer. Cassie is Hayden's aunt, he is a tattooist who works opposite Serendipity, Cassie's shop, and his visits to Serendipity become more regular in the hopes he gets to catch a glimpse of Tenley.
Clipped Wings was just as addictive as I remember, and when I got chance to sit and read without being disturbed I could not stop, I read till my battery died on my iPad, which was very disappointing, especially when I found out I literally had three pages left to read.
Tenley and Hayden are both trying to escape from their pasts, make a new life for themselves, but also trying keep their tentative relationship in once piece without the past coming back to haunt them or scare the other off. Somehow they manage to make the other person better. Being with each other means Tenley can get more good nights of sleep than not, and Hayden is starting to see what a life without all of his history could be like, with someone who loves him for being him. I love Hayden OCDness, how everything has to be in place all the time, and his need to tidy up Tenley's clutter that she constantly leaves behind.
Clipped Wings slowly spills the secrets that the characters try so hard to hide. You are kept questioning what happened and being slowly fed more pieces for you to put together yourself. The relationship between Tenley and Hayden is slow to start, but burns hard and fast when they realise their feelings for each other and I really enjoyed seeing the sparks fly. One thing I was super happy to see was TK, I had actually forgotten about TK, she is a polydactyl cat, and my heart melted all over again for her.
Reading Clipped Wings definitly makes you hungry, for food, hot tattooed men, and for more tattoos. The description of the cupcakes that Tenley bakes definitly make your mouth water, and wish you had a box or two handy to nibble on. The ink that is covering Hayden's body sounds amazing, as does the tattoo he has in store for Tenley, and I would love to see pictures of these designs in process.
The secondary characters in Clipped Wings, mainly Hayden and Tenley's friends, add to the atmosphere and overall feeling of the book. I love how they wind each other up, bounce off each other, and are there for each other even though one *coughhaydencough* was being a prat towards the other *coughchriscough* but when it all came down to the last page, Chris has Hayden's back and made him see sense.
Clipped Wings was just as good as I remember it to be, possibly even better. The only downfall is having to wait for the next book to be released to find out what happens next, even though I already know, I was so frustrated this morning when I finished reading to discover there was no more, and it was left on a cliff hanger. Can I have the next book now please??
eusteph's review against another edition
DNF. Characters and story didn't appeal me. Predictably cliché. You're better off reading fanfiction.