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marilynmalloy's review against another edition
5.0
A great book, as expected.
Read pretty quickly, as I didn't want to put it down.
Fourth in a series, though honestly you can definitely read this one stand alone. I doubt there will be another in the series - but you could see it happen.
A great, feel good, book. Felt that the ending was wrapped up a bit quick, but no complaints - just didn't see it being summed up quite so quickly.
Next up - another KA Tucker book ;)
Read pretty quickly, as I didn't want to put it down.
Fourth in a series, though honestly you can definitely read this one stand alone. I doubt there will be another in the series - but you could see it happen.
A great, feel good, book. Felt that the ending was wrapped up a bit quick, but no complaints - just didn't see it being summed up quite so quickly.
Next up - another KA Tucker book ;)
chroniclesofabookreader's review against another edition
5.0
An elaborate, woven tale that will put together two people so oddly alike yet incredibly different, and they will ground each other and bring peace to each other. A great ending to a series of standalones, and written as only K.A. Tucker can do.
Ivy is a nomad. She can’t stay in one place too long before she has the itch to get going somewhere else. Thankfully her tattooist profession can be a traveling one, and with her many friends in many places, she always has some place to crash for a bit. For the first time, though, San Francisco has lasted her. Seven months in one place is a record, and she’s really enjoying working at her uncle’s job, thinking she’s finally found a so-called home. When the very foundation under her rocks until it crumbles, that bug starts itching that she needs to go go go. But when the ties she’s forever been keeping from getting tied won’t let go, she’s forced into sticking around. Her tough, icy exterior betrays her longing heart on the inside, and she becomes torn with the need to flee and the yearning to stay.
Enter in Sebastian. He’s someone Ivy can’t quite figure out. He shows up wanting a tattoo from her, adamant that only she do it, even when he can’t miss that she is desperately trying to get out of it and the city. When she feels anything but safe or settled, his mere presence makes her feel safe. Her mask slips around him, making her want to be around him. That magnetic feeling is something not even she can fight. But Sebastian isn’t exactly who he says he is. And he has a lot that he’s hiding under that cool and calm exterior.
Ivy and Sebastian’s journey was exciting to read. You knew that Ivy was this sort of badass roaming woman who had a lot of chips on her shoulder, but you could really see that Sebastian settled her and became what she needed to calm her soul. K.A. Tucker wrote a fantastic storyline that was perfect for who these characters were, and it had the perfect amount of excitement, with a lot of intricate little details woven in throughout. Sebastian and Ivy will grow on you (an ivy pun-ha!) immediately, and you’ll absolutely love them. I’m sad to see the series come to an end, but I am incredibly excited to see what more comes from the mind of K.A.!
**Received an early copy in exchange for an honest review**
Ivy is a nomad. She can’t stay in one place too long before she has the itch to get going somewhere else. Thankfully her tattooist profession can be a traveling one, and with her many friends in many places, she always has some place to crash for a bit. For the first time, though, San Francisco has lasted her. Seven months in one place is a record, and she’s really enjoying working at her uncle’s job, thinking she’s finally found a so-called home. When the very foundation under her rocks until it crumbles, that bug starts itching that she needs to go go go. But when the ties she’s forever been keeping from getting tied won’t let go, she’s forced into sticking around. Her tough, icy exterior betrays her longing heart on the inside, and she becomes torn with the need to flee and the yearning to stay.
Enter in Sebastian. He’s someone Ivy can’t quite figure out. He shows up wanting a tattoo from her, adamant that only she do it, even when he can’t miss that she is desperately trying to get out of it and the city. When she feels anything but safe or settled, his mere presence makes her feel safe. Her mask slips around him, making her want to be around him. That magnetic feeling is something not even she can fight. But Sebastian isn’t exactly who he says he is. And he has a lot that he’s hiding under that cool and calm exterior.
Ivy and Sebastian’s journey was exciting to read. You knew that Ivy was this sort of badass roaming woman who had a lot of chips on her shoulder, but you could really see that Sebastian settled her and became what she needed to calm her soul. K.A. Tucker wrote a fantastic storyline that was perfect for who these characters were, and it had the perfect amount of excitement, with a lot of intricate little details woven in throughout. Sebastian and Ivy will grow on you (an ivy pun-ha!) immediately, and you’ll absolutely love them. I’m sad to see the series come to an end, but I am incredibly excited to see what more comes from the mind of K.A.!
**Received an early copy in exchange for an honest review**
100_pages_hr's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
christie_seiler's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series a slice KA Tucker, I didn't want it the novel or this series to end.
Surviving Ice was exciting and romantic and beautifully written. The cover is the most gorgeous cover KA has!
This one wasn't my favourite though, I'm still a sucker for the book that started it all Burying Water.
Can't wait for KAs next adventures.
Surviving Ice was exciting and romantic and beautifully written. The cover is the most gorgeous cover KA has!
This one wasn't my favourite though, I'm still a sucker for the book that started it all Burying Water.
Can't wait for KAs next adventures.
itscori15's review against another edition
4.0
Overall solid story. It was great to get Ivy’s story and I absolutely adore Sebastian!
creativelifeofliz's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. This was a really good story. The only reason it didn't get 5 stars is because I thought it got a bit slow in the middle. I think that both Ivy and Sebastian are a bit unlikeable, and I think that makes the story better. You can understand why they're making the choices they are while still feeling like they aren't necessarily making the best ones. This was my first K. A. Tucker book, but this one definitely makes me think I should read some more!
bookish_spoonie's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars
Wow this was incredible and I loved every single word of it. K A Tucker has quickly become one of my favourite authors.
This book is about tattoo artist Ivy and I just adore her fierce no nonsense character. She is brilliant and the storyline fits her so well. I also loved the lead male Sebastian, his complex emotional layers and will to do better made him worthy of Ivy but also so interesting to read about.
I wish there were more books to this series! I would have loved one about Ivys best friend Dakota.
However I am so in love with this darker series that shows that love conquers all. I highly recommend it and its a K A Tucker series for those that aren't a fan of smutty scenes as well.
Basically I loved it!
Wow this was incredible and I loved every single word of it. K A Tucker has quickly become one of my favourite authors.
This book is about tattoo artist Ivy and I just adore her fierce no nonsense character. She is brilliant and the storyline fits her so well. I also loved the lead male Sebastian, his complex emotional layers and will to do better made him worthy of Ivy but also so interesting to read about.
I wish there were more books to this series! I would have loved one about Ivys best friend Dakota.
However I am so in love with this darker series that shows that love conquers all. I highly recommend it and its a K A Tucker series for those that aren't a fan of smutty scenes as well.
Basically I loved it!
ezichinny's review against another edition
4.0
Ivy Lee 
was first introduced in Chasing River, Book 3 in the Burying Water Series, and she was a feisty tattoo artist who was visiting Dublin. It was my second favorite in the series after Chasing River. I do like that Ivy was a more complicated character than Amber.
Ivy was now back in San Francisco working her uncle Ned in his tattoo shop until one day when Ivy walked in on her the murder of her uncle and a client. Ivy quickly became a loose end that the murderers needed to tie up. But first the perpetrators needed to know what Ivy saw, and if she had any incriminating documents. So they sent in an assassin extraordinaire, to retrieve the evidence and clean up the unfinished business.
Say hello to ex-navy seal Sebastian Riker
Sebastian began by befriending the loner tattoo artist to probe her awareness into her uncle’s affairs. He was quickly intrigued by the smart mouthed girl. They just seemed to click and Sebastian quickly found that this assignment will require him to make hard choices and sacrifices he was unwilling to make.
I liked Ivy because she was both strong and vulnerable at the same time. She was rude, yet sweet. She seemed aloof but she was caring. She seemed like a loner but she enjoyed the company of those who accepted her. Most of all, she was true to herself. Ivy was a great match for Sebastian because he needed to be needed. This was his shot at redemption and he took it!
K.A Tucker did a great job developing the characters. Ivy and Sebastian’s story was a little dark, but it was not depressing. It was almost like the story was a tattoo. She sketched, then outlines, then shaded and filled in. There was mystery and suspense; there was love and romance too. The story was about Ivy and Sebastian’s evolution as solitary figures into a unit. It was how they able to sow seeds of trust and eventually depend on it. It wasn’t insta-love, nor was this story a fast paced romance. It was the progressive growth of Sebastian and Ivy as they made peace with their past and decided what they wanted for the future. This was romantic suspense done right. The writing was really good. I really enjoyed this book and the series as a whole.
***e-ARC provided by Atria Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
***e-ARC provided by Atria Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
was first introduced in Chasing River, Book 3 in the Burying Water Series, and she was a feisty tattoo artist who was visiting Dublin. It was my second favorite in the series after Chasing River. I do like that Ivy was a more complicated character than Amber.Ivy was now back in San Francisco working her uncle Ned in his tattoo shop until one day when Ivy walked in on her the murder of her uncle and a client. Ivy quickly became a loose end that the murderers needed to tie up. But first the perpetrators needed to know what Ivy saw, and if she had any incriminating documents. So they sent in an assassin extraordinaire, to retrieve the evidence and clean up the unfinished business.
Say hello to ex-navy seal Sebastian Riker
Sebastian began by befriending the loner tattoo artist to probe her awareness into her uncle’s affairs. He was quickly intrigued by the smart mouthed girl. They just seemed to click and Sebastian quickly found that this assignment will require him to make hard choices and sacrifices he was unwilling to make.
I liked Ivy because she was both strong and vulnerable at the same time. She was rude, yet sweet. She seemed aloof but she was caring. She seemed like a loner but she enjoyed the company of those who accepted her. Most of all, she was true to herself. Ivy was a great match for Sebastian because he needed to be needed. This was his shot at redemption and he took it!
K.A Tucker did a great job developing the characters. Ivy and Sebastian’s story was a little dark, but it was not depressing. It was almost like the story was a tattoo. She sketched, then outlines, then shaded and filled in. There was mystery and suspense; there was love and romance too. The story was about Ivy and Sebastian’s evolution as solitary figures into a unit. It was how they able to sow seeds of trust and eventually depend on it. It wasn’t insta-love, nor was this story a fast paced romance. It was the progressive growth of Sebastian and Ivy as they made peace with their past and decided what they wanted for the future. This was romantic suspense done right. The writing was really good. I really enjoyed this book and the series as a whole.
***e-ARC provided by Atria Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
***e-ARC provided by Atria Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.