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A review by linzreadz13
Tonic by Staci Hart
5.0
After meeting Staci Hart in Denver, September 2016, I knew I had to jump in to her books. I am so happy I was able to read this book before it was released! I had just finished reading a book that was so intense, and full of every feel imaginable that I was happy to be able to avoid a reading slump with this gem of a story. (Yes, I needed tissues during this read too but it was so amazing never the less!)
After I found the synopsis for Tonic, and knew that was the book by Staci, I needed to start with! I currently have 6 tattoos on my body and am planning on getting more. Once I found out that the book was about a tattoo shop owned by a pair of brothers, I was sucked in. Adding a reality TV show to the story line and I couldn’t put the book down.
Annika, a strong, stubborn business woman was a fantastic and hilarious lead. Then add, “Hairy”, aka Joel, a swoon worthy male lead, and you have a mix for a romance story that is a perfect example of one that is passionate, smoking hot, with a splash of angst.
Now, that plot twist!!! WHAT THE HECK STACI? I definitely was not expecting it but absolutely loved every second!
ICE QUEEN + HAIRY = ONE HELL OF A STORY!
After learning that Joel was a background character in Last Call by Staci, I am now off to read that story as well!
Grateful to have received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Few of My Favorite Quotes
“I wondered if she had a single mark on her perfect skin and imagined taking my needle to it, making a mark I could leave there forever.”
“I then decided two things. One: My new mission in life was to make her laugh. Two: I’d crack her open if it was the last thing I did.”
“He’s crass and uncouth and… hulking. He’s medieval. Put a mace in his hand and point him to the Saxons.”
“I had requirements, such as: clean cut, ambitious, professional, refined.
He was a fantasy, not a real prospect.”
After I found the synopsis for Tonic, and knew that was the book by Staci, I needed to start with! I currently have 6 tattoos on my body and am planning on getting more. Once I found out that the book was about a tattoo shop owned by a pair of brothers, I was sucked in. Adding a reality TV show to the story line and I couldn’t put the book down.
Annika, a strong, stubborn business woman was a fantastic and hilarious lead. Then add, “Hairy”, aka Joel, a swoon worthy male lead, and you have a mix for a romance story that is a perfect example of one that is passionate, smoking hot, with a splash of angst.
Now, that plot twist!!! WHAT THE HECK STACI? I definitely was not expecting it but absolutely loved every second!
ICE QUEEN + HAIRY = ONE HELL OF A STORY!
After learning that Joel was a background character in Last Call by Staci, I am now off to read that story as well!
Grateful to have received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Few of My Favorite Quotes
“I wondered if she had a single mark on her perfect skin and imagined taking my needle to it, making a mark I could leave there forever.”
“I then decided two things. One: My new mission in life was to make her laugh. Two: I’d crack her open if it was the last thing I did.”
“He’s crass and uncouth and… hulking. He’s medieval. Put a mace in his hand and point him to the Saxons.”
“I had requirements, such as: clean cut, ambitious, professional, refined.
He was a fantasy, not a real prospect.”