The Asylum Interviews: Trixie (The Asylum Tales, #0.6)

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The Asylum Interviews: Trixie (The Asylum Tales 0.6)

by Jocelynn Drake (Goodreads Author)

3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 · rating details · 201 ratings · 43 reviews

The second of two prequel stories to Jocelynn Drake's Angel's Ink.

Gage's ex-girlfriend is back in town and needs help escaping a master vampire. While not the easiest of tasks, he certainly didn't count of getting help from a mysterious woman with a few secrets of her own.

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Published September 4th 2012 by Harper Voyager

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Nov 20, 2012 William Bentrim rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Asylum Interviews: Trixie by Jocelynn Drake

Angel’s Ink filled in all the background information that I wanted when I read Asylum Interviews:Bronx. Angel’s Ink also filled in the blanks for this book. Both Trixie and Bronx can be read as stand alone stories without any problem. However I do recommend you read Angel’s Ink first. Gage, the ex-warlock, finds himself embroiled in a situation between a vampire and her nest.

I don’t know if Jim Butcher’s books have influenced Ms. Drake but there a...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Dark Faerie Tales rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Quick & Dirty: Another entertaining novella that explores Gage’s personality and the supernatural world of Low Town.

Opening Sentence: This woman could kiss.

The Review:

The Asylum Interviews: Trixie is the second of two novellas in The Asylum Tales series focuses on how Gage, a mysterious and loyal tattoo artist, meets the second of his employees Trixie. This novella begins with Gage hooking up with his ex-girlfriend Jo. Jo takes Gage down memory lane. He re...more Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: Another entertaining novella that explores Gage’s personality and the supernatural world of Low Town.

Opening Sentence: This woman could kiss.

The Review:

The Asylum Interviews: Trixie is the second of two novellas in The Asylum Tales series focuses on how Gage, a mysterious and loyal tattoo artist, meets the second of his employees Trixie. This novella begins with Gage hooking up with his ex-girlfriend Jo. Jo takes Gage down memory lane. He remembers why they had chemistry but yet why it would never have worked for them. Jo is a vampire. She has another motive for meeting with Gage, she recommends Gage hire her good human friend Trixie for a job. Gage reluctantly agrees to meet with Trixie.

When Trixie shows up at the tattoo parlor, Gage realizes that Trixie isn’t what she seems. She is hiding under a glamour. She is really an elf. Gage doesn’t reveal that he knows what she is because Trixie comes with even more shocking news. Jo is being mentally and physically abused by another vampire. Trixie wants Gage to do something about it. Always willing to help the damsel in distress, Gage decides he will help. This enables Gage to learn more about the dangerous vampire underworld.

In the end, This novella left me wanting more. I wanted to know more about Gage, Trixie and the hilarious Chang, his dry wit had me laughing out loud. Chang helps supply Gage with his “black market” needs. (I haven’t read Angel’s Ink yet but I do hope I see more of Chang.)

Notable Scene:

Chang smiled a sly grin that gave me chills as he once again waved for me to kneel beside him. “Not poisonous. You drink this and you get sick. Your stomach will empty, but it won’t kill you. Drink this and it do nothing to vampire that drink you.” Chang picked up the blood orange and held it in front of my face. “You eat this and it do nothing to vampire that drink you. Now,” Chang paused, holding up one spindly finger. He put the orange on the table next to the bottle. “You cut sanguinello in half and pour extract on both halves. Let sit for . . . at least two hours. Eat all.”

“Rind, too?”

“Rind? No, not rind. Just fruit. Who eats the rind?” Chang gave me a little smack on the back of the head while giving me a look of disgust. I didn’t regret the question, stupid or not. You always asked questions with magic or you didn’t live to regret it later.

FTC Advisory: I purchased my own copy of The Asylum Interviews: Trixie. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.(less)

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Aug 25, 2012 OpenBookSociety.com rated it 3 of 5 stars

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The Asylum Interviews: Trixie is a fun little short story to get you all pumped up for Drake’s new series, The Asylum Tales. It’s actually the second prequel to the series, but unfortunately I did not have the pleasure of reading the first, which was about Bronx, the troll. But even though I missed out on the first prequel I didn’t feel like I missed anything.

Gage was a warlock-in-training who didn’t like how things were being run where he trained, at the Ivor...more Brought to you by OBS reviewer Heidi

The Asylum Interviews: Trixie is a fun little short story to get you all pumped up for Drake’s new series, The Asylum Tales. It’s actually the second prequel to the series, but unfortunately I did not have the pleasure of reading the first, which was about Bronx, the troll. But even though I missed out on the first prequel I didn’t feel like I missed anything.

Gage was a warlock-in-training who didn’t like how things were being run where he trained, at the Ivory Towers, and escaped. He still has his magical powers, but struggles to keep them a secret. Now he runs a tattoo parlor called Asylum and I can’t help, but think what a cool name that is for a tattoo shop!

In this book, Gage met up with his ex-girlfriend and vampire, Jo, only to discover that she has been living in town for a month and is being controlled by a ruthless master vampire, Chester.

Jo also told Gage about a friend of hers that was looking for a job as a tattoo artist. He agrees to interview her friend, Trixie. But during the interview Trixie pleads with Gage to help her free Jo from Chester’s rule. So now the two of them along with Bronx are on a mission to save Jo before Chester can hurt her any further.

I’m really not a big fan of short stories, but I did really enjoy this one. Gage was a fun character and I loved him trying to make Trixie think he was an asshole when everything he did proved the opposite.

“Fan-fucking-tastic. Not only were Jo and Trixie in danger from this master vampire, but Trixie’s beleif in my prickishness was fading fast.

Priorities. I need to focus on getting Jo free of Chester permanently while protecting Trixie from any backlash from the master vampire. I could always prove to her later that I was a dick.”

Gage definitely makes me anxious for the first full-length novel of the series, Angel’s Ink (expected to be published in October)!

The only thing I really didn’t get was why this book was titled after Trixie, when she really wasn’t a prominent character in the book, taking a backseat to Gage, Jo, and even Bronx. But overall it doesn’t matter that much. This book was a lot of fun and a very quick read. I will definitely be continuing this series!

* Please note this review was based on an advance reader copy of this book and quotes are subject to change.

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Oct 28, 2012 Beth Rea rated it 4 of 5 stars

I won't recap the story line here as others have all done that for you.

I will say that this was more of a standard paranormal/urban fantasy storyline, in that it dealt primarily with vamps. That can be a bit ho-hum anymore.

However. . .a couple of spots in this one really stood out. The first was the introduction of Chang, the ancient black market dealer of rarities. Fascinating and humorous, I truly hope he becomes a more central figure in the continuing Asylum Tales.

The second was the inclusion...more

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Oct 15, 2012 Starr Griggs rated it 4 of 5 stars

If Bronx's story was an introduction to the characters, then Trixie's story is just a tease. I am glad that I have a review copy of Angel's Ink so that I can dive right in. I am definitely looking forward to it after finishing this story. I really like Gage, and not just because of the hidden power that he wields, because he really is a good guy. He has a lot of connections because he is often willing to do the right thing without much regards to himself. This is also a common trait found in his...more

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Apr 02, 2013 Sandra "Jeanz" rated it 4 of 5 stars

MY REVIEW
Again I purchased this one from Amazon.co.uk. As I had read Blood by Moonlight, I wanted to read more of The Asylum series. I will admit I have managed to read the Asylum Interview novellas all in the wrong order but, to be truthful it hasn't really mattered. I have still enjoyed the novellas. I have loved learning more about the characters.
The cover I admit to not been as keen on. The female on the front could be either Trixie or Jo.
We see the protective side of Gage when it turns out...more MY REVIEW
Again I purchased this one from Amazon.co.uk. As I had read Blood by Moonlight, I wanted to read more of The Asylum series. I will admit I have managed to read the Asylum Interview novellas all in the wrong order but, to be truthful it hasn't really mattered. I have still enjoyed the novellas. I have loved learning more about the characters.
The cover I admit to not been as keen on. The female on the front could be either Trixie or Jo.
We see the protective side of Gage when it turns out his ex-girlfriend Jo is being mis treated by her new nest master Chester. As Jo has returned to town there are no spaces left in her old nest. there are only a number of spaces allowed since the government brought in certain rules and regulations to keep the vampires in line. So when Michelle, the leader of Jo's old nest tells Jo there's no room at the moment. Jo is forced to join the other nest in town which is ruled by a rather more sadistic, cruel and somewhat weird Chester.
Gage is upset, disappointed and enraged when Trixie lets him know how Chester is mistreating Jo, his first reaction is to nip around and rip Chester's head off! Then he listens to reason and decides to be more careful for Jo's sake and use a bit of magic to help.
I like all the characters in this series that I have come across so far, the protective, kind, generous yet hard, tough tattoo artist Gage, the gentle giant troll Bronx and the cute little . . .well we don't officially know what she is yet so Trixie. we do know Trixie is hiding from someone or something as she is using glamour to disguise her appearance. Even though Gage can see through the glamour he keeps quiet, like Gage I am sure we will hear Trixie's Problem soon. So now we have met those that work at The Asylum tattoo parlour . . and some of Gage's friends too in Parker, Jill and Jo.
So did I enjoy this novella? Yes, once again, I really did. Would I recommend? Yes, though with a warning these novellas so far give me the feeling this series is more adult themed and aimed. Will I read more of this Series? I already have and yes I hope to read even more! Would I read other books/novellas by Jocelynn Drake? Yes I think I would try other books by her.
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Sep 16, 2012 Jeanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the second of two pre-qeul short stories for a new series. Like the first one, I was very pleaantly surprised by both the depth of the story and the world building as well as the well built personalities of the characters. Short stories can very easily fail to deliver on both of these points and they are often not as interesting as full length books for that reason. In this case however, Jocelynn Drake does an incredible job of building the story, the world, and the characters. She leave...more

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Sep 07, 2012 Jen (Red Hot Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

With this novella, Jocelynn Drake gives us a short slice of life for Gage Powell, the narrator and main character of her new Asylum series. Much like "Bronx," this story shows us the events that help set up the full length novel, Angel's Ink. The first novella showed us how Bronx entered Gage's life and came to work at his tattoo parlor. This one shows how Trixie does the same.

Let me backtrack a bit. Gage is a tattoo artist who creates magical tattoos for his clients. He was once a warlock in tr...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Lynsey (The Demon Librarian) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: received-for-review, fae-alicious, magic-tastic, unusual-creatures-beings-species, urban-fantasy, vampire-ific, alternate-history

An interesting glimpse at Jocelynn Drake's new world.

So, forgive me for being dense here, but I was under the impression this was going to be all about Trixie (whoever she may be) and therefore perhaps written from her POV. Colour me puzzled then when it's actually written in 1st person POV from a man—or a warlock as it happens—called Gage. It's about his first meeting with Trixie when she first came to Low Town, the setting for this new Urban Fantasy series. So, intrigued by this discovery I t...more An interesting glimpse at Jocelynn Drake's new world.

So, forgive me for being dense here, but I was under the impression this was going to be all about Trixie (whoever she may be) and therefore perhaps written from her POV. Colour me puzzled then when it's actually written in 1st person POV from a man—or a warlock as it happens—called Gage. It's about his first meeting with Trixie when she first came to Low Town, the setting for this new Urban Fantasy series. So, intrigued by this discovery I then went to read the blurb for the first full-length book, Angel's Ink , more closely (with my eyes open and everything) and saw that that is also going to be told from Gage's POV. Now, before you all start "duh"ing me, you have to admit the title and the cover art suggests a female main character. Does it or does it not? I don't read very many series with male main characters; only really my beloved Atticus from the Iron Druid Chronicles, which is also penned by a man. So this being written by a woman is doubly intriguing.

Of course, it's not the first time Drake has written from the male perspective. She did one of the books in her Dark Days series from Danaus' POV, but it still strikes me as an unusual way to go. And kinda misleading with the covers having girls on.

Anyway, once my confusion cleared I found I rather liked Gage. He seems like an interesting and likeable chap. Slightly flawed in his plans to be an asshole in order to keep the beautiful Trixie at bay, but nice nonetheless. He strikes me as the reluctant hero type. He tells you he's all bad, bad, bad but his actions prove otherwise.

Other characters we met were Jo, the ex-girlfriend/vampire guitar player. Bronx, the troll and partner at Gage's tattoo parlour. A few gargoyles. A delightful Chinese fellow called Chang who seems to be able to procure almost anything magical, for a price. And of course, Trixie. A woman who seems to be hiding a few secrets and is so far unaware that Gage is on to her.

So, it all looks very promising. There's a nice mix of supernatural species and the characters I've met seem interesting but flawed, with lots of secrets yet to be uncloaked. And most especially, I was pleased to see that the overall tone of the world and characters seems lighter that her previous series. I did enjoy Dark Days and read through them very quickly, but I never really connected to the main character, Mira. She was so cold, and some of the scenes were so violent— literal blood baths—that it got too much for me. But so far, from what I've seen from this small sample, it appears this isn't going to be quite as dark; there was some nice funny dialogue and Gage seems a much warmer character. Hopefully it will be just as exciting and fast-paced, though.

I'm looking forward to getting to Angel's Ink to find out more about everyone I've just met. And there's also another novella, The Asylum Interviews: Bronx , presumably about how Gage met his Troll friend, that I might get beforehand too.

3.5 Stars ★★★1/2

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Oct 01, 2012 Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars

I picked this up because it was cheap and sounded interesting. I'm fairly sure it was an ad on Smart Bitches, but it might have been FB, unsure. This short story and it's companion "Bronx" are introductions to this series by Jocelynn Drake. I haven't read her other books, so I don't know if it resembles the Dark Days series.

I thoroughly enjoyed this method of introduction, learning bits and pieces about Gage, the tattoo artist/ex-sorcerer-in-hiding and his new friend/employee Trixie, who is an e...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Miss Amby rated it 4 of 5 stars

This novella was much, much better than the Bronx interview was. Gage came across as a man instead of a woman, Bronx was present, but not the focus, and Trixie seems like an interesting character. However, this story focused more on Gage and his relationship with this ex-girlfriend than it did on Trixie. Because of that, I feel that the title is a bit misleading, but after reading this story, I am looking forward to reading Angel's Ink!

From what we saw of Trixie, I really liked her. She's tough,...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Alicia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Gage is the owner of a tattoo parlor called Asylum. His business is running so good he can barely keep up but when his ex girlfriend Jo comes into town he decides to shut the parlor down for a night to go see her play in her band.

Jo has a favor to ask Gage. She wants to know if he would give her friend Trixie a job interview. Gage agrees and once he meets Trixie things start to get a little crazy. Trixie tells him that Jo needs rescuing from a master vampire and even though he would deny it Gag...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Melliane rated it 4 of 5 stars

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After reading the first novel I was pretty curious to discover this novella. The first books introduces us the character of Trixie without telling us her meeting with Gage. This man is very unique and as we don’t know a lot about him, Herself or even Bronx, I was impatient to read this book.

We also discover here Joe, the former girlfriend of our hero who returns after a long absence, and asks Gage if he could hire a young friend of hers, tattooist as well as...more

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Aug 27, 2012 Sandy Cox rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Things seem to be going well for Gage, his tattoo business is booming and his old girlfriend, Jo, is back in Low Town to ask a favor of him - Jo's friend, Trixie, is a tattoo artist in need of a job.

Gage, agrees to look at Trixie's portfolio, but things quickly when he finds out that his interviewee is less interested in landing a job, than she is in getting Jo out of her own sticky situation.

I'm not familiar with Drake's work, but I thought this was a great introduction for her new series The...more

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Sep 07, 2012 Kt from A Book Obsession.. rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Review originally posted on my blog: A Book Obsession..

This novella served as an introduction into Gage's second new employee, Trixie. She seems very interesting as there is a whole lot of mystery surrounding her circumstances. Granted that means that we don't know a whole lot about her, but from what I can see she is very loyal, and has a pretty level head about her. I am intrigued about the attraction Gage seems to feel towards her, and I wonder if that will be going anywhere. I'm a big fan of...more

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Sep 21, 2012 Deea (Andreea) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Loved it!

This story was more about Gage, his ex and the vamps than about Trixie, but it was still good. I have a feeling these three (Gage, Bronx and Trixie) are setting out on an incredible journey, full of action and adventure. I'm really looking forward to this series!

As a side note, these two novellas reminded me of the beginning of The Hollows series, when Rachel, Jenks and Ivy began working together and started their own crazy adventure... When they had weird things to deal with on their...more

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Sep 10, 2012 All Things Urban Fantasy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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After reading THE ASYLUM INTERVIEWS: TRIXIE, I am eagerly anticipating ANGEL’S INK so I can have a full length book with Gage and his magical tattoo shop. This prequel introduces us to more of Gage’s friends who range from trolls to vampires to elves.

Considering we learned more about Bronx in his prequel story, I would have liked this story to revolve around Trixie more than it did. She pretty much comes in to help introduce the main conflict and then g...more

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Sep 22, 2012 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This is the second of two prequel novellas introducing the main characters of Jocelynn Drake's upcoming Asylum Tales series. These novellas are both narrated by Gage who is the owner of the Asylum Tattoo Parlour. The first story introduced us to tattoo artist Bronx and showed how he ended up working at Asylum. The Asylum Interviews: Trixie is set 18 months after the first novella and introduces us to another new tattoo artist - Trixie.

Gage's ex-girlfriend Jo has returned to town and the attracti...more This is the second of two prequel novellas introducing the main characters of Jocelynn Drake's upcoming Asylum Tales series. These novellas are both narrated by Gage who is the owner of the Asylum Tattoo Parlour. The first story introduced us to tattoo artist Bronx and showed how he ended up working at Asylum. The Asylum Interviews: Trixie is set 18 months after the first novella and introduces us to another new tattoo artist - Trixie.

Gage's ex-girlfriend Jo has returned to town and the attraction between them is still sizzling. He is worried that she doesn't seem to be quite her usual self but it takes Jo's friend Trixie to fill him in on the problem. Jo is being bullied by a master vampire and tattoo artist Trixie comes to Gage looking for help to put a stop to it. Can Gage, Trixie and Bronx find a way to free Jo from the vampire's clutches?

Gage and Bronx have been working together for over a year and things at the tattoo parlour are busier than ever. They have become good friends but both are suffering from overwork and they really need another artist to help take some of the pressure off. They need to find someone that they will both get on with though and it has to be someone who is as skilled at both creating tattoos and making the special potions they use in the ink too. Will they get on well enough with Trixie to offer her the job?

We don't find out much more about Gage's past in this story but he does seem to gravitate towards people who also have secrets of their own. He doesn't push them for answers and he knows they're not likely to want to delve into his past either. Trixie is hiding her true identity and I'll be very interested to find out why that is as the series continues. As much as we don't get to find out more about Gage's secret past we do get to know his character a bit better. I am really coming to like all of these characters, Gage can come across as a bit of an ass at times but that is his way of keeping people at a distance and deep down he is a nice, caring guy. Bronx always manages to add humour to any situation but he is definitely the kind of guy you'd like to have at your back if you're in trouble and Trixie is a straight talking, spunky woman who won't take any crap but who will risk herself to protect her friends.

If you enjoyed The Asylum Interviews: Bronx then you'll love Trixie's story just as much. You don't have to read either of these novellas before picking up the first book in the series but I would recommend giving them a try. These stories have left me eager to get started on Angel's Ink - this is definitely a new urban fantasy series to watch out for.(less)

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Feb 09, 2013 Habrewer rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Asylum Interviews: Trixie (Prequel #2) by Jocelynn Drake
*A review copy of this book was received from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*

Gage’s tattoo business is growing and he is looking to add another artist to his shop. When the mysterious woman walks in looking for a job, he never expected it to lead to a showdown with a master vampire.

Trixie is new in town and she has her own secrets. She needs Gage’s help to save their mutual friend Jo from a master vampire. She uses her need...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Michelle Leah Olson rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Our Review, by LITERAL ADDICTION's Pack Alpha - Michelle L. Olson:

The 2nd eNovella Prequel to Jocelynn Drake's highly anticipated ASYLUM TALES series, Trixie was another wonderful sneak peek into the upcoming world and characters. As Bronx did, Trixie just made me want Angel's Ink that much more!

Taking place 18 months following The Asylum Interviews - Bronx, The Asylum Interviews - Trixie starts off hot and heavy, picks up steam as the story continues, and ends with a bang.

Jo, Gage's ex-girlfri...more Our Review, by LITERAL ADDICTION's Pack Alpha - Michelle L. Olson:

The 2nd eNovella Prequel to Jocelynn Drake's highly anticipated ASYLUM TALES series, Trixie was another wonderful sneak peek into the upcoming world and characters. As Bronx did, Trixie just made me want Angel's Ink that much more!

Taking place 18 months following The Asylum Interviews - Bronx, The Asylum Interviews - Trixie starts off hot and heavy, picks up steam as the story continues, and ends with a bang.

Jo, Gage's ex-girlfriend and vampire is back in town and the two start off basically where they left off 2 years prior with a mutual lust and like. Jo has a problem though, and it takes Jo's friend Trixie - a closet elf and fellow tattoo artist - to bring Gage in on the situation.

Teaming up with Bronx again, as well as Trixie, Gage proceeds to do everything in his power to help Jo while still maintaining his status quo as the warlock-in-training-no-more.

I already like Trixie. She's high spirited, fiercly loyal, and shoots straight from the cuff, no holds barred, though she is somewhat dangerously spontaneous. She isn't afraid to tell Gage that he's being a prick or an a-hole, and does it on a regular basis throughout the story, and she definitely has some secrets that will be fun to unveil.

Ironically, just like I said in my review of Bronx, Gage is a good guy and a great friend, and his whole act of being the ultimate alpha-hole just doesn't stand up. He continues to be a wonderful leading alpha male for the series. He tries to distance himself from people by being sarcastic and rude, but what it all comes down to, is him just trying to protect everyone, even if that means from himself.

Bronx still holds a place close to my heart, even though he wasn't quite as featured in this tale he still grabbed my attention, and the three of them together - Gage, Bronx, and Trixie - both at Asylum and in their adventures conquering Low Town going forward should prove to be immensely exciting and revealing.

LITERAL ADDICTION gives The Asylum Interviews - Trixie 4 Skulls. I am so excited for a full length ASYLUM TALES novel now! October can't get here fast enough.(less)

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Aug 13, 2012 Mel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-book, edelweiss, novella, magic, urban-fantasy, vampires, wizards

I really like The Asylum Tales prequel novellas. The Asylum Interviews: Trixie was a short, quick read which shows more insight into the vampires, the circumstances leading up to Gage's meeting with Trixie, and how even from the beginning he fought his attraction to her. I would've liked more focus on Trixie instead of Jo, Gage's vampire ex, but it didn't seem to be the point. This was just Trixie's introduction to The Asylum Tales world and nothing beyond that. I assume that Jocelynn Drake want...more

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Nov 09, 2012 Darcy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, e-book, short-stories, vampires, magic

These short stories are doing a great job of getting me to want to read the first full length book. Gage intrigues me because as much as he tries to be an ass, he is really a good guy, while Bronx is a great side kick. The world that the story line is in is a fun one.

With this book we see more of the world. How the vampires work is interesting as is Jo's response to what is going on with her. I have a feeling there is more going on with Trixie.

I can't wait to get my hands on Angel's Ink.

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Mar 17, 2013 gremlin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed this second prequel to Angel's Ink, introducing Trixie, and set about halfway between the first prequel and the book. I hadn't read Angel's Ink yet when I read this, but I dove into that soon after reading this.

Gage's vampire ex-girlfriend Jo comes back to Low Town, and introduces him to Trixie, another tattoo artist who's new in town and needs a job.

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Oct 17, 2012 Alexandria rated it 4 of 5 stars

So I've been tossing Drake's new series back and forth for a while adn finally decided to give it a shot. I've loved Drake's work since I first read Dawnbreaker and her new world her just as good as the Dark Days. The Asylum is a beautifully, dark and dangerous world that is just my kind and favorite.

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Apr 26, 2013 Jordan Summers rated it 5 of 5 stars

I am really liking this new series. I've just started reading the first full length book in the Asylum series. Yes, it still reminds me a little of the Harry Dresden series, but not enough to ruin my enjoyment. The characters are interesting. The author takes the stories in different directions that I anticipate. What more could you ask for? I cannot wait to read more books set in this world.

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Sep 22, 2012 Brenda rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved Trixie's story as much as the one introducing Bronx. This series is going to rock. A gritty, magical world with shifters, vamps, fae and more. Gage, the main character, already has me rooting for him to kick some ass, magically or otherwise. I'm counting down to the full length novel!

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Feb 01, 2013 Lisa Maddison rated it 4 of 5 stars

So how is this for a storyline, a ex-warlock, a troll, and a elf disguised as a human doing tatoos together. This has great promise written all over it and I am looking forward to reading the first full-length book.

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Oct 05, 2012 Jesse rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm starting to really like the Low Town world. I loved the interaction between Gage and Bronx, but I wish there had been more Trixie, especially since this is kind of her introduction to the boys. (She is, after all, introduced to the reader in Angel's Ink). I did like how she isn't your typical damsel in distress, though. :) Overall, I wish there had been more Trixie/Gage interaction as opposed to Jo/Gage, but it was an interesting story with zero static characters!

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Apr 20, 2013 Jan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Short story from Gage Powell's point of view. Tells of how Bronx and he met Trixie and also a bit about vampires in the Jocelynn Drake realm. Good appetizer to the next Asylum full length urban fantasy.

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Nov 17, 2012 Kristyn Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

These short prequels are definitely making me excited to get to Angel's Ink. I love Gage's character. He tries to be an ass, but deep down he is really a great guy. He is a great friend and tries to do what he can to help his friends out and keep them safe. It definitely seems like he, Bronx, and Trixie are going to get along well (for the most part), keep each other in line, and have some interesting times together.

All in all, I'm loving the series and cannot wait to read Angel's Ink and see w...more

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The oldest of three kids, Jocelynn grew up and continues to reside in the Cincinnati, Ohio region. She started writing when she was 12, spending all of one summer re-writing the story of Robin Hood in the battered remains of a notebooks. While life has brought many changes and surprises, the love of writing and a good story has been constant. When not writing, she can been found with her nose buri...more

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“Fan-fucking-tastic. Not only were Jo and Trixie in danger from this master vampire, but Trixie's beleif in my prickishness was fading fast.

Priorities. I need to focus on getting Jo free of Chester permanently while protecting Trixie from any backlash from the master vampire. I could always prove to her later that I was a dick.” — 3 people liked it

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