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18th out of 50 books
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Tattoo (Tattoo #1)
Bailey Morgan isn't the type of girl who shows a lot of skin, but somehow, she ends up in a dressing room at the mall with her friend Delia applying a temporary tattoo to her lower back. Never one to suffer fashion doubt, trendsetter Delia knows exactly where she wants her own tattoo: on her stomach, right where her shirt ends—can you say "midriff"? Annabelle, the quiet on...more
Paperback, 260 pages
Published
January 9th 2007
by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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Wow.
If I hadn't already read (and liked) the second book, Fate, there is no way I would have picked it up after reading this. Tattoo wasn't awful, but the plot wasn't good enough this time to make me overlook the glaringly juvenile tone of the book.
It was also too short to flesh out any of the characters, so what you're left with is four stereotypes. The Tough Girl, the Intellectual Girl, the Beautiful Girl, and the Ordinary Girl...who naturally can't really be ordinary, because she's secretly...more
If I hadn't already read (and liked) the second book, Fate, there is no way I would have picked it up after reading this. Tattoo wasn't awful, but the plot wasn't good enough this time to make me overlook the glaringly juvenile tone of the book.
It was also too short to flesh out any of the characters, so what you're left with is four stereotypes. The Tough Girl, the Intellectual Girl, the Beautiful Girl, and the Ordinary Girl...who naturally can't really be ordinary, because she's secretly...more
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Tattoo is the first of a two-part story. It introduces four friends, Bailey (the main character), Delia, Annabelle, and Zo. Bailey narrates the story, for the most part, and we read the majority of the plot through her voice. Delia is a “fashion goddess,” flirty and a cheerleader. Annabelle is the quiet one of the group, practical and smart. Zo is a tomboy and Bailey’s “other half.”
One day at the mall, Bailey buys a set of 4 temporary tattoos (there’s more to the story than that, but this is the...more
One day at the mall, Bailey buys a set of 4 temporary tattoos (there’s more to the story than that, but this is the...more
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Bailey is very normal. She is not drop-dead gorgeous, she is not ugly. She has friends, but she is not on the A-list. She gets ok grades, and fits in (a little). Tipical teenager. . . until she puts on a temporary tatoo. Her three close friends also stick on some ink and are inserted into a fantasy adventure between humankind and Death itself (well, more on that when you read the book. . .she is not actually. . .NO I will not give it away).
Gaining powers these four friends race to save the worl...more
Gaining powers these four friends race to save the worl...more
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When you read this book, you’ll either love it or hate it, but you’ll probably love it more if you were a teenager or on the younger end.
The tone, writing, and voice of this book was very juvenile. I know that since it’s being told from the pov of the main protagonist I should allow for some leeway, and I did but there comes a point when you step past that boundary. It quickly became obnoxious and grating. Not to mention when Bailey came to some of her puzzle solving conclusions it’s like “Hell...more
The tone, writing, and voice of this book was very juvenile. I know that since it’s being told from the pov of the main protagonist I should allow for some leeway, and I did but there comes a point when you step past that boundary. It quickly became obnoxious and grating. Not to mention when Bailey came to some of her puzzle solving conclusions it’s like “Hell...more
Four girls. Four temporary tattoos. Four magic temporary tattoos. And a powerful evil being out to ruin the school dance.
Tattoo, for me, read like a less emotional Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants sprinkled with fairy dust. Four friends - the fashion forward one, the brilliant one, the tomboy, and the oh-so-average narrator - decide on a whim to wear the pretty green swirly temporary tattoos given to them by a crazy lady in the mall to their school's dance. But these tattoos give them powers....more
Tattoo, for me, read like a less emotional Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants sprinkled with fairy dust. Four friends - the fashion forward one, the brilliant one, the tomboy, and the oh-so-average narrator - decide on a whim to wear the pretty green swirly temporary tattoos given to them by a crazy lady in the mall to their school's dance. But these tattoos give them powers....more
The lives of Bailey and her three best friends—smart Annabelle, fashionista Delia, and tomboy Zo—cross paths with an ancient evil through the form of blue-green tattoos, guaranteed to last three days. With these tattoos, the girls mysteriously receive various magical powers. Bailey can set things on fire, Delia transforms one object into another, Annabelle gets mind control, and Zo can see the future.
At first these new powers are fun, but they soon realize that they’ve been given these powers no...more
At first these new powers are fun, but they soon realize that they’ve been given these powers no...more
Tattoo is about a girl named Bailey and her three friends. One day while at the mall, a lady stops them at a kiosk and gives each of them a different accessory. When it's Bailey's turn, the lady tells her that she can actually pick which accessory she wants. Bailey ends up accidentally knocking over a drawer, and decides on the choice of temporary tattoos. While the girls go dress shopping, they each decide to put their tattoos on. Each girl decides on a different place. Even though they don't k...more
Okay, so the setup is completely unbelievable. And the plot is driven more by sensibility than sense. I still enjoyed the book because the four friends at its heart are so charming.
Bailey, as viewpoint character, is kind of transparent. i.e. she's the most bland—a compromise or middle-of-the-road personality. This is a good thing, though, because the friends need that central bridge to tie them together. The others all complement each other through their differences. The main thing the author ha...more
Bailey, as viewpoint character, is kind of transparent. i.e. she's the most bland—a compromise or middle-of-the-road personality. This is a good thing, though, because the friends need that central bridge to tie them together. The others all complement each other through their differences. The main thing the author ha...more
Feels like the "travelling pants" as fairy-induced world-savers ... Hmm. I've almost reached the middle. The four girls are very different from each other, That might be nice - but maybe they are too obviously stereotypical: The sensible genius (professor's daughter), the cute and misbehaving tomboy (motherless), the big-breasted and confident girly-girl (mall-addict and fashion-expert) and the normal girl-next-door (narrator, unsure, secretly in love, fiercely loved by her friends). The plot is...more
Tattoo is the story of a group of friends that find themselves with temporary tattoos that change their lives. The friends find themselves with some pretty interesting changes, setting people on fire, reading minds, seeing into the future and the ability to turn trash into fashion!
I almost forgot, Bailey also starts hearing voices proclaiming the coming of a great evil force. They girls must save the world from being destroyed with their new found powers.
I liked this book a lot. The girls were w...more
I almost forgot, Bailey also starts hearing voices proclaiming the coming of a great evil force. They girls must save the world from being destroyed with their new found powers.
I liked this book a lot. The girls were w...more
I picked this up after an increasingly common, depressing yet good YA novel that populate the genre. I needed something that was light and not a complete waste of space - I picked exceedingly well. Not only that but it is also my first official faerie book and I really liked it!
The concept is fun, plonk a temporary tattoo on your skin and develop a telekinetic power. The pace is speedy without sacrificing character development, meaningful without resorting to trite high school nonsense and hilar...more
The concept is fun, plonk a temporary tattoo on your skin and develop a telekinetic power. The pace is speedy without sacrificing character development, meaningful without resorting to trite high school nonsense and hilar...more
4 lycéennes un peu à la 4 filles et un jean, Annabelle la sérieuse, Delia la fashionata, Zo le garçon manqué et Bailey l’amoureuse, se retrouvent malgré elles en train de sauver le monde.
J’ai beaucoup aimé le principe: 4 adolescentes qui sont tout ce qu’il y a de plus normales et qui se retrouvent du jour au lendemain dotées de pouvoir tels que la télépathie. On ne les accompagne que pendant 3 jours mais ça nous suffit pour apprendre à les connaitre, pour découvrir leurs points faibles, leurs di...more
J’ai beaucoup aimé le principe: 4 adolescentes qui sont tout ce qu’il y a de plus normales et qui se retrouvent du jour au lendemain dotées de pouvoir tels que la télépathie. On ne les accompagne que pendant 3 jours mais ça nous suffit pour apprendre à les connaitre, pour découvrir leurs points faibles, leurs di...more
I would really have liked to give this book 4.5 stars, but since GoodReads only lets you do whole stars, I'll just have to settle for four.
This book was not what I expected it to be. I'm not even sure what I expected, but it wasn't this. Defiantly not magic Sidhe, and faeries, and even a sprinkle of Greek Mythology. This book was different.
Bailey and her three best friends, Delia, Zo, and A-belle, have always been best buddies. On their weekly trip to the mall, Delia, the fashion diva, convinces...more
This book was not what I expected it to be. I'm not even sure what I expected, but it wasn't this. Defiantly not magic Sidhe, and faeries, and even a sprinkle of Greek Mythology. This book was different.
Bailey and her three best friends, Delia, Zo, and A-belle, have always been best buddies. On their weekly trip to the mall, Delia, the fashion diva, convinces...more
Synopsis
Four friends are shopping at the mall when the meet a mysterious mall vendor that sells them accessories and some temporarytattoos. After each of the girls apply their tattoos, they discover magical powers and must work together to save the world from a great evil.
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I found this book to be a quick, easy, predictable read. I wasn't overly invested in the characters, but enjoyed the book enough to read the sequel as well. The girls were all plain stereotypes, and were only developed en...more
Four friends are shopping at the mall when the meet a mysterious mall vendor that sells them accessories and some temporarytattoos. After each of the girls apply their tattoos, they discover magical powers and must work together to save the world from a great evil.
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I found this book to be a quick, easy, predictable read. I wasn't overly invested in the characters, but enjoyed the book enough to read the sequel as well. The girls were all plain stereotypes, and were only developed en...more
This chick can definitely write. If I'd read this as an adolescent, I'd have given it four or possibly even five stars.
The paranormal, urban fantasy markers are all here: fairies, tattoos, and teens. The author does a nice job holding the reader's interest, even this curmudgeonly adult, and maintains a tight focus on a central conflict, something I especially appreciate in the wake of my recent other reads. Barnes herself is fairly young, and I'm interested to see if she'll transition over to a...more
The paranormal, urban fantasy markers are all here: fairies, tattoos, and teens. The author does a nice job holding the reader's interest, even this curmudgeonly adult, and maintains a tight focus on a central conflict, something I especially appreciate in the wake of my recent other reads. Barnes herself is fairly young, and I'm interested to see if she'll transition over to a...more
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My Thoughts: This book was a fun quick read. We start off by getting to know all the girls. I will admit I had a hard time following at first. Mainly because the girls seemed so much alike I had trouble keeping them straight. We don't get too much detail surrounding each girl so I had to remember who was who. Once the story unfolded though, it came together. The girls became individuals. They go and end up buying tattoos that are supposed to be "temporary" right before a big dance they are looki...more
Tattoo is the first of a two-part story. It introduces four friends, Bailey (the main character), Delia, Annabelle, and Zo. Bailey narrates the story, for the most part, and we read the majority of the plot through her voice. Delia is a “fashion goddess,” flirty and a cheerleader. Annabelle is the quiet one of the group, practical and smart. Zo is a tomboy and Bailey’s “other half.”
This book is really good and I can not wait till I read the second book. I hope that it is good like the first one....more
This book is really good and I can not wait till I read the second book. I hope that it is good like the first one....more
This was too too slow for me. Most of the time, if a book is interesting and I want to find out what is next I will take and read it everywhere. Not this book. I only read it at my lunch time which veries from 30 to a hour.
It is about 4 girls who save the world from becoming unbalanced between good and evil. They get their powers from temporary tattoos, one has vision of the future, another can read minds, another can change objects into something else and the main one is apparently has a blood...more
It is about 4 girls who save the world from becoming unbalanced between good and evil. They get their powers from temporary tattoos, one has vision of the future, another can read minds, another can change objects into something else and the main one is apparently has a blood...more
May 22, 2010
N.L. Riviezzo
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of YA books written for the younger YA audience
The beginning of this book left me 'on the fence' as to whether or not it was worth it to read. It seemed too simplistic in writing and plot but as the book progress, it turned into something worthwhile. Overall impression is that it is geared towards the younger YA audience. I found it to be a light entertaining read that puts a new little twist in the Fae/Sidhe mythos that I was glad I did read until the end. I look forward to reading the next book, Fate.
Feb 03, 2012
Kirsti
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Tweens
Recommended to Kirsti by:
Goodreads
Bailey, Zo, Annabelle and Delia are the best of friends, despite their obvious personality differences. They spend their days doing what most fifteen year old girls do, talking about school, boys and shopping. Until one day, while shopping at the mall (for the perfect nail polish color, I might add) They stop and a strange cart and buy items of protection, and Bailey buys a set of tattoos that give the girls powers. She of course, is descended from fairies, and somehow gets prophecies sent to he...more
Plot: 3 Stars
I loved the idea of tattoos giving the girls certain powers. I especially enjoyed Delia's power of transmogrification (changing objects into different objects) because I had never heard of that specific power before. The author did a great job at weaving the sidhe and the fates together with the story of the four friends -- Bailey, Zo, Annabelle, and Delia. I just felt some of the high school aspects were a bit cliched at times. But the unique twist the author put on the paranormal...more
I loved the idea of tattoos giving the girls certain powers. I especially enjoyed Delia's power of transmogrification (changing objects into different objects) because I had never heard of that specific power before. The author did a great job at weaving the sidhe and the fates together with the story of the four friends -- Bailey, Zo, Annabelle, and Delia. I just felt some of the high school aspects were a bit cliched at times. But the unique twist the author put on the paranormal...more
Bailey Morgan and her 3 best friends are drawn into an adventure with creatures not of this world. It's somehow all connected to the temporary tattoos they just bought, but whatever is going on is deadly serious.
As the plot plays out, there's a slight link to Celtic mythology. It's a fun, quick read. And the 4 female protagonists, all different but all with their own strengths, make a nice counterbalance to the currently popular mythology-related favorites that are dominated by a strong male le...more
As the plot plays out, there's a slight link to Celtic mythology. It's a fun, quick read. And the 4 female protagonists, all different but all with their own strengths, make a nice counterbalance to the currently popular mythology-related favorites that are dominated by a strong male le...more
I enjoyed Tattoo. I was sucked in by the powerful friendships the main character Bailey has with Delia, Annabelle, and Zo. Also the relationships they have with each other. They are four very different girls who just seem to click. The story is written in a very giddy teenage girl type of way. Think Valley-girl lingo just toned down. the storyline is kind of typical. Girls get powers, girls fight evil, happily ever after, however there were some really interesting parts that you could tell took...more
Four Friends, Four Tattoos, One Ancient Evil! This book is about 4 young girls Bailey( the plain Jane), Delia (the beautiful one), Annabelle (the smart one), and Zo ( the tomboy and my personal favorite). Bailey buys some tattoos at a local mall, and shares them with her friends, and freaky things start happening to the friends...this book is about a search for answers, friendship, and evil not always being what or who we think of it as.
Favorite quote from this book:
We just hadn't figured on Fi...more
Favorite quote from this book:
We just hadn't figured on Fi...more
My fault for reading this last. I definitely liked the second book better. I guess knowing the characters already, this book seems slow. A book about Sidhe and the 3 Fates, a wonderful tie in with Greek mythology. I love the camaraderie between the four friends who receive telekinetic powers from their temporary tattoos. Smart Annabelle receives the power to read minds and compulsion. Fashionista Delia receives the power to transform. Tomboy Zo receives the power to tell the future and find thin...more
Oh boy, oh boy...I have a feeling that this will be one of those books that I am ashamed to tell people I loved, lol. Why would I be ashamed, you ask? Mostly, because this book is incredibly cheesy. You have the 4 stereotypical friends (the nerd, the tomboy, the fashionista and the average one), the mythological creatures coming to life, and the harrowing ordeal to save the world. And yet...
I found this book to be easy to read, enjoyable, exciting and actually, pretty funny. The protective natur...more
I found this book to be easy to read, enjoyable, exciting and actually, pretty funny. The protective natur...more
I started reading this book today and was able to finish it too (since I'm making up for the time that I've been too busy on school and my desktop crashing plus the fact that my to-read books are piled mountain-high, but of course there is an exaggeration to that, just 270 books and counting.)
So, I think I stumbled on this book on my first weeks of the second semester (in my school) and thought that this might be a cool story with somehow the likes of Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely and somehow I w...more
So, I think I stumbled on this book on my first weeks of the second semester (in my school) and thought that this might be a cool story with somehow the likes of Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely and somehow I w...more
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes (who mostly goes by Jen) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has been, in turn, a competitive cheerleader, a volleyball player, a dancer, a debutante, a primate cognition researcher, a teen model, a comic book geek, and a lemur aficionado. She's been writing for as long as she can remember, finished her first full book (which she now refers to as a "practice book" and which none...more
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“You'll have to excuse Zo's manners. She was raised by a group of indigenous swamp wallabies and is at times uncomfortable conversing with civilized humans."
"Look, it's like this-" Zo started to say, but then she interrupted herself. "Swamp wallabies?”
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"Look, it's like this-" Zo started to say, but then she interrupted herself. "Swamp wallabies?”
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