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Sins & Needles (The Artists Trilogy, #1)

Karina Halle

Start date: March 1, 2013

Finish date: March 15, 2013

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Jan 23, 2013 Karen rated it it was amazing

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WOW… just WOW!!! Totally wasn’t expecting that.

No less than 5 STARS for this dark little tale.

I absolutely LOVED this book noir!!!!! I was completely sucked in, right from the beginning. I absolutely couldn’t put it down until the last page. And then I still wanted more. This is one of those books that makes you cringe constantly, makes your heart pump wildly, has you shouting curse words at no one in particular, and has you wanting to share your anxiety with every passerby that comes within ran ...more

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Jan 29, 2013 Renee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Loved this. Exactly what I needed to read at this time in my life. I loved all of the well-developed characters. Would recommend to anyone. NOTE: There is a cliffhanger, but for me it was not a "killer" one. More like part one of a three part story.

THE GIRL
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THE BOY

ELLIE

CAMDEN

BEAUTY, SEXUALITY, POWER, LOVE
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Mar 11, 2013 Jessica Hull rated it it was amazing

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Gosh darn it, now I have no idea what to feel. I think reading the prequel 'On Every Street' changes how you read this book. The timing and the order is everything. If I had read this book first, as it was released first, I would have been completely on Team Camden. I would have hated Javier the entire ride. But having read that prequel first, I was still team Javier the whole time. Now I realize this makes me a sick and twisted individual, but it's true nonetheless. I also think if I had read t Gosh darn it, now I have no idea what to feel. I think reading the prequel 'On Every Street' changes how you read this book. The timing and the order is everything. If I had read this book first, as it was released first, I would have been completely on Team Camden. I would have hated Javier the entire ride. But having read that prequel first, I was still team Javier the whole time. Now I realize this makes me a sick and twisted individual, but it's true nonetheless. I also think if I had read this book first, I would have hated Ellie. She was a selfish liar in this book and even when she felt badly about what she did, she was never apologetic, and she made excuses for herself. But because I read OES first, I think I excused all the things I disliked about her because I understood her better. However this book threw out some serious curve balls that I just don't know what to make of.

Having read the prequel first, my feeling the entire time was that Javier wants Ellie back because he loves her, not because he wants to kill her because of the car and the money. Had I read this book first, I'd be convinced he just wanted her dead. But with everything Javier did in this book, killing uncle Jim, not really seeming remorseful at all about cheating of Ellie (yet)... not that we even know if he knows that's why she left... it's all just hard to be sympathetic toward him now. But for some reason, I still am!! Some dark and twisted place in my brain still wants Javier to redeem himself.

I liked Camden, hearing the tragic history of both of them in high school brought me to tears more than once. I love his quirkiness, his hot eccentricities. I liked him. But having the ex wife and the son and knowing Ellie's true history with Javier never really allowed me to commit fully to their relationship. I never bought into a happy ending for Camden and Ellie. At least not yet... I predict my mind being changed over and over in the upcoming books as this story continues.

This series is impossible to put down, impossible to abandon mentally even after you finish. I woke up this morning with a Javier hangover and I can see now that I won't be able to let this book go for quite a while. Can't wait for whatever is next!!! ...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Rebekah Martin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I fully admit it took a little doing to get me interested in this book. The first couple chapters, I didn't really understand the format (it goes back and forth between the present with Ellie and the past with "The Girl"), but once I figured out what was going on, it was smooth reading (and the flashbacks had a green-tinged color in my imagination. Blame the color of the cover).
I loved Ellie's relationship with Camden. Camden had so many great qualities that you would never know that he was invo ...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Melissa rated it it was amazing

Holy crap, what an awesome book! Very refreshing, fantastic writing style, very funny, pacing was good, and I love that the main characters were such a mixture of contradictions shaped by their experiences and upbringing, but still it was a cohesive character sketch. They were just so incredibly human, not one dimensional by any means. You hate them, you love them, and you still root for them. I can't wait for the follow up, hee. KH you are a talented freak and I loves ya for it! ...more

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Jan 24, 2013 April rated it really liked it

4.5 stars

I loved the name of this book!

What an unexpected world of hurt and action wrapped up in one story. It caught me completely unaware and was close to perfection. The drama, heat, action , and betrayal compounded with the then and now story telling was a winning combination.

I can't wait for book two. To say this ends with a cliffhanger is a major understatement. I am already second guessing the characters and plots for the sequel and it won't come out until the summer. ...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Robin rated it it was amazing

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5 Stars. I am trying my best to understand the emotions, trying to put into words how I feel after finishing Sins and Needles. I am most definitely stunned, very much overwhelmed with this beautifully written novel. Dark, with twists and turns, and so much character development. I am going back for more from author Karina Halle.

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Jan 01, 2013 Karla rated it it was amazing

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This book @:"$&@!!!!!! No words people!! Tooooooo freaking awesome!!!! Twisted to the MAX!!!! I can't wait for part two!!!! Seriously must read book and now I want to read everything she writes! Instant fan! My final words.... Must read!!!!!! ...more

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