Melinda A. Di Lorenzo

Tattoos and Tangles by Melinda A. Di Lorenzo, , was a book with a lot of promise. The overall story line concept was good, the follow through was lacking.

I found the characters to be partially fleshed out, not totally lacking in back story, motivation, or purpose, but just missing the part that gives the character life on the page, and believability - maybe it was emotion, I’m not sure. I was missing the connection or chemistry between John and Cass as the story developed, it was alluded to, but wasn't convincing for me. Other than a kiss or two, the story was devoid of any romantic or sexual element, extremely bland. The book didn't feel like a romantic suspense to me - the romance was missing! There was expressed longing and desire ( kinda like ordering food at the drive through) from John and Cass’ character’s, as their lives were single focused, needing a more personal connection to fill in the empty part of their lives, but it just didn't happen like it could have. The secondary characters (other than Billy), weren't written in a convincing fashion and it was hard throughout the story to figure out whose side of the business they were actually on. The secondary characters needed work in my opinion; it was almost like they had cameo appearances, and once their line was delivered off they went.

The alternating POV between John and Cass worked in as much as info didn’t become redundant as the chapters changed, but it could have flowed better; sometimes it almost seemed to get in the way of the overall story line. There was a mystery, suspense angle to the story, but it felt more like a who-dun-it to me, and I was surprised that most of the important story info all magically appeared at the end of the book, tying all the readers’ questions up in one nice package

The book needs to have the editing revisited - as incorrect words, spelling, or missing words were noticeable throughout the book.
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