The headline caught my attention.
“Hours are negotiable, pay is minimal, clothing absolutely forbidden.”
The second line piqued my curiosity.
“Able to hold your bladder and tongue, refrain from opinions or suggestions, and be the perfect living canvas.”
The third made me scowl.
“Other attributes required: non-ticklish, contortionist, and obedient. Must also enjoy being studied while naked in a crowd.”
The fourth made me shudder.
“Call or email ‘YOUR SKIN, HIS CANVAS’ if interested in applying.”
The final made my heart race.
I should’ve kept scrolling past the advertisement.
I should’ve applied for the boring receptionist job at minimum wage.
I should’ve clicked on any other job where I got to keep my clothes on.
But I didn’t.
I applied.
My interview is tomorrow…
Advanced Readers Copy
Title: The Body Painter (Master of Trickery Duet #1)
Author: Pepper Winters
Publisher: Unknown
Edition: Kindle
Amount of Pages: 300
Genre: New Adult, Suspense, Romance,Thriller
Date Read: 21-08-2019 - 22-08-2019
Favorite Quote: "Hearts can change. Hearts can camouflage into strangers."
Review:
I don't even know where to begin or what to say. I am speechless and at the same time I want to scream. This book, my dear god. If you aren't a fan of cliffhangers then I beg you, wait for book two because this cliffhanger will leave you gasping, mind blown, and wanting for more.
What is this book about:
This book is about Olin, a popular rich girl, and Gil(bert) a tortured anti social poor kid. Atleast thats how they met. Two teenagers from opposite worlds. Appearances dont mean everything. They do have several things incomon though, both come from worlds of neglect, both are in love with eachother and both would do anything for each other no matter the cost.
When Gil suddenly breaks up with her, Olin is heart broken. Years later she still isn't over him. So when fate brings both of them together she is determent not to let him go. But he isn't the man she knew. He is determant to keep her away from him but she just doesnt want to listen. He keeps telling her that he isn't good for her, that it isn't save for her, she still doen'st want to hear it....until its to late
What did I like about it
I must admit this book isn't my favorite of peppers. I wasn't sure what to expect but I wasn't quite expecting this. There was a lot of repetitiveness between Olin and Gil. He'd be a dick, she forgives him, he is an bigger dick, she things enough is enough but forgives him seconds later. He keeps trying to make her leave, keeps telling her he doesn't want her, but she just wont leave. She is determent to help him, even when he doesn't want her help. It was hard to see sometimes. I get wanting to do whatever to help the person you love but you can't fix someone, can't help them especially when they don't want to be helped. And it's hard when everything, except their words, tells you that they are drowning and need help. And that's what Olin keeps telling herself.
I wish she had a bit more of a backbone, a bit more respect for herself but years of loneliness makes her crave the one person that filled those holes inside her, the one person that got her. I am struggling to connect with her continues willingness to forgive gil and take his shit, for her forgiving nature because i'm not like that. I had a hard time understanding why she was so desperate about Gil. Reading on made me see it a bit more. Her desire to fix other people to deal with the crippling loneliness within her.
Eventhough Gil was such an ass you know something big happened and is happening to make him act that way. You can see him struggling, you can see him being eaten alive by something, you know he is suffering, you see that he is so desperate to fix something while only sinking. He could have gone a different way about it, it's not cool how he acted but man that ending made me see why. Because holy shit that ending blew everything wide open. Poor poor gil. He gave everything for Olin. And eventhough she wanted to help him so much she made it even worse, for gil and for herself. I really need the next book, I need to know how it will go on. I just need it so much.
The suspense in this book is so danm good. I had such a hard time putting it down. I wanted to smack those two so much but I couldn't not read it. Pepper is so good at evoking emotions and this book is just a start. Shit just got real people.
Rating:
4 this serie will kill me stars
