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Original Title: | The Black Tattoo |
ISBN: | 1595141146 (ISBN13: 9781595141149) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://www.theblacktattoo.com/ |
Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
Literary Awards: | North East Teenage Book Award Nominee (2008) |
Sam Enthoven
paperback | Pages: 503 pages Rating: 3.49 | 2794 Users | 300 Reviews
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Jack’s best mate, Charlie, has always been effortlessly cool. When Charlie wakes up one day and finds a mysterious, moving black tattoo on his back, it’s a clear sign that he’s even cooler than Jack thought. To top it off, Charlie has got super powers also. Or does he? Jack soon learns the terrifying truth: Charlie’s incredible powers come from an age-old demon called the Scourge, who is using Charlie to bring about its evil master plan. When the Scourge vanishes with Charlie, Jack and Esme, a girl with super powers of her own, follow their friend from the streets of London into Hell itself, where they face horrors that may well cost them their lives.Particularize Containing Books Black Tattoo
Title | : | Black Tattoo |
Author | : | Sam Enthoven |
Book Format | : | paperback |
Book Edition | : | 1st Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 503 pages |
Published | : | January 1st 2006 by Razor Bill/Penguin |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Horror |
Rating Containing Books Black Tattoo
Ratings: 3.49 From 2794 Users | 300 ReviewsComment On Containing Books Black Tattoo
First off, I'd like to break down my rating: I give the book 4 stars for its creative concept, but only 2 stars for execution, which averages out to that 3 stars. Okay, I feel better now.From what I can gather, despite the book's unusual plot, this is basically a coming-of-age book, concerning teenage growing pains (mental and physical) and the point at which one learns to take responsibility for one's choices. The story essentially centers around two friends, Jack and Charlie, who seem to beThis was ok, it was based for a reader much younger than me, I would imagine 10-13 age group?It told the story if three teenagers who traveled to hell to save the world. The 3 leads were all completely different which was good, and I found the story interesting if a bit over simplistic.
You could say that The Black Tattoo is another of the countless good vs. evil tales where a trio of characters battle to save planet Earth from the forces of darkness. You could say that. Until you read this book. The author's cast of characters could be any of the teenagers attending your nearby school. Charlie, the misfit, is bored with school, doesn't do homework, can't get a girlfriend, hates his life and desperately wants to be like his ultra-cool, good-looking, smart and ever-popular
So fun, so readable, and sort of cinematic at times...I don't know why, but it just seemed that way to me, but in a good, effective way.
Jack's best friend Charlie has been sucked into a demon-fighting secret brotherhood and Jack's just along for the ride. Charlie suddenly has super-powers and an attitude to match, while Jack is just the same 14-year-old boy he was yesterday. As the brotherhood begins to disintegrate, a powerful demon named the scourge begins to take over and Jack and Charlie are forced to venture into Hell.The book began with promise but quickly nose-dived after that. The main bad-guy, The Scourge, (sound's like
I really enjoyed Jack as a protagonist and the world building here was neat but something was missing. I didn't care if anyone lived or died, Jack included. The whole universe could have ended in the story and I still would have said "okay."
There will be readers who will enjoy this energetic, enthusiastically written book, but I am not among that company. This young adult novel reads like the half conscious fantasy of a teenage science fiction-comics-video game fan, complete with gladitorial battles, emotionally agonized women with superhuman fighting skills, old, powerful swords, immature tyrants, legacies from dying mentors, terrible tapeworms, and the fate of the world hanging in balance. And, of course, a demon made tattoo
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