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Daddy Ink

Get Ink'd, Book 1

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Daddy Ink

By: Ali Lyda
Narrated by: Jack J. Maguire
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He’s raising a baby, not looking for love.…

I don’t want a serious relationship, and certainly not with the single dad next door. But one look at Gordo? I’m smitten. Even though I might be a tough looking tattoo artist, I know that the ink does a lot to hide my own insecurities. It doesn’t matter how much Gordo seems to like me - I can’t bring myself to make a move.

Talking has never come easy to me - and I mean that literally. But Gordo doesn’t seem fazed by my speech problems or the mess in my head, and soon we’re forming a deep connection. But I learned a long time ago that nothing lasts forever…and when a blast from Gordo’s past shows up, it proves that everything was too good to be true.

At least, that’s what the old me would say. This time, I know that Gordo and his little baby are worth fighting for. I’m willing to walk through fire to get what I want. But can a tattoo artist with a checkered past really be any guy’s happily ever after?

Daddy Ink is the first of the Get Ink’d m/m romance series. The Get Ink’d crew are misfits from all walks of life who come together to create amazing art. They’re a family born of love, loss, and ink. In this first in series, ambitious single dad Gordo has met his match in heavily inked Javi, and sparks are ready to fly.

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I cannot begin to explain to you the emotional roller coaster I was taken on with this book, the listener is pulled into this story and feel like everything that happens, happens to you.

I loved the story and I loved the listen.

You will be taken on an emotional roller coaster

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Oooh, talk about angsty, LoL. There were times I wanted to smack some sense into both Gordo and Javi, no matter how much I liked them both. But that’s life—messy and imperfect even in its perfection. A good start to a series—full of a rich cast of supporting characters with their own stories to tell.

The Angst is Strong With This One

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I had high hope for this story, but in the end was a little disappointed. The story was good (flowed well and had natural progression), but I had a hard time really enjoying the main characters. The side characters were much more enjoyable and I look forward to reading their stories, but this is not one that I will be re-reading.
The narration is the one thing that kept this story from being a complete flop in my opinion. Maguire did a great job with the characters and the varying voices.

Good performance

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I’ve struggled with this review even though I finished the book a week ago. When I read the synopsis I was super excited. Single dad? Check. Hero with a disability? Check. Tattoos? I’d never get one but I have great admiration for those who both give and receive. So the set up was everything I was looking for. And the book did deliver, in part.

I’ll start with what I loved – the damaged heroes. Gordo is a single dad and not by choice. He’s struggling to raise Guiliana facing all the angst a new parent does. Am I good enough? Will I make mistakes? What if I damage her for life? When will I ever get a good night’s rest? It’s not surprising he’s livid when the people at the house next door jack up the music. He takes his restless daughter over and raises a ruckus of his own. He encounters a beautiful inked man who is silent. But soon after the music dies down and Gordo is able to return to his house and put his daughter back to sleep.
Thus begins a series of chance encounters between Gordo and Javi. At times this was a slower burn. Javi has some serious issues in his life – not the least of which is his stutter. It keeps him shut off from people because he fears ridicule – and rightly so. I love that with Gordo’s support, Javi begins to come out of his shell. Is willing to take more risks. Tries harder to engage with the people around him and not just his inner circle. I also loved that there wasn’t a ‘fix’ for Javi’s stuttering. People live with issues like that and there’s nothing wrong with it. He doesn’t need to be miraculously ‘cured’ to live a happy and fulfilling life.

Here’s where I struggled – there were so many misunderstandings between Gordo and Javi that it felt they spent more time apart nursing hurt feelings than actually together building a strong relationship. A few times a simple conversation might have cleared everything up. I get being so hurt as to not trust, but a bit more faith would have been nice.

Finally I need to mention the narrator. At first I thought his delivery was different because of Javi’s stutter (something he did do well) but I realized it was an all-around thing. It felt lazy because he’d say area-er and media-er. There were many words where an ‘r’ was added to the last syllable. Then there were words that were just wrong – envelope-ing. Finally, there were no pauses between scene breaks and it disoriented me.

I wanted to love this book, I really did. I’ve already secured the next one because I want Dane and Christian’s story. And I’m relieved to see there’s a new narrator. I don’t want to discourage people from buying this audio because there was plenty I enjoyed. Perhaps try a sample before you decide.

A struggle

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There are a lot of firsts for me here, my first book by Ali Lyda and the first time I’ve listened to Jack J Maguire’s narration. I can confidently say it will not be the last. I am eyeing up book 2. This is completely a stand alone story of a lot of miscommunication, misunderstanding and past hurt muddy up a potentially wonderful romance between Javi and Gordo. So much happens for them in this story that they grow and learn to love and cherish each other.
Jack J Maguire gave Javi a lovely raspy voice which suited his character and his portrayal of the stutter was spot on. I was happy with the way this book was narrated. There is good characterisation and each character is distinct. Good job.

Good steady first book in the series

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