Ink

De: Alice Broadway

Narrado por: Amy Shiels

A deliciously dark, gorgeously-written YA mystery that'll prickle your skin... and leave a permanent mark.

There are no secrets in Saintstone.

From the second you're born, every achievement, every failing, every significant moment are all immortalized on your skin. There are honorable marks that let people know you're trustworthy. And shameful tattoos that announce you as a traitor.

After her father dies, Leora finds solace in the fact that his skin tells a wonderful story. That is, until she glimpses a mark on the back of his neck - the symbol of the worst crime a person can commit in Saintstone. Leora knows it has to be a mistake, but before she can do anything about it, the horrifying secret gets out, jeopardizing her father's legacy...and Leora's life.

In her startlingly prescient debut, Alice Broadway shines a light on the dangerous lengths we go to make our world feel orderly - even when the truth refuses to stay within the lines. This rich, lyrical fantasy with echoes of Orwell is unlike anything you've ever read or heard, a tale guaranteed to get under your skin.

©2017 Alice Broadway (P)2018 Scholastic Inc.

liked it very much

really liked this story. narrator was good too. wish they had the 2nd book on audible. I want to find out what happens.

Interesting view on a future

great book and story. interesting perspective and twists. ending a bit disappointing but it may be better explained in the 2nd novel. a favorite recent read

Horridly Fascinating Premise!

A one day read after a student recommended it as their favorite book. Everybody loves a good hidden dystopia YA, right?
This first in it’s trilogy, this novel feels a bit like an overly long prologue. I kept waiting to get to the bigger conflict and reveal (and it did come… eventually). That being said the story is an interesting one with intriguing characters, very personal conflict, and a concept that seems both horrid and fascinating at the same time (flaying tattooed skin into books when loved ones die). One of my favorite aspects of the book is how traditional fairytales and myths were adapted into a history and world building within novel. Familiar enough to get you excited, but adjusted in a way that keeps you guessing about how it impacts the world and conflict within the story.
I’m not in a rush to read the next one, but I’m definitely interested in returning sometime in the not too distant future to find out what will happen next.