Tattoo Your Name on My Heart by Tay Mo’Nae
A Review By: LC
Broken. Damaged. Unloved.
Zavion never knew what love was. His mother abandoned him at two, leaving him in the hands of his father, to deal with situations no child should ever have to face. Forced to grow up sooner than he should've, Zavion's heart became cold and his emotions void.
Now, he's an owner of a popular tattoo shop and he's still battling scars from his childhood. Unable to deal with his past trauma or allow himself to open up to anyone, Zavion throws himself headfirst into his work and uses women as objects rather than partners...until he meets Samara.
Samara wears a mask that she has no intentions of lifting until Zavion walks into her life. Moving to Butter Ridge Falls was supposed to be a new beginning. After dealing with the painful memories back home for so long, she decides it's time to get her life together and further her career as a tattoo artist. While working under Zavion, she soon learns the two of them are a lot more alike than she would have suspected. Driven by sex and partying, Samara attempts to hide the hurt she suffered long ago until she's forced to welcome it on her doorstep.
Join Zavion and Samara—two souls struggling with intimacy, trust, and relationships—on an emotional rollercoaster that leads them to face their past traumas and learn that there is no time limit to healing.
Review Notes:
Audio Book Publication Year: 2022
An installment in a Series? No
Narrator (s): Jakobi Diem, Trei Taylor
I've read a few books by this author, but this one by far is the best one yet! The two characters, Zav and Mara, are damaged and broken. Yet, only one has the support of family to get through their pain. The author takes you or an emotional journey through these characters’ childhoods, and the end result will have you speechless.
Jakobi always does his thing when it comes to performing. While reading this, it seems he tapped into a side of his skill I haven't heard before. Trei—this is the first book I've listened to with her performing, and her performance was good; however, I felt like she could’ve read her parts with a little more emotion, so the audience could've felt what the character was going through.
Reading Recommendation? Yes!
Rating: 4 (It’s lit!)
Content Warnings? Sexual abuse/violence
