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A review by booksafety
Tattooed Soul by Elamy Pride

3.0

Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

I don’t think these authors are for me unfortunately, although I liked the concept for this and the characters were sweet. It’s all very much surface level and nothing feels serious, even when it should be. I don’t know how to explain that.

There’s also a lot of telling instead of showing, including some scenes that I really would’ve loved to see on page, which also would’ve helped me emotionally connect with the story and characters.

I thought the idea of alpha/omega role-play was really cool and something I’ve never seen before, but they did it in every sex scene, which was unfortunate. I wanted to see *them* together as themselves too, and the point of role-play is often to spice things up by doing something different, so when it happens every time it loses its effect a bit. It was hot though.

But yeah, cute moments and an easy read so if you’re looking for that it’s not a bad choice. Just not my jam.

I generally always remove a whole-ass star if a book doesn’t have an epilogue, but this book had such a long one that I wish there wasn’t any at all, lol.

2.8 ⭐️

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Big boys
Tattooed MCs
Brother’s best friend
Forced proximity
Roommates
Second chance at life
Size difference
Role-play
First times
Himbo MC
Dick tattoo

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Details of MC being groomed by teacher while underage (past, details in prologue)
Mentions of having sex with groomer while underage (off page, past)
Wrongfully accused and imprisoned (MC, off page)
Alcohol consumption
Alpha/omega role-play
Face-fucking
Explicit sexual content
Hand-collaring/breath play
Mentions of SC being drugged (off page)
Brief mentions of SC struggling with alcohol and drugs (off page)
Physical violence (MC attacking SC)
MC detained by police
PTSD symptoms (nightmares, mild anxiety)
Branding (tattoo)

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Contemporary romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
Main characters’ age: 34 and not specified
Series: Interconnected series
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 214
Happy ending: Yes


I try not to eavesdrop on their conversation but my brain doesn’t have the same morals as I do. That bitch is all up in their business.

I toy with the idea of getting out of bed and making us breakfast, but that would require actually getting out of bed and I’m not really about that life, so I just roll to my side and creepily watch him sleep.

I’ve thought so much about the guy I've practically planned out our entire future together. Mark my words, I am going to marry that man. I will have that man's babies and he can breed me like a prized mare.



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