Girl with the Rose Tattoo

Star Twins Thriller

De: Larry Weiss

Narrado por: Hillary Huber

Being Rob Crawley’s old lady requires an inner strength that Tina Douglas lacks. The perfect, red Mary Magdalene rose inked on the nape of her neck becomes a touchstone in times of stress and anxiety, which are many.

Tina views her future as bleak and dire and sees herself trapped “in a web of her own making”. Rob, a full-patch member of the Cascade Warriors MC, dominates almost every aspect of her life, but he allows Tina one freedom: the opportunity to attend Valley Secondary School and complete her high school education, which she believes will lead to a brighter future.

By commencement day, Rob regrets his decision and takes Tina’s graduation as an affront. He perceives his image with fellow gang members tarnished and plots his revenge.

On the evening of the graduation dinner dance, Rob insists they leave the party early. He spirits Tina off to an isolated cabin in the hills at the south end of Stoney Lake. What transpires there sends her life into a tailspin until fate intervenes, and she crosses paths with Jenny Travis. Jenny becomes Tina’s protector, ally, mentor, and best friend, helping her face the unrelenting vengeance of Rob and his henchmen.

©2020 L. A. Weiss (P)2021 L. A. Weiss

Four stars

Tina got mixed up in a terrible relationship at a young age and her bad luck and poor relationships just continued. The story weaves through a lot of dramatic and traumatic events. So much of the story seems so sad but also quite relatable as well. There’s some mature and possibly triggering content, but it is well written. The narrator for the audiobook did a great job. I breezed through this entire audiobook and less than two days!

Engaging & Captivating

Girl With The Rose Tattoo by L.A. Weiss was JUST the audiobook I was looking for.
I listened to it for an hour per day while I walked and wished the hour lasted longer because I wanted to keep hearing the story develop.
Young Tina finds herself in predicament after predicament but needs to find those she can depend upon - mostly herself.
Not my typical book - centering around a motorcycle club, the pitfalls of that life and some poor choices. But Tina navigates all obstacles.
I grew to love her character and felt a sense of pride as she developed through the book.
Kudos to the narrator as well - she did a nice job of “playing” our characters.

A story about survival

What an amazing journey I found this audiobook to be. Tina (the girl with the rose tattoo) is an amazing character in trapped relationship with Rob Crawley, a member of a motorcycle club named Cascade Warriors. It is just another bad decision in her brief life thus far. Finding herself pregnant, she flees Rob and his gang but they continually hunt her down. Now she must decide what to do going forward. During her journey she becomes friends with Jenny and her family. Jenny becomes Tina's protector and together they become survivors to the hell Rob has in store for Tina. I found the characters to be riveting and easily relatable. It's truly a coming of age story of survival and sexuality. So hard to believe this was the author's debut novel and I can't wait to read/listen to more.

Riveting Edge of Your Seat Listen!

I absolutely loved this audiobook! The author surely hit it out of the ballpark with this being his debut novel!! Everything that you could possibly want, is in this book! I absolutely love how the author transitions from subject to subject. His characters are so realistic and quickly drag you into their world. The narrator did an absolutely fantastic job with this novel and depicting each character. I never once got lost on which character was speaking... which happens sometimes with audiobooks. The creativity and depth of this novel still has me reeling. There is so much more room for growth and branching out from this particular novel itself. I hope to see some spin off novels in the future! I would highly recommend this book for the mature adult. There are twists and turns and mature content that even the advanced teen mind wouldn’t quite be able to comprehend wholeheartedly.

A wild ride

Larry Weiss' debut novel, "Girl with the rose tattoo" is a fantastic audiobook that is sure to have you on the edge of your seat. Set in the Canada in the 1980s, we take a quick trip back in time to teenage punk girls and biker gangs. Christina "Tina" Douglas has been on her own since her mother threw her out at 16. Taking a cue from her older sister Jewel, Tina gets herself mixed up in a local biker gang as the "old lady" of Robert "Bugs" Crawley. After many wrong turns, Tina is finally graduating from High School and hoping to make something of herself. But after the drunken and abusive graduation party Rob planned, Tina finds herself pregnant and on the street. Time flies and Tina is in the hospital in labor and makes friends with her roommate, Jenny, another teen mom. The girls form a strong connection and when Rob tries to force himself back into the picture after the baby is born, Tina moves in with Jenny and her family. Together the girls navigate their next steps to keep Tina safe, jobs and sexuality.
Girl with the Rose Tattoo is full of twists and turns that will take you by surprise and keep you wanting more. I enjoyed listening to the narrator and I thought she did a wonderful job of changing her voice for the characters and giving life to the teenage girls. Sometimes it's easy to get lost in which character is speaking, but not in this case! One reviewer wrote that he felt the narrator over acted a lot of dialog, but infact, I believe she was portraying exactly how a teenage girl would... and sometime they overreact. (Having been one, I'd know). Overall, I thought this was a fantastic audiobook and highly recommend it. Due to language, strong sexual content, and abusive situations, I feel this book is best suited for a very mature audience. I hope you enjoy the audiobook as much as I did. Happy Listening!