Skin of Tattoos
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Skin of Tattoos
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Narrated by:
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Andre G. Chapoy
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By:
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Christina Hoag
Summary
A noir crime novel and finalist for the Silver Falchion Award for Suspense, Skin of Tattoos portrays a Salvadoran gang in Los Angeles as members battle each other for leadership while fighting rival gangs. Magdaleno thought he was done with the Cyco Lokos, the gang that framed him and sent him to prison. But Rico, his old nemesis, has other plans. Now Mags is trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse, where every move could be his last.
He must choose between loyalty and freedom, revenge and redemption, in a world where the only way out is through sacrifice. Based on real-life stories of gang warfare in LA and San Salvador, this gripping novel exposes the harsh realities of immigrant families living in the shadows of the American dream.
"Compelling." "Captivating." "Thrilling." "Gut-wrenching." "Authentic." "Brilliant audiobook." "Gritty."
©2016, 2021 Christina Hoag (P)2026 Christina HoagCritic reviews
"A well-crafted and engaging novel about an ex-con trying to break free... Suprisingly nuanced and wholly enjoyable... Hoag is a talented writer, summoning Mags' world on the page with remarkable empathy and detail. Readers will quickly become invested in Mags and his confrontation with an uncertain future." -- Kirkus Reviews
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Story well written and great narration
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It’s a well done and well written story with a likeable protagonist. The conclusion was realistic. I was very impressed by this one!
The narrator here took me a little getting used to. I’m not sure what it was, the accent took me a while to adjust to. It didn’t sound natural to my ears, but once I got over the initial adjustment I did like the narration thereafter. Great work at voicing each character individually and keeping me, as a listener, invested on this journey. Very engaging narration and enjoyable despite that slow start for me.
Good, well-paced story
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Fantastic listen
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Magdaleno is just out of prison for, gun possession. Mags had been framed by Rico. Mags trying to straight bur Rico has other ideas and plans. The escalating tension between Mags and Rico creates suspense and I thought the homies were very vivid.
loved
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The author has done a lot of research on all her novels but I have to admit I'm not really a big fan of gang warfare novels and as always once in never out and in many cases the only way out of a gang is in a box or prison very dull prospects.
The narrator was very good but as this is about Mexican immigrants in L.A. the narrator used a lot of Spanish words that could be hard to understand fortunately I lived in Spain for 8yrs so picked up a few bits of Spanish.
The Author Christina Hoag has written a couple of other novels "Law of the Jungle" superb and "The Blood Room", unfortunately, this was the least one I enjoyed.
Gangland
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