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ISBN:	161218202X (ISBN13: 9781612182025)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Mike, Debs, Wes Ogden

A Good and Useful Hurt

Aric Davis

Paperback | Pages: 293 pages

Rating: 3.71 | 1750 Users | 209 Reviews

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Title	:	A Good and Useful Hurt
Author	:	Aric Davis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 293 pages
Published	:	February 21st 2012 by 47North
Categories	:	Fiction. Fantasy. Paranormal. Thriller. Mystery. Crime

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Mike is a tattoo artist running his own shop,
and Deb is the piercing artist he hires to round out his studio’s motley crew of four. The last either expects is romance, but that’s what they get as they follow their off-kilter careers and love lives into complete and total disaster.

When Mike follows a growing trend and tattoos the ashes of deceased loved ones into several customers’ tattoos, he has no idea that it will one day provide the solution — and solace — he will sorely need. And when the life of a serial killer tragically collides with the lives in the tattoo shop, Mike and Deb will stop at nothing in their quest for revenge, even if it means stepping outside the known boundaries of life and death. Ink that is full of crematory ashes, a sociopathic killer, and pain in its rawest form…this is going to hurt.

When the hope of redemption runs headlong into the dark side of life’s chaos, we are left with one of the most haunting thrillers in recent memory. A Good and Useful Hurt delivers the bittersweet essence of life with the sting of a needle in skin.

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Ratings: 3.71 From 1750 Users | 209 Reviews

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I struggled with whether to give this murder mystery/super-natural/ghost story novel 3 or 4 stars. The story was actually very well crafted and a page turner. I was fascinated with the paranormal aspect of the story telling and I loved most of the characters. If you could spend time with your loved ones again in your dreams, would you get a tattoo with their ashes mixed in the ink in order to do so? That said, getting inside the mind of a rapist/serial-killer was heavy stuff and too much for me.

One of the best things about being an established blogger is that you get to read new books from authors you might not have known about otherwise. A Good and Useful Hurt was one of those kinds of books for me.Honestly, it kind of blew me away and I didn't expect that. I accepted the book for review because Aric Davis is a body piercer and is covered with tattoos. Since I have many piercings and tattoos, I wanted to read what he'd written, particularly because of the body modification element. I

This should probably go up to 3.5 stars. This was an odd book--didn't launch into anything supernatural until around the middle so I wasn't quite expecting it. That actually worked--it's very character-driven and I really liked the characters, so being able to get fond of them somehow made the supernatural element more plausible/palatable.

This was just a fun book to read. I wish Davis had worried a little less about freaking out the normals, and the ending falls a little flat. Still, I read this alongside a highly touted big generational saga, and this was the book I would pick up with a smile.

I'm going to to explain what type of book this is without being spoiling anything, but if I do then forgive me. It's sort of a difficult book to review because it doesn't really fit into any specific category and in order to explain the tone to potential readers, I'll have to be a little more specific. No big plot spoilers that'd ruin the book for you though, so no worries.I'll warn you right here and now: this book might sound like a thriller, but it's not. The bulk of the novel deals with

I didn't know what to expect, but quite enjoyed it. Gruesome and gripping...

I decided to read this book because it was about tattoos and the paranormal. I had no idea it was going to effect me like it did. I think I felt just about every emotion possible while reading this book and I was completely vested in each of the main characters.I will note that I have several tattoos and have spent a fair amount of time in tattoo shops, so this could have a lot to do with my connection to the story, considering that this is the backdrop for the 1st half of the book. That being