About This Book:
- Fizzing with atmosphere, danger, magic, and mystery, this fantasy will keep kids hooked from the start.
- A bold heroine and a darkly comic voice make this debut perfect for fans of Nevermoorandthe Swifts.
- Inkbound’s world of magical ink and fate tattoos is utterly unique, yet the writing feels classic.
*Review Contributed By Jan Farnworth, Staff Reviewer*
Ill fated
Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo is a refreshingly creative middle-grade fantasy that drew me right in. Metty, as her friends call her, is on her way to her fate, for in this world, when you turn ten, you get a tattoo that determines your fate. There is even a dictionary with definitions to help you decide your fate. Matty, unfortunately, is given one that she fears, which marks her as a murderer to the point where she always makes lists in her dictionary of who could be the one she murders. What a terrible thing for a ten-year-old to be burdened with. In Metty world, you will find cities that float, people with tattoos that make them ill-fated, such as Metty’s glove and skull, and the mysterious disappearance of her father just after she receives her tattoo. The author does a great job of keeping you entrenched in the mysteries of the fates handed out and the fate of Metty’s dad being mixed up with some terrible people. It is a fantastic debut for the middle-grade genre.
