Checking it out for summer reading program for the teens, and so far it's fantastic. The entry on Jeffree Star is great, and totally teen relevant and appropriate. ( )

Couldn't put it down! ( )

This was a exhausting book. Kat lives his heart on his sleeve. The reader got a 10th of what a day in a life is for her. On the outside it would seem that she would have everything, but her day to day life is a challenge. What she wants is love. I was surprised how this book chronicled her relationship with Nikki Sixx. She works to make it work, asks for advice and gives everything to make it work, yet as Lemmy from Motorhead gently tells her "Romance Without Borders." You almost forget that she has clients. The tats she does for her clients and the stories behind them are wonderful. After reading this book, all I wanted to do is give her a hug. ( )

The Tattoo Chronicles details a year in the life of Kat Von D, tattooer and star of the TV series LA Ink. Her shop is in Hollywood and she frequently tattoos celebrities, as well as anyone who wants to pay the bloated price to be tattooed by her, and she always seems to have something insightful to say about everyone who enters her shop.

The book claims to be taken from her journals, which she is frequently shown writing in during the show, but if this is the case it has been heavily edited for the book. She frequently goes in depth describing who certain people are for the reader, which wouldn't be necessary if she were writing in her own personal diary.

The book is also a bit clogged with descriptions of her relationship (at the time) with Nikki Sixx. It became a bit nauseating, really. She's a sweet girl and I'm sure all that was important to her, but it probably could have been cut out of the tattoo book.

With all that said, I still rather enjoyed the book. Her art is amazing and is on full display here, and I really did enjoy her commentary. I'll definitely consider reading her previous book, at the very least. Not bad. ( )

This book was picked up on a whim when I walked by it at Chapters and the cover caught my eye. I love to admire artwork tattoos and she is a fabulous artist but I this book was more a journal about her love life than her art. The artistic tattoos shown and the background story on each piece were wonderful, but there was too much drama about her love life in the book. ( )