Jackrabbit Skin (Never Tell collection)

3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars | 586 ratings

Price: 1.99

Last update: 06-02-2024


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Secrets and rage can get under the skin in an unsettling short story by Ivy Pochoda, award-winning author of Sing Her Down and These Women.

Swan is a tattoo artist new to a community in the California desert when a mourning desert dweller named Kurt requests a tribute tattoo to his dead wife. Swan agrees, but the locals warn her: don’t indulge Kurt in his tragic memories. No wonder. As Kurt returns for more tattoos, the truth about his wife’s death begins to emerge in the ink. And it isn’t pretty.

Ivy Pochoda’s Jackrabbit Skin is part of Never Tell, a heart-pounding collection of stories about secrets, lies, and mind games. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Just keep the endings to yourself.






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JulieReadzInTheRockies
3.0 out of 5 stars A creepy place with bizarre people!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
3.5 Stars
"Jackrabbit Skin" is the fifth book in the "Never Tell" collection available on Amazon. It is an audiobook that features an incredible narrator.

The story is about a tattoo artist who decides to settle in a remote and underdeveloped community in California. Despite her attempts to keep to herself, she is met with unfriendly neighbors who continue to warn her about the dangers of the area.

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JulieReadzInTheRockies
3.0 out of 5 stars A creepy place with bizarre people!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
3.5 Stars
"Jackrabbit Skin" is the fifth book in the "Never Tell" collection available on Amazon. It is an audiobook that features an incredible narrator.

The story is about a tattoo artist who decides to settle in a remote and underdeveloped community in California. Despite her attempts to keep to herself, she is met with unfriendly neighbors who continue to warn her about the dangers of the area.

#JackrabbitSkin #IvyPochodal #AudibleAudio #BrillianceAudio #KindleUnlimited #AmazonOriginal #ShortStory #justfinished #honestreview #thriller #bookreviewer #thrillerbookloverspromotions #thrillerfriendsunite #thrillerobsessedbookishclub #ReadersOfTheLateArc #TalkWordyToMeTeam #lovetoread #bookworm #lovebooks #booknerd #readaholic #bookstagrammer #booktok #booktoker
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Tara K.
5.0 out of 5 stars #NeverTellCollection
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024
Sometimes it's the lore
The myth
Stories of the dessert that takes you and never let's you go...
Sometimes it's not
Katiebella_Reads
4.0 out of 5 stars Short but good
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
Jackrabbit Skin
By: Ivy Pochoda
44 pages
4⭐️

"The desert always wins. "

Small town mentally tries to push Swan out when she moves to desert. Only a local, Kurt, tells her the truth. Bit by bit while she tattoos his story onto him.

My Thoughts

The desert is brought to life in this short, easy read thriller. The author did a brilliant job of not just capturing the environment but also the closed community. Their aversion to outsiders.

Swan, our FMC, isn't really captured, unfortunately. Though the story is told through her eyes, it very much isn't her story. We don't learn a lot about her making her hard to like or understand.

I enjoyed the read as much as I could. I wish it had been longer and more drawn out.
Maria
2.0 out of 5 stars Not for Me
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
I had not previously read anything by this author so I had no idea what to expect going in. I would rather not judge their works based on a short story but this was just OK. It got confusing and I had to reread several portions just to see what was going on. I couldn’t connect to the characters and I found this difficult to get through.
Purple Passion
3.0 out of 5 stars Strange small town
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
A woman goes to stay in the desert to hopefully make a fresh start. The small town is filled with secrets and interesting characters. I did enjoy the descriptions of her tattoos and her drawings.
AJ Holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars REALLY GREAT READ!
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
Well, I did NOT see the story going the way it did. Swan's angst throughout, Kurt's unclear motives and the attitude of the community all had me not wanting to put the book down.
Shari Ring Wolf
4.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024
Ok short story. I've lived off grid in the high desert, and I liked the descriptions of the desert. I was surprised at the ending...then wondered how I missed figuring it out.

I took off 1 star because the people were creepy. Too black and white...I like characters that are more of a mixed bag.
January
3.0 out of 5 stars Twentynine Palms, Great Descriptions
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
Jackrabbit Skin by Ivy Pochoda
Never Tell #5
48-page Kindle Ebook

Genre: Mystery Suspense, Short Stories

Featuring: Twentynine Palms and Los Angeles, California; Joshua Tree National Park, Desert, Tattoos, Tattoo Artist, Author's Bibliography, Advertisement

Authors mentioned: Michael Connelly

Rating as a movie: PG-13/R for adult content

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️????

My thoughts: I was okay, not bad at all it just didn't have the pop or excitement I was expecting.

Recommend to others: Maybe. There's a decent story here, worth a quick read.

Never Tell
1. Everywhere You Look (2024) Liv Constantine
2. The Ghost Writer (2024) Loreth Anne White
3. The Other Side of the Road (2024) Andrea Bartz
4. Scorpions (2024) Rachel Howzell Hall
5. Jackrabbit Skin (2024)Ivy Pochoda
6. The Bad Friend (2024) Caroline Kepnes

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