2.5 stars This novella was in a "it was okay" and "I liked it" zone for me and it took awhile to finish this. While I enjoyed [b:Sins & Needles|16029994|Sins & Needles (The Artists Trilogy, #1)|Karina Halle|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347859611s/16029994.jpg|21799599], I'm not a huge fan of this. Some parts I liked while some bored me so much that I went back to doing my work instead of reading on. I'm not sure what I was expecting out of Ellie's story with Javier but it turned out rather disappointing.