"For most of my adult life I live an alternative lifestyle, keeping a secret that not everyone knows about. Then I meet a girl like Norah Parrish and she shows me a secret that's even darker, more meaningful.
"But no matter what kinda alternative lifestyle I live, what culture I follow, evenContinue
"For most of my adult life I live an alternative lifestyle, keeping a secret that not everyone knows about. Then I meet a girl like Norah Parrish and she shows me a secret that's even darker, more meaningful.
"But no matter what kinda alternative lifestyle I live, what culture I follow, eventually, it'll become mainstream. Catch on as the next fashion trend. Show up on television worn by MTV personalities.
"Goth used to be cool. Now it has its own store in the mall. Punk rock used to mean something. Now it's a hairdo, a piercing in a weird spot. Hip-Hop once changed my life. Now it's a brand name for clothes, cell phones, and tennis shoes.
"Nobody can just enjoy art anymore. It has to be exploited. Made to become bigger than life and eventually hated for the rest of the decade until we see another renaissance."
Seth Barton throws illegal rave parties in abandoned buildings. Norah Parrish is a college student with dreams of starting her own cosmetic company. Claiming the Alter Ego Defense, both could justify their hidden secrets. On their own, they manage to stay below the radar. Together, they make national headlines. The question is will the public hang the super heroine Hot Pink, who gathers names of rapists through a self-made "helpline" for victims of rape, and then hunts them down, enforcing her own version of justice? Or will they vindicate the team of Norah and Seth, embracing them to the point of mainstream media? But the public is the least of their worries...
Through the use of dark satire, Lick Me is a wickedly funny tale from an original voice that shows no mercy when writing upon the immoral standards of network television that interprets news worthy headlines by ratings, while an easily influenced culture finds their "truths" in celebrity tabloids.
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The characters in DeLeon Demicoli’s book are definitely a rare breed. Seth Barton is an outlaw throwing underground rave parties with the help of his prankster friend Louis. Lick Me – doesn’t mean what it sounds like, it just so happens to be tied into one of the rave parties that featured Louis’ to ... (continue)
The characters in DeLeon Demicoli’s book are definitely a rare breed. Seth Barton is an outlaw throwing underground rave parties with the help of his prankster friend Louis. Lick Me – doesn’t mean what it sounds like, it just so happens to be tied into one of the rave parties that featured Louis’ tongue. DeLeon takes us into an underground world where many are never privy to. Norah is introduced into the tale DeLeon weaves and to Seth under what seems like unfavorable circumstances however as the story progresses Norah and Seth join outlaw forces as crusaders, battling those who commit crimes against women.
The book starts slow – the language unique and the style by which DeLeon writes is as outlawed as his characters. After getting used to the ebb and flow of things and pushing on I found this book to be a very exciting adventure. He starts to really blow the characters up and bring them to life; the story evades its slow trickle to a feverish flow down a rapid river gone wild in a storm. You’ll be wondering what’s next, turning the next page and find yourself at the end very glad you didn’t let the slow start hinder your judgment to read onward. - Michael Timlin - Authors on the Rise Book Reviews
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