Showing posts with label the indigo spell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the indigo spell. Show all posts

Thursday, February 28, 2013

February Wrap Up

Hello Everyone, today I am going to be doing my wrap up post for what I read in February. This month I read 5 books, and it was an okay reading month for me. I didn't read as many books as I hoped to read, but I will just try to catch up next month in March.




The Archived by Victoria Schwab. This was the first book that I read this month and it's one that I really enjoyed. I was really excited to read this book since it seemed a lot different from any book that I've read before. The beginning and first half of the book was really slow and I almost put it down but I am so glad that I didn't. The book really picks up after the second half and the story line gets really engaging. You can read my review for this book here.






Moonglass by Jessi Kirby. This was the first book by this author that I've read and I was really excited to read this one. I also purchased one of her other books called In Honor at the same time, which I am also excited to read. This book seemed like a 'cute summer read book' to me. I liked it okay and ended up giving it a 3/5 stars on goodreads. A lot of the time I didn't know where the story was going and I was a little bored reading it. The book has a great main character though and there were a lot of things I liked about the book as well.







Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead. I absolutely loved this book. So, so much. I love the Bloodlines series and basically anything that this author writes. This book was phenomenal and it was definitely my favorite book so far in the series. I just can't say enough good things about this book. I can't wait for the 4th book in the series to come out and it's probably going to be one of my most anticipated books for this year! You can read my review for this book here.







Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz. This is a book that I couldn't decide if I loved it or I hated it. It has a very different and strange storyline that I was not expecting at all. The author's writing style is really engaging and I really liked the way she wrote this book and most of her characters. This one I ended up giving a 4/5 stars on goodreads because overall I really enjoyed it, despite the strangeness. You can read my review for this book here.






Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess. This is a book that I have been wanting to read for a few years now, but I just never picked it up until a few months ago when I found it in the bargain books section on Amazon. It was a really quick read and I read it in almost one setting. I liked the book okay but it was also kind of simple. This book is about a girl whose father was suppose to be locked away for 9 years, but he gets out of prison after 3. Now she's not safe and everything is messed up. For me this book was too simple, when I read books dealing with these kind of serious topics I usually want them to have more emotion to them. I definitely felt for the main character, but I just thought this book was lacking something. I gave this one a 3/5 stars on goodreads as well.

This is all for my February wrap up post. I also tried to read Lucid by Adrienne Stoltz, but It was not a book that I could get into unfortunately. I hope next month will be a good reading month and I am starting it out with a Jodi Picolut book :).

Thank you all for reading and I hope you enjoyed.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Book Review: The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

Today I am going to share my review on the Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead. This book is the 3rd book in the Bloodlines series, which is a spin off series of the Vampire Academy Series. Vampire Academy is one of my all time favorite series for a lot of different reasons. The spin off series, Bloodline is just as great as Vampire Academy in my opinion. I really enjoyed the first book, Bloodlines, and the second book The Golden Lily which I read last October (you can read my review for it here). I was really, really excited about The Indigo Spell, and since I just read the 2nd book a few months ago most of everything was still fresh in my mind. I really have to say that this book is the best yet in the series and I am so excited for the next one to time out. Now I'm going to get started with my review but for anyone who has not read any of these books there will probably be spoilers.


Summary from Goodreads:

In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next.


Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, the Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive—this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone’s out for blood. 


So this book pretty much picks up not long after the what happened at the end of The Golden Lily. Sydney and Adrian finally have their (forbidden) moment between them and Sydney is freaking out. She also learned about an ex Alchemist named Marcus Finch who is on the run. She longs to find him and figure out his secrets on how he left the Alchemist and why. Since Sydney is starting to rebel and realize she is being lied to, she is starting to look at the bigger picture of things and what/who she truly cares about. There's also an evil witch on the run who is hunting young witches, and just might be after Sydney too.

Like I said before, I really enjoyed this book. It's probably the best books that I've read in a while. The storyline was really engaging and I was never bored while reading it. Richelle Mead is such a great writer and she has a way of making this world she created and the characters in it seem so real. I pretty much have loved every book and character that she has written in these two series. There is always such excited action in her books and they always have a great climax, this book included. I really liked how there was a lot more focus on magic in this book as well. It gives it a nice twist and puts more into the story line. We are introduced to a lot of new character's in this book, and of course it has an ending that always leaves you hanging.

Sydney is such a fantastic main character for this series and I really like reading from her POV. She is really strong headed and she really grows a lot as a character in this book. The author also has such an amazing way of writing romances in these books that drive you completely crazy. She did it with Rose and Dimitri in VA and now she's doing it with Sydney and Adrain. Speaking of Adrian...Oh. My. GOD. Adrian has got to be my new all time favorite male character. Ever. I really liked him during the VA series but in this series he is so phenomenal. I'm really glad he is a main character in this series because it just wouldn't be complete without him. The 4th book is going to alternate POV from Sydney and Adrain. I was so excited when I herd this because we finally get to see what's inside that screwed up, hilarious, but beautiful head of his.

This is written from the Author on goodreads about the 4th book, The Fiery Heart.


The Fiery Heart is going to be told from both Sydney and Adrian's points of view. That's right. If you've ever wanted to get inside the crazy world of Adrian Ivashkov's head, this is it. It'll still be in first person, but the POV will alternate chapters. I'm so excited about this, it's not even funny. Well, actually...since it's Adrian, it'll be hilarious. I think you guys'll love it, and for those who still haven't made the transition to the Bloodlines series, now's your chance! #1 and #2 are out, and it's not too late to catch up before February.


I can't even express how excited I am about this next book in the series! Reading the Indigo Spell has made me want to go back and re read all of the Vampire Academy books and the other two Bloodlines books as well. Ahhh okay, I'm done gushing about how much I loved this book now. I hope you all enjoyed my review and happy reading!