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I absolutely loved Indigo Springs with it's interesting set of characters and unique plot, but I did not like Blue Magic. I guess character development wasn't needed since the characters are already established, but every character in this story felt flat. The entire novel is comprised of short clipped sentences and it failed to draw me in. There are tasks to complete, people work on completing the tasks. That's it. At first I enjoyed the descriptions of how the magic ooze was being used, but if...
The sequel to A M Dellamonica’s Indigo Springs, Blue Magic picks up right where the previous novel left off, with almost no gap in time between one book to the next. Magic is still loose in the world, Sahara is still head of a goddess cult that worships her, Astrid is trying to hold onto reality enough to make things right, and Will has found his world turned upside down by the implications of all that’s happening.Add to that the fact that people transformed and held within the previously frozen...
This is the sequel to Indigo Springs and I believe the final book in the Astrid Lethewood series. This was a much more linear and well-thought out book than Indigo Springs. I enjoyed the creative ideas in this book, even though at times the writing was still a bit ambiguous.This book details the story of how Astrid is trying to control the release of magic from the well so that it doesn't destroy the world. It also focuses on Sahara's trial and her followers. In addition to that Will’s children
Book Review originally published here: www.iheartreading.net/mini-reviews/mi... I didn’t read the first book in the series – I thought this was the first one, so I was at a loss at the start. I quickly figured out what was going on though. The plot was interesting, but I couldn’t connect to the characters. They all felt flat and dull. Could be because I missed out on the first book though.
While I love stories with multiple lines converging on a point, and many characters with conflicting agendas, Blue Magic sometimes felt too tightly controlled, not messy enough. It was smart of Dellamonica to add so many secondary characters with action agendas, since Astrid’s stance was largely inactive; she maneuvered others subtly rather than dramatically as the plot progressed. Astrid’s glimpses of the future reveal the end at the beginning, which can help add a layer of tension to a story,
Won this book off of Giveaways and only then found out it was a sequel. So, naturally, I had to request it at the library and spend nearly a month waiting to get my hands on the first book, Indigo Springs. In the end, however, I think it was still worth the wait. Blue Magic was a decent sequel to Indigo Springs. I think, like many people, I preferred the first over the second. The writing was still enjoyable and I loved how Dellamonica continued to create this fantastical world for Astrid and he...
(originally reviewed on Starmetal Oak Reviews) Spoiler alert: there won’t be spoilers for Blue Magic but incidentally there will be some for Indigo Springs. If you want the spoiler free version, read my conclusion under “Rating” below!If there’s a new release this year that would cause me to fangirl squee, it’s this one. I’ve been dying to read it. I absolutely loved Indigo Springs and wanted to see where Dellamonica took the story. We left off with magic finally being revealed to exist in the w...
Fascinating!
PLEASE NOTE: the following is an excerpt from my blog. For the full review (which includes Indigo Springs), please go to:http://sleepingdragon.info/2013/compe..."Morning arrived in Indigo Springs, but it did not bring the dawn.”Blue Magic follows seamlessly from where Indigo Springs leaves off. The crumbling powerbase still pretends that they’re in control, while the flow of Vitagua threatens to flood the real — to catastrophic effect. This is the apocalypse that Astrid Lethewood is trying to re...
There are many things that can be said in a book review and many aspects of the book that can be covered. For me, the most relevant are the quality of the writing, the strengths and weaknesses of the author’s character and plot developments, and, most of all, whether I liked the book and why or why not. In the end, my “job” is to give an honest opinion that will help other readers decide if the book in question is one they’re likely to want to read for their own reasons. Blue Magic has thrown me...
Blue Magic was an exciting, magical story. I think it would be best read shortly after Indigo Springs, in order to have the rules of the world and the major characters still close in mind. It was a much larger story than Indigo Springs, with many characters and locations, and lots of wide-scale action. The story was told through four point of view characters, each with a unique position or perspective. Though I still enjoyed the idea of the magic system, I’m not sure if I liked how close to all-...
After reading Indigo Springs and loving the world created by Dellamonica (though that book only scratched the surface), I was apprehensive about reading Blue Magic. I was worried that my enjoyment of the first book would be dashed if I read a sub par sequel. I didn't have to worry, if anything Blue Magic is better than the first book. The books starts off with Will Forrest preparing with the US Government for the trial of Sahara and her followers. The Government isn't being as helpful in finding...
Again, great ideas in places, but even more not my speed.
I had some trouble getting through this one, I think mostly because of the big difference in tone with book one. Book one had the whole joy-wonder-discovery of magic as a main plot thread and the mystery of Astrid's living with one foot in the future and who is Patience. The plot for book two absolutely follows the events of book one: magic contamination, fighting, various disasters, but lacked that joy-wonder feel. Also, I never really invested in the romantic subplot.
I’m sad to say that the sequel to Indigo Springs, and the second book in the Astrid Lethewood duology, was a bit of a disappointment to me. I was looking forward to immerging myself back into this world and to see how Astrid’s story would unfold. But the spark that was in the first book, was completely lost to me. The book felt incredibly messy. I’m not sure what my expectations was about Astrid reshaping the world, but this certainly wasn’t it. The operation she had, carried so many characters
This is the sequel to Indigo Springs. Astrid has built a community of volunteers to manage the vitagua and is also dealing with the expectations of those who remain with the frozen. In the meantime, the government is concentrating on Sahara and her followers, while Astrid and her group secretly distribute vitagua out into the world. Will has joined Astrid in hopes of rescuing his children, but Sahara has been devious with an enchantment that makes the reunification difficult. As Will learns more...
BLUE MAGIC is the second book in a duet. I didn't have trouble getting into the story despite not having read book one (INDIGO SPRINGS). Dellamonica brings us up to date quickly without burdening the novel with tedious infodumps. If anything, Dellamonica seems incapable of writing a word more than is necessary.The story revolves around Astrid, enchantress, witch--and now refugee camp leader and potential savior of the world. She's doing her darnedest to keep the vitagua well--the physical source...
The premise: ganked from BN.com: This powerful sequel to the A.M. Dellamonica's Sunburst Award -- winning contemporary fantasy Indigo Springs starts in the small town in Oregon where Astrid Lethewood discovered an underground river of blue liquid -- vitagua -- that is pure magic. Everything it touches is changed. The secret is out -- and the world will never be the same. Astrid’s best friend, Sahara, has been corrupted by the blue magic, and now leads a cult that seeks to rule the world. Astrid,...
"You're going to fall in love today, she'd said when they first met, but how could he love the end of the world, the bringer of so much destruction."I don't often prefer sequels to the original, but Blue Magic proved the exception, and blew Indigo Springs out of the water. A.M. Dellamonica really brings these characters to life - every person, no matter how peripheral they are to the story, feels like they have their own motivation and story. Even the ones I don't like, I can understand. The new...
I read the first book in this series back when it was first published late 2009. I loved it when I read it. I remember thinking it was original and magical. So when the sequel popped up on NetGalley, I didn't hesitate to request it. I started Blue Magic and realized there were many things I had forgotten about Indigo Springs. It took about a quarter of the book for me to keep characters straight and to remember who did what and what had actually happened in the previous book. But I kept at it an...