Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Review: The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead


This is the third book in the Bloodlines series, which is a spin-off of the Vampire Academy series. We have some of the same characters, but the primary focus is now on Sydney and the Alchemists.

Sydney and Adrian's relationship is starting to heat up, but she is still hung up on her Alchemist's belief that any sort of personal interaction with vampires, even Moroi, is wrong. She is constantly trying to push him away and deny what her heart is telling her.  On the other hand, she is beginning to question the motives and actions of her superiors.  She discovers another Alchemist, Marcus Finch, who was able to escape the organization.  He too became too close to the Moroi and wants to help them on his own terms.  He does not want to be held to the strict standards and beliefs the Alchemists have passed down for generations.  He has a network of former Alchemists that he has helped escape and wants Sydney to join his team.  He has gathered some compelling evidence and Sydney is definitely interested in what Marcus is trying to accomplish.

In addition to the above story line, Sydney continues to study magic with her history/independent study teacher Ms. Terwilliger.  She is no longer afraid of the magic and can see the benefits in her line of work.  When another witch begins harming local teens, Ms. Terwilliger is convinced Sydney could be a target and escalates her training. In addition, she sends Sydney to warn others who could be in danger. In order to mask her identity she takes Adrian along, which leads to a number of dangerous and sometimes romantic situations.  

Adrian was by far my favorite character from the vampire Academy series and I absolutely love him in this series as well.  He has had a rough go of things, so I am happy to see that he may finally have a chance at being happy for once.  Sydney and Adrian have both grown by leaps and bounds throughout this series and I can't wait to see what is in store for them in the next installment.  Things certainly will not be easy for them, but I think they may finally be on the same page.

There continues to be an assortment of drama with the remainder of the Palm Springs contingent, Eddie, Angeline, Jill, and Trey, which keeps Sydney occupied in her "free time".  At the very end, things are complicated even further with the arrival of a couple of additional characters.  

I do not want to give away any spoilers, so I will leave it at that. I'm happy with how things are unfolding in this series and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.  More of Adrian is always welcome in my book.


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