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booklvrkat's review
3.0
So many good authors in one place doesn't make for a perfect read. I liked the story, I liked the characters (there are so many of them), and I liked that I the book moved along. There are some slow spots, there are some places where I just had to stop and *blink* and make sure I read what I read. I think what is holding back this story is that there are so many parts moving at the same time! You really have to go in with an open mind, because it's not anything you've read before all in one place.
sierramatice's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sheilaokeefe's review
2.0
I don't think I'd like this in format, but the audio is extra bad. The narrator over emotes much of the story, with a breathy tremor in her voice, and the main character comes across as over-reacting to situations. I gave up an hour and a half in, or thereabouts.
libraryrobin's review
1.0
Disappointing crap. Characters I don't care about swearing and endlessly fighting.
ravenlily's review
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jcarew's review
1.0
This was horrible and I couldn’t stand to finish it. If I could give it a negative star I would because it was such a waste of time.
brittanyallyn's review
1.0
Maybe 1.5 stars? The only thing I liked about this book was the premise, which is very disappointing since I really enjoy three of the authors, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, and Jonathan Maberry. But this novel was a mess, and I can only assume it's because of the amount of authors. For one thing we have literally no time to understand Nora's life, personal or as the vigilante Indigo, before she starts questioning what is and isn't real which gives readers no frame of reference to decide for ourselves. This is only underscored by Indigo's literal comic book origins, Nora's childhood love of comic books led to her origin being pulled from their pages, but readers have no knowledge of her comic book love until it's told to us after it's revealed that her origin is false. Characters and groups also came and went with such speed and lack of description that it was really hard to remember who was good and who was bad. That's not even getting into Nora herself who is full of contradictions, she's only worried about saving children, but unless I misunderstood something (possible given how confusing the narrative could be) she completely forgot about two missing children and I guess left them for dead. There were also her cats which she "lovingly" called the Assholes, who lived in constant fear due to her alter ego and were neglected at various points in the novel. Their existence was pointless and only went to further show what a mess this novel is. The thing that most undermined Nora's stance as a good and righteous character was the fact that upon finding out her best friend was a sort of shadow puppet she had created for company she didn't hesitate to obliterate her without much of a good reason in the text. I found myself counting down the final fifty or so pages, because at that point I had come too far to quit. I'm very disappointed with this book.