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allyreads8521's review against another edition
I tried, I really did but this book was no good. I didn't finish it and I struggled through the 11 chapters I did read. Really disappointed because Charlaine Harris is one of my favorite authors.
papi's review against another edition
3.0
I kind of sort of read this hook...read through about the first 100 pages, and found myself getting bored and skimming whole pages at a time. I finally just skipped to the end and read the last 30 pages or so and called it a day. I'm not sure this is the fault of the book...it really wasn't the kind of fiction that captures me. I like some of the authors' work, but their "voice" didn't really come through in Indigo, perhaps because there were so many authors involved in it's production. YMMV.
monicabhills's review against another edition
3.0
This novel was written by several of my favorite authors however it was not the powerhouse novel I expected. The premise was great. Nora aka Indigo is an investigative reporter who also happens to be a shadow superhero. She is trying to stop a cult that is killing kids to bring forth and contain a murder demon. However we learn that Nora may know more about this demon than she thinks. The novel had all of the right elements but it was slow. At times I had to force myself to keep reading. There was action but it just didn't draw me in like I hoped. I have no idea what went wrong because these authors are fantastic. One thing I did miss is in other novels like this it tells you what authors wrote what chapters. This book may have not been done that way. Overall it was not a bad book. It just wasn't what I expected from these authors.
prgchrqltma's review against another edition
3.0
Not surprising with all the authors, but the plot and character were all over the map. Superhero powers of various sorts with various origins, fighting against a world ending event.
rebecca_isreading's review against another edition
3.0
This is a case where I'd recommend not putting too much stock in my star rating, because I'm just not sure how exactly to rate it. I think that this was a case of the wrong book for the wrong reader. I'm not a huge fantasy reader, but I love Charlaine Harris and thought that the multi-author set up of this book was interesting and wanted to read it (I haven't read anything by any of the authors, though I have books by several of them on my shelves waiting to be read). I found the first half or so of this book really confusing, and I wasn't sure whether the plot was actually confusing, or if as a non-fantasy reader, I just wasn't picking up on conventions of the genre that other readers won't have trouble following. The pace of the second half of the book picked up quite a bit for me, and I enjoyed the overall story. I was overall impressed with the way the story came together with multiple authors- in school, I always hated being assigned group papers because I found it difficult to present a cohesive voice just in academic writing, but these authors did not seem to suffer from this.
Advance e-galley provided by Netgalley and the publisher for an honest opinion.
Advance e-galley provided by Netgalley and the publisher for an honest opinion.
visibletouch's review against another edition
3.0
In the beginning, it's not overly obvious this is written by multiple authors and I was drawn into the story. Toward the middle that cohesion unraveled and some things became very redundant or jarring to read from previous entries to the story. By the end, I was tired of trying to hold an understanding of the main character in my head. Overall, an interesting but disjointed story.
bethmitcham's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted a bit more character and a bit less horror, but that's because I'm kinda squeamish. The final third seemed smoother to me, so maybe the 10-headed author was learning to work together.
amythebookbat's review against another edition
2.0
This book just kept going and going and going... It was way too long. I think the basic idea was good, but with so many author's it just got away from them. There was plenty of gross violence. I didn't need quite so much gore. Anyway, I think this book just wasn't for me.
justinemanzano's review against another edition
3.0
Anyone who reads my reviews would know that I love both Kelley Armstrong's and Christopher Golden's work. That being said, these are very different authors as are the other eight authors that joined on to create Indigo, a novel project. I understood going in that I was reading what amounted to a writing experiment, but being an author myself, I was interested in seeing how it turned out.
The answer was, pretty damn good, but not perfect. Indigo is the story of an investigative reporter, Nora Hesper, and her crime fighting alter ego, Indigo, a superhero created from shadows. Both are pursuing The Children of Phonos, a murder cult that has been escalating their victim count. As she investigates, she begins to unravel exactly what the Phonoi are after, and their dangerous connection to her mysterious shadow abilities.
The tale was interesting enough, the writing well composed, the characters compelling, and the general situation was fun to experience, however there were some issues with the story. I'm guessing here, but I think the fact that there were so many authors working on this killed any chance of a unique voice in this story. I think they each tried to tone down their voice so the tone would feel continuous, but it sometimes just ended up feeling monotonous. Still, the story did capture my attention, and I was truly interested in solving some of the mysteries involved.
I did feel like there were things I wanted to learn more about that were glossed over, and I felt like the end may have been a bit too easy, but all in all, Indigo is a fun novel-length comic book, but the pictures are in your mind. ;) So if you're into that genre, and want to read that crossed with a suspense novel, this should definitely be your cup of tea.
The answer was, pretty damn good, but not perfect. Indigo is the story of an investigative reporter, Nora Hesper, and her crime fighting alter ego, Indigo, a superhero created from shadows. Both are pursuing The Children of Phonos, a murder cult that has been escalating their victim count. As she investigates, she begins to unravel exactly what the Phonoi are after, and their dangerous connection to her mysterious shadow abilities.
The tale was interesting enough, the writing well composed, the characters compelling, and the general situation was fun to experience, however there were some issues with the story. I'm guessing here, but I think the fact that there were so many authors working on this killed any chance of a unique voice in this story. I think they each tried to tone down their voice so the tone would feel continuous, but it sometimes just ended up feeling monotonous. Still, the story did capture my attention, and I was truly interested in solving some of the mysteries involved.
I did feel like there were things I wanted to learn more about that were glossed over, and I felt like the end may have been a bit too easy, but all in all, Indigo is a fun novel-length comic book, but the pictures are in your mind. ;) So if you're into that genre, and want to read that crossed with a suspense novel, this should definitely be your cup of tea.
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