A review by muccia
Descended by Ingrid J. Adams

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.25) / 🌶️/ Kindle / TW: drug use, suicide, assault

🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

Synopsis:

Indigo has what everyone else wants - he is smart, attractive, kind and has rich (and famous) parents. But what he wants is to be seen - truly seen- and loved and understood. Enter the Carlisle family - a family who fully embraces and accepts him. But as he is ripped away from them and the girl hw has fallen for, will he begin to find himself or lose everything along the way?

🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

Review:

This book caught me way off guard, in the best way. It oozes 90s nostalgia and while I’m not familiar with the Australian teen scene (from the 90s or today) I can honestly say it sounds like the teen experience is pretty universal.

Indigo, Cordelia and Robbie are just the sweetest little band of unlikely buddies - Robbie stole my heart and reminded me so much of some of my high school friends.

In my mind, Indigo is baby Heath Ledger and I am all about it. We love a popular boy who uses his status for good. His struggles were truly heartbreaking and I loved his interactions with Raf. His storyline is truly one of self redemption, when you’re at your lowest on then can you truly see what and who you are.

And then Cordelia - sweet Cordelia. Just an angel who has so much love to give. Someone who doesn’t know their own draw, who is just trying to figure out who they are. Which is the true teenage experience.

So much about this book is nostalgic and the twist at the end had me GASPING. I loved the transition from sort of teenage romance to understanding one’s own “power” and the interesting structure of the afterlife in this book. 

So much happens and I don’t want to soil it, but if you’re into the 90s, magic and whole consuming love, you’ll enjoy this book! I highly recommend

!