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A review by imme_van_gorp
The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead
2.5
This was okay, but definitely not great.
Nothing really significant happened (or at least, nothing I cared about), and I didn’t feel particularly connected to anyone or anything.
It had a somewhat decent plot (albeit simple and predictable), but I feel like the romance took over from everything else way too much. Normally I wouldn’t mind that (because I love a good romance), but it was honestly a little boring here. Even though Adrian and Sydney could technically not be together, there was never any drama between them and their relationship always remained insanely calm and relaxed. I just didn’t feel the tension or the spark between them, so the non-stop focus on their blossoming relationship was pretty bland to me.
Besides, I feel like Sydney’s infatuation with Adrian kind of diminished her own characterization; I really liked that she was initially so independent and smart, but now she was just boy-obsessed rather than bad-ass and strong. And it’s not like she suddenly turned into someone weak or stupid, but it was just obvious that all of her priorities and focus had now shifted to one single thing: Adrian. Everything else about her kind of just fell away.
Unfortunately, all of the other characters are still completely superficial and annoyingly insufferable.
Angeline is just terrible, Jill gets on my damn nerves, Eddie is pathetic, Magnus gave me the ick, Trey no longer has a personality, and Zoe just seems like a twat.
Nothing really significant happened (or at least, nothing I cared about), and I didn’t feel particularly connected to anyone or anything.
It had a somewhat decent plot (albeit simple and predictable), but I feel like the romance took over from everything else way too much. Normally I wouldn’t mind that (because I love a good romance), but it was honestly a little boring here. Even though Adrian and Sydney could technically not be together, there was never any drama between them and their relationship always remained insanely calm and relaxed. I just didn’t feel the tension or the spark between them, so the non-stop focus on their blossoming relationship was pretty bland to me.
Besides, I feel like Sydney’s infatuation with Adrian kind of diminished her own characterization; I really liked that she was initially so independent and smart, but now she was just boy-obsessed rather than bad-ass and strong. And it’s not like she suddenly turned into someone weak or stupid, but it was just obvious that all of her priorities and focus had now shifted to one single thing: Adrian. Everything else about her kind of just fell away.
Unfortunately, all of the other characters are still completely superficial and annoyingly insufferable.
Angeline is just terrible, Jill gets on my damn nerves, Eddie is pathetic, Magnus gave me the ick, Trey no longer has a personality, and Zoe just seems like a twat.