Dellamonica, A.M.: Indigo Springs

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Comments

[darkelf105]

That cover is just stunning. And I think I read about this title awhile and had not realized it came out. Yay!

Also, I just bought Boneshaker the other day, so hooray for that, too.

[calico_reaction]

It is stunning. When I saw it in the store, I had to have the book. :)

I hope to post the BONESHAKER review some time today, but that depends on my workout schedule and how much it exhausts me before my Wednesday night television comes on. :)

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[calico_reaction]

Yay!!! I'm so glad you liked this!

I understand the hesitancy when you read a book that you feel works great on its own, only to learn there's going to be a sequel. I didn't feel that way about this one, but rather Barbara Ashford's Spellcast.

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[jonaskaite]

There's very little I can add to this comment. I feel exactly the same way about the pacing/ordering - and it worked especially brilliantly as the book neared the end. You know where you end up, but as the end of the book nears and things are - increasingly not right, but not all horribly wrong yet, the rising tension is incredible. You know how fast things are going to go wrong before they do, and it all feels so relentless and inevitable. I swear, by the time I was into the last seventy pages or so, I spent every waking nonworking minute reading

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[calico_reaction]

It may have been bad timing on my part, but the prose in A Book of Tongues just didn't click with me at all, so I ended up not finishing. Haven't heard of The Dark Wife though... I might take a gander at that one. :)

Glad you loved it! :)

[starmetal_oak]

Here's my review:
http://starmetal-oak.livejournal.com/25130.html

Loved it! I'll talk more tomorrow about what I thought here.

[calico_reaction]

Thanks for the link! I'll check out the review.

And do come back to visit! :)

[ext_463379]

My review is here: http://tethyanbooks.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-indigo-springs-by-am-dellamonica.html. I mentioned 'Calico's Dare' in my post, so I put a link to your blog. Is that okay, or should I remove it?

I really liked Indigo Springs! I loved the magic system and the characters. I do wish there had been a bit more discussion of the Fyremen, how exactly they cursed magic, and how Patterflam was burning magic.

I think a sequel could be interesting, particularly if it goes into more detail about the Fyremen. It looks like "Blue Magic" is already pretty late though, since it now says it's coming out in 2012. I hope it comes out relatively soon!

[calico_reaction]

So glad you enjoyed this! I'm really, really hoping we get Blue Magic some time in 2012.

[celestialgldfsh]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for having this book for the August Dare! I LOVED this book and rate it as one of my favorites for the year. It's just so... unique. Post-apocalyptic fantasy! The magic is unusual, but works. The characters are eccentric and bold and feel absolutely real.

My review can be read here:
http://www.librarything.com/work/8423539/reviews/77276262

[calico_reaction]

I am so thrilled you loved it! Picking dares can be so difficult, so I'm glad this was such a hit with people!

Thanks for the review, I'll check it out. :)

[calico_reaction]

On LibraryThing, do you give star ratings to your books? Just wondering. :)

[celestialgldfsh]

Yes, I give star reviews. It's not the most accurate of rating systems, but at least it makes it clear at a glance if I love or hate a book.