Helpful Score: 6
First in the series of the Indigo Court.
Not as good as her other series books. Main character is dense and make stupid decisions. Not at all a strong "warrior" women.
Hopefully the next book in the series will be better.
Not as good as her other series books. Main character is dense and make stupid decisions. Not at all a strong "warrior" women.
Hopefully the next book in the series will be better.
Helpful Score: 6
I don't know what happened to the author but, this book is not a good read. It was an effort to keep reading it. The female lead is boring, stupid and never makes a connection with the reader. Male characters are not attractive at all. So, within a couple of chapters of the end, I decided to just stop torturing myself. Normally, I will then read the last page or two just to satisfy and questions I might have. I had no qualms about skipping that step with this book. Hope her next book in the other series is better than this!
Helpful Score: 3
I love this newest world that has been created by Mrs. Galenorn! A great introduction to what looks to be a very promising new series!! I can't WAIT for Night Veil to come out! Funny, edgy, and exciting.
Helpful Score: 2
This book is horrible. I couldn't even force myself to read through the second half of the book. It is poorly written and sounds like a high school student wrote it. I regret buying it. It had good promise in some of the telling but fell flat on the deliverance. The characters were not very likeable either.
I would not recommend this book.
I would not recommend this book.
Helpful Score: 2
Definitely a far cry from her Otherworld series...which I absolutely love. This was definitely a hard read. Didn't like it from the get go. Didn't have a nice flowing story line. Not easy to read, but I did finish it, after about a week. Normally I read her Otherworld books in one night.
Very disappointed :(
Very disappointed :(
Helpful Score: 2
Really kept up at breakneck pace. Starts right off 1st chapter. Cant wait for NIGHT VEIL next in series due out in 6/2011. Readers should not be disappointed.
Helpful Score: 1
I have had this book on my reading list for some time and finally picked it up at the library to read. There are 5 books planned for this series; the 4th book, Night Vision, just came out in July 2013. I was excited to read this book since I love urban fantasies featuring fae, but this book was pretty disappointing for me. The characters sound awkward and the setting is a bit corny.
Cecily Waters can control the wind and has been called home after learning that members of her family are disappearing. Shortly after returning she finds out that the Indigo Court has taken over the forest and is kidnapping magic users. As she delves into the mysteries of the Indigo Court she finds they hold her childhood sweetheart, Grieve, in their thrall. As Cecily gets further and further drawn into the mystery she finds herself aligning with the Vein Lords and discovering disturbing things about her own nature.
I didn't like this book that much at all. The world was interesting but the characters sound awkward when they talk to each other. The characters talk really formal and just sound like bad actors reading poorly written parts. I had trouble reading it and keep having to concentrate really hard and go back a reread stuff.
Cecily herself is a bit hard to engage with and pin down. Over and over she talks about she how she was on the run with her junkie mom and how that makes things hard for her. Yeah, I agree that would suck...but we dont need to rehash this every chapter. Additionally Cecily gets new power on top of new power added to her character as the book progresses..it was a bit excessive. Then she does strange things like lament at the loss of life as she is creeping through a creepy cave rescuing her friends. Really, does she really have time to spend all this thought on her morailty while everyone is going to die if she does move her butt?!
Cecily and Grieve are supposed to have this span the ages type of romance going on. But Grieve is part of the Indigo Court now and he is just creepy. The scenes between the two are kind of icky feeling. They say they love each other but pretty much theres nothing else but sex going on here. Grieve coerces Cecily a lot and theres a lot of dirty talk. I kind of felt like I was watching a bad porn during their love scenes not seeing two people desperately in love with each other.
Cecily is also forced into a sexual relationship with a member of the Red Court as part of a contract with them. Again this was just yucky and awkward feeling.
Aside from all of my problems with the awkward characters the story was also a bit silly. It kind of goes like this...Is the Indigo Court fey? NO! Is the Indigo Court vampiric? NO! Get ready for it....they are actually....vampiric fey...ooooohhhhh so scary. The whole thing was a bit corny and the story never really drew me in.
All in all there wasnt much I liked about this story except for the world. I liked the idea of different Fey/vampire courts and enjoyed the idea of the seasons being influenced by them.
Unfortunately I got the second book in this series to review, so I am probably going to have to struggle through that one as well since I always try to read the books I get for review. I just really did not enjoy Galenorn's writing style.
Overall definitely not one of my favorite urban fantasy reads. The language is awkward, the characters are hard to engage with, the romance is creepy, and whole plot comes across as corny. The world is somewhat interesting but that is about it. If you are interested in reading an urban fantasy about fey I would recommend: the Alex Craft series by Kaylana Price, the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire, The Fairwick Chronicles by Juliet Dark, or The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa. All of these are much, much better books than this one.
Cecily Waters can control the wind and has been called home after learning that members of her family are disappearing. Shortly after returning she finds out that the Indigo Court has taken over the forest and is kidnapping magic users. As she delves into the mysteries of the Indigo Court she finds they hold her childhood sweetheart, Grieve, in their thrall. As Cecily gets further and further drawn into the mystery she finds herself aligning with the Vein Lords and discovering disturbing things about her own nature.
I didn't like this book that much at all. The world was interesting but the characters sound awkward when they talk to each other. The characters talk really formal and just sound like bad actors reading poorly written parts. I had trouble reading it and keep having to concentrate really hard and go back a reread stuff.
Cecily herself is a bit hard to engage with and pin down. Over and over she talks about she how she was on the run with her junkie mom and how that makes things hard for her. Yeah, I agree that would suck...but we dont need to rehash this every chapter. Additionally Cecily gets new power on top of new power added to her character as the book progresses..it was a bit excessive. Then she does strange things like lament at the loss of life as she is creeping through a creepy cave rescuing her friends. Really, does she really have time to spend all this thought on her morailty while everyone is going to die if she does move her butt?!
Cecily and Grieve are supposed to have this span the ages type of romance going on. But Grieve is part of the Indigo Court now and he is just creepy. The scenes between the two are kind of icky feeling. They say they love each other but pretty much theres nothing else but sex going on here. Grieve coerces Cecily a lot and theres a lot of dirty talk. I kind of felt like I was watching a bad porn during their love scenes not seeing two people desperately in love with each other.
Cecily is also forced into a sexual relationship with a member of the Red Court as part of a contract with them. Again this was just yucky and awkward feeling.
Aside from all of my problems with the awkward characters the story was also a bit silly. It kind of goes like this...Is the Indigo Court fey? NO! Is the Indigo Court vampiric? NO! Get ready for it....they are actually....vampiric fey...ooooohhhhh so scary. The whole thing was a bit corny and the story never really drew me in.
All in all there wasnt much I liked about this story except for the world. I liked the idea of different Fey/vampire courts and enjoyed the idea of the seasons being influenced by them.
Unfortunately I got the second book in this series to review, so I am probably going to have to struggle through that one as well since I always try to read the books I get for review. I just really did not enjoy Galenorn's writing style.
Overall definitely not one of my favorite urban fantasy reads. The language is awkward, the characters are hard to engage with, the romance is creepy, and whole plot comes across as corny. The world is somewhat interesting but that is about it. If you are interested in reading an urban fantasy about fey I would recommend: the Alex Craft series by Kaylana Price, the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire, The Fairwick Chronicles by Juliet Dark, or The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa. All of these are much, much better books than this one.
Helpful Score: 1
Love all of Galenorn's Books. The Indigo Court Series has a darker side than her Other world series. Great nicely fleshed out characters and intriquing story with darker eroticism and twists. Couldn't wait to read the next, and now am waiting for number 3!
