The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

From Goodreads: In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next.



First off, I finally read this book.  This was one of the books I've been waiting a long time for, from one of my favorite authors. I had put in for it at the library, but was still in line, so I just decided to buy it. 

Me after having the book in my hands!!

Where to start? Well, first this book is the third in a series of books called Bloodlines.  It is a spin off from Mead's vampire academy! If you haven't read the first book, Bloodlines, then you probably shouldn't read this one because it WILL spoil it for you. 

I really liked this book. I have a certain list of YA authors that I like and Mead is on that list. So, I knew I definitely wanted to read the Indigo Spell. I thought this book was awesome, and props to Mead for writing a great book. 

Go Richelle!!

I thought there was a lot jam packed into this book, in a good way. Mead did an excellent job on building the romance between certain characters. However, I felt the plot suffered just a teensy, little because of it. As I said I really liked this book, but without getting too spoilery, I will say certain parts of the book felt anticlimactic. I felt like Mead needed to either pick the Alchemists or the witches to really focus on.... but I'm no writer, and I enjoyed the book anyway.


Sydney and Adrian were so cute! How sexy was Adrian in that paining scene. Seriously. Swoon. 

I felt like Sydney made a lot of character progress with him compared to how she was in the first book. 

Super excited the Fiery Heart (#4) comes out this year   Usually we have to wait a year for a sequel, so I'm looking forward to it. The way The Indigo Spell ended certainly will put a wrench into Sydney's social life, though! 

Please go read this book.  Richelle Mead has over 4 star reviewer average on all of her books but one. If you like YA, try out some of her books!