Indigo Springs is a sleepy little town. Or is it? When Astrid returns to her childhood home, it isn't long before she realizes that magic is real -- and quite literally flowing in a stream beneath her house. Astrid determines to use this power for good, but her virtuous intentions just might herald the end of the world as we know it.
Indigo Springs is 's debut novel, but with the author's sure and layered characterization it certainly doesn't read like a first book. She presents her readers with a trio of characters that are beautifully flawed, selfless and selfish by turns.
I mean who wouldn't want a watch that always puts you in the right place at the right time? Or a pendant that would make people listen and obey you? The gradual use and abuse of these enchantments -- and their repercussions -- are unique and refreshing.
The book begins after the catastrophic showdown between Astrid and the police that leads to the revelation that magic really exists in the world. Dellamonica lets us know very early what happened, but teases out the how wonderfully. It's an elegant mechanism that allows the tension to build up as the story flows towards the betrayals and disasters looming at the end.
Indigo Springs is a fascinating study of what might happen if Magic were to run amok in our world.
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An Interview with A.M. Dellamonica
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Indigo Springs is a sleepy town where things seem pretty normal . . . until Astrid’s father dies and she moves into his house. She discovers that for many years her father had been access...
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