Terwilliger since she arrived at the boarding school. Alchemist Sydney Sage has been tutored in magic by her teacher, Ms. Praise! And on with the review.įirst off – the mystery at the heart of this book is superb. And I say for the first time, that I am on-board with the ‘Bloodlines’ series. I come away from this third book with a smile on my face and a feeling that this series has been reinvigorated. So, know that it is no small feat that with all that baggage working against ‘The Indigo Spell’. Furthermore, ‘Indigo Spell’ is being released amidst much hype about the movie adaptation of Mead’s highly-popular ‘ Vampire Academy’ series – so I've been thinking about how great those books were, what a kick-butt protagonist Rose was and how my love of that series will be reignited with this movie. So when I went into this third book, I was competing against past disappointments and reading prejudices. I was decidedly “meh” about the first book, and then ‘ The Golden Lily’ pulled an abysmal two-star rating from me (the lowest rating of any Richelle Mead book I've ever read!). I have not been the biggest fan of this series. ‘The Indigo Spell’ is the third book in Richelle Mead’s ‘Vampire Academy’ spin-off series, ‘ Bloodlines’. ** This review contains spoilers of previous books in the ‘ Bloodlines’ series and all other ‘ Vampire Academy’ novels ** Maybe by turning off her brain – and following her heart – she'll be able to finally figure out where she belongs. Using magic goes against everything she always thought she believed, but she realises that her only hope is to embrace her special blood – or else she might be next.įorging her own way is harder than Sydney ever dreamed. Is it possible that her golden lily tattoo might have more power over her than she thinks?Īs she struggles to come to terms with what that might mean, Sydney is compelled to use her growing magical powers to track down an evil magic user who is targeting powerful young witches. With Marcus's help, Sydney realises that the group she's been loyal to her whole life has been hiding the truth from her.

Then she finally tracks down the elusive, enigmatic Marcus Finch – a former Alchemist who the organisation denies exists, and who lives in shadows, on the run.

In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she struggles to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires.

The indigo spell by richelle mead