Comments on: Indigo Springs http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/fantasy/indigo-springs/ reading material to get excited about Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark Rose http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/fantasy/indigo-springs/comment-page-1/#comment-70128 Mark Rose Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:23:03 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=13015#comment-70128 Fair enough, tequila shot taken. I liked the way the magic was handled, the whole construct of vitagua and how it works in both the "real" world and the magical world, and how it works through the main character. And Astrid is an interesting enough character that I could see more books in a series built around her and her counterpart interrogator. But it wasn't brilliant, it didn't loop me into the story in the same way as say, something by Charles De Lint would. So, interesting way of handling magic, three (including Sahara) intriguing characters, but in the end, "a pleasing read" with a fragmented timeline that seemed unnecessary to me. Fair enough, tequila shot taken. I liked the way the magic was handled, the whole construct of vitagua and how it works in both the “real” world and the magical world, and how it works through the main character. And Astrid is an interesting enough character that I could see more books in a series built around her and her counterpart interrogator. But it wasn’t brilliant, it didn’t loop me into the story in the same way as say, something by Charles De Lint would. So, interesting way of handling magic, three (including Sahara) intriguing characters, but in the end, “a pleasing read” with a fragmented timeline that seemed unnecessary to me.

]]> By: Isabel http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/fantasy/indigo-springs/comment-page-1/#comment-69446 Isabel Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:43:23 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=13015#comment-69446 I'm getting mixed messages from your review Mark. You've given the plot and what you would have liked done more effectively, but the last line "...if you love contemporary fantasies, Dellamonica’s brisk style should provide a pleasing read" tells me that you liked the book. What, in fact, did you like about it? I personally did like the book, and didn't have the same issues with the time-line that you had. Either way though, I do think this review needs a shot of tequila to help it decide how it really feels. I’m getting mixed messages from your review Mark. You’ve given the plot and what you would have liked done more effectively, but the last line “…if you love contemporary fantasies, Dellamonica’s brisk style should provide a pleasing read” tells me that you liked the book.

What, in fact, did you like about it?

I personally did like the book, and didn’t have the same issues with the time-line that you had. Either way though, I do think this review needs a shot of tequila to help it decide how it really feels.

]]>