Review : Indigo Awakening by Jordan Dane

Posted by on January 6, 2013 11:18 am in 2.5 stars reads | 0 comments

indigo awakeningIndigo Awakening by Jordan Dane
Pages : 304
Genre : YA, Fantasy, Supernatural
Series : The Hunted, book 1
My Rating : 2,5/5

What it’s about :

After their parents died, Lucas and Rayne were left in the care of their older sister Mia. But Mia is also a follower of a fanatical church that wants to keep Lucas from the world – at all costs.

When Lucas successfully escapes from the Believers’ care, Raynes wants nothing more than to find him and take care of him. While voices only he can hear call Lucas to them, Rayne gets rescued by a unique boy and his even stranger dog. In their quest for freedom, the two teens discover a world more complex than they could have imagined, filled with unusually talented kids.

My Thoughts :

Ive always had a thing for psychic kids and superpowers. I love the X-Men and love books with a similar theme, which is why I was very intrigued by Indigo Awakening‘s premise.

The book definitely has all the elements to create a suspenseful story filled with action and intrigue. Rayne and Lucas are likable, and their sister-brother bond only strengthens this feeling. It is easy to care for them and what happens to them as the story moves on. I also found the romance not to be too heavy. Sure, Rayne and Gabriel’s connection is quickly established, but they take some time getting to know each other – especially considering Gabriel’s big secrets.

I’ll admit there were a few too many point of views for my taste. I would have preferred for the author to stick with the two main characters, with maybe an extra one or two. But whenever the narration skipped to the bad guys’ side, I wasn’t much interested. I couldn’t care for them, and only wanted to get back to following Rayne and Lucas (or maybe, exceptionally, Mia).

It didn’t help that I found the villains to be a tad too villainy, and the good peeps to be a bit too good. In other words, I found the characterization was a bit too black and white for my taste. That’s just me though; I know many readers like the darkness versus light stories, and sometimes I do too; it just happened not to work too well for me this time around.

I enjoyed the story and its many twists though. And while I mentioned not liking the numerous point of views, I can say that it definitely helped to build up the tension. It kept me on my toes, wanting to know what happened to other characters, or how they would react when their stories converge.

All in all, Indigo Awakening was an okay read. I liked that the author got her inspiration from an existing theory (that of Indigo Children), but made it her own. There are so many possibilities in this story, so many ways it could go! It’s a rich premise that could develop into a very interesting series. Indigo Awakening had its faults, but I am sure many readers will enjoy the adventure.

Series reading order :

  1. Indigo Awakening
  2. Crystal Storm (coming in 2013)


Similar Reading

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

The Summoning is the first in The Darkest Powers trilogy, a series I really enjoyed. It is also an adventure with kids with superpowers, and people experimenting on them, wanting to control them. This one also has a paranormal touch. Kelley Armstrong is a strong writer in her genre, and I would recommend her books to fans of the theme in a heartbeat!

Thanks to Harlequin Teen for generously providing a digital copy of Indigo Awakening.

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