Indigo Spring

Indigo Spring is the second book in the Series of Four Seasons - while characters from True Winter are very much a part of this story, the main characters are new to the reader.

After her marriage ended, Veronica has been despairing that she will never be important enough to anyone, until she meets Winston, who seems too good to be true. And you know what they say . . .

Meanwhile, her long time friend Drew is immediately wary of Winston and Veronica's sister thinks he is not what he seems, but Veronica is smitten and will not listen to anyone's concerns about her new man. The House of David's war with evil organization Seditio is ramping up and Veronica is very much caught up in the middle.

The plot keeps moving and the pacing is consistent in this installment, and with less than 300 pages, it is a quick read that kept my attention to the last page.

The second installation in A Series of Four Seasons. This book continues from the first book, True Winter. It follows Drew, of the House of David, as he struggles to balance his work against the opposing organisation known as Seditio, with concern for best friend Veronica.

This book adds an element of mystery to the series that wasn't present in the previous book. It resulted in slowly building tension throughout the story. It reminded me of a psychological thriller in some ways. I did really enjoy where this instalment took the storyline, and I was impressed with how the book ended. Despite the changes in style, the story keeps the imaginative ideas of the last book and builds upon them.

Whilst I enjoyed this book, I didn't find it as gripping as True Winter. The plot unfolded much more slowly, and it lacked the intense action found in the first book. I believe this is more down to personal preference than anything, and I know many people will likely prefer the slower build-up and mystery of this book over the faster pace of True Winter or vice versa.

4 stars

A nice follow up to Winter

While this is a new story with new characters in the same world, it did have some carryover to make the transition seamless. A little slower with more mystery and less action. However, it carried its own well. I quite enjoyed the different style. I’ll be eagerly awaiting the next 2 season.

As the second book in the Series of Four Seasons, Indigo Spring expands on the story and characters of True Winter, where everything started and the main focus was on Eden, one of the House of David's highest ranking members.
Indigo Spring's focus is on Drew, who was already present in book 1 but reveals his backstory here as the story unfolds.

While the reader gets plenty of action again, it's set to a different tone than the first story was. Here we get more of a mystery as the reader fights alongside Drew to unravel the secret of his best friend Veronica's new love interest which takes over her life rapidly and changes her significantly.

During the search for the truth the readers get a more in-depth view at the history of the House of David, it's weapons as well as the artifacts they are searching for.
While I again enjoyed this second installment, I couldn't help but stumble over two plot twists that were revealed a bit too sudden but they didn't have that much of an impact the book wouldn't entertain greatly overall.

I certainly look forward to the next two books in the series and can't wait to truly meet the next two main characters who were hinted at in Indigo Spring.

Many thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.
#IndigoSpring #TrueWinter #QKPetty #NetGalley

Thank you so much for allowing me access to this arc! I really enjoyed it!

Here is the review I posed.....

I received this book as an ARC from Victory Editing. :) (Sign up for Netgalley.com to request access to Arcs!)

My final rating for this book is 4 stars.
HOWEVER: I did not read the first book in the series so I am sure with further information my rating would have been higher. (I thought it was a standalone when I requested it and only realized it was not in fact a stand alone after I had gotten the ARC so I just decided to read it anyway lol)

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
The FMC (Veronica) kind of irritated me to be honest. She is an elementary school teacher AKA a grown adult, yet at some points of the story she acts/thinks in an immature manner. I suppose this makes her more of a realistic character, being that we all have different reactions to stress. Throughout the story, Veronica struggles to make peace with past trauma, blaming herself for a tragic accident that occurred in her childhood. Simultaneously, she begins a relationship with a man who is ​🇸​​🇪​​🇪​​🇲​​🇮​​🇳​​🇬​​🇱​​🇾​ perfect(Winston), just what she was looking for. Only, no one, is truly perfect.

The MMC/ FMC's best friend (Drew) is very levelheaded, a perfect balance to Veronica's childishness. He works for a sort of "secret society" which consumes most of his time, causing a strain on all of his personal relationships, especially with his life-long friend, Veronica. All he does for work is to remain confidential, leading Veronica to question his motives when he becomes suspicious of the previously mentioned love interest, Winston. I love the way Drew was written, Q.K Petty gave him a fare share of faults as well as admirable qualities, adding to his dimension as a character.

𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭/𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠: Imo, this book was pretty fast paced. There is a duel POV between the FMC and MMC which was written really well, normally when reading duel POV's, I find myself dreading one character and skimming over the text, however, with this book that was not the case. Each character has their own conflicts and motives that kept me interested. This was something that I really enjoyed about this book.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
This book was extremely well balanced now that I really think about it. However, one minor flaw, the interaction between characters was SOMETIMES awkward because it was written a little 𝘵𝘰𝘰 professional. Typically, we don't speak using "bigger words" but we shorten our sentences because it comes more naturally in a day-to-day setting. Although, this could have been done on purpose to convey the social-awkwardness of Drew. I'm only now having this realization lol.
After writing this, I am genuinely thinking about bumping up my rating because this was really well written and I enjoyed everything about it from the plot to the writing style. Either way, I didn't feel any real connection to the characters, likely because I never read the first installment.
(Essentially, It's my problem that I didn't let this book live up to its full potential.)

○Paranormal Activity
○Secret society
○Mystery
○Sub-plot of romance
○Sci-fi ish

Any who, I recommend giving this a read, that is after you read the first book, "True Winter."
(Publication date May 7th 2024)

Thanks again to the publisher, Victory editing for providing this ARC! Thank you for reading bye pookies <3

Wow, I’m shocked. I feel like I manifested this. How does Indigo Spring have everything that I felt was missing from True Winter? After only one chapter for both Veronica and Drew, I felt like I knew them. The character development is fantastic for how short this is. I found myself incredibly interested in Veronica and Drew’s stories, even in places where I didn’t like them, personality quirks and all. The pacing is perfect, though it’s a real page-turner, so you’ll get through it quickly. Indigo Spring is definitely more my speed when it comes to world-building and detail.

My general thoughts about this are fairly similar to those of True Winter, but I will say that I think the writing is even better. The imagery is insane and at times, strikingly beautiful. It’s still uncomplicated, accessible, and engaging. It promises the action and twists of its predecessor, but it really just did a lot more for me.

Side note: Orion is as horrifying as ever and it almost makes me want to change my True Winter rating because I’m thinking that the hero-to-villain setup was pretty masterful. Ugh, what a toss-up. Q.K. Petty can really write some horrifyingly fantastic villains.

Absolutely recommend, and very excited for the third (:

Indigo Spring is the second book in the Series of Four Seasons. The characters from True Winter are a part of the book but the characters are new in this one. I can't recommend this series enough! I can't wait for the next one

I think that Q.K. Petty did a really good job in setting up people in Indigo Spring in that you never realized what was to play out. In other words he kept his main character in hiding throughout the book and only brought him in to close out the story by manipulating Veronica into her killing frenzy. Look at her divorce, and later at Orion. Both involved into destroying the House of David. Many interesting things go on that you don't know what's going to change the story around. The Dark Summer shard is important in the story and also is the neckless Brísingamen supposedly worn by the goddess Freya (my main interest in the whole story). They each have something to do with the story. What plays out is that the main characters didn't seem to be the main characters in the story. It's an interesting read.

I was so excited to read the second one right after the first. Immediately you pick up where you left off without really missing a beat which I'm grateful for. I was already in love with these characters and the writing style that takes place, so this was a win all in all for me.