The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines Series, #3)
Author: Richelle Mead
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Synopsis: 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.
Then she finally tracks down the elusive, enigmatic Marcus Finch--a former Alchemist who the organization denies exists, and who lives in shadows, on the run. With Marcus's help, Sydney realizes that the group she's been loyal to her whole life has been hiding the truth from her. Is it possible that her golden lily tattoo might have more power over her than she thinks?
As 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 Using magic goes against everything she always thought she believed, but she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her special blood--or else she might be next.
Forging her own way is harder than Sydney ever dreamed. Maybe by turning off her brain--and following her heart--she'll be able to finally figure out where she belongs.
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Sneak Peek
Adrian was
working on an abstract painting of what looked like a crystalline building from
some fantasy world. “Unexpected treat,” he said. His eyes fell on Marcus and
widened. “I’ll be damned. You found him.”
“Thanks to you,”
I said.
Adrian glanced
over at me. A smile started to form—and then instantly dried up. “What happened
to your face?”
“Oh.” I lightly
touched the swollen spot. It still smarted but wasn’t as painful as it had been
earlier. I spoke my next words without thinking. “Marucs hit me.”
I’d never seen
Adrian move so fast. Marcus had no chance to react, probably because he was exhausted
from our earlier encounter. Adrian shoved Marcus up against a wall and—to my
complete and utter astonishment—punched Marcus. Adrian once joked that he never
dirted his hands, so this was something I never could have prepared myself for.
In fact, if Adrian was going to attack someone, I would’ve expected something
magical and spirit-driven. Yet. . . as I watched him, I could see that anything
as thoughtful as magic was far from Adrian’s mind. He had kicked into primal
mode. See a threat. Go after it. It was yet another surprising—yet fascinating—side
of the enigma that was Adrian Ivashkov.
Marcus quickly
got his bearings and responded in kind. He pushed Adrian back, wincing a
little. Even with his injury, he was still strong. “what the hell? Who are you?”
“The guy that’s
going to kick your ass for hurting her,” said Adrian.
He tried another
punch, but Marcus dodged and managed to land a hit that knocked Adrian back
into one of his easels. When Marcus swung again, Adrian eluded him with a
maneuver that was straight out of Wolfe’s class. I would’ve applauded him if I
wasn’t so appalled by the situation. I knew some girls thought it was sexy to
have men fight over them. Not me.
“You guys, stop!”
I cried.
“No one’s going
to throw you around and get away with it,” said Adrian.
“What happened
with us has nothing to do with you,” retorted Marcus.
“Everything
about her has to do with me.” (pgs. 116-117)
Second Sneak
Peek
“You’re both
acting like idiots,” I scolded. The next time I had nothing to do, I’d have to
a book on testosterone driven behavior. This was out of my league. “Adrian,
can we talk somewhere in private? Like the bedroom?”
Adrian agreed,
but not before giving Marcus one last menacing look. I told Marcus to stay
where he was and hoped he wouldn’t take off or call in someone else with a gun.
Adrian followed me to his bedroom and shut the door behind us.
“You know,” he
said, “under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the
highlight of my day.”
I crossed my
arms and sat on the bed. I did so out of simple fatigue, but a moment later, I
was struck by what I was doing. This is where Adrian sleeps. I’m touching the
covers he’s wrapped in every night. What does he wear? Does he wear anything?
I jumped up.
“It really was
an accident,” I told him. “Marcus thought I was there to abduct him.”
Adrian, having
no such hang-ups with the bed, sat down. He winced, probably from the blow to
the stomach. “If someone like you showed up to abduct me, I’d let you.”
Even when he was
in pain, it never stopped with him. “I’m serious. It was just instinct, and he
apologized over and over in the car once he realized who I was.”
That got his
attention. “He knew you?”
I gave him a
recap of my day in Santa Barbara. He listened avidly, nodding along, his
expression shifting back and forth between intrigue and surprise.
“I didn’t
realize when I brought him back here that you’d inflict more damage,” I said,
once I’d finished my story.
“I was defending
your honor.” Adrian gave me that devil-may-car smile that always managed to
both infuriate and captivate me. “Pretty manly, huh?” (pgs. 118-119)
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Synopsis: Blood doesn't lie.
Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of human and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the last place anyone would think to look for vampire royalty - a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. But instead of finding safety at Amberwood Prep, Sydney discovers the drama is only just beginning.
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Synopsis: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. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.
Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.
But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age–old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones who don’t die. But it’s her fear of being just that—special, magical, powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else—someone forbidden to her.
When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.
Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?
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I think I'm always a sucker for the "forbidden love" type thing and Adrian and Sydney are SOOOOO in love that it's so sweet. :D
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