Reviews

Indigo Donut by Patrice Lawrence

allons_y8's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book gave me a strong sense of nostalgia of when I used to read all the Jaquoline Wilson books when I was 10 or something which was interesting. I just picked this book off the YA section of the library so didn't really know what to expect. I thought it was a page turner with it creating strong attachment to the characters and wanting something to go right for Indigo for once. It was quite heartbreaking with her story and gave good commentry on the care system. I loved the connection to music as a romance through music is a particular love of mine. The writing style made it easy but emotional which I enjoyed. There was just something about it that didn't hit with me, but I can't put my finger on it. I'm impressed I managed to read such a chunky book in a short space of time. Overall, it's a light-hearted yet emotional romance about someone who has had a pretty f'ed up start and is trying for a Berger future. 

kba76's review

4.0

Indigo and Bailey...very different, with totally different backgrounds, but this story focuses on what they have in common.
Indigo is fed up of everyone thinking they know her. Sent from foster carer to foster carer, Indigo knows most people who meet her will immediately google her and discover she was found as a toddler by her mother's dead body and her father was imprisoned for the murder.
When the mean girls at yet another new school pick up on this and start giving her grief, Indigo expects to go it alone. But then we have Bailey. A mixed-race kid known for his ginger Afro and his 'cool' social worker dad, Bailey can't stand by and say nothing. After sticking up for Indigo on the bus one day Bailey starts to draw closer to her, and we're left wondering about the identity of the mysterious homeless man who seems to be following her.
A moving tale that explores family and identity.
Thoroughly recommended, and a huge thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC.

the_red_one's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

thebookandmusicalobsessed's review

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ness_s's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

zavakat's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

bluewithstars's review

5.0

This has been on my tbr pile for a while and I have finally got to it. It is an excellent story about a girl who is fostered and how she came to be where she is...and so much more!The characters are real and honest and the book had me hooked immediately. My only regret is I hadn't read it sooner.

pages_rewritten's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

jesswoods's review

3.0

Similar to Eleanor and Park but very good!

rebecca_hedger's review

3.0

I liked the characters and the relationship, but I wanted more to happen, and sometimes had to read descriptions a few times before I understood what was being said.