Reviews

The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd

jennswan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

jaydenbrowne's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

robyngarcia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-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

4.5

Great historical fiction about the real-life Eliza Lucas Pickney who helped in the making of South Carolina’s industry. Following Eliza through her inheritance and her decisions regarding what to do with her family's land when she was constantly dismissed because she was a woman, had me picking up the book continuously wanting to know how it played out. Natasha incorporated the ugly and real truth about the slave trade very well and the monumental role the people played in the success of what was to become the indigo trade. I’m glad that the author was able to incorporate Eliza’s letters and prayers. It was a nice touch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Slavery, and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage

hannahderrick's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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? No

3.5

lydbene's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

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

5.0

momofwestnpop's review against another edition

4.0

4.5! This book was very good! The only reason I didn’t give it five stars is it felt repetitive and kind of dragged. A few of the plot lines I hated how they turned out!

racy_reads's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

misscalculated's review against another edition

informative inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.75

gsdfan's review against another edition

2.0

Near the end of the book the date is 1741. The protagonist uses the phrase “no harm, no foul”, which was coined in the 1950s in reference to US basketball. This was an absurd mistake to make.
The race issues are cringe-worthy. How could a slave prioritize his chance at freedom over her beloved indigo crop? He’s a childhood friend! He knows how much this means to her! Throughout, her perception of herself as a benevolent slave owner is meant to be taken seriously. Even as she retreats to the comforts of her home, made comfortable by her slaves. The irony is lost on the author.
Beyond that, it’s another tale of a young woman who regrets not being a boy. As it is, her family needs to marry her off, to the Indigo Girl’s great dismay. Sound familiar? Yeah. It did to me too. Same old, same old. Except this time indigo was part of the picture.

aubreysmom's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked this will enough but nothing really stood out about it. I thought it ended abruptly. The afterword was one of my favorite parts with all of the historical details.