Reviews with content warning for Grief - Indigo Dagi

The book is most about Winn settling into a small town as an outsider, and trying to find her place in it while forming new meaningful connections with the townspeople – or, at least the reader getting an introduction to the Eden family members to pave the road for sequels of their stories. The characterbuilding is the strongest part of the book, the main characters have depth to them even when they have some clear tropey characteristics to them.

The different plot aspects of this book feel a little unbalanced, the outsider feeling taking the biggest part, leaving the relationship mostly just lust and the mystery only small moments. The plot is entertaining, if the unbalance is something you can be happy with. I know I was, but the book feels like there was potential for more.

The romance in the book is insta-lust that begins a casual situationship that includes almost accidentally sneaked in mundane moments, which then turn it into a real relationship. I find it a little hard to buy the emotional closeness, but Griffin's grumpy adoration is cute nevertheless. I just wish the plot gave more in terms of the emotional buildup of the relationship instead of focusing on the steamy aspects.

The mystery/crime plot also feels somewhat shallow, we barely get updates on it. The hints are there and the end reveal is surprising, but this doesn't feel as big a part of the plot as the blurb made it seem like: I mean,

the killer isn't interacting with Winn at all until the reveal

. I was expecting to feel more threat looming over the main character, but she just tried to investigate if

it was a suicide or murder

and barely anyone else bothered to consider the case at all.

I think I'll continue the series to learn about the next Eden grump, but I'm not in a hurry to do so.

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mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Listen, you’ll never see me turn down a cowboy romance and you add a bit of crime in there? I’m sold. Get me a pen ‘cause I’m signing on the dotted line.

With that in mind, Indigo Ridge was *fast*. Things happened quickly in this book. Small plot points that piqued my interest weren’t dug into further (e.g. Officer Smith or Emily), and I feel like I’ve finished the book with far more questions than answers. Do I know how the romance turned out? Yes. But everything else in the story? Not so much.

I did really enjoy the suspense of the whodunnit and, though I had my (apparently accurate) suspicions from the start, I was gripped by the reveal. I would have liked to have seen more of Winn’s pushback from the town.

I also would have liked to have seen Winn and Griffin talk a bit more before progressing with their situationship because it felt unrealistic for feelings to start developing when we’d really only heard about their physical relationship.

I did enjoy the story. I just wish there was more to it!

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