Victoria Hanley

Victoria Hanley has written four other books as far as I can tell, but I have not read them.

Indigo Magic is a sequel to Violet Wings. I found a free sneak peek of the book on amazon, and I was hugely disappointed. The style of writing seemed childish at best, and I felt like Hanley's instant jump into an insane battle between the protagonists and gnomes was just a cheap way to grab her readers' attention. I would possibly still be interested in reading it if I found a copy at the library, but there's no way I'm forking out any money for this book.

Hanley's other three books (Seize the Story: A Handbook for Teens Who Like to Write, Wild Ink : Success Secrets to Writing and Publishing in the Young Adult Market, and Wild Ink: How to Write Fiction for Young Adults) seem to be instructional, teaching her readers how to write. If Hanley's work was of a consistent quality, I might be inclined to peek into one or two of them.

However, even though Hanley has written one of my all-time favorite books, The Seer and the Sword, her books like The Healer's Keep and what I've seen of Indigo Magic have kind of turned me off from viewing her as an awesome over-all writer.

Anyways, please don't believe that I dislike this author. I love Hanley; I'm just disappointed that I can't see that she has written something new and instantly say "I want that!"

Of her books, I definitely recommend The Seer and the Sword and The Light of the Oracle. Perhaps you would enjoy Violet Wings as well; just be braced for having some unanswered questions by the end if you don't plan on getting Indigo Magic too.