A sublime thriller that leans heavily into the paranormal.
What’s the worst that could happen? For 16-year-old Jett Hart, the worst isn’t her mom ending up in a coma after a car crash. That’s traumatic and life-altering, to be sure, but the worst comes when family members decide it’s time to take Audrey Hart off life support. To Jett, this decision is ludicrous. Her mother isn’t dead, she’s simply not currently living in her empty shell of a body. Certain there is a way to yank the living part of her mom back into the comatose body, Jett is fixated on finding a way to travel to wherever Audrey is and bring her home. But with medical bills piling up and patience wearing thin, Jett doesn’t have much time to save her mother. An unlikely coincidence has Jett crossing paths with a like-minded guy, Farold, who just happens to be studying quantum entanglement. Unlike all of her family and the litany of counselors she’s seen, Farold not only believes her, but is eager to help. Together, they embark on a quest to do the seemingly impossible, travel out of one’s own body and into another realm. Jett knows it’s possible because she’s done it before, but she hasn’t been able to replicate the experience. And it seems that out-of-body travel is fraught with dangers that Jett never considered. Besides the risk of becoming unattached from her physical body, darker threats lurk in these unexplained realms.
If you’re looking for a sublime thriller that leans heavily into the paranormal, THE INDIGO will capture your attention with its original storyline and will hold you hostage with its pulse-pounding tension. Jett is the epitome of a dutiful daughter, unwilling to let go of the precious relationship she has with her mother. Her tenacity and relentless determination help remind us that some things are worth fighting for, even if almost nobody supports us. With trippy observations on astral projections, spiritual anchors that manifest as rubbery umbilical cords, and glittering portals to other planes, Heather Siegel fleshes out concepts that typically reside only in the collective imagination of humanity. There are plenty of relatable pop-culture references to keep Jett tethered to our world, making the whole story feel less fantastical and more within the bounds of possibility. Still, the excitement is absolutely next level! Desperation lands Jett on a path that involves breaking and entering, avoiding man-eating birds and evading hidden traps. But the real punchline doesn’t land until the very end, so stay tuned and you’ll be rewarded with one of the most shocking conclusions to emerge from YA literature in a long time. Chilling without being terrifying, THE INDIGO dives deep into the supernatural world, and the ethereal journey leaves you feeling more whole and enlightened.
