I suddenly see where I'm standing, and that's at the edge of change - really, really big change.
Eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye feels li... read full description
reviews
May 06, 2008
Jennifer
rated it: 
Reviewed by Tasha for TeensReadToo.com
Indigo Skye is pretty pleased with her life. She has an amazing boyfriend, she loves being a waitress at the homey neighborhood restaurant, Carrera's, and while her family may not be well off, they sure are filled with love.
While some situations may not be ideal, Indigo knows she will always be supported by those she loves. Whether it is her direct family or her family over at Carrera's (also known as the Irregulars), she knows she a More...
Indigo Skye is pretty pleased with her life. She has an amazing boyfriend, she loves being a waitress at the homey neighborhood restaurant, Carrera's, and while her family may not be well off, they sure are filled with love.
While some situations may not be ideal, Indigo knows she will always be supported by those she loves. Whether it is her direct family or her family over at Carrera's (also known as the Irregulars), she knows she a More...
Sep 20, 2008
Jenny
rated it:
My eyes are still wet and my heart is still swollen after reading this book! Deb Caletti has a way with words that makes her beautiful story easy to read, laugh out loud and cry with the main character. It is also a big plus that she is from Issaquah, Washington so the places Indigo goes are really there. (Indigo’s mom graduated from Lake Washington High School! I loved the connections I could make) Even though the main character, Indigo, is a recent high school graduate, readers of all ages
More...
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Jul 13, 2008
KT
rated it: 
Indigo Skye is just a few weeks away from graduating from high school, and she has long since decided that she has no interest in attending college, even though her mother has scrimped and saved so she can. She is happy with her part-time waitressing job at Carrera's and is looking forward to working there full-time some day. She knows all the quirky regulars, and they know her. The restaurant feels like home to her, and she takes great pride in her considerable waitressing skills. She is conte
More...
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Aug 01, 2009
Tasha
rated it:
Indigo Skye is pretty pleased with her life. She has an amazing boyfriend, she loves being a waitress at the homey neighborhood restaurant Carrera’s, and while her family may not be well off they sure are filled with love. While some situations may not be ideal, Indigo knows she will always be supported by those she loves. Whether it is her direct family or her family over at Carrera’s (also known as the Irregulars) she knows she always has someone to turn to. All is good until a new man starts
More...
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Oct 18, 2008
Diana
rated it:
Seattle area waitress, eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye befriends many of the customers who come into the restaurant where she works. She makes quite an impression on Vespa man when she reprimands him for being a smoker. It turns out he is a fabulously wealthy computer innovator who sends her a check for 2.5 million dollars when he decides to revamp his life into something that will make him happy. The money effects not only Indigo but her family and friends. She didn't think it would change her bu
More...
0 comments
like
(2 people liked it)
Apr 02, 2009
Jill
rated it:
What would you do if you were handed two and a half million dollars one day, out of the blue? Would you save it and put the money away until you found wise investments? Would you indulge in a few choice trips or luxuries you had always wanted? Or would you splurge and spend excess amounts on those luxury items you have always longed for, but never been able to afford? In The Fortunes of Indigo Skye, a fictional novel written by Deb Caletti, the protagonist, Indigo, is faced with this exact dile
More...
Nov 28, 2008
Becky
rated it: 
I love the way The Fortunes of Indigo Skye is written. Deb Caletti has a way with words. It's almost a magical touch. A way of capturing perfectly ordinary observations--details of daily life--that just sparkles.
In its simplest, The Fortunes of Indigo Skye, is a story of a girl who loses and finds herself. Indigo Skye is a waitress. She's happily content with being a waitress. She loves her life in fact. But when one of her customers leaves her a big tip--as in crazy big--then Indigo More...
In its simplest, The Fortunes of Indigo Skye, is a story of a girl who loses and finds herself. Indigo Skye is a waitress. She's happily content with being a waitress. She loves her life in fact. But when one of her customers leaves her a big tip--as in crazy big--then Indigo More...
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Jun 15, 2010
Abby
rated it:
A book that got me itching for summer. The book follows a independent girl by the name of Indigo Skye. She's got a great life-- though it may not be luxurious-- and everything seems to be moving at a normal pace. Her life gets turned on its end when a mysterious man leaves her a 2.5 MILLION dollar tip at the place she waitresses for. Suddenly, everything revolves around the money. Her boyfriend, her family, and her father in Hawaii all want to help her, or get something out of the money. She wan
More...
May 07, 2010
melissa
rated it:
Indigo was a fun character. She was sensible and quirky and I didn’t have trouble buying her as a teen at her place in life. She has an ‘old soul’ but at the same time experiences the angst you would expect from this type of book. I did find that this books was slow getting started, and didn’t feel like anything really happened until about halfway into the book. The other thing I thought, is when the inevitable about turn came, it was contrived, rushed and unbelievable. But it did show a certain
More...
Apr 20, 2010
Isabel
rated it:
I would give this book 3.5 stars if that was an option. Ok Basic plotline;
Indigo Skye is an 18 yr. old girl (legally an adult but not really good job author on finding the best predictable age possible. Sorry back on track) She is a waitress she loves her job she loves her family. Basicly she is very happy with her life... Enter rich man. Gives Indigo Skye 2.5 million dollars. Wow sudenly her whole world changes.
Ok I liked this book the writting is strong and I liked the autho More...
Indigo Skye is an 18 yr. old girl (legally an adult but not really good job author on finding the best predictable age possible. Sorry back on track) She is a waitress she loves her job she loves her family. Basicly she is very happy with her life... Enter rich man. Gives Indigo Skye 2.5 million dollars. Wow sudenly her whole world changes.
Ok I liked this book the writting is strong and I liked the autho More...
Apr 23, 2009
Doug
rated it:
Plot: Indigo Skye works as a waitress at Carrera’s restaurant and is happy, so happy in fact that she wants to continue being a waitress in lieu of college. The diner has a handful of quirky patrons, the tattooed Leroy, Joe the boxer, Trina of the hot car, Nick who was once accused of killing his wife, and Funny Coyote the poet. Indigo lives with her mother, her brother Severin and sister Bex and seems quite happy. Then, one day her life changes as a guy comes in on a Vespa and orders
More...
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Nov 29, 2008
Abby
rated it:
Indigo Skye doesn't need any help figuring things out. She's a senior in high school with a boyfriend she loves, a loving family, and a job she really cares about. Although her parents are pressuring her to go to college, Indigo doesn't want to go until she really knows what she wants to study. And right now, she's loving being a waitress at a local diner. Then a wealthy customer gives her 2.5 million dollars and even though she's determined not to change because of the money, somehow Indigo's e
More...
Jun 10, 2008
I don't know if I:
a) Need a break from YA
b) Need a break from Deb Caletti
c) Just don't like this book
I do know that I don't really like the main character. At all. She is a little too... self-aware or self-righteous or self-something for my taste. When I was 18 I was a moron. Either way, I just can't finish this book. I can hardly make it through a chapter a day, and if Faith didn't finish it I feel like it's ok that I don't either. Thank you, Faith, for saving me.
a) Need a break from YA
b) Need a break from Deb Caletti
c) Just don't like this book
I do know that I don't really like the main character. At all. She is a little too... self-aware or self-righteous or self-something for my taste. When I was 18 I was a moron. Either way, I just can't finish this book. I can hardly make it through a chapter a day, and if Faith didn't finish it I feel like it's ok that I don't either. Thank you, Faith, for saving me.
3 comments
like
(4 people liked it)
Aug 20, 2010
Margaryta
rated it: 
I gotta say I was disappointed by this book.
I had decided to pick it up after reading the short summary at the back and though 'Oh, the perfect book for me' since I always consider money changes people and that it isn't so important to have a huge material possesion.
Bland. that's what this book was. Gotta say I expected way more than what I got. The characters are realistic, yes, but it's hard to follow all of them along as all their stories and ways are all so twisted together More...
I had decided to pick it up after reading the short summary at the back and though 'Oh, the perfect book for me' since I always consider money changes people and that it isn't so important to have a huge material possesion.
Bland. that's what this book was. Gotta say I expected way more than what I got. The characters are realistic, yes, but it's hard to follow all of them along as all their stories and ways are all so twisted together More...
Aug 23, 2009
Renee
rated it: 
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
To view it, click here
0 comments
like
(4 people liked it)
Jul 20, 2009
earthy
rated it:
An interesting look at how money affects not only those who have it, but those who don't. And those who randomly come into two million dollars for telling a cafe patron to stop smoking.
I love the narrative voice in this one, although the constantly changing tenses get confusing at time. Also the pacing is a bit uneven--quite slow at the beginning, but picking up later as Indigo deals with her new "fortune."
Indigo is a strong, quirky, competent young woman, whi More...
I love the narrative voice in this one, although the constantly changing tenses get confusing at time. Also the pacing is a bit uneven--quite slow at the beginning, but picking up later as Indigo deals with her new "fortune."
Indigo is a strong, quirky, competent young woman, whi More...
Sep 01, 2011
Alyssa
rated it:
So, last week I was at the library picking up some books. I went with my sister, and she wanted to look at the childrens books to read to Lucas, my nephew. So instead of going with her, I start browsing in the YA section. I usually just put all of my books on hold, so I hadn't just browsed in a while. It felt good, and I decided to see if any of my 'to-read' books were there.
So I am looking through, and I see this author, Deb Caletti. The name sounds familiar, but I cannot for the l More...
So I am looking through, and I see this author, Deb Caletti. The name sounds familiar, but I cannot for the l More...
Mar 21, 2008
Taylor
rated it:
Deb Caletti hits another one out of the park. This isn't some message-heavy book about money being the root of all evil. Caletti has too many amazing characters to count, and she knows them all inside-out. I feel like her voice was a little different, lighter, than her previous books, and at times Indigo's voice reminded me of Maureen Johnson on her blog. This was a beautiful, heartfelt book with full-of-reality characters.
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Apr 11, 2010
Thomas
rated it:
Eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye never worries about money much. Her family is constantly struggling to remain afloat in the economy and lives in a shabby apartment. Despite of this, she is content with being a waitress full time instead of going to college. Indigo's life is changed one day when a mysterious man leaves her a large tip - two and a half million dollars.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye was, frankly, all over the place. There wasn't really a plot line or anything; it was just ev More...
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye was, frankly, all over the place. There wasn't really a plot line or anything; it was just ev More...
0 comments
like
(4 people liked it)
Jan 26, 2009
Connie
rated it:
“He takes my hand and we shake, and then I give up on that and give him a hug. You never know, you see, when or where you will stumble on a sudden connection, a lifelong bond with another human being. A hundred people can sit down in a booth and it will be eggs amd toast. And another one, just one, will sit down and will change your life, be monumental with just coffee.” Indigo Skye is content with her life. She has “a waitress job she loves, an adorable refrigerator-delivery-guy boyfriend, and
More...
Nov 21, 2008
Miss
rated it:
Deb Caletti is like an artist with her words! She can really connect with a reader in a way that is so realistic.
Meet Indigo Skye: your typical high school student, working her way through school at a local restaurant who is totally content with her life. So what if her family has little money and their toilet seat has a crack in it so it literally bites you in the ass when you use it? Life is good. Then she meets Vespa guy. He is not a regular at the coffee shop where Indigo wo More...
Meet Indigo Skye: your typical high school student, working her way through school at a local restaurant who is totally content with her life. So what if her family has little money and their toilet seat has a crack in it so it literally bites you in the ass when you use it? Life is good. Then she meets Vespa guy. He is not a regular at the coffee shop where Indigo wo More...
May 17, 2011
Pingdi
rated it:
Another life-lesson book. Indigo takes you back to the days where being poor wasn't a big deal (you went on with life, you enjoyed it..no biggie) and being rich was a big deal. Life changes drastically with money, whether its life itself or the person. Money creates a world people haven't met contact with and stirs up feelings we never knew we had. The world she formed with money wasn't real and with it, she starts to lose grasp of reality (or rather, her reality and focuses on THE reality). Thi
More...
Oct 16, 2011
Kat
rated it:
I really enjoyed reading this book. One of the great things about it is the author creates such a diverse and interesting cast of characters. Even if you don't end up liking the main character too much, I know you'll find another character to fall in love with, because they're all just so different and unique. All of them really have great personalities, not to mention that the humor is great at times.
The storyline was also interesting, because it really shows the effect of not havin More...
The storyline was also interesting, because it really shows the effect of not havin More...
May 23, 2008
Lynn
rated it:
Caletti takes a familiar theme, adds a coming-fo-age theme, her trademark humor and stirs well with a cast of warm quirky characters. The message is tried and true but the delivery is painless and great fun. A fabulous book to take on vacation or to read AS a vacation.
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Nov 08, 2011
Jennifer
rated it:
Caletti has a deft hand with character, and that's what this one is all about - character, and how it can change with the application of a little (well, more than a little) money. This one's at its best during the build-up, when Caletti has the chance to world-build around Indigo, drawing the beauties and frustrations of a life outside the monied class. Unfortunately it falls down a little after that, with the predictable excess of moral. I took away major points because, while Caletti has one
More...
Nov 20, 2009
Stephanie
rated it:
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye was a very unique novel with a highly moral plot. This book was actually my first Caletti book so it took a while for me to get use to her writing style and her overall flow of the characters and the plot.
I honestly enjoyed the plot but the way it was set up just somehow didn't match and made things become less enjoyabe than it really could have been. The one thing that really bothered me was the slowness of the plot. Things just dragged out to no end and More...
I honestly enjoyed the plot but the way it was set up just somehow didn't match and made things become less enjoyabe than it really could have been. The one thing that really bothered me was the slowness of the plot. Things just dragged out to no end and More...
Oct 29, 2008
Rachel
rated it:
Just doesn't work. The language is to philosophical and lacks depth. The characters don't ring true. The plot plods and then resolves way to fast with little reason or purpose. Released March 25, 2008
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Jul 07, 2009
Alexa
rated it:
I really liked this book a lot. I would say that this is my favorite Deb Caletti book so far. I really like Indigo's personality and I think her sarcasm is funny. I don't know what I would do if I was given 2.5 million dollars. I think I would react the same way as she did. I think it was really kind how Richard just gave away his money to Indigo and didn't expect anything in return. It's really sad how people change with money. I felt bad for Indigo that all of the people around her were actin
More...
Nov 28, 2008
Alissa
rated it:
I was thoroughly charmed by Indigo. The one silly thing was her absolute revulsion at cigarettes, which I thought odd at first, but then turned into a major plot device.
Also this paragraph stuck with me: “He put his arms around me. . .Because that’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable. And right there I learn something very simple and fundamental about love. That it is there or it is not there. That some of biggest troub More...
Also this paragraph stuck with me: “He put his arms around me. . .Because that’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable. And right there I learn something very simple and fundamental about love. That it is there or it is not there. That some of biggest troub More...
Jun 25, 2010
Dani
rated it:
I have read most of deb caletti's books, and for anyone who has read them, you know that she has a way with words and tends to describe things a little too much.
The plot of this story goes really slowly, and goes off topic. I'm reading along and the next thing I know, I'm back to when she was five and she's telling a story that really has nothing to do with anything. Sometimes it works in books, but other times it just leaves my mind wandering, impatiently wanting to get back to t More...
The plot of this story goes really slowly, and goes off topic. I'm reading along and the next thing I know, I'm back to when she was five and she's telling a story that really has nothing to do with anything. Sometimes it works in books, but other times it just leaves my mind wandering, impatiently wanting to get back to t More...
