Thanks to the authors and @gayromancereviews for the DRC copy.

Beneath the Indigo Sky is a poignant story of two people meeting each other in the midst of grief and finding their way in one another.  Jayce has just lost his twin brother, who is also the only living family he had left.  Namid has no past and can’t seem to find a place for himself in the close knit and closed off small town that is still suspicious of him even though he’s lived in the town for years.  Namid feels a strong pull to Jayce, but Jayce seems lost to grief.  

Please be warned, this story contains detailed descriptions of grief and grieving the death of a loved one, depictions of acute anxiety and depression.  The story handles these difficult topics with grace and honestly, if you’re not in the right headspace for that, this might not be the right book for you at this time.  

That said, I really liked it.  I felt like the grieving process was given time to feel very real, but also to give the characters time to develop and for their feelings for each other to feel realistic and well rounded.  The small town setting felt a little bit like too much of a caricature, but I can forgive that.  I loved the chosen family vibes and the slow burn friends to lovers romance.  The character of Namid was very compelling, I wish we’d gotten to know a little more about his past and his magic-like tattoos, but it didn’t feel like we were missing something not to know.  

The Seattle plot line at the end did feel a little bit tacked on at the last minute, but I was happy with the story overall.  I found the romance very satisfying and I loved the little family they created together with Namid’s dad.