Thursday, April 11, 2013

You're My Girl, Blue!

A Different Blue
By Amy Harmon
Read April 9, 2013
4.5 Stars

Blue, Abandoned at age two by her mother, left with a gentle Native-American man to be raised until he disappears at age ten.  With major answers if her life un-known, she’s forced into self-reliance, and in turn into a tough as nails bad-ass, seeking affection in the typical way a beautiful wayward woman would.  I was completely caught off guard with this beautiful story of Blue Echohawk from unknown author Amy Harmon. 

What I appreciated the most about this story was that it was about a journey of a woman, but only part of it was the romance, not a novel centered on romance.  She learns to live in her own skin, love herself and in turn is able to love others.  Her devoted friend says it best -

"I keep wishing that you had had a better life . . . a different life.  But a different life would have made you a different Blue."

A Different Blue is tricky to review, without revealing too much.  So, I’ll just say that there were several moments I found my heart squeezing in my chest.  My tears don’t flow easily, but I found myself clutching my kindle, face crumpled and the tears start to flow.  Blue, gutted me, over and over.  I will concede that aspects of the story felt a bit hokey and the final revelations a smidge too full-circle. But, the emotions that it pulled from me erased those over-done aspects.  I am eager to see where Amy Harmon takes us next. 

Amazon has this for a steal too: http://amzn.com/B00C2GEJT8

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