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A Different Blue Amy Harmon 9781482658149 Books

After I had heard how good this book was from several of the blogs I follow, I decided I had to read it. I bought it and left it in my to be read pile for a few weeks. What a big mistake!

Blue Echohawk is a beautiful, nineteen or twenty year old and is a senior in high school. She really only has a general idea of how old she might be and has no idea what her real name is. She was abandoned by her mother when she was small and was raised by an older native american man who taught her the art of wood carving.. Wood carving becomes her way of hiding from the world and keeping close to her surrogate father that died when she was ten. Darcy Wilson is young, rich, British and a history teacher starting his first teaching job. Blue is in his class and is both the worse and best part of his day, as his most challenging student. A very unlikely friendship is formed by the two.

The book takes place over about two years time. It’s a romance but it’s also a story of a young woman finding herself, literally. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not one of those teacher/student romances.The romance comes much later in the book after the book takes some pretty major twists.There’s nothing simple about this story. Blue is unconventional and pretty much a smart ass most of the time, at least in the beginning. She is a loner but uses guys to keep from being alone. She is everything Wilson didn’t know he wanted.

I loved this book so much and I think it was because I loved the characters so much. The reader is taken on a very emotional journey with them. It was as raw and real as it gets at times. Keeping a box of tissues around while you read it probably would be a very good idea. I would categorize this as a new adult book or older young adult. It was very well written and I couldn’t stop reading it, I rated it 5 stars. Review originally posted on PureTextuality.com on June 29, 2013


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A Different Blue Amy Harmon 9781482658149 Books Reviews

"Once upon a time there was a little blackbird, pushed from the nest, unwanted. Discarded. Then a Hawk found her and swooped her up and carried her away, giving her a home in his nest, teaching her to fly. But one day the Hawk didn't come home, and the little bird was alone again, unwanted. She wanted to fly away."

Blue Echohawk and her journey of discovering who she is and what her story is was told in such a way that I now have a new favorite heroine. The author unfolded Blue's life using references to Native American lore, literature
and history lessons; so well done and so very captivating.
Of course the British history teacher, Mr. Wilson was an amazing catalyst in helping Blue find herself, her story. I was mesmerized by Darcy Wilson's lessons, in and out of the classroom and his humor, compassion, love of music and appreciation of Blue's artistry made me fall in love with him right along with Blue.

At times I was frustrated with his unyielding restraint when it came to admitting and showing his love in a physically sense, but the adoration, concern and guidance he provided Blue was unflappable.
Darcy had a very interesting life story as well and the realness and depth in which the author wrote these MC's allowed me to have one of the strongest connections I have felt for book characters. They jumped off of the pages and right into my heart and head.

The secondary characters were just as amazing and I laughed out loud at the things that came out of Tiffa's, (Darcy's sister) mouth
"I could eat a unicorn and pick my teeth with his horn! I'm absolutely famished."

I was also heartbroken over the events that Blue's buddies, Manny and Graciela, had to endure.
And even though Blue's caregiver, Jimmy was long gone, he was not forgotten and the things he taught Blue truly molded her life into something worth living.

But life would take a few unexpected turns for Blue and at times I thought she may take the path her Mother had and I was worried until Blue applied the four R's to her life Redemption, Resolution, Revelation, and Relevance.

"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying"~ Joan of Arc

I highly recommend this book to all readers that are in the mood for an amazing experience. One that is like admiring an incredible piece of art work, and remember
"That's the beauty of art," everyone has their own interpretation."
I started following Amy Harmon on Twitter a couple of months ago. I think she interacted with someone I follow and said something funny and her bio said she was an author so I was like, "sure, why not"

Yesterday on Twitter she said "hey my books on " and I thought "how sweet, she wrote her first book and I'm going to be supportive and check out a sample". I figured out pretty quickly that I'm an idiot, because this isn't her first book but I still decided to be "supportive". The storyline about a troubled girl and her handsome british teacher was right up my alley and I thought I was getting Gabriel's Inferno so I jumped on board. I didn't even get half way through the sample before I bought the book... which is always a good sign, right?

Of course, what I realized really early on is that this isn't Gabriel's Inferno at all. In this one it's the girl who has the issues and the guy who's helping her through them. I loved that it was a slow burn romance instead of a I-want-you-immediately-Ms.-Steele kind of thing. I love the story of redemption and second chances. I loved the detail about being a wood carving artist... because, don't you love it when an author gives a character a hobby you've never even heard of (like paper making in Time Traveler's Wife or the study of alchemy in Discovery of Witches?? I hadn't heard of either until I read about them in books and the detail makes the character so much richer.

If you're looking an uber sexy alpha male fixes the bad girl, this isn't it. What it IS is a beautiful story that made me cry and smile and broke my heart more than once. I LOVED this one, and I think you will to.
After I had heard how good this book was from several of the blogs I follow, I decided I had to read it. I bought it and left it in my to be read pile for a few weeks. What a big mistake!

Blue Echohawk is a beautiful, nineteen or twenty year old and is a senior in high school. She really only has a general idea of how old she might be and has no idea what her real name is. She was abandoned by her mother when she was small and was raised by an older native american man who taught her the art of wood carving.. Wood carving becomes her way of hiding from the world and keeping close to her surrogate father that died when she was ten. Darcy Wilson is young, rich, British and a history teacher starting his first teaching job. Blue is in his class and is both the worse and best part of his day, as his most challenging student. A very unlikely friendship is formed by the two.

The book takes place over about two years time. It’s a romance but it’s also a story of a young woman finding herself, literally. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not one of those teacher/student romances.The romance comes much later in the book after the book takes some pretty major twists.There’s nothing simple about this story. Blue is unconventional and pretty much a smart ass most of the time, at least in the beginning. She is a loner but uses guys to keep from being alone. She is everything Wilson didn’t know he wanted.

I loved this book so much and I think it was because I loved the characters so much. The reader is taken on a very emotional journey with them. It was as raw and real as it gets at times. Keeping a box of tissues around while you read it probably would be a very good idea. I would categorize this as a new adult book or older young adult. It was very well written and I couldn’t stop reading it, I rated it 5 stars. Review originally posted on PureTextuality.com on June 29, 2013