A Different Blue by Amy Harmon
What it’s about Blue Echohawk doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know her real name or when she was born. Abandoned at two and raised by a drifter, she didn't attend school until she was ten years old. At nineteen, when most kids her age are attending college or moving on with life, she is just a senior in high school. With no mother, no father, no faith, and no future, Blue Echohawk is a difficult student, to say the least. Tough, hard and overtly sexy, she is the complete opposite of the young British teacher who decides he is up for the challenge, and takes the troublemaker under his wing.
This is the story of a nobody who becomes somebody. It is the story of an unlikely friendship, where hope fosters healing and redemption becomes love. But falling in love can be hard when you don't know who you are. Falling in love with someone who knows exactly who they are and exactly why they can't love you back might be impossible.
Crista’s Review 5 Amazingly Beautiful Stars!
This author astounds me. I savor each and every one of her books because I am guaranteed to have an unforgettable reading experience each and every time. A Different Blue, of course, was no exception.
Blue Echohawk is a tragic character who undergoes life changing transformation in this book. Throughout this book Blue is faced with her past, present, and future as she slowly embraces the life that she was dealt.
Raised by Jimmy, a nomadic, reclusive, Native American older man after being abandoned by her mother at the tender age of two, Blue never had friends, attended school, or had a real home. When Jimmy unexpectedly dies, Blue goes to live with Jimmy’s dysfunctional sister and her life takes another dramatic turn.
It isn’t until Blue walks into Darcy Wilson’s history class that Blue’s life finally turns in a positive direction. Mr. Wilson, a handsome, young, British professor, challenges Blue in a way that she has never been challenged before. In the hands of this inspiring teacher, she is forced to look at her history and redefine it.
This is so much more than a romance novel. It is truly a redemptive novel. I absolutely loved the character of Blue Echohawk. Her outward toughness and unapproachable demeanor was a huge façade, as what lay beneath the surface was a little girl crippled by shame and looking for belonging.
This book meanders along with each chapter providing a greater understanding of Blue’s past. It’s sneaky, because without realizing it, the reader becomes so intertwined with the story that it is literally impossible to put down. I know that Amy Harmon is an author, but she is also a poet. Her words, sentences, and phrases have power behind them, and she uses this gift in amazing ways with this book.
A Different Blue is not erotic romance, and yet the kisses, looks, and verbal exchanges between Wilson and Blue had my heart beating faster than any sex scene I’ve read lately. The relationship between Blue and Wilson does NOT develop while Blue is in high school, so there are no taboo or illegal lines crossed.
Ultimately, this book is about changing one’s perspective on life, destroying the shame that imprisons, and moving forward with gratitude and thanks. The last line of this book shows Blue rewriting her story, and moving forward into the light of hope and new beginnings.
This book is a work of art.
This author astounds me. I savor each and every one of her books because I am guaranteed to have an unforgettable reading experience each and every time. A Different Blue, of course, was no exception.
Blue Echohawk is a tragic character who undergoes life changing transformation in this book. Throughout this book Blue is faced with her past, present, and future as she slowly embraces the life that she was dealt.
Raised by Jimmy, a nomadic, reclusive, Native American older man after being abandoned by her mother at the tender age of two, Blue never had friends, attended school, or had a real home. When Jimmy unexpectedly dies, Blue goes to live with Jimmy’s dysfunctional sister and her life takes another dramatic turn.
It isn’t until Blue walks into Darcy Wilson’s history class that Blue’s life finally turns in a positive direction. Mr. Wilson, a handsome, young, British professor, challenges Blue in a way that she has never been challenged before. In the hands of this inspiring teacher, she is forced to look at her history and redefine it.
This is so much more than a romance novel. It is truly a redemptive novel. I absolutely loved the character of Blue Echohawk. Her outward toughness and unapproachable demeanor was a huge façade, as what lay beneath the surface was a little girl crippled by shame and looking for belonging.
This book meanders along with each chapter providing a greater understanding of Blue’s past. It’s sneaky, because without realizing it, the reader becomes so intertwined with the story that it is literally impossible to put down. I know that Amy Harmon is an author, but she is also a poet. Her words, sentences, and phrases have power behind them, and she uses this gift in amazing ways with this book.
A Different Blue is not erotic romance, and yet the kisses, looks, and verbal exchanges between Wilson and Blue had my heart beating faster than any sex scene I’ve read lately. The relationship between Blue and Wilson does NOT develop while Blue is in high school, so there are no taboo or illegal lines crossed.
Ultimately, this book is about changing one’s perspective on life, destroying the shame that imprisons, and moving forward with gratitude and thanks. The last line of this book shows Blue rewriting her story, and moving forward into the light of hope and new beginnings.
This book is a work of art.
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