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    A Different Blue
    A Different Blue
    A Different Blue
    Audiobook10 hours

    A Different Blue

    Written by Amy Harmon

    Narrated by Tavia Gilbert

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMar 18, 2014
    ISBN9781494570019
    A Different Blue
    Author

    Amy Harmon

    Amy Harmon is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times bestselling author. Her books have been published in eighteen languages—truly a dream come true for a little country girl from Utah. Harmon has written fifteen novels, including the USA Today bestsellers The Smallest Part, Making Faces, and Running Barefoot, as well as the #1 Amazon bestselling historical novel From Sand and Ash, which won a Whitney Award for book of the year in 2016. Her novel A Different Blue is a New York Times bestseller. Her USA Today bestselling fantasy The Bird and the Sword was a Goodreads Best Book of 2016 finalist. For updates on upcoming book releases, author posts, and more, go to www.authoramyharmon.com.

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    • 4/5
      I was thoroughly intrigued about Blue's story and it was interesting to see how Blue made a concious effort not to take the same track her mother did when she was a young, single mother with Blue. Amy created a nice tie with and backstory with the good looking British teacher and bringing him fully into the story line to help support and unravel Blue's story.
    • 5/5
      Amy Harmon is new to me. She is such an amazing storyteller. I have listened to four of her books and intend to hear all I can get. Her character building is rich and her understanding of love is very honest. I find myself feeling the emotions she so skillfully describes. And I’m not a teenager. I’m 69 but those emotions are as true to me as to her. And the readers make the stories come to life. Thank you Amy for sharing your thoughts
    • 3/5
      Holiday reading. Nothing special and not Amy's best. Was somewhat spoiled by the atrocious faux British accent of the narrator. She has obviously never met anyone from Manchester. And why would a contemporary Brit sung "God save the king"! The book needed better research and a different narrator.
    • 5/5
      Beautiful story. Couldn't put it down. Restoration, redemption, and love.
    • 5/5
      4.5
      beautiful audiobook beautiful story , a bit boaring in the middle but the ending was ?
    • 5/5
      This is one of my favorite romance books. I have read it multiple times. I think one of the most important things in a relationship is having respect for the other person but also having respect for yourself, and this story showcases that type of relationship.
    • 5/5
      I couldn’t put this book down. Blue is a complex heroine with a complex life story
    • 2/5
      “Someone told me once that to create true art you must be willing to bleed and let others watch.”Funnily enough, I knew I wouldn't enjoy this book before I even read it. So why still read it? Well I was on a quest to read all of the Amy Harmon works because her books are magnificent, but I guess there are exceptions in every situation.Also I disliked the cover from the very first time I laid my eyes on it - it's weird, but I think not liking the cover also influenced my opinion on the book. I guess I'm just a cover whore. “Why don’t you focus on where you’re going and less on where you came from?”I honestly don't even know where to start - I guess I should say that this is the only Amy Harmon book that I actively disliked, and I read 8 of her books already. First off, the writing - the first 100 pages of the book are completely horrendous. It felt like somebody completely different wrote it. Normally Harmon's writing is lyrical and beautiful, and inspiring. This felt like something I'd read on a WatPad (which there is nothing wrong with, it's just not what I expected). A Different Blue was full of "he threw his hands up into the air", "he ran his hands through his locks", "I clipped", "growled", "sashayed to him" and more, - very cringe-y.I alsmot DNF'd the book, but lately I've been dnf-ing so much that I felt I had to finish something! So I kept reading. The writing did get better as the book progressed, and so did the plot (sadly, by the end of the book the plot plummeted back to the ground). I wasn't able to identify with, or for that matter like, any of the main characters. Blue was irrational and bitchy, and while I did see the reasons for it - it just didn't do anything for me. There were some moments where I felt for her, but even that wasn't much.Darcy, despite his British old fashioned manners, was a complete jackass and I just don't understand the attraction at all. There was no spark, no rhyme or reason for them to be each other's love interests. The only character I more or less liked was Tiffa - she was fun and so full of life, she just didn't get enough page time. The book seemed to have no plot, or maybe too many plots - I honestly am not sure. So many things were happening, but then they all just ended up going nowhere. Things that could have gone somewhere and that could have had a big impact weren't explored nearly enough. Manny and Graciela seemed like great side characters to build a story on, but around 30% they were just whisked away and only mentioned once after - such a waste.Also I really disliked how "my sister wanted to kill herself because of you" arc didn't go anywhere at all! It was just brushed aside and never mentioned again, and the message behind it was so important! Very disappointing. The whole purpose of the book, besides the romance (bleh) was that of Blue suffering because she didn't know who she was and where she came from - which I didn't find tragic at all, so that plot line was extremely weak to me. Sure, she didn't know her family history but she had a full life - she was taken care of, fed and clothed. So many kids have it way worse and they don't even complain half as hard as she did. And in the end when everything unraveled and came together, well, it was all very anti climatic. If you want to read something by Amy Harmon, I'd recommend Making Faces, The law of Moses/Song of David, or if you are feeling like reading a romantic fantasy The Bird and the Sword. A Different Blue is a very weak novel comparing to all of them and doesn't do this author justice.
    • 4/5
      This book was full of emotions and it held my attention from start to finish. The whole abandonment and adoption was written very smoothly so the reader did not pity the character, but could relate to the character as if they were a real human. As a reader I admire Blue and how she turned her life around. There were times I wanted to kick Darcy in the rump and tell him to "Wake up and don't judge." I admire an author who can cause me to feel real emotions towards their story and characters.
    • 5/5
      The only complaint I have is that it left me wanting more.
    • 5/5
      Simply put: an excellent book about secrets, love, being strong and rising up!
    • 4/5
      I definitely enjoyed this story about a young woman who'd become hardened by the difficult life she'd had. I loved to see the transformation she went through in the book. The characters felt authentic to me as well. I appreciated being able to read a good story without the usual profanity or explicit material that is so common today. I will look forward to reading more of Amy Harmon's books.
    • 4/5
      A very moving and powerful story about a very stong young woman on a path of self discovery. Blue isn't your every day heroine, in fact I can't think of another that has as much depth and as many unique qualities.

      Nearly all of these characters have a shocking amount of depth and personality. I found I was just as invested in the supporting characters as I was in the two main character.

      Blue's journey is not simply about facing her past, she also has to fight through her present and face her future. This is one of those rare books that you will want read over and over again.
    • 5/5
      "Once upon a time there was a little blackbird, pushed from the nest, unwanted. Discarded."Blue Echohawk, you are one of my favorite characters - A beautiful, tormented soul. I lived this story with her, a stunning portrayal of redemption, resolution and revelations.This is the story of a troubled young girl and a young history teacher, Wilson, who helps her discover her truth, her story. Abandoned by her mother at 2 and left with a stranger Jimmmy Echohawk, Blue's life has far from perfect, but losing her beloved caregiver at 10 has devastated her. Leaving an emotionally scarred and broken girl."That's what I was. A chicken, pecking at nothing, squawking and ruffling my feathers to make myself appear strong, to keep people at a distance."At the end of Blue's senior year her life has changed dramatically, her strength was inspiring and beautiful. Blue and Wilson develop a strong bond and the development of their relationship is written perfectly." You're wrong about one thing, though. Girls like me notice guys like you. We just don't think we deserve them""I keep wishing you had a better life...a different life. But a different life would have made you a different Blue." He looked at me then, "And that would be the biggest tragedy of all."I was not sure what I expected began this book, but it exceeded my expectations beyond words. A Different Blue is a beautiful, heartbreaking story about a girl, finding her way, learning her story and choosing her future."I stopped, considering. I was scarred, but I was not broken. Beneath my insecurities, beneath my pain, beneath my struggle, beneath it all, I was still whole"
    • 4/5
      I don't really have much to say other than that this novel was fantastic. It pulled at my heart and left me hoping for more pages to magically create themselves. It was just really wonderful and I have no words to describe how much I enjoyed it.

      A Different Kind of Blue is about a girl who was raised by a wanderer. When her father figure goes missing, she stays under the care of his half-sister in a world full of mistakes and regrets. The girls goes by the name of Blue, though she does not know her proper name. Se does not know many things about herself - her birthday, her parents, her past, her future. Blue lives a life of constant mistakes and it takes the influence of one man to show her that she has other options, that she does not have to live the same life forever. Darcy Wilson is a young man with secrets of his own, just a few years older than Blue. Wilson provides Blue with so many things that she has never been provided before - a listener, a believer, a role model, a future. Wilson provides Blue with opportunities that she could only have dreamed of in the months prior, and he begins to hold a special place in her heart... But he is her teacher.

      A Different Kind of Blue is the story of one girl on her path towards redemption, and revelations that reveal themselves on the way. A story of loss and its effect on one's life. A story of love that may reveal itself where one would least expect it. It is the story of Blue Echohawk, and her battle with the life that she was given.

      Amy Harmon did a wonderful job with the novel. The characters were realistic and understandable. I have so much respect for Blue. My love for Wilson grew with every single page. I couldn't help but root for them until the very end.

      Harmon's roots and dedication show through the pages that she has written... A Different Kind of Blue is absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking, yet heartwarming and hopeful at the very same time. I have no doubt that I will be looking forward to Harmon's next publication, whenever that is.
    • 5/5
      Totally different then what I thought. I figured this story would be your run of the mill love story but nope. It is so much more. Following Blue as she found herself was an emotional and entertaining journey. I LOVED her snarky attitude and her strength. This book is witty and endearing, emotional and informative. I have to mention that I laughed for at least ten minutes straight when Blue asked the choir singer on her first visit to church if she knew any Willy Nelson songs. Classic.I believe Blue to be strong and independent and was still a decent person after having so much negative in her life. I loved reading about her childhood with Jimmy and the talent she picked up from him.Wilson. Oh, Wilson!! Who wouldn't swoon with a simple "hullo" from him. I believe they complimented each other and fact that he was patient with her snarky attitude towards him only made me love him more. He was understanding, supportive, sweet,and patient. And friends first and foremost.Wilson is one of a kind.This is a book a full emotion, good and bad. I enjoyed Blues transformation from lonely, unloved, expendable Blue to a responsible, artistic, smart, and selfless woman. Definitely a book for my faves and one I will read again. The end was happy, the story was deep and had substance, and I felt the emotion through it all. So many things can go wrong in life but it's your choice to handle it accordingly or to submit to the ugly. The choice is there, you know what you should do, in your mind you know what's right, the only thing left is acceptance and action.Blue choose to change and be someone. Someone she would be proud of and for that reason I LOVED this book. It's not your typical love story but it is A must read.