A Hue of Blu Paperback – January 19, 2023

I waited to read this because I thought it would wreck me, it did, but in the best way possible. I read this in a day because I could not put it down. The author has done an incredible job of conveying characters with real struggles and self doubt. The troubles of bad relationships and the scars they leave behind. The journey of self discovery and the difficult path of learning how to be there for yourself with trust, respect, love, and self worth. Even the impact mental illness has on all aspects of our lives. The cadence flows effortlessly, with words stripping the reader bare with heartbreaking beauty. Honestly I can’t say enough good things about this book. I definitely found an amazing author who wrote a masterpiece!

I saw a quote from the book on booktok and had to read it. The reviews were all over the place so of course I had to read it for myself to see if I was with the 5 stars or 1 stars. I try not to read reviews before starting a story so it doesn't impact my emotions when reading the book, but I'm glad I did for this story. I agree with both the 1 stars and the 5 stars reviews.Most of the lower rated reviews state that it's about two characters constantly complaining about themselves and their relationship. To an extent their right, but I honestly think this book is geared toward a specific kind of reader. If you aren't a Blu then you probably aren't going to like this story and are going to agree with the one star reviews. For me, I am Blu and as much as it sucks to say, I've gone through a lot of the traumas she went through in this book.I cried in so many parts of this story because I related so much to them. I felt like I was getting called out by an author I never met. The way she wrote Blu's emotions were so real for me. Then we meet Jace and I knew I was done for. I tried so hard to love him and for awhile I didn't. Then he would go say or do something so tiny that would make my heart flutter and even though my brain was telling me that he wasn't right, I still was pinning for him. The scene where he got her the snicker doodle cookie was where I was like okay I like this guy. Then fast forward to the quote that made me want to read the book..."you let me." 😭I was done after that. The fact that he knew he was doing something wrong and still did it was so awful to me. Especially because I remember my Jace except his name was Brandon... And he even said that he kept coming back because he knew I would keep taking him back...not my finest days 🙃 I didn't want Blu to go back to him after she came back from Paris but of course she did. I caught myself hoping for them to work out, but I knew it was too good to be true. He needed to work on himself before he could love her and my girl Blu deserved the world and Jace just wasn't it.The alternative ending did nothing for me and I'm so glad it did. I think reading this story and choosing the regular ending over the alternative shows how much I've grown as a person. Anyone who felt the same, you're not alone and you are loved whether you haven't felt it today or not. This story portrays a hard journey of figuring out how to love yourself without trying to seek that kind of reassurance from others that will never give it to you. This book is a solid four stars for me. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because I felt that it was repetitive with constantly talking about how bad they were for each other but they couldn't resist each other. I felt like the ending dragged on and said the same thing over and over but in different ways.

I went into this with the expectation that my heart was going to be ripped out and be this extremely profound read. What I go instead was a beautiful messed up story of two people stuck in a toxic cycle. I think loved each other the best they could, and it just wasn’t enough. I think the personal growth was great. I think the way it was written and explained was great. I think for someone who has been through a situation similar in life would have connected to it more than I did. THIS WAS A GOOD BOOK. I just didn’t connect to it in the way I think others have and will. It was sad. It made me feel conflicted. It made me hurt for the characters. Some parts really really resonated with me. I think this will be a book that I think of as time goes on, I think it was great.

I think that many people experience a devastating love in their lifetime that sticks with them forever. This book is an example of the kind of love where the more painful it is , the more addictive it is . I loved the ending and I feel that Blu is so complex and beautifully written and I love that she gets all that she deserves. 10/10

This is the best sad book I’ve ever read! Broke my heart! Please check for trigger warnings as this might not be for everyone.

i’m crying. that’s all. this was so relatable in many different ways and really opened up my eyes to a much bigger picture i think it was time for me to see. really suggest reading this no matter what you’ve gone through.

Never have I ever read a book that made me feel seen and listened to. This book made me cry made me feel sad and happy. I felt like I understood blu very much. The pain the sadness all of it. Amazing writing one of the best books I’ve read this far.

I couldn’t finish this book, this is the very first instance that’s ever happened to me. Upon reading reviews mentioning grammatical errors, I figured I could get past small errors because it’s never been something that’s bothered me in the past. But, the MC comes off as very pompous and self absorbed, something about that paired with the grammatical errors really put me off. I’m no Oxford scholar, but the words on the page just didn’t flow properly. It may be that the authors first language isn’t English, in that case I can totally understand why things could/would be worded the way they are, it seems like that may be the case here.