Charlie Blue By Amelia Dupree

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attention from the start, but I had high hopes for the book due to the synopsis so I just kept reading. I can tell you that I am very glad I did. This book was wonderful despite the ending. I hate cliffhangers, and let me tell you – this ends on a huge one. I hope I will get the same chance to review the sequel if and when it comes out.

To start off with, I loved the main character Amelia Dupree. She was understandably shy and slightly broken after the tragic death of her brother, and yes, it played a major part in every choice she made during the book – but she also was not afraid to step out of the comfort zone that her accident had created. Amelia’s brother, Mark, was killed in a car crash the night she found her boyfriend cheating on her. She carries this huge weight of guilt upon her shoulders, and the sad part is that I completely understand why. She thinks her brother’s death is her fault. When she finds her now ex boyfriend cheating on her, she grabs her brother and begs him to drive her home. He is extremely intoxicated, and as you all know, drinking and driving is bad. So, I understand her guilt, but I also know that it wasn’t her fault. This brings me to Charlie, the scary “witch” neighbor’s nephew.
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He is kind and patient, but he also isn’t afraid to jump into things head first and get his hands dirty. One of the things I love the most about him is his ability to make Amelia see the logic in things, like the death of her brother. Also, I love the fact that he wears glasses and can’t see without them. He is imperfectly adorable. Charlie plays a huge part in the story, his appearance is a central plot line in all

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