New Review! Seven Shades of You (Twin Hearts Novel) by A.M. Johnson 5 Cranky Stars

Seven Shades of You by A.M. Johnson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Cranky Stars


Indigo sees the world like her father Declan. In colors and whispered voices in her head. She bleeds paint on a canvas as a way to cope. She’s always been the other half of Royal. His mirror image living in his shadow and she’s comfortable that way. She has never wanted to stand out content in her own world then she laid eyes on Kai. A savior and best friend to her brother Royal but he’s never really given her the time of day like his other friends. When she learns he is changing his major she offers to help him in any way she can. She starts to live for the stolen moments in the art room with Kai. She opens herself to him and tells him her secrets. Secrets that only a handful of people know. How with Kai the harsh whispers go silent. They begin in secret not wanting to upset Royal but not all secrets stay that way.


Kai Carter was on top of the world or so he had everyone believing. He wore many masks and they started to fall off when he lost his position with the swim team defending Royal and Camden and then even more when he found out his mother was sick. He was on a path of destruction and one night changed a lot for him it altered his path and his mother begged him to live for himself. With one crazy decision he gets sober and changes his major. Little does he know that this new major will put him in the path of Indigo O’Connell the twin to his best friend. He feels he isn’t good enough for her but agrees to meet her in secret. They share their secrets and tell each other things no one else knows. With his family slowly falling apart he wonders if he should even start anything with Indie but is drawn to her in ways he has never felt.


This book was pure innocence, yet it was gritty. The whispers that poor Indie puts up with are heartbreaking. She is just so good and pure, yet she battled every day. I understood her need to hide I don’t like to be in crowds especially alone and when you find someone to silence the voices rather, they are real like Indies or just your subconscious you hold onto them. Kai my heart broke for him here was a boy clinging to his mother and never thinking of himself. He did everything for everyone else and was harboring so much anger. He was self-sabotaging in the worst way it seemed. I devoured this book in a day but that is always the case with AM Johnson. Her words trigger something in me, and I lose track of time.


They make me reflect on my own situation and think for once there is a book character I can truly relate to. She is a poet a wordsmith and her words reflect real true feelings that we all feel if you just willing to look deep inside yourself and face the beast. I love that we got to see more of Royal and Camden and the O’Connell family. Bravo once again for bringing Indigo and Kai to life and now I need to go find my Kleenex and wipe up these tears.


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