Violets Are Blue, Barbara Dee
Violets Are Blue, Barbara Dee
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Violets Are Blue

Author: Barbara Dee

Narrator: Jeremy Carlisle Parker

Unabridged: 6 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2022


Synopsis

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a moving and relatable middle grade novel about secrets, family, and the power of forgiveness.

Twelve-year-old Wren loves makeup—special effect makeup, to be exact. When she is experimenting with new looks, Wren can create a different version of herself. A girl who isn’t in a sort-of-best friendship with someone who seems like she hates her. A girl whose parents aren’t divorced and doesn’t have to learn to like her new stepmom.

So, when Wren and her mom move to a new town for a fresh start, she is cautiously optimistic. And things seem to fall into place when Wren meets potential friends and gets selected as the makeup artist for her school’s upcoming production of Wicked.

Only, Wren’s mom isn’t doing so well. She’s taking a lot of naps, starts snapping at Wren for no reason, and always seems to be sick. And what’s worse, Wren keeps getting hints that things aren’t going well at her new job at the hospital, where her mom is a nurse. And after an opening night disaster leads to a heartbreaking discovery, Wren realizes that her mother has a serious problem—a problem that can’t be wiped away or covered up.

After all the progress she’s made, can Wren start over again with her devastating new normal? And will she ever be able to heal the broken trust with her mom?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Suzzie

This was one of my favorite Alex Cross books yet. I loved the vampire crime plot! I’m a fantasy& sci-fi book genre fan so it really excited me to read this one. As for the Mastermind crime plot, I was glad it didn’t extend into further books where Alex would not know who the Mastermind was because I......more

Goodreads review by Chanel

When I first read that the Mastermind was back, I was sure that this book wasn't gonna be at all considering the Mastermind's story really didn't interest me in the last book. However I was wrong, The Mastermind was the best aspect of this book. This book follows The Mastermind who is back - and he'......more