Ramona Blue, Julie Murphy
Ramona Blue, Julie Murphy
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Ramona Blue

Author: Julie Murphy

Narrator: Therese Plummer

Unabridged: 9 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Storytide

Published: 05/09/2017


Synopsis

The fourth novel from Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’—now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, with a soundtrack by Dolly Parton! For fans of Rainbow Rowell and Morgan Matson, Julie Murphy has created another fearless heroine, Ramona Blue, in a gorgeously evocative novel about family, friendship, and how sometimes love can be more fluid than you first think. Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then, it’s been Ramona and her family against the world. Standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sure of three things: she likes girls, she’s fiercely devoted to her family, and she knows she’s destined for something bigger than the trailer she calls home in Eulogy, Mississippi. But juggling multiple jobs, her flaky mom, and her well-meaning but ineffectual dad forces her to be the adult of the family. Now, with her sister, Hattie, pregnant, responsibility weighs more heavily than ever.The return of her childhood friend Freddie brings a welcome distraction. Ramona’s friendship with the former competitive swimmer picks up exactly where it left off, and soon he’s talked her into joining him for laps at the pool. But as Ramona falls in love with swimming, her feelings for Freddie begin to shift too, which is the last thing she expected. With her growing affection for Freddie making her question her sexual identity, Ramona begins to wonder if perhaps she likes girls and guys or if this new attraction is just a fluke. Either way, Ramona will discover that, for her, life and love are more fluid than they seem.

About Julie Murphy

Julie Murphy splits her time between North Texas and Kansas with her husband, who loves her, and her cats, who tolerate her. When Julie isn’t writing, she can be found watching movies so bad they're good, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, or planning her next great travel adventure. She is the author of the middle grade novels Dear Sweet Pea and Camp Sylvania as well as the young adult novels Ramona Blue, Side Effects May Vary, the Faith series, Pumpkin, Puddin’, and Dumplin’ (now a Netflix original film).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ava on April 02, 2017

Actual rating: 4/5 stars THIS BOOK. Pay absolutely no attention to the low rating on Goodreads. It's because a large amount of biphobic people were misled by the synopsis and rated it 1 star without listening to reviews of people who ACTUALLY read the book. This book deserves so many more stars than......more

Goodreads review by Whitney on January 19, 2020

4.5 stars I'm really, really, really upset I didn't read this sooner and even more upset that I considered unhauling it. It breaks my heart to know I almost didn't give this a chance, because it's everything I love and more. The main character is 6'3. She's attracted to girls and guys. She's from a lo......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on November 30, 2016

I haven't read this yet, but neither have you. Cut it out.......more

Goodreads review by Brooke — brooklynnnnereads on December 02, 2017

I genuinely really loved this book. It was such a different story, a different cast of characters, and it was unlike anything that I've ever read before. It's hard to describe my thoughts on this novel because I have so much that I enjoyed about it. First, I will mention the life/background of the m......more

Goodreads review by Gillian on January 05, 2020

Full disclosure: I have not read this book, but I'm preemptively rating it five stars merely to combat the slate of negative ratings based off a synopsis the author didn't even write. Certainly, the trope of a lesbian being "fixed" by the "right man" is an extremely dangerous trope. I'm in no way in......more