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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Ashley Hasting

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is about Landry and the middle school dramas we adults can remember going through. She had two friends, they went to do a tryout, but when she made it and they didn’t, they got jealous and started bullying her. Then the peer pressure was there when they pressured her to do the tryout to begin with. I had bullies, peer pressuring, and so much happen to me in middle school. I hope I can say that any middle schooler should read this book and learn what to avoid and how to get out of situations. It was a good book to read with so much information!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Lauren West

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cute read with great life lessons. It’s something for all middle schoolers to read and learn the importance of just being who you are. Meant more for kids, but a bit of fun for adults as well. I adored Landry’s character and related to her struggles from my middle school days. This author is new to me, but I will definitely pick up again, and suggest to my daughters.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Kristan Anderson

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager is book one in the Landry True Colors series. This was a fast and easy read, totally clean as well. As a whole the book was good. As an adult reading I found it a little boring at times because it was middle school so it’s nothing like I usually read. However, thinking like a teenager, it felt like I was in middle school all over again! It made me feel like I was there and thinking as if I were a preteen again. So much friend drama, was it really like that?! (Yes, yes it was.) the story is about Landry and how she loses her best friends. Between trying to navigate life and figuring out who she is, she just wants to make it through school. Definitely a book I’d let my preteen read.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Crystal Jimmo

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book had all the memories of my middle school days come back to me. Reading Landry’s story and all of the drama that came along with it made me wish I had found this book in middle school. My daughter and I read it together and it had amazing learning opportunities for her. It showed her that not everyone is your friend and some are even a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I loved reading Landry’s story and watching her “grow up” a little and become more true to herself!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Brandy Vaughn

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is book one in the series. I enjoyed the nostalgia when reading True Colors. It’s filled with tween/teen drama that is appropriate for middle school. Bullies, peer pressure, trying to fit in, being popular and general angst of being a teenager. The reader can relate to Laundry and everything she goes through! The story creates a positive message for the reader and has wonderful character development. A plus for any tween/teen!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Kelli Harper

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is a great read for adults and middle schooler aged children as well. Dealing with many of the issues that kids today face in middle school. Landry is struggling to fit in and this is all about her experience in middle school. Cliques, bullying, lack of confidence, its all in there this book contains all the middle school drama.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Daryian Lucas

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3/5 Stars When I first started the book, I was a little throw off by the writing style. I had to adjust myself to think with the mindset of a a 12-13 year old girl, that’s just entering into middle school. Once I did that, I was able to enjoy the book way more. It reminded me a lot of what it’s like to be a young girl going through changes, becoming interested in more teen-like things, and managing my social life as best as possible. As an adult I thought it was immature that Tori & Ericka were behaving the way they were, but at that age it’s totally appropriate lol. It’s a great read for young girls who are getting into reading and want a relatable read. It’s very easy to read and follow along with.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Tonya Merritt

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow, following Landry’s story of teenage life brought me back to late middle, early high school years. Krysten perfectly tells what it is like to be a teenage girl. The stress, the betrayal, the finding yourself, and everything that comes with it. I wish I would’ve had this book back then so I knew it was okay and it wasn’t always me when those two faced friends made you think it was.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Kiana Corley

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is a good read. Krysten did an amazing job with character development and showing young adult relationships.

This book follows Landry. She is a teenage girl who is trying to discover herself while having an active social life. As we all know friendships are hard to maintain especially when jealousy and other out forces are intervening. Being young and finding yourself is hard enough now add in jealous friends and love triangles and you have a recipe for disaster.

Teenage girls are ruthless and fight dirty. When someone allows jealousy to get the best of them issues will arise. Landry just wants to try something new and different for herself. She has always tried to blend in and when her friends push her to try something new she now has the chance to stand out. What happens when the girl hardly anyone notices starts getting noticed?

Will popularity and new friends change her? Will she find a boyfriend? Will she be the next up-and-coming model? Read this book to find out what is in store for Landry and her friends.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Sharon Funkhouser

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a good read in how realistic Landry’s every day life was as a young teenage girl- you know, other than the modeling contract, that’s less ordinary! What WAS ordinary, sadly, is how her “friends” responded.
So many themes of this story rang true from what I remember of my teenage years; the insecurities and desires to fit in, the boy crazy feelings that run through groups of friends and the fear of offending anyone and everyone unintentionally.
In all honesty, the realistic nature of the stories left me feeling uncomfortable remembering my own teenage years, not something I had anticipated reliving any time soon! Kudos to Ms. Hager for creating parallels that most every teenage girl can relate to!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Elizabeth Sanchez

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Upon reading the description of True Colors, I thought it would be good for my 13 year old. I wanted to read it first, to see how it approached the topics outlined. I really enjoyed the story line, and it was relatable to middle school life for a girl. It addresses topics of parent separation, friend betrayal, jealousy, peer pressure, self esteem, first crushes, and more. I liked that the author showed how these things made Landry feel, and the different friendship styles among the girls she hung out with. Each girl had her moment, where she was supportive, or not such a good friend, and how each girl handled it. It made me remember how mean kids can be and how hard the teen years are. The only thing I thought was unrealistic was the financial aspects- Landry makes comments about her mom being tight on money, but then Landry is at the movies or mall every weekend. It was a well written book, and I will be suggested it to my daughter to read.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Candice Estes

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book will definitely remind you of life as a middle school girl (if you were one) and may even remind you of middle school in general. Landry is a typical middle school girl who gets dragged into a contest for a modeling reality show by her friends. She doesn’t view herself as pretty enough, and she doesn’t want to be a part of it really, but when she is the only one of the three girls selected, her two “friends” begin to treat her like she’s invisible. Landry is forced to make other friends. Landry’s new friends, one of whom is also part of the contest, help her to get over the sting of betrayal, but that doesn’t necessarily fix everything. There are the typical kinds of inner group fights, but eventually Landry finds her true friends.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Anastasia Dodson

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book would be a great one for a pre-teen or teen. Middle school was and interesting time and lets be honest, kind of sucky time. This book shows all of the different things someone might face in middle school. It includes teenage drama, bullying, trying to fit in, finding yourself at that age, and the question we all had at that age… is being popular all that it is cracked up to be? It was well written and a I enjoyed the story the author brought to us even if it was not my preferred genre and I am looking forward to letting my daughter read this in her teens.
Happy Reading!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Melissa Fink

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True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was such an amazing book, I could not put it down. The author had my attention from the very first page. The plot reminded me so much about my middle school experience and I related to it a LOT! This book was drama filled just like middle school. It also talks about the bullying, anxiety, and peer pressure that goes on in middle school and on. This author had the plot and characters well thought out! Great job! I can’t wait to read more of her books!!

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Julie Johnson

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Landry just wants to fit in with all the other girls. When an opportunity comes up to go and audition for a modeling agency, she and her friends all go together. Landry started finding out who her true friends were when she was the only one to make the next cut of auditions. All of a sudden, her besties got all weird on her and other people started gravitating towards her.

This story of Landry and her friends would best appeal to younger teens (ages 8-12). I felt like I was watching and listening to my daughters all over again! This story is full of teenage drama, shopping trips to the mall, and boy talk. There are some unresolved issues amongst the friends that kinda left a feeling of incompleteness. Overall, a decent read.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Shelly Kittell

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I found this to be a wonderful book written for teen girls. Landry is a teen going through some of the same drama we see in today’s society when she enters a modeling contest and her friends turn on her. The author does a great job of portraying the teen angst. This is a book that should be a staple for all teen girls. Easy to read. The characters were very easy to relate to. Loved it all the way around.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Book #1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Angela Hayes

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

 

3 Stars

 

True Colors is the first book in the Landry’s True Colors series by Krysten Lindsay Hager. It is a cute, sweet, YA/middle grade/teen, coming of age story- with teenage angst/drama, jealousy, insecurities, fear, friendships, jealousy, and expectations. This genre is Ms. Hager’s wheelhouse and is something she does quite well.
It is definitely a YA story- showcasing teenage issues like pressure to conform, living up to expectations, teen angst/drama/insecurities and fitting in.
As I have mentioned before, I do enjoy YA stories, being a more ‘mature’ reader, I prefer my reading material to be a little ‘meatier’- but still enjoy exploring YA stories as they are usually fairly light and easy to read and make a great break from my heavier reads. This is definitely the case here- a nice story with just enough angst and drama to keep things interesting and very well suited for the younger reader.
I will be continuing the series and am interested to see what happens in Book #2…
Happy Reading…

Thank you, Krysten Lindsay Hager!

 

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Beverly Finnie

True Colors (Landry's True Colors #1)True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

True Colors was exactly what I expected it to be. The author brought me back to being a teenager at that age. It reminded me that kids are cruel and ruin your life. I was a floater, I spoke kindly towards everyone. Did everyone like me? No. Did people talk behind my back? They still do. But when you’re that age you care too much. It can destroy one’s confidence and will to live. This book is all that and more.
What makes a true friend?
I ask that because in this story Landry finds out the hard way who is and isn’t her friend. Landry is dragged by her two best friends to a model audition. Little did she know it would change her life. Because when she got the call to say she was through to the next round, those so-called best friends turned on her. She was left alone to navigate life by herself. Did she make acquaintances? Sure but was anyone really there for her? Did anyone truly support her? She needs to learn really quickly that what other people say and think doesn’t matter to embrace oneself is what does. Easier said than done. I’ve been a Landry at one point. I can relate oh so well.
The author has you rooting and cheering for her. Keeping you on the edge of your seat, about what would happen. The growth is beautiful and beautifully written. You should definitely give this author a chance.

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Jenni Bishop

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5 stars
True Colours is a tween/teen drama story where self-doubt and longing are ripe. With all the emotions and drama, angst and jealousy, deep-seated insecurities and bullying, want and peer pressure rein. It certainly takes you back to your time in school when all you wanted was to fit in and be one of the popular kids. However, you soon realise that it’s not all it is cracked up to be. But let’s not forget the harassment and mind games others play when they don’t get what they want. I would not like to go back and relive it all again.
The characters you will like but there are those who you just want to rip into and give a piece of your mind and tell them to grow up.
I thought there were some unanswered questions that I felt where unresolved but maybe they will be answered in the next book.

Landry has self-doubt and feelings of never being enough when compared to others and everything that goes along with finding your place in the world. A time where you are still a child and finding out who you are.
If you are a tween/teen then this story is for you.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager

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True Colors (Landry’s True Colors Series Book One) by Krysten Lindsay Hager
Genre – Teen
Page Count – 254
Cover Designer – Cora Graphics

Landry just wants to be one of the interesting girls at school who always have exciting things happening in their lives. She wants to stand out, but also wants to fit in at school. Landry gets “unfriended” by her two best friends after she advances in a competition and they aren’t chosen. She tries to make new friends, but gets caught up between wanting to be herself and conforming to who her new friends want her to be. Along the way she learns that being popular is nowhere as glamorous as it seems, how to deal with frenemies, a new crush, and that true friends see you for who you really are and like you because of it.

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Krysten Lindsay Hager writes about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, frenemies, crushes, fame, first loves, and values. Her work includes YA contemporary, middle grade fiction, and adult and young adult rom-coms. She is the author of True Colors, Best Friends…Forever?, Next Door to a Star,  Landry in Like, and Competing with the Star (The Star Series: Book 2), Dating the It Guy, Can Dreams Come True, and In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety.

Her debut novel, True Colors, won the Readers Favorite award for best preteen book and the Dayton Book Expo Bestseller Award for children/teens. Competing with the Star is a Readers’ Favorite Book Award Finalist. Best Friends…Forever? is a 2019 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal Winner in the Children – Preteen genre. Landry in Like is a Literary Classics Gold Medal recipient and a 2020 Readers’ Favorite Bronze Medal Winner. She received her BA in English and master’s degree in liberal studies from the University of Michigan-Flint.

Krysten’s work has been featured in USA Today, The Flint Journal, the Grand Haven Tribune, the Beavercreek Current, the Bellbrook Times, Springfield News-Sun, Grand Blanc View, Dayton Daily News and on Living Dayton.

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True Colors (The Colors Trilogy Book 3) by K.R. Raye – Review by Ashley Westerman

True ColorsTrue Colors by K.R. Raye
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Amazing conclusion to the series, just what I needed. It has everything you could want in a book. I would say that you should read the other books in the series first so you get the full picture. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you will feel everything. I can’t wait to see what else this author has in store for us. Pick it up today!

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True Colors (The Colors Trilogy Book 3) by K.R. Raye – Review by Ashley McMillon

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First of all I will say that my new fave author for all the emotional twists and turns has finally arrived! This entire series was a suit on the edge of my seat kind of experience and it has been so well worth it! I’m really impressed by the type of friendship Melody, Imani, and Lance have in this series. I mentioned on another review that I identify with the emotions and pains and strife of going through engineering college, but this friendship is something else. I’ve never been more interested in how to keep friends like this before and thought it may happen! But enough about me! I love how the story comes together. The author takes her time and ensures we recall the actions in book 1 and 2,and she just keeps the drama coming. I don’t want to give any spoilers but you will be surprised and full of joy at how great these friends become closer through the tough times. I hope we all learn this great lesson!

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True Colors (The Colors Trilogy Book 3) by K.R. Raye – Review by Deborah White

True Colors: Book Three (Colors Trilogy)True Colors: Book Three by K. R. Raye
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was a great but emotional conclusion to the series. The book picks up a year after the events of the previous book and we get to find out where life continues to take Imani, Melody, Lance and the rest of the crew. If you’ve read the previous books, you know that the characters have very eventful lives that include times of happiness and sadness, but no matter what they continue to persevere. This book for me hit close to home with some topics and I cried, but I also smiled and laughed with the characters as they continued to make their marks on me as a reader. I would recommend this book and the entire series for anyone who enjoys stories that are eventful, yet true to life.

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True Colors (The Colors Trilogy Book 3) by K.R. Raye – Review by Lauren West

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Book 3 was emotional, heartfelt, and truly unpredictable. Melody, Imani, and Lance have weathered the storm of the start of adulthood and grown so much from book 1 to 3. They have proven life hurts, love can be cruel , and things will go far from what you wanted… but friendship can and will stand strong with the right people. Drama, angst, jealousy, and survival play a few role. I loved each book more than the last and I would not change a single thing.
Each character has a special role and they played it out until the end.

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True Colors (The Colors Trilogy Book 3) by K.R. Raye – Review by Lorralei Hoerner

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is book 3 in this series and I definitely recommend reading this series in order.

Imani, Lance and Melody still navigating each life journey and they all have been through so much!! Imani (my favorite in this series) is strong, sassy and happy. She is now married to her love but when her world comes crashing she looks for Melody and Lance…..even though there has been some ups and downs along the way.

In conclusion this series has given love, life, friendship, secrets and just a roller coaster of true emotion that seems so real.

Well done.

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True Colors (The Colors Trilogy Book 3) by K.R. Raye – Review by Megan Pesek

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

True Colors is exactly how I needed this series to end. If you haven’t already read the other books in the series you definitely need to start there.

Melody, Lance, and Imani are faced with new challenges. In order to navigate those challenges, they must first sort out their friendships in an attempt to save and start relationships. When one of the friends is unexpectedly faced with the loss of their spouse the three friends must lean on each other. The loss not only challenges the core group of friends, it also affects their college friends, families, and work.

True Colors highlights how important relationships are in all stages of life; especially the ‘no-matter-what’ friends.

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True Colors (The Colors Trilogy Book 3) by K.R. Raye – Review by Amy Brennan

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Amazing, through and through. I only feel as though the emotional roller coaster that this series put me through was a little draining, as I would get my hopes up and felt as thought the start to this novel covered me in goosebumps and set a certain outlook for the remainder of this read. This just goes to show how powerful and apt this author is, and her writing style hits home for me, and many others it would appear.

Overall, I cried happy and sad tears, wished for the strength of these characters to float off the pages into my own soul, and snuggled up through a rainy day to finish this novel in one weekend. I have far more respect for those that have to go through discrimination and feel as though I understand different viewpoints more clearly, thanks to these three novels, especially this finale. It really did the best at closing up unanswered questions, tying up lose ends, and making the reader weep with joy. I so very much look forward to reading more of her works of art, and hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. Well done!

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True Colors (The Colors Trilogy Book 3) by K.R. Raye – Review by Ashley Mertz

True Colors: Book Three (Colors Trilogy)True Colors: Book Three by K. R. Raye
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Read this if you:
*Enjoy contemporary new adult romance
*Like plot twists and surprises
*Believe in second chances

Meet the Author: K. R. Raye lives in Maryland with her husband and two sons. Throughout her diverse career working as a mechanical engineer, adjunct professor, and in sales, she continues to weave her love of marketing, computer information systems, and operations together with her passion for writing.

Synopsis: Imani, an independent woman who never asks for help endures a tragic loss in a blink of an eye. Her best friend Melody owes her life to Imani. And Lance chooses to resurface after his disappearance when Imani chose another man over him. Can this trio put their past in the past in order to concur the most recent tragedy the group is faced with?

Reader’s Thoughts: True Colors is the third installment in The Colors Trilogy. I have not read the first two books in this series, but after reading this story I will definitely go back and read the others. I couldn’t get enough of Imani, Melody, and Lance. The friendship this trio has built is so powerful. The amount of tears, LOL and WTH moments within this book take you on an emotional roller coaster ride. Their journey is full of challenges, angst, humor, and drama while battling ghosts of the past. All the heart wrenching moments that this trio concur while testing their friendship and rebuilding walls is just amazing. Everyone needs this trio in their lives!

Favorite Quote: “Through it all, life eventually shows your…True Colors.”

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True Colors (The Colors Trilogy Book 3) by K.R. Raye – Review by Bobbi Wagner

True Colors: Book Three (Colors Trilogy)True Colors: Book Three by K. R. Raye
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the third book in this series. I highly suggest reading the previous two books before this one to help your enhancement of the series and the characters. I have enjoyed reading this series and look forward to seeing what is next for this author. Thai is a well written story about friendship and how the past can haunt you. I enjoyed being pulled into the story by the characters from the start. They brought the story to life on each page. They kept the story engaging and hard to put down. I found this book to be fast paced which made it easy to read. It kept me turning pages fast just to see what would happen with these three characters. I enjoyed what they brought to the story and their growth is great. This is a great read that I highly recommend.

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