Through Indigo's Eyes

Today I read my first book for the Hay House Blogger Program. It was a young adult novel called Through Indigo's Eyes.

The story takes you through the high school senior year of a 17 year old girl who has visions and can see dead people. Yes, just like the kid in the 6th Sense. The story is filled with some typical teenage angst, the drama of young love and the even more melodramatic fights between teenage girls. It definitely reminded me of high school, except that I never had to deal with psychic visions in addition to worrying about what to wear, saying the right thing, having the right friends.

I can remember a time when I thought that it would be cool to be psychic. Who wouldn't want to get messages from beyond the grave or see the future? Now that I have actually been blessed with the friendship of a few very intuitively gifted people, I know that "seeing" has its drawbacks, especially as a young child. My friends were all misdiagnosed with either ADHD (a fate also incurred by the main character) or bipolar disorder. Even when they only talked about their positive visions, such as those of Angels, people hurled disbelief and accusations of insanity at them.

I found this novel to be a very insightful look into the adolesence of someone with gifts they don't yet understand. It's hard enough figuring out who you are and why you're here on the planet, tack on some gifts that you don't really know how to use and you have a recipe for heartache. With all the popularity of vampires, werewolves and zombies, I found it refreshing to see a novel promoting metaphysical gifts that do exist but are still widely misunderstood.

I would absolutely recommend this book for girls who are striving to find themselves, even if they don't have any extraordinary intuitive gifts. Indigo's journey to live a life of purpose is relatable and admirable, even if (as a grown up who has gotten past the Rampant insecurity of their teenage years) you occasionally want to shake her.

*I received this book for free from Hay House Publishing for review purposes.

This book is a much better read for your tween than Twilight... You can purchase it through my Hay House link to the side Or on Amazon, here.

So far, I'm really loving my Book Nook participation. I already have my 2nd book in hand and am resisting the urge to stay up all night reading it. Stay tuned for a review of The Last Laugh. ;)