This Heart Of Mine
By C.C Hunter
YA Contemporary
Goodreads Summary:
A new heart saved her life—but will it help her find out what really happened to its donor?
Seventeen-year-old Leah MacKenzie is heartless. An artificial heart in a backpack is keeping her alive. However, this route only offers her a few years. And with her rare blood type, a transplant isn’t likely. Living like you are dying isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. But when a heart becomes available, she’s given a second chance at life. Except Leah discovers who the donor was — a boy from her school — and they’re saying he killed himself. Plagued with dreams since the transplant, she realizes she may hold the clues to what really happened.
Matt refuses to believe his twin killed himself. When Leah seeks him out, he learns they are both having similar dreams and he’s certain it means something. While unraveling the secrets of his brother’s final moments, Leah and Matt find each other, and a love they are terrified to lose. But life and even new hearts don’t come with guarantees. Who knew living took more courage than dying?
Seventeen-year-old Leah MacKenzie is heartless. An artificial heart in a backpack is keeping her alive. However, this route only offers her a few years. And with her rare blood type, a transplant isn’t likely. Living like you are dying isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. But when a heart becomes available, she’s given a second chance at life. Except Leah discovers who the donor was — a boy from her school — and they’re saying he killed himself. Plagued with dreams since the transplant, she realizes she may hold the clues to what really happened.
Matt refuses to believe his twin killed himself. When Leah seeks him out, he learns they are both having similar dreams and he’s certain it means something. While unraveling the secrets of his brother’s final moments, Leah and Matt find each other, and a love they are terrified to lose. But life and even new hearts don’t come with guarantees. Who knew living took more courage than dying?
Gabrielle's 4.5 Star Review:
Leah gave up on hoping for a donor. She had a rare blood type and needed a HEART, not a kidney. So, when she gets a phone call that there is a heart available ASAP, she doesn't really believe it. They rush her to the hospital where she goes into surgery but on the way in, Matt spots her, and he knows who is receiving his brother's heart.
They say Matt's brother killed himself but he won't believe it. He knew his brother was going through a lot but he also knew he wouldn't kill himself. No one would believe him. . . Except Leah. Together, they search for answers and start to fall for each other.
This book opened my eyes to a world I haven't seen. Yes -- I have decided to be a donor if anything happened to me (even before reading this) and I couldn't be happier now. This heart wrenching story is something a lot more people need to read, teens and adults!
Pros:
- I loved the mystery.
- Great writing
- Leah's character arc
- Entertaining from start to finish
- Some of the romance seemed a little unhealthy
- The villain was predictable if you paid attention
I highly recommend this book to everyone. C.C. Hunter draws from personal experience and makes it vivid enough to remind me that this is a reality for some people. Way to go!
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