Usually I choose to go with coming of age YA novels which this definitely was but it also had a mystery part which I found myself getting more into than expected.

Unfortunately, the mystery is sort of just shoved aside once it is solved/finished and it all seemed to happen very quickly/easily so that a bit of drama could be put in at the end.

I did enjoy the book but it was very... mushy and lovey dovey. There is also mention of sex in this book, which I think is great for YA, but it's all a bit perfect. Really, given the subject matter of this book the romantic relationships were all a bit easy and it would have been good to have a bit more awkwardness thrown in to be true to teenaged life.

Unique and engaging. I enjoyed the mystery aspect, and the romance was very sweet.

DNF

Firstly, many thanks to Netgalley, CC Hunter and St Martin’s press for the privilege of reading this preview copy in return for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. A teenage romance that deals with illness, grief, bit of murder mystery and some life lessons and despite working out the murder element 60% through the book, I still enjoyed the story to the last page.

There are a number of memorable quotes throughout, but, one that I believe is pertinent here is “reading is a vacation for the mind”. Now, being from the UK, we say ‘holiday’ rather than ‘vacation’ and I’d like to say thank you for giving me this ‘holiday for the mind” it was great!

Wow! I wasn't sure what I expected from this book when I requested it on NetGalley, but it was better than I really could have anticipated it to be! I was more or less ready for the story of a girl with an artificial heart and whatever sadness that might entail, but this ended up teaching me a lesson in looking beyond face value (I usually know better anyway).

The part where she received her heart was a bit predictable, but the rest of it? Just really was something else! I loved the mystery aspect to it, and Matt's persistence in finding out what truly happened to Eric. All of the characters were strong, and the love story aspect felt very natural and real and sweet. I also loved how things culminated at the end, and that we didn't just get handed this perfect and neatly wrapped ending. That, to me, made it even better!

I had never heard of C.C. Hunter before this book, but I will certainly be looking at what else she has written. I really love her style, she has a great way with words, and if all of her characters are this engaging then I certainly want to read more by her!

C.C. Hunter is one of my favorite authors, so when I saw she had a new book coming out I had to try to get it. I loved the Shadow Falls series.

This was different than what she normally writes, and OMG it was great! I loved this book!

From our first introduction to Leah and Matt I was hooked. I had to know how this story would end. I felt like I was going through the emotions and every twist and turn with the characters. I wept and was also on the edge of my seat.

Leah was real. She made you feel as if you were her best friend. You went through every feeling with her. From her living day to day , to her aftermath of her getting more time with her new heart.

Matt oh Matt. My heart went out to him. He lost his dad and brother close together.

I loved the relationship between him and Leah. I was scared that he was going to be dependent on her because of the heart plot, but that didn’t happen and i’m glad.

This book has romance, suspense, and a coming of age story. If you thinking about picking this book up just do it, you wont regret it!

I recently got this book approved by Netgalley and last night I finished it. I’d read one of C.C Hunter’s other series and really enjoyed it which is why I gave this one a go. Though it is completely different from the other series, this book was really good.

It’s about a girl called Leah, she’s in high school and her heart is dying. She’s on a transplant list but doesn’t think she’s going to stay alive long enough to get one.

The story switches perspective between Leah and Matt. Matt’s father died not long ago and even more recently, his twin brother Eric commits suicide. Matt refuses to believe it was suicide and sets about trying to find his twin’s murderer with Leah’s help.

Leah receives Eric’s heart when he dies and with it some of his memories, Matt uses his physcic twin link to Eric to access some of his memories while he dreams - so there is a slight supernatural element to this story.

I found this book really engaging and I didn’t work out who the killer was until a little over half way through which is pretty good and it was written really well.

I did receive an uncorrected e-book so I’m putting the few mistakes I noticed (accidentally using the wrong name or tense) down to that. I would have to say though that there needs to be some sort of page gap or asterisk so that we know when we’re changing view point because it gets very confusing in places.

I loved Matt and Leah’s relationship and I like that Leah is so confident. All in all, a really great book and after reading the author’s notes at the end, has convinced me to register as a donor myself.

This Heart of Mine will definitely take you on an emotional roller coaster.

This book is sort of like a romantic crime novel because there is a murder involved. So it is about a young transplant patient, named Leah, who receives a heart from the murder victim. Then the murder victim's twin brother, who's name is Matt, falls in love with the patient.

First let me state that this book is not an "insta-love" relationship. The romance definitely progressed at a normal rate. It was totally relatable to how relationships are nowadays. Again, I loved the relationship between Leah and Matt. Their story takes you on an exciting ride (but again it hits you feelings left and right) that you just can't put down the book.

It was a really good book and a pretty quick read. I didn't hate any of the characters. I just loved how they were represented and grew throughout the book.

Holy guacamole. I enjoyed this book....a lot. It was unputdownable. The characters felt real, had real emotions to their situations, and reacted like teens would. The author does a great job with the voice of a teen....very authentic.
I would definitely recommend this book to teens. I'm not sure the girls in the book club (that Leah started) would really enjoy this book....bookshamers be damned!!