Book Review: This Heart of Mine by C.C. Hunter

Publish Date: February 27, 2018
384 Pages [Kindle edition]
Published by St. Martin's Press

Synopsis: 
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?

This Heart of Mine is a haunting, poignant tale about living and dying, surviving grief, guilt, and heartache, while discovering love and hope in the midst of sadness.

My Thoughts: 
I was gifted an ebook via Netgalley.
I was sold on this book from the get-go because even though I don't suffer from the same heart condition that the MC does, I do suffer from a heart condition and I know how scary that can be. I was unsure if this would be a trigger for me and I was a little nervous going in, but it ended up being just fine. I feel like I could relate to the MC's feelings but it didn't cause me any anxiety at all and again, I think that's because my heart condition is so drastically different.

To be honest, this is the first time I considered giving a book a 3.75 because I was so undecided between 3.5 stars and 4. The more I think on it, the more undecided I am. I really did like a lot of the story, but it left me feeling a little unresolved. I'm not sure if this was due to the murder mystery aspect of the story or the health condition aspect of the story. But either way, I was left feeling like the story didn't truly end, but not in the way that an open ending would. Just more of a build up build up build up...and then fizzle. I really loved the MC, Leah, and her family a whole lot. I enjoyed reading from both the perspectives of Leah and Eric. I liked seeing her interact with her old life as the new Leah and really enjoyed her interactions with her cardiologist.

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