chymerra
Written on Sep 6, 2016
**All opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone. I received The Girl Who Could Read Hearts from Empowerment Productions with Balboa Press through NetGalley as an ARC for my honest and unbiased review**
Now onto my review:
This book started off very slow. Slow to the point where I almost stopped reading it. But after the first couple of chapters (which were torture to read), the story started and it was a great one. When God, Jesus and angels are definitely discussed in this book, religion is not shoved down your throat. The author also shows the **bad** side of being a Christian too and she showcases it very well.
I loved Kate’s character. She is so innocent, so sweet that I wanted to give her a huge hug when the bad stuff started happening to her. Her ability to read hearts is something that was passed down from her grandmother. The descriptions of what people’s hearts looked like (one description had a heart that looked frozen with rain clouds) was eerie.
The one thing that I really didn’t like about the book was the names and how they always started with the same letter. Put it this way, her Aunt was Ruthie Renee. For some reason it bugged me.
The bad guy in this book was a legit bad guy who hid behind his wealth and Christianity. Everytime I read his scenes, I got a bad taste in my mouth and I legit wanted to swoop down into the book and smack him in the face. But, he did get what was coming to him in the end and I was glad.
The ending was very bittersweet. If I wasn’t sitting in a orthodontist office with Z, waiting to be called, I would have burst out into tears.
How many stars will I give The Girl Who Could Read Hearts? 3.5/4
Why? A very well written book that takes you on an emotional journey with a little girl who has a very rare, very special 7th sense of reading hearts. You get caught up in the story, after the slow start, and start rooting for people to make the right choices/decisions.
Will I reread? Yes
Will I recommend to family and friends? Yes
Age range? Teen
Why? No sex. Also there is an eating disorder portrayed, domestic abuse and child abuse. Also racism and medical misconduct are portrayed.