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This Heart of Mine by C.C. Hunter
3.0
emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This Heart of Mine by C.C. Hunter was nothing more than a glorified Wattpad novel - and honestly, I've seen One Direction fanfictions written better. The writing style is boring and redundant (i.e. "Grabbing my pills, I drop into a chair beside them and take my pills." Come on. We couldn't have found a better way to phrase that?). I can get behind a cheesy, YA novel, but this was worse than that. Hunter couldn't seem to figure out how to implement romance and suspenseful mystery into the book properly - if the author had just stuck with teenage romance with medical woes, it probably would've been better than the whole murder part. The mystery aspect was only a mystery if you've never read a day in your life.  The characters were so cliche, there was no depth or volume to it. The only reason I didn't absolutely hate it was because sometimes you need a simple, easy read to end/start the year. It was just disappointing because I do feel like the donor organ/recipient trope could otherwise be an AMAZING read...just not in this context. 

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