* Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. *

Born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Ailsa is finally living a life beyond illness after having a heart transplant at age 28. She has chronicled her journey on her blog, where she is known as BlueHeart. But now that she's free to live a "normal" life, she's finding that maybe she isn't sure how. Moving from a life of day-to-day to one that is full of possibilities is both amazing and confusing.

Though she is 28, Ailsa reads as though she is more of a teenage character in the beginning of the novel. This is fitting given the life she has lived up to this point and the fact that she hasn't lived a real adult life beyond being ill. She leans heavily on her mother for everything, but now she is trying to become more independent. It's an awkward shift. I did appreciate that this evolved over the course of the book, showing that there was substantial character growth as the narrative moved on.

There is a bit of a tangle in language use within the narrative that caused me some pause here and there. A merge of Scottish, British English, and American English, the terminology and euphemisms used weren't always clear and sometimes felt conflicted. It was likely a silly personal issue, but it did detract from the "real" feel of the novel.

I also took some issue with the Ailsa/Seb angle. I'm not a fan of what feels like "insta love" in the beginning. I did eventually warm to the situation, but the initial creation of their interaction/relationship felt a bit too rushed.

The writing of this novel is mostly comfortable, other than the aforementioned language conflicts, and I did appreciate the evolution of the characters as the plot developed. Though there was certainly plot movement, the book did tend to lean more toward a character driven novel in my experience.

A decent read with some good messages, I did enjoy this one. I will admit though, the ending was solid, but lacked the impact I was hoping for.