I have been a big Kristina Forest fan for a while now and I knew I had to read Heartsick. This fun contemporary story is about heartbreak and what happens when nothing goes according to plan. Keep reading this book review of Heartsick for my full thoughts.
Summary
High school senior Margot Whitman is an intern at Healing Hearts Inc., the company that created the innovative pill that can erase a person’s heartbreak overnight. Every weekend, Margot witnesses patients get cured of their broken hearts. Meanwhile, she’s nursing a heartbreak of her own. With college on the horizon and their futures taking them in different directions, she and her ex Isaac recently called it quits. Margot has thought about taking a pill but erasing her love for Isaac doesn’t feel right. However, her heart breaks all over again when Isaac shows up to the Healing Hearts center, presumably seeking a pill to stop loving her.
As soon as Isaac Fisher walked through the Healing Hearts center doors, knew he’d made a mistake. Even though he’s struggling with heartbreak, he realized that doesn’t want to fall out of love with Margot. He’s surprised to see her working at the front desk, and of course she assumes he’s there to get over her. It doesn’t seem like things could get much worse, but then Margot and Isaac accidentally overhear a terrible and harmful secret about the pill. When they’re caught eavesdropping and almost attacked by shady Healing Hearts executives and their guards, they have no choice but to flee. Now they have to work together to reveal the truth about the pill . . . and maybe, just maybe, repair each other’s hearts in the process.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Heartsick reminds me of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. It asks us what we will do in the ruins of heartache. How deeply the loss of love impacts us. It also examines whether we can recover from heartache, whether heartbreak really ever is the end, and what the meaning of second chances is. Heartsick begins with this premise and then moves on to discuss when we break up. Do we quit when the going gets tough? Do we trust ourselves to be able to figure something out? At the same time, can we fight all the forces pulling us apart? Sometimes we can look good on paper, but what about in reality?
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Heartsick is suspenseful as Margot and Isaac go on the run. They embark on a quest for the truth and second chances. It’s a cute and action packed contemporary that asks us how we can mend from heartbreak. I’d definitely recommend if you enjoy a contemporary with a slight science-y bend to it! Find Heartsick on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.
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