Heart the Lover by Lily King [BOOK REVIEW]

About The Book:

My Thoughts:

“You knew I’d write a book about you someday.”

I adored “Heart the Lover” for multiple reasons. The first one is reading the book as a readalong. Thanks to the team at Adventures With Words, around 20 of us read the book over a week and discussed it as we went on. I would definitely recommend this book as a book club pick! The second reason was the writing itself. Even though I didn’t always agree with our narrator, the story was so beautifully written. It was emotional, raw and lyrical and I kept wanting to read more after reading the daily pages. 

“And still, there is this sense that I could express it all in just one nonexistent word and you would understand exactly what I mean.”

We don’t know the name of our female narrator, but she is very honest and vulnerable with us. At moments, it felt like I was reading someone’s diary. It also pained me to see how gullible and too trusting she was in certain situations. 

I liked the other characters as well.

Sam maybe not so much. I didn’t like his actions and behaviour, but I liked his depth and how good of a friend he was to Yash. When it comes to Yash, I liked him from the very beginning, but started to lose trust later on. I liked his funny, caring and polite sides to him. The relationship our narrator has with them is very complicated and tangled. It annoyed me that the lack of communication seemed to be a common theme in the book and the biggest downfall. 

“I couldn’t trust you again with my heart.”

As the time goes on and years pass, the book becomes way more emotional. All the feelings people have seem to come to the surface at one time and they cannot run away from them. Without revealing too much, I will only say that the mood shifts significantly and the pages ooze with nostalgia, regrets, secrets kept and truths left unspoken. 

“You have your regrets and I have mine. I sit on the porch step for a while, thinking about life’s tricks, the ones we see, the ones we don’t.”

“Heart the Lover” is a beautifully written book that will take you on an emotional journey and make you nostalgic about your college days. Get your tissues ready and give this book a go!

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