This. Book. Was. Gut. Wrenching! And there was very minimal use of the word giggling which has appeared in the last two books I read and apparently drives me crazy! Hooray for that! But I digress.

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be heartless? Well, Leah is exactly that until one day a miracle happens, someone died. (Doesn’t that sound heartless?) Someone who has the AB blood type that she has and needs for the transplant. But, come to find out it was someone she knew, and closer than she thought, which only fuels the guilt she has over someone dying so that she could live.

Now if that isn’t tragedy built upon tragedy then adding to the fact that the boy (yes boy!) was murdered and everyone except Leah and the boy’s twin brother, Matt, believes it was suicide the story becomes even more tragic. I know right?!? Didn’t think it could be possible!

The up side is that there is this instant connection between Leah and Matt that has nothing to do with her having his twin’s heart. But her having the heart and Matt being an identical twin may have some unexplainable consequences that lead the two into trying to solve the murder on their own.

This Heart of Mine was inspired by events in the authors own life which I think certainly gives it more feeling and depth. Yet it is a fantastically perfect example of young adult fiction. I feel that it is up there if not better than the caliber of John Green’s Looking for Alaska and if you are a fan of Alaska or John Green himself than I believe you will find this book to your instant liking.

So…..After solving the murder the story isn’t quite finished with working your emotions because we still have Leah and Matt and their relationship. Is the connection theirs and is it love? Or is this connection due to her having the twin heart, the other half of a whole? Sooooo much angst in this concept it almost hurts! What is going on with these two love birds. What can Leah do to protect not only her new heart but those hearts of the people she loves, people like Matt.

I feel like I can’t praise this book enough and I hope that it finds its way up to the top of the best seller lists because I feel it truly deserves it. Its top noch YA as if it were perfectly formulated for it.

So all my lovely YA booklings, this book should go directly to the top of your TBR piles because you won’t want to miss out on what soon will have all the YA readers talking.

I give This Heart of Mine 5 out of 5 fantastic stars!

I received a copy of This Heart of Mine through NetGalley for a fair and honest review.

On another note I wanted to say that though not every person’s beliefs allow the removal of organs for religious reasons or even their personal fears may hold them back from becoming a donor. But, if neither apply to you you may find it something worth looking into. I myself have elected to be a donor as soon as I got my licence and could freely make that decision on my own. For me that wasn’t a hard choice. Though no one really wants to think about their own mortality; because let’s face it, no one wants to think about dying; I feel that this is an important issue and often overlooked when there are so many other issues out there. Just think if something were to happen to you and you don’t need your physical being anymore, why not donate to give others a chance at life? Again, for more info, you can go here: https://www.donatelife.net/statistics/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAoY7VBRDtARIsAHWoO-Jv_uFLToeEUGasBUMORhiKykXpoKZLWSZ8UYAUjdBfO7ZP7xUh1k4aAt7jEALw_wcB .

Becoming a donor can be as easy as checking a little square box.