The Hearts We Sold
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
3.7
(684)
Emily Lloyd-Jones
A "beautifully written and elegantly characterized" blend of fantasy, horror, and romance (Booklist, starred review), perfect for fans of Holly Black and Stranger Things.Dee Moreno is out of options. Her home life sucks (to put it mildly), and she's about to get booted from her boarding school--the only place she's ever felt free--for lack of funds. But this is a world where demons exist, and the demons are there to make deals: one human body part in exchange for one wish come true. The demon who Dee approaches doesn't trade in the usual arms and legs, however. He's only interested in her heart. And what comes after Dee makes her deal is a nightmare far bigger, and far more monstrous than anything she ever could have imagined. Reality is turned on its head, and Dee has only her fellow "heartless," the charming but secretive James Lancer, to keep her grounded. As something like love grows between them amid an otherworldly ordeal, Dee begins to wonder: Can she give James her heart when it's no longer hers to give?In The Hearts We Sold, demons can be outwitted, hearts can be reclaimed, monsters can be fought, and love isn't impossible. This book will steal your heart and break it, and leave you begging for more.
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Author
Emily Lloyd-Jones
Pages
416
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published Date
2019-07-02
ISBN
0316314552 9780316314558
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"I almost gave this book 4 stars because of the ending. <br/><br/>But, I kept thinking about the beginning of this book and the middle and how I wish it were so much more. This book could have been AMAZING but it almost bordered on middle grade and then there was an unnecessary sex scene kind of (fade to black) which is really the only reason this made it into YA. not that middle grade isn't good but this was being sold as YA and I expected a lot more of it. it wasn't a bad book, it just could've been so much more and I was a bit let down. the premise of this book is what drew me in, but it just didn't get there. I wish this had been made into a series and the "end of the world" doom scene could've been built up a lot more and maybe happened in like the third book. I didn't get enough time with really any of the characters to care about them. I did enjoy the main character going through all of her mental health problems but at times it didn't seem like it was necessary to put it in at certain parts. This book was good, but the ending is really what made this book good. <br/><br/>TW: emotional and physical abuse from family and Mental health issues."
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