Book Blurb:
When Dee Moreno makes a deal with a demon—her heart in exchange for an escape from a disastrous home life—she finds the trade may have been more than she bargained for. And becoming “heartless” is only the beginning. What lies ahead is a nightmare far bigger, far more monstrous than anything she could have ever imagined.
With reality turned on its head, Dee has only a group of other deal-making teens to keep her grounded, including the charming but secretive James Lancer. And as something grows between them amid an otherworldy ordeal, Dee begins to wonder: Can she give someone her heart when it’s no longer hers to give?
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My Review:
5 Out Of 5 Stars
Genre: Another-World, Heart-Wrenching, Romance, Scary, Supernatural, Suspense, Teen--
Fairy tales with all the shine taken away from them were simply stories of desperation. Of hungry wolves devouring children and jealous stepsisters who hacked off their own toes to fit inside a glass slipper.
Dee's home life is not great, so much so that she goes off to a boarding school so she can avoid being at home. But when her scholarship runs out and her school life is in jeopardy, Dee will do anything to stay away- even if that means making a deal with a Demon. In a world where people can trade body parts for any asked for reward by making a deal, what will Dee give up to continue to escape her life?
“We’re all just moments and most of us don’t matter. We study less than one percent of all humanity in our history books.”
“And you’re going to be part of that one percent?” asked Dee.
“I just want to matter,” he said, unsmiling.
The Hearts we sold ripped out my heart, and yes I am sure that sounds cheesy (and so appropriate for the title/plot!), but it is true. This is the second book that I have now read by this author and I am pretty sure I am a fangirl now, I will consume her words and never let them go. I have no idea how making a deal with a demon- for a body part, potentially saving the world, dynamite, family drama, romance, monsters, made families, and heartbreak (even when you don't have a heart) go together, but I can confirm that they do- in the best of ways possible.
For a YA alternate universe with magic, this book covered a lot of hard topics and had some potent moments that made me cheer, melt- or even cry. I was not even a little bit expecting the tears let alone emotions of any kind when I started reading, that is until I finished the book at 2am one night and had to explain to my husband why I was up so late sobbing my heart out. I highly recommend this story (like so much so that I have purchased copies for all my reader friends to experience) for anyone who like YA, an overall great story and feels. The Hearts We Sold was wholly unique and pretty much magical. I can't believe I waited so long to read this story but I am ever so glad that I finally did.
She had walked willingly into a fairy tale, into a world where she could trade her heart for her freedom. She may as well have donned a red cloak and strode into a darkened forest. She had always known there would be wolves. I chose this.
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