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3.2 AVERAGE
3.2 AVERAGE
susanthebookbag's review
4.0
Stone Heart is a very complicated story, but in a good way. Lauren and Danny are high school sweethearts, truly and deeply in love. But they both want different things out of life so they go their separate ways after graduation. Fast forward a number of years and they are thrown together again. Are those gut-wrenching feelings still there? Or will they be content as platonic friends?
The story then takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, involving the two of them and their entire family and friends' worlds. There is plenty of relationship drama and angst. I felt all of it right along with everyone else.
This is a wonderfully written story about a complex topic but it is also a beautiful tale of deep love, regrets, forgiveness, and following your heart. Stone Heart is the first book I have read by Ms. Hamilton and it's her first foray into women's fiction. She writes did a fabulous job, the words just flowed off of the pages. I will definitely be reading more of her books. I highly recommend this book to everyone who likes women's fiction.
The story then takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, involving the two of them and their entire family and friends' worlds. There is plenty of relationship drama and angst. I felt all of it right along with everyone else.
This is a wonderfully written story about a complex topic but it is also a beautiful tale of deep love, regrets, forgiveness, and following your heart. Stone Heart is the first book I have read by Ms. Hamilton and it's her first foray into women's fiction. She writes did a fabulous job, the words just flowed off of the pages. I will definitely be reading more of her books. I highly recommend this book to everyone who likes women's fiction.
cowmingo's review
2.0
This is one of those scenarios where I should have paid closer attention to the synopsis. Cheating isn't always my favorite trope and if I had realized this book was centered around it, I probably wouldn't have requested it. However, I gave it a chance and I'm kind of sorry I did.
First, the main character is a recovering drug addict but still drinks. Now I worked in addiction for a long time, I understand all about harm reduction but it needs to be depicted well. I don't think this was done well and she certainly had zero support structures in place so this was thing one that bothered me. Thing two is the entire cheating plot. Now, cheating is whatever. Like I said it's not my favorite trope but I can deal. However, in this book I really don't understand the point of this part of the plot. And to be truthful, I don't understand the entire book. Very little actually happened to advance the plot which made me wonder when the book was going to do anything. I'm still wondering. I really wanted to like it but when I finish a book and think what was the point of this entire story, it's usually a bad sign.
I want to thank Books Foreward PR for an early gifted copy.
First, the main character is a recovering drug addict but still drinks. Now I worked in addiction for a long time, I understand all about harm reduction but it needs to be depicted well. I don't think this was done well and she certainly had zero support structures in place so this was thing one that bothered me. Thing two is the entire cheating plot. Now, cheating is whatever. Like I said it's not my favorite trope but I can deal. However, in this book I really don't understand the point of this part of the plot. And to be truthful, I don't understand the entire book. Very little actually happened to advance the plot which made me wonder when the book was going to do anything. I'm still wondering. I really wanted to like it but when I finish a book and think what was the point of this entire story, it's usually a bad sign.
I want to thank Books Foreward PR for an early gifted copy.