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Owner of a Lonely Heart by Eva Carter

stephreadssss's review against another edition

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hopeful slow-paced

3.0

sogladtoreadyou's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is about 3 characters: Dan, Gemma, and Casey.

Casey is a tween girl who has a brain tumor that needs to be treated so the growth shrinks and doesn’t get bigger. This isn’t the first time it has happened and her mom, Angelica, stresses so much about Casey’s well-being. She has to get treatment in Bristol, where her estranged dad lives. She reaches out to him in hopes to live with him in the penthouse that’s on social media. She doesn’t want her mom to be alone.

Dan is Casey’s dad who had a fling with her mom, Angelica. Dan is a people pleaser and can’t say no to Casey when she wants to stay at the penthouse. It isn’t his penthouse, it is his friend, Vijay’s penthouse. Dan meets Gemma at the hospital where Casey goes to for her treatments. Gemma and her dog, Bear, volunteer to help the children destress from the treatments they are receiving. There is an instant connection between the two.

Gemma is a widower and she is trying to get pregnant with her late husband with the help of science. There were 4 embryos and the first 3 have failed. It is down to the last one in hopes she gets pregnant.

This book has a lot of ups and downs but it is a story about love, mending a broken heart, and working passed that.

syahira's review against another edition

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4.0


I was so excited to start reading this book & it truly is not a regret to pick this book up. Overall, this book is a heart-warming read. This book contains second chance romance & it is not only that, it is about family love & new beginnings. It is quite emotional for me especially the part where Gemma is trying to cope the lost of her lovely husband. Andrew is such a sweetheart. Gemma is such a strong women, she’s my fav character in this book.

Anyways, there is a character named Angelica, which is Casey’s mom that I got annoyed with. She is an overprotective mother, but I know, it is because she loved Casey so much that she don’t want anything to hurt her daughter even more, especially, with the brain tumour Casey’s having. I don’t like how Angelica treats Dan when they only meet for the first time after years. It is harsh especially when Dan give his best to provide Casey the needs. It is true, Dan is responsible for the mistakes he made from the past, but maybe Angelica should start it with slow talk & not being rage in the beginning. I love how Dan tried his best to fix the past & the way he try to bond back together with Casey is so sweet

kirstyreviewsbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

Owner of a Lonely Heart by Eva Carter

I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan and I am leaving this review voluntarily

Gemma is busy, busy, busy – trying both to rebuild her life after a personal tragedy and to start a family. She’d never admit how lonely she feels inside.

Dan is attractive, laid-back, and terrified of anyone getting to know the real him. He’s lonely too – not that you’d know it if you saw him out with his mates.

Casey is Dan’s twelve year old daughter – though they barely know each other. She’s undergoing treatment for a benign tumour, and is lonely and scared, but desperately trying to pretend otherwise.

I expected great things from this book but unfortunately it did not live up to my expectations. A quick but emotional read that just never really grabbed my attention. Eva uses the three main characters to tell the story to give varying details and emotion. Overall I will look out for future releases by Eva but this one just wasn't for me.

Rating 3/5

jane_reads_books's review

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Ok so I gave up after 20 pages because I borrowed this from my library on a whim and there are too many great books out there for me to waste my time trying to like something I can’t get into. It’s for kind of a silly reason too - the setting of Bristol is just soooo heavy handed in those first 20 pages! Maybe it’s because I’ve lived there my whole life but it just felt weird and off the way the author described harbourside and the docks? And the narrators were all “Bristol this, Bristol that…” like in a way no one endlessly mentions their destination unless you’re like Lydia off to Brighton in P&P. To be fair the first narrator - Gemma - didn’t feel the need to endlessly tell me about her life in Bristol but I suppose she was too busy being a widow. Anyway, I DNFed for the over mentioning of Bristol and having read one chapter from each POV found only Gemma’s to be tolerable. 

charlee_0's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

2.5

ellalouise_'s review

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hijinx_abound's review

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4.0

A lovely story about unexpected loss and how to move forward as well as trying to rectify past mistakes and tell truths without hurting someone further.

I loved Gemma and her dog.

onceuponagracey's review against another edition

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4.0

Oh I loved this! Such a heartwarming story that made me just feel happy and cozy.
Don't let the sad themes deter you from reading. Would definitely recommend to those looking for a story about self growth and life after heart break.

Thank you NetGalley for the copy.

lauren_xx37's review

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25