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Hearts Still Beating
by Brooke Archer
I had such a good time with this book! This book is the perfect blend of post-apocalyptic, dystopian, thriller, sapphic, YA story. This book follows Mara, who has been bitten and has a tick inside of her (think zombie behavior), and Rory, her childhood crush who now hates her guts. Rory’s parents look after Mara once she is released from a treatment center. They’re stuck on an island, and are faced with many adventures. There’s lots of death, a bit of body horror, a ton of blood, some truly psychotic behavior.
Rory obviously warms up to Mara, and I’ll be honest, I did not like Rory at the beginning. I thought she was extremely childish and just annoying. But with this being a dual POV story, I absolutely loved reading Rory’s internal thoughts and reasoning for her actions. Her character arc really was amazing, and I ended up loving her by the end of the story. Also, Rory is hilarious. Mara is so selfless, and I loved her character throughout the book.
The ending had me tearing up, and I thought it was the perfect ending. I’ve never read a book quite so unique. I really loved this book and highly recommend!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an arc of this book
Rory obviously warms up to Mara, and I’ll be honest, I did not like Rory at the beginning. I thought she was extremely childish and just annoying. But with this being a dual POV story, I absolutely loved reading Rory’s internal thoughts and reasoning for her actions. Her character arc really was amazing, and I ended up loving her by the end of the story. Also, Rory is hilarious. Mara is so selfless, and I loved her character throughout the book.
The ending had me tearing up, and I thought it was the perfect ending. I’ve never read a book quite so unique. I really loved this book and highly recommend!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an arc of this book