A review by claudsoncloud9
Heart the Lover by Lily King

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

A first time Lily King reader, I was blown away by Heart the Lover. With clarity and wit, this novel offers up an honest, emotionally devastating, and radiantly hopeful look into the ebbs and flows of lifelong friendship and romance and the phases of a relationship that live somewhere in-between. The prose managed to be smart while also funny and approachable. In under 260 pages, King crafts an intimate, sweeping love story—and managed to reduce me to tears, smiles, and everything in between. This novel has turned me into an overnight King fan. I feel so lucky to now have a rich back catalog to dive into.