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A review by corabookworm
A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
In Harvest of Hearts, Foss Butcher lives in a village occasionally visited by sorceresses from the city. These sorceresses leave with the hearts of the villagers, taking enchanted, lovestruck, empty people with them. And this time, Foss is one of them.
First of all, I don't know if I would describe this book as a "cozy fantasy." A lot of the plot points were pretty dark (people's hearts regularly get pulled from their chests?). But I think I understand the gist, because this book definitely had fairy-tale vibes. It was a little slower paced, with a sweet romance, a talking cat, and a semi-sentient house.
But I really enjoyed this book, even if it was less cozy than expected! It had an interesting concept, cute characters, and again, a sweet romance! Though obviously the talking cat was the best part. It was a little slow paced for my preferences, and the "but I'm so ugly" stuff from the main character got a little old, but there were enough nuances in the story to make it a very fun read!
First of all, I don't know if I would describe this book as a "cozy fantasy." A lot of the plot points were pretty dark (people's hearts regularly get pulled from their chests?). But I think I understand the gist, because this book definitely had fairy-tale vibes. It was a little slower paced, with a sweet romance, a talking cat, and a semi-sentient house.
But I really enjoyed this book, even if it was less cozy than expected! It had an interesting concept, cute characters, and again, a sweet romance! Though obviously the talking cat was the best part. It was a little slow paced for my preferences, and the "but I'm so ugly" stuff from the main character got a little old, but there were enough nuances in the story to make it a very fun read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Death
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent and Classism
I say "body horror" though it's not really described in a scary or gorey way, its more like they just reach into your chest and plop out your heart. And this slowly kills you, which I put down as "terminal illness"?Idk y'all, it's fantasy. And I say "body shaming" because the main character often talks down at herself for being "ugly."