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Heart Trouble

Jae

Start date: September 1, 2016

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Apr 01, 2018 vacatedboat rated it liked it

I wish I liked ‘Heart Trouble’ more. I was looking for a light read after reading something really dark and this certainly fulfilled that need, but that’s really all it did for me...like a stop-gap.

It’s Jae, so the writing here is practically flawless and the storytelling is well done, but I just didn’t connect to the characters at all and the ending left me disappointed. My impulse is to click 4 because this is Jae...but this was only 4 stars up to the point where (view spoiler) ...more

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Sep 22, 2016 Luce rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-plus-stars, job-doc-nurse-emt-pt, romance, paranormal-werewolf-vampire-ghost, re-read-again-and-again, all-time-favorites, family, 2016-read

6 stars! I loved it. Loved it. Easily my favorite novel of Jae's and I've read almost all of her books (many I read before I was actively rating in Goodreads).

I guess if you must categorize this book, paranormal romance is closest. It didn't feel paranormal to me - perhaps an unexplainable accident? Whatever, I enjoyed the book, the way their relationship evolved, I cried during one traumatic event (I never do that!) and I loved the MC's, even Laleh's large, loving Persian family. Yes, they hav ...more

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Oct 02, 2016 Alena rated it it was ok

Shelves: queer, fiction

Again, one of those books that everyone loved and I can't connect with at all.

I was so looking forward to this and ready to love it.

But then I didn't. The twist to the story creeped me out, to be honest, and I found the book very slow. The writing didn't sit well with me either, too heavy on internal monologue and sections that were more telling than showing written very much like internal monologue.

I also found the way the characters talked to be very bland and generic. I think I may have had t ...more

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Sep 03, 2016 Alicia rated it it was amazing

This one started slow for me I was what the heck I met my mate while getting shocked. I kept reading and came to like the main characters and seeing where Jae was going with this. I will say that I enjoyed it.

Given ARC from Ylva for a honest review

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Jun 18, 2020 Izza rated it really liked it

Shelves: lgbtq, adult-fantasy, sapphic-romance, 2020

4 stars | Wasn't too sure about it when I figured out it was a paranormal romance, but I'm glad I gave it a shot. Jae can do no wrong. ...more

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Sep 20, 2016 Danie rated it really liked it

Shelves: lgbt

I was given this ARC by the publisher in exchange for an Honest Review.

That totally took me by surprise.

It's the story of Laleh and Hope. Laleh has been having heart palpitations and that sort of thing for awhile. Finally, it gets so bad and Laleh's mother is there. Her mother rushes her to the ER and there she is treated by Hope, an ER Doc. But, a weird thing happens when Hope has to shock Laleh back to life. Something that will intertwine their lives forever.

I would really rather not spoil it, ...more

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