Despite having read stories with a similar theme I thoroughly enjoyed this book about a heart transplant recipient (Jenna) who starts having visions and feelings associated with her organ donor (Callie). This paragraph sums up the feelings of Jenna as she waits with hope for a miracle.
“Time was interminable: doctors consulted, nurses fuss and notes were made until one day a miracle happened. “We’ve found a heart” Dr Kapur announced.”
Strange flashbacks propel Jenna into finding out more about the donor and how she died. This sets Jenna off on a mission to discover what Callie is trying to tell her, despite the obvious dangers she now exposes herself to.
“A heart is not just an organ. The heart stores secrets and lies. Hopes and dreams. It’s more than a muscle. I know it is. The heart remembers.”
Cellular memory is discussed as a theory including documented instances where the recipient has changed their eating habits, likes and even spoke the native language of the donor that neither doctors nor scientists were able to explain. This made the book thought-provoking.
"It is proven that memory itself is distributed throughout the neural system and the heart’s nervous system contains around 40 000 neurons that communicate with the brain. If you transplant a heart, you are transplanting these neurons.”
This novel is a gripping psychological thriller that steadily builds up the tension throughout.
“We all have our reasons for doing the things we do, don’t we? The lies we tell. We are all a mixture of good and bad and I don’t think anyone is entirely one thing or the other.”
Unlike most gripping thrillers of late that I’ve read, the ending had an unforeseen twist. I also liked that the story was balanced with good, bad and not too bad nor too good characters. More importantly, the story is well written but still easy to read.
Strange flashbacks propel Jenna into finding out more about the donor and how she died. This sets Jenna off on a mission to discover what Callie is trying to tell her, despite the obvious dangers she now exposes herself to.
“A heart is not just an organ. The heart stores secrets and lies. Hopes and dreams. It’s more than a muscle. I know it is. The heart remembers.”
Cellular memory is discussed as a theory including documented instances where the recipient has changed their eating habits, likes and even spoke the native language of the donor that neither doctors nor scientists were able to explain. This made the book thought-provoking.
"It is proven that memory itself is distributed throughout the neural system and the heart’s nervous system contains around 40 000 neurons that communicate with the brain. If you transplant a heart, you are transplanting these neurons.”
This novel is a gripping psychological thriller that steadily builds up the tension throughout.
“We all have our reasons for doing the things we do, don’t we? The lies we tell. We are all a mixture of good and bad and I don’t think anyone is entirely one thing or the other.”
Unlike most gripping thrillers of late that I’ve read, the ending had an unforeseen twist. I also liked that the story was balanced with good, bad and not too bad nor too good characters. More importantly, the story is well written but still easy to read.
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This is the second book of Louise Jensen. It is indeed an Improvement from her first book. It is 350 pages, a must-read psychological Thriller! Entertaining but has many grammatical errors. Is anyone editing Miss Jenkins books? If you can overlook the editing errors, the book is about a woman who receives a heart transplant then begins to see visions and dreams of the donor. It's entertaining, but creepy at the same time. I enjoyed the "Thriller" part of the book, however the strange dream/ daytime nightmares we're not what I enjoyed, even though this is a work of fiction it was too 'out there' for my liking. Having said that, I would recommend this book if you enjoy psychological thrillers. The book keeps you guessing the outcome to the last several pages. If my review was helpful to you, please hit the 'helpful' button at the end of the end of the review. Thank you for reading my review.
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2017
This is the second book of Louise Jensen. It is indeed an Improvement from her first book. It is 350 pages, a must-read psychological Thriller! Entertaining but has many grammatical errors. Is anyone editing Miss Jenkins books?
If you can overlook the editing errors, the book is about a woman who receives a heart transplant then begins to see visions and dreams of the donor. It's entertaining, but creepy at the same time. I enjoyed the "Thriller" part of the book, however the strange dream/ daytime nightmares we're not what I enjoyed, even though this is a work of fiction it was too 'out there' for my liking. Having said that, I would recommend this book if you enjoy psychological thrillers. The book keeps you guessing the outcome to the last several pages.
If my review was helpful to you, please hit the 'helpful' button at the end of the end of the review. Thank you for reading my review.
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Cliente de AmazonReviewed in Mexico on March 11, 2017
Excelente de principio a fin.
- RachelDReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2017
A book that keeps you guessing all the way through
