hɛrəʊɪn
noun
-a highly addictive analgesic drug derived from morphine, often used illicitly as a narcotic producing euphoria.
HEROINE
hɛrəʊɪn
noun
-a woman admired for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
He saw me as one.
I became addicted to the other.
He saw us as forever.
I saw our love story as bittersweet.
Why?
Simple.
It was all caused by one thing – total, abominable darkness.
But that was what we loved the most.
After all, darkness made these heroine hearts.
**This is a dark romance, due to the subject material within the book. Heroine Heart is advised for readers of a mature nature and not suitable for any readers under 18. Read at your own discretion. Use of tough subject matter includes rape, substance abuse, and violence.**
Soooooo….another book that I am torn on. While I enjoyed the whole concept and the plot of this book, the characters just fell flat for me.
Kirsty does a good job of keeping you interested in the story but I had a hard time of really grasping onto the characters. I felt disconnected from them and that really hurt staying in tune with the book. I found myself many times walking away from the book and only continuing on because I wanted to see how the story ended – not really caring about the characters though.
Heroine Hearts is definitely and ugly and dark. And that’s what made me love the plot – I love books that do not follow the norm or the happy go-lucky. The cartel life is no peach and Kirsty does a great job of depicting the nastiness – no sunshine here. There’s a lot of abuse and lots of drug use and all around fuckedupness.
I am sure that I will be in the minority where the book didn’t wow me and that was due to the disconnect with the characters. Other than that, the concept and plot are great.
Will I read another book by Kirsty – definitely. Not every book will be for every person.
Kirsty is more than comfortable with talking to imaginary people – if it means they’re writing a book!
She’s a British author with a habit of bad jokes, dirty mindedness and a love of laughing at the worse possible times. She spends her time balancing a full-time job with writing while trying to up her reading game!
Clearly not my cuppa either. Thanks for the genuine review. Given today’s heroin epidemic, I see no reason to read a fanciful version of this.