Welcome back to Goodreads Monday! It’s been a very hot minute since I did one but I figured I might as well get back into it! This weekly meme was started by @Lauren’s Page Turners and it invites you to pick a book from your TBR and explain why you want to read it. Easy enough, right? Feel free to join in if you want to! I’ll be using a random number generator to pick my books from my insanely long GR Want-to-read list.
This week’s featured book is The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones. This is a YA paranormal fantasy/romance from 2017 and it has a 3.90 star rating on Goodreads.
Dee Moreno is out of options. Her home life sucks (to put it mildly), and she’s about to get booted from her boarding school–the only place she’s ever felt free–for lack of funds. But this is a world where demons exist, and the demons are there to make deals: one human body part in exchange for one wish come true. The demon who Dee approaches doesn’t trade in the usual arms and legs, however. He’s only interested in her heart. And what comes after Dee makes her deal is a nightmare far bigger, far more monstrous than anything she ever could have imagined. Reality is turned on its head, and Dee has only her fellow “heartless,” the charming but secretive James Lancer, to keep her grounded. As something like love grows between them amid an otherworldly ordeal, Dee begins to wonder: Can she give James her heart when it’s no longer hers to give? In The Hearts We Sold, demons can be outwitted, hearts can be reclaimed, monsters can be fought, and love isn’t impossible.
Why do I want to read it?
If I remember correctly, I added this to my TBR after reading The Bone Houses last year and really enjoying it! I loved the world building, characters, and story a lot–not to mention it wasn’t as creepy as I’d expected–so I wanted to check out Lloyd-Jones’ earlier work! I’m definitely intrigued by this premise, even though I don’t read much paranormal romance fantasy, but I’d like to give it a try! Plus, this cover is just gorgeous 😍
Have you read The Hearts We Sold or is it on your TBR?
If you have read it, what did you think of it?
I haven’t read it but this sounds so good
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Right?! I’m looking forward to giving it a try 😀
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This sounds really good! I still need to read The Bone Houses!!
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It’s the spooky season now so I guess the perfect time to read it?! It’s such a fast and fun read 😉
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This sounds really good Dini. I’ll definitely be adding to my tbr 😊
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Yay! More books to the TBR 🤣
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Hadn’t heard of this one! That synopsis sounds great. I also loved The Bone Houses last year, so will put this on my TBR!
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I’m excited to check out more by this author since I enjoyed Bone Houses so much (more than I expected)! Hope you enjoy this one whenever you check it out 😉
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Oooh, I hadn’t heard of this one! I still need to read Bone Houses, but I’ll keep this in mind if I end up enjoying it. :3 It sounds like a good read to me.
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Read The Bone Houses, Sammie!!!! It’s such a smooth read and I sped through it in like a day? Lol it was also not as scary as I thought it’d be (which is saying something coz hello ultimate chicken)! I hope you enjoy it 😍
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I wiiiill. I need to pick it up soon haha. This month, hopefully. It feels like a good one for this month.
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GAH this book has been on my TBR since forever. Maybe one day I’ll finally pick it up because it truly sounds amazing!
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How good does it sound!? I’m so glad that this weekly meme reminded me that it was on my TBR 🤣 I hope you enjoy it whenever you get to it!
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I remember being pleasantly surprised by this book! I can’t wait to see what you think of it if you end up picking it up 😊
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Ooh I’m so glad to hear that! I’m looking forward to reading more by this author as I really liked The Bone Houses 🙂
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I’ve never read that but am looking it up now!
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I still need to read The Bone Houses! But this one looks good too and also, romance? I’m intrigued. 🙂
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Yaaas, The Bone Houses is such a good fast read! I loved it 🙂 I hope you enjoy it! Yeah, this one is sounding more romantasy and I’m excited to give it a try!
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