Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott

Thanks to winning a giveaway on goodreads I was able to read this lovely piece of art. I honestly would probably have never read this book if I had to get it from the library or buy it because I don't like venturing that far from fantasy so I am super glad I won this book. I love how the author is able to perfectly capture the thought process of a teenager. What I enjoyed even more was how well drawn out Emma's grief is. Yes the book was a bit repetitive and dull with Emma's thought process sometimes but I think that's what I like about this book. The author was able to show everyone just how bad life can get but yet still have hope. This book shows how understanding what someone is going through or just being there for them can truly help them. I would love to read more books by this author after reading this.


Book Summary

Life. Death. And...Love?

Emma would give anything to talk to her mother one last time. Tell her about her slipping grades, her anger with her stepfather, and the boy with the bad reputation who might be the only one Emma can be herself with.

But Emma can't tell her mother anything. Because her mother is brain-dead and being kept alive by machines for the baby growing inside her.

Meeting bad-boy Caleb Harrison wouldn't have interested Old Emma. But New Emma-the one who exists in a fog of grief, who no longer cares about school, whose only social outlet is her best friend Olivia-New Emma is startled by the connection she and Caleb forge.

Feeling her own heart beat again wakes Emma from the grief that has grayed her existence. Is there hope for life after death-and maybe, for love?