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ac_rva's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Grief, Vomit, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Bullying
abeckreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
leslielikesthings's review against another edition
3.0
The mystery/suspense side of this book worked for me a lot more than the romance side did. This author's first book was more on the romantic comedy side of things, which I adored, but she keeps getting darker and darker with each book. Angst and pain just isn't as much my thing in romance - doesn't mean it's bad, just not my thing. Also it's pretty depressing reading a book that hinges on the violent death of a character who I liked in a previous book. That being said, I'm actually pretty eager to get to the next book because of the mystery/suspense side of things - an important thread was left hanging, so I want to see how that ends up.
gothai's review against another edition
4.0
I had enjoyed the other books by the author. This was not like them .It had mystery into it which I was not expecting. But the author manages to keep me glued to see what happens next.
somewherelostinbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This book… wow. The sheer amount of emotions I felt while reading this book is incalculable. After reading the description, I knew this was going to be emotional roller-coaster. Despite how excited I was to get an ARC, I actually waited a few days to read it. I knew I needed to be able to devout a few hours to sitting in my bed, reading this book with a box of tissues next to me. After finishing it, I can honestly say that Sonali Dev is one of the most amazing writers I’ve ever read. I had loved Nic and Jen in her previous book, The Bollywood Bride, and really really did not want to read about Jen dying. However, Dev was able to convince me as the reader that Nic and Jess, the heroine, belong together as much as Jen and Nic previously did. Both of her characters have been emotionally run through the wringer and it was so satisfying to see them begin to heal each other. The subplot of this book focuses around black-market organ stealing which provides an interesting physical contrast to emotional pain the characters deal with. I met Sonali Dev at the Baltimore Book Festival two weekends ago and she confirmed that her next book will be continuing that story with two minor characters introduced in A Change of Heart!
https://somewherelostinbooks.wordpress.com/2016/10/05/a-change-of-heart/
https://somewherelostinbooks.wordpress.com/2016/10/05/a-change-of-heart/
deidrelj's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
I added this to my TBR pile because it’s the last book in the Bollywood trilogy. I didn’t read the synopsis so I had no idea how different it was from the other two books! It intertwines some very dark backstory for a romance BUT the characters were worth it IMO.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Grief
Minor: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Gun violence
indywrites's review against another edition
5.0
A CHANGE OF HEART is an emotionally charged read. It is not something to be read in between snatches of time but to be devoured and savoured. The book will not let you put it down with the feelings, emotions, deceit, helplessness and love just make it an amazing read.
This is the first book I have read by Sonali Dev and I have already bought another one, The Bollywood Bride to read. I received a copy of A Change of Heart by Sonali Dev through Net Galley. I recommend this book to all lovers of love. Readers who dig bittersweet love stories will love this one as I have read few like this one. It is a moving story of second chances and finding love.
The book revolves around Nic or Nikhil a ‘Doctors Without Borders’ who has lost his wife and Jess, a dancer from Bollywood who claims to have his dead wife Jen/ Jennifer’s heart through a transplant. She asks him to help find proof about an organ transplant racket that caused her death. Jen was helping to find proof and had hidden away before her untimely death.
The author has such mastery with words and sentiments that I was on an emotional rollercoaster along with Nic and Jess. Their meeting, their interaction, the concern, kind gestures they want no one to see. The feelings that overwhelm them yet they persevere. It was simply masterful.
The family and doting parents of Nic added to the charm of the book making it sweet and endearing as well as sad as we see a mother, two, in fact, pine away for their child. Sonali has such mastery over the pain and guilt as well as the betrayal. I was amazed by the sadness but it does not make the book any dull or morose. In fact, it makes it so much more real.
True love causes heartbreak, changes us forever and A Change Of Heart is the perfect example. This book has enough mystery to keep the pages turning, enough heartbreak to keep mind engrossed and enough love to make me a fan.
The trip that brings Nic and Jen close also explores their pasts and connects them. And really finding Jen, in the end, was the best part. I found the secondary characters well-etched. Joy, Sweety, Nic’s parents all have depth and add to the flow of the story. I want to know about Ria and Vikram’s love story as well as about the evil Naag and Asif Khan. The feisty Kimi and DCP Rahul Savant made the story quite real without making it gruesome are crucial characters who need stories of their own. I hope Sonali pens their story soon so we can also find more about Naag and how it ends!
Jen and Nic might have found each other but all of us will need to know how it finally ends and Jennifer’s courage is not in vain. A love story that kept me obsessing about it for days, pick it to be hooked to Sonali’s writing.
5 stars.
© Inderpreet Kaur Uppal
This is the first book I have read by Sonali Dev and I have already bought another one, The Bollywood Bride to read. I received a copy of A Change of Heart by Sonali Dev through Net Galley. I recommend this book to all lovers of love. Readers who dig bittersweet love stories will love this one as I have read few like this one. It is a moving story of second chances and finding love.
The book revolves around Nic or Nikhil a ‘Doctors Without Borders’ who has lost his wife and Jess, a dancer from Bollywood who claims to have his dead wife Jen/ Jennifer’s heart through a transplant. She asks him to help find proof about an organ transplant racket that caused her death. Jen was helping to find proof and had hidden away before her untimely death.
The author has such mastery with words and sentiments that I was on an emotional rollercoaster along with Nic and Jess. Their meeting, their interaction, the concern, kind gestures they want no one to see. The feelings that overwhelm them yet they persevere. It was simply masterful.
The family and doting parents of Nic added to the charm of the book making it sweet and endearing as well as sad as we see a mother, two, in fact, pine away for their child. Sonali has such mastery over the pain and guilt as well as the betrayal. I was amazed by the sadness but it does not make the book any dull or morose. In fact, it makes it so much more real.
True love causes heartbreak, changes us forever and A Change Of Heart is the perfect example. This book has enough mystery to keep the pages turning, enough heartbreak to keep mind engrossed and enough love to make me a fan.
The trip that brings Nic and Jen close also explores their pasts and connects them. And really finding Jen, in the end, was the best part. I found the secondary characters well-etched. Joy, Sweety, Nic’s parents all have depth and add to the flow of the story. I want to know about Ria and Vikram’s love story as well as about the evil Naag and Asif Khan. The feisty Kimi and DCP Rahul Savant made the story quite real without making it gruesome are crucial characters who need stories of their own. I hope Sonali pens their story soon so we can also find more about Naag and how it ends!
Jen and Nic might have found each other but all of us will need to know how it finally ends and Jennifer’s courage is not in vain. A love story that kept me obsessing about it for days, pick it to be hooked to Sonali’s writing.
5 stars.
© Inderpreet Kaur Uppal
jaclynday's review against another edition
3.0
Tried something new with this and was rewarded with a romance novel that managed to have well-developed characters and an intriguing, suspenseful subplot.
elizelizeliz's review against another edition
3.0
well this book was certainly unexpectedly ambitious.