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rosesiebuhr's review against another edition
5.0
awesome!!!!! :):):):):):):)::):)):):):):)):):):):):):)::)
laural27's review against another edition
3.0
Hmm. Great premise, interesting characters and a compelling story line. Lacking in depth though. It felt like this novel only scratched the surface - I would have loved this book to have been twice as long.
thisgrrlreads's review against another edition
2.0
Mildly sappy book about organ donation. It would have been better if it had all been in the first person, some from the organ recipient's perspective and some from the organ donor's brother.
ceedy's review against another edition
4.0
I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I initially expected to because (I admit, I do this) I judged it by its cover and its title. Which really seemed like a mediocre, cliche and just a typical YA book but as I progressed, I liked it more and more.
Cold Hands, Warm Heart is about a teenage girl who is on the waiting list for a heart transplant. But surprisingly it is not all woe and depression with her which I found instantly refreshing. Instead, she falls in love with the boy next door - to her hospital room that is, and he is also on a waiting list for a donor. Not for the same organ though, because that "would suck."
What I quite liked about this novel was that the author didn't try to sugarcoat anything. She described all of the nitty-grittiness of the things associated with organ donation. The characters - I really liked the characters and they all intrigued me. Whether it was from the random donor recipients or Tyler, the brother of the donor family, or Milo the boy waiting for a liver transplant. They all really intrigued me and I loved their stories and their theories.
Milo had this theory about old souls - like those people who were just sensible and know better: "You know how some people seem so much older, even if they're just kids? Like they've already learned from their screw ups in another lifetime... Hindus call them old souls." Well I just thought that that was very beautiful.
This book surprised me as I'm sure it will surprise you.
Cold Hands, Warm Heart is about a teenage girl who is on the waiting list for a heart transplant. But surprisingly it is not all woe and depression with her which I found instantly refreshing. Instead, she falls in love with the boy next door - to her hospital room that is, and he is also on a waiting list for a donor. Not for the same organ though, because that "would suck."
What I quite liked about this novel was that the author didn't try to sugarcoat anything. She described all of the nitty-grittiness of the things associated with organ donation. The characters - I really liked the characters and they all intrigued me. Whether it was from the random donor recipients or Tyler, the brother of the donor family, or Milo the boy waiting for a liver transplant. They all really intrigued me and I loved their stories and their theories.
Milo had this theory about old souls - like those people who were just sensible and know better: "You know how some people seem so much older, even if they're just kids? Like they've already learned from their screw ups in another lifetime... Hindus call them old souls." Well I just thought that that was very beautiful.
This book surprised me as I'm sure it will surprise you.
curlyhairedbooklover's review
5.0
Much better than I thought it would be! And some veil characters I liked the way it switched stories at just the right times and had some amazing cliffhangers.
canadianbookworm's review
4.0
This teen novel focuses on fifteen-year-old Dani. Dani was born with her heart on the wrong side of her chest, and has had numerous health problems related to her heart since then. She is at the point where she has moved to the top of the list of people needing heart transplants. We see her outlook on life and how she reacts to the reality of a transplant.
We also see things from Tyler`s viewpoint. Tyler is seventeen and his sister Amanda dies as a result of a freak gymnastics accident. We see how he reacts to this loss and how he moves forward.
This book puts real faces on organ donors, donor recipients, and the families of both, handling loss, uncertainty, and the realities of life.
There is humour, sadness, and insight. A great book club read.
We also see things from Tyler`s viewpoint. Tyler is seventeen and his sister Amanda dies as a result of a freak gymnastics accident. We see how he reacts to this loss and how he moves forward.
This book puts real faces on organ donors, donor recipients, and the families of both, handling loss, uncertainty, and the realities of life.
There is humour, sadness, and insight. A great book club read.
reader_fictions's review
3.0
When I stumbled across Cold Hands, Warm Heart, I was shocked to see it was a recent title. I mean, I spend a LOT of time researching new books and there aren’t many YA books that miss my notice. Not only that, but NONE of my Goodreads friends has read it. Clearly, this book didn’t get enough marketing. Anyway, though it’s not quite my usual thing, I’m glad I decided to give this totally unfamiliar audiobook a shot.
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