A review by caitlinejones
The Heartbeat Thief by Ash Krafton, Aj Krafton

3.0

In all fairness to this story, the writing is really beautiful and period appropriate. Actually, the first half of the novel very much captured my attention with its Gothic themes and introspective prose. Senza is a Dorian Gray-style lead and lends some color to the story! The second half does drag too much though, leaving a notable pacing issue with the story as we simply hop from era to era in an episodic manner. So much filler. There is so much potential in this concept, but messy plotline and the particularly weak ending may leave many things to be desired.