Carry Her Heart
By: Holly Jacobs
Rating: 5 of 5
When I first sat down to read “Carry Her Heart”, I was expecting a fairly traditional romance. Instead, the book was a beautiful love story that, while it did certainly encompass a romance, dealt primarily with the absolute and complete love of a mother for her child.
From the first few paragraphs, I was completely caught up in the world of Piper George. I cared about her and how her life would turn out. I spent more time weeping than I thought possible while reading a love story which was certainly more amusing than not. By the end of the book, I felt as if I had closed the book on a friend who I would miss while at the same time, knowing that she would have a good life made parting okay.
The author has been able to put down in words what I feel as a mother. I don’t know the pain of having given up a child as the character Piper does in this book, but I do know the pain of having lost a child to an illness. The same words and feelings that I have inside for all of my children were beautifully expressed in this book.
The love story is also written in a way that makes good sense to me. The failures of some relationships, the presence of a few good friends, and finally, a friendship that becomes more is something I can relate to more than falling in love at first sight and being swept away by an overwhelming passion. The love in this story is that of two adults who recognize their other half in one another – simply beautifully done.
Beyond all of that, the book was also a lovely and amusing way to spend an afternoon. The characters rang true, the dialog flowed, the plot made sense, and the conclusion was all that I could hope for. It was not the book that I thought I was sitting down to read; however, it turned into something much more and will be a story that I will think about again and again in the future. I honestly don’t know what more you can ask for in return for a few hours of reading. It is one of the better books I have read in a quite a while.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an honest romance, a slice of life book, or a book which deals with families. I can’t think of anyone to whom I would not recommend this book. If I could give it more than five stars, I would do so.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher, Montlake Romance, via Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
When I first sat down to read “Carry Her Heart”, I was expecting a fairly traditional romance. Instead, the book was a beautiful love story that, while it did certainly encompass a romance, dealt primarily with the absolute and complete love of a mother for her child.