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Heart Bones

by Colleen Hoover

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Why Read This?

You'll experience a cathartic, beautifully painful love story that lingers long after the last page, reminding you of the fragility and depth of human connection.

Synopsis

Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah Grim's parents ever gave her. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself. With only two short months separating her from the future she's built and the past she desperately wants to leave behind, an unexpected death leaves Beyah with no place to go during the interim. Forced to reach out to her last resort, Beyah has to spend the remainder of her summer on a peninsula in Texas with a father she barely knows. Beyah's plan is to keep her head down and let the summer slip by seamlessly, but her new neighbor Samson throws a wrench in that plan. Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface. She comes from a life of poverty and neglect; he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. But one thing they do have in common is that they're both drawn to sad things. Which means they're drawn to each other. With an almost immediate connection too intense for them to continue denying, Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. What Beyah doesn't realize is that a rip current is coming, and it's about to drag her heart out to sea.

At a Glance

4.20 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

second chance

Mood

emotionalmelancholicbittersweetheartwarmingheartbreaking

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.20 ★

Page Count

338 pages

Published

2020

Primary Genre

Contemporary Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Angela Goethals

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

emotionalconversationalearnestraw

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

devastating

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

A raw, coastal summer romance that feels like saltwater and heartache, where two broken souls find temporary solace in each other's scars.

Characters

FMC Archetype

damaged survivoroutcast / misfit

MMC Archetype

tortured soul

Relationship Dynamics

class differenceslow burn

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 4

Spice Style

emotional / lovingintense / passionateromantic / sweet

Getting Steamy

body worship

Bringing the Heat

BDSM elements
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World & Setting

World Type

contemporary

Primary Setting

coastal / island / beachsmall town / village

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

working class

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

summer

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