Our Crooked Hearts

Reviews

M Murphy

”Thank you to the publisher, Penguin Random House Children’s UK, and Netgalley for granting me a free copy of this novel in exchange for my impartial review. I am a horror wuss so many would probably not find this scary.

Micky - bookphenomena

Figuratively looking over your shoulder was on the menu with characters that were very investable in, good and bad. Dana's tale starts the year she turns sixteen, when she embarks on a major fling with the supernatural. It is both steeped in the eager joy of shared secrets by the innocent and warped by powerful greed.

While this may sound ambitious to some, it actually teased the story along at a steady pace, increasing the tension with every page. As unnatural offerings appear on her doorstep, she's haunted by fragmented memories from her childhood, suggesting there's more to her mother, Dana, than meets the eye. This novel brought to life a world of magic, tantalising and full of wonder, as well as cruel and rife with devastating costs. As a reader, adding up the clues and working the whole picture out, was the mission.