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The Heart Between Us Two Sisters One Heart Transplant and a Bucket List Lindsay Harrel 9780718075705 Books

A story of two sisters on a worldwide trip to complete someone else's bucket list? That's the impetus for a unique story, and one I eagerly snapped up. Megan and Crystal are great characters, and I enjoyed seeing both sides of Megan's illness and other travails--one from her perspective and the other from a well sibling. While some of the sisters' conflicts feel a little too easy, others are well-placed and deftly written. For instance, Lindsay gives readers a probing look at how Megan's sickness has affected Crystal's attitude toward marriage, even though Megan has been well for years and the couple didn't marry until post-transplant.

Lindsay also pens some great scenes revolving around the sisters' bucket list trip. Ireland, London, and Paris were my favorite destinations, but Pamplona became the impetus for some desperately needed clearing of the air, so I enjoyed that as well. Macchu Picchu got the trip off to an interesting start, in that what happens to Megan is unexpected and certainly not what readers would want to happen to them.

The subplot with Megan's donor Amanda is touching and wrenching at the same time. Kudos to Lindsay for tackling some subjects that, especially in Christian fiction, remain taboo. I wanted to see a bit more of Amanda's journal and plotline as she moved toward healing.

In fact, the plot of The Heart Between Us is often pretty sketchy. It feels like Lindsay goes to one destination, stays there for a few minutes, and then boom! We're off to the next place, the next event, without much depth. She describes some destinations, like Australia, with admirable effort, but I didn't get the sense of truly being there during any part of the book. I also felt that with a few notable exceptions, such as the Notre Dame scene, I was told about character growth. I saw it through a camera lens, not as an invested participant in the story. Maybe Lindsay just tried to tackle too much, too fast.

Overall, The Heart Between Us is an admirable first effort, and I think Lindsay will improve. I'm looking forward to her next book, The Secrets of Paper and Ink, this winter.


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The Heart Between Us Two Sisters One Heart Transplant and a Bucket List Lindsay Harrel 9780718075705 Books Reviews

This story grabbed me from the beginning & pulled me in. It didn’t gloss over anything in the relationships or in the feelings of the twins that are the main characters. I felt it showed a realistic view of how a long-term serious health condition affects everyone involved, not just the one person. It showed how these characters dealt with the issues and how faith can strengthen and how feelings need to be dealt with rather than held in. I loved the story line and depth of the story.
This book took me captive from page one and did not let go until I arrived at the last page. The Heart Between Us is definitely one of the BEST books I’ve read in a long time. The unique premise caught my interest immediately... a heart transplant survivor, twin sisters traveling the globe to fulfill Meg’s donor’s bucket list, and finding that joy and healing await when fears and the past are confronted. I can’t pick which sister’s story I liked the best. Both Megan and Crystal were so relatable and plain real. Meg and Crystal had a strained relationship that needed healing so they could live life to the fullest. I loved Megan and Caleb’s relationship. I mean, I’m still swooning over those two! And then Crystal and Brian, who were struggling in their marriage... on the brink of divorce... wow, what a beautiful story of redemption! I loved how they fought for their marriage. Harrel has written an incredible story that takes readers to Paris, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal, Notre Dame, and so much more! Lindsay is definitely on my to-read list from now on. I’m so happy I picked up this new to me author. Wow, what an incredible book!!! This isn’t your typical boy meets girl book... it is SO much more.
Wow! This book was such a delightful read. I'd like to say first, that my review and response to the book will probably be different that most people's. You see, the day this book arrived in the mail was the same day I arrived home from receiving and recovering from a cornea transplant. (Doesn't God have great timing?) As soon as I picked this book up I knew it'd be special - and not just because of my personal connection to it. After having eyesight that was so blurry I wasn't able to read outside of a for nearly a year, I determined that this would be the first paper book I'd read. It didn't disappoint.

It took me nearly four months to read the first fifty or so pages, as I had to basically re-train my eyes to read. I also had to keep stopping to talk to God and journal because so much of what Megan was struggling with resonated with me on a deeply personal level. She had spent her whole life dealing with a failing heart. And now, a few years after her transplant, she was still afraid to live again. She used to dream about traveling all over the world and writing about her experiences, but now that she had a new heart, she allowed fear to keep her trapped in the same prison as before.

That all changed after meeting her donor's family and finding her donor's bucket list - twenty-five amazing places to go and things to do all over the world. Megan decides, along with her estranged twin sister Crystal, to fulfill this bucket list in honor of her heart donor, and in the process they both realize that fear is a terrible place to live. .

I mentioned earlier that it took me a while to get through those first fifty pages. Please know, it had nothing to do with the book itself. The writing is wonderful and breezy, and the characters are deep. Every new location visited made me feel like I was there, and the story kept me turning pages. I enjoyed getting to hear both Megan and Crystal's view on what was happening, and watching their relationship change was inspiring. The delay was simply my reaction to a story hitting very close to home. Once I got my eyes back in reading shape, I finished the other 270 pages in a day and a half. I was sad to see it end, but so thankful I got to travel the world with these sisters (and meet the wonderful men in their lives). I related to both of them in more ways than I care to admit. Megan and I struggle with fear, and having to re-learn how to live and not worry about what might go wrong. I want to be adventurious like she became and stop letting my poor eyesight keep me from doing amazing things. Like Crystal, I understand wanting to have a better relationship with sisters and not knowing how to fix it. I understand her fear of not accomplishing enough in life, and struggling in her marriage (I think almost every married couple can relate to that one) Finally, I understand Megan's trepidation over meeting her donor's family, and the desire to honor their daughter.

Like Megan, I also felt guilt that someone had to die so that my life would improve. I struggled with that immensely, until God pointed something out to me about three weeks before my transplant. He reminded me that my cornea was a gift. I wasn't taking it from my donor, they chose to freely give it to me (just like Megan's donor's did with her heart). This gift wasn't one that had anything to do with me. I didn't buy it or earn it, it wasn't based on my worth, or the type of person that I am, or whether I was good enough. My donor, in her death, simply chose to change my life for the better, and in doing so, changed it completely. See, what my donor did (and Megan's, and every other organ and tissue donor out there), is exactly what Jesus did for us. He gave his life for ours so that we could have eternal life. It's nothing that we could earn or buy, it has nothing to do with being good enough. Jesus simply, through his love and in his death, gave us the most precious gift of all, and while I received that gift in my life a long time ago, I never really understood how personal and overwhelming it is until another person seflessly gave their body to give me back my sight.

I know my personal connection to this story has colored my view on it, but I really hope you will enjoy it also. It just might change your life.

Happy reading!

Sarah K
A story of two sisters on a worldwide trip to complete someone else's bucket list? That's the impetus for a unique story, and one I eagerly snapped up. Megan and Crystal are great characters, and I enjoyed seeing both sides of Megan's illness and other travails--one from her perspective and the other from a well sibling. While some of the sisters' conflicts feel a little too easy, others are well-placed and deftly written. For instance, Lindsay gives readers a probing look at how Megan's sickness has affected Crystal's attitude toward marriage, even though Megan has been well for years and the couple didn't marry until post-transplant.

Lindsay also pens some great scenes revolving around the sisters' bucket list trip. Ireland, London, and Paris were my favorite destinations, but Pamplona became the impetus for some desperately needed clearing of the air, so I enjoyed that as well. Macchu Picchu got the trip off to an interesting start, in that what happens to Megan is unexpected and certainly not what readers would want to happen to them.

The subplot with Megan's donor Amanda is touching and wrenching at the same time. Kudos to Lindsay for tackling some subjects that, especially in Christian fiction, remain taboo. I wanted to see a bit more of Amanda's journal and plotline as she moved toward healing.

In fact, the plot of The Heart Between Us is often pretty sketchy. It feels like Lindsay goes to one destination, stays there for a few minutes, and then boom! We're off to the next place, the next event, without much depth. She describes some destinations, like Australia, with admirable effort, but I didn't get the sense of truly being there during any part of the book. I also felt that with a few notable exceptions, such as the Notre Dame scene, I was told about character growth. I saw it through a camera lens, not as an invested participant in the story. Maybe Lindsay just tried to tackle too much, too fast.

Overall, The Heart Between Us is an admirable first effort, and I think Lindsay will improve. I'm looking forward to her next book, The Secrets of Paper and Ink, this winter.