The Hearts We Sold
Author: Emily Lloyd-Jones
Publisher: Little, Brown
Publication date: August 2017
Dee Moreno lives with demons. They aren’t a common sight in the boarding school that she is about to be forced to leave. They aren’t casually strolling around on the street. They come to those in desperate need, often before the victims themselves know that they will be desperate enough to make a deal with demons. Dee, who has a terrible home life and is almost out of money, becomes one of those victims. Her demon is not ordinary though. For one, he openly calls himself a “daemon”. But most important, instead of the usual limbs or toes, Dee’s demon deals in hearts. Dee becomes part of his cohort of three, now four “heartless,” sneaking out of school at the daemon’s bidding to close portals used by monsters that could supposedly destroy Earth. She finds that the only people she can trust are her roommate Gremma and the rest of the daemon’s cohort of human victims. As she grows closer to them, she finds the heart that is no longer hers yearning for another heartless, James. They must find out whether their hearts are still theirs to share before time runs out for James. An alluring combination of mystery, horror, and fiction spiced with romance, The Hearts We Sold is great for young adult readers and may be appreciated by adults who enjoy YA. Be prepared for some pleasing disquiet and suspense.
D. K. Nuray, age 12
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