So...as I write this review it's 2018. I've already decided what one of the top books of 2019 is, and it's this one - the sequel to the equally wonderful Beautiful Broken Things.

I was so desperate for a copy of this book, and I'm so glad that I was approved on NetGalley to read it early! The only reservation I had was that it was so long ago that I read Beautiful Broken Things that I thought I wouldn't remember anything about it and would struggle to get into the new title, but how wrong I was! It's a testament to how brilliant Sara's writing and characterisation is that I was thrown straight back into the world with some of the most wonderful characters!

A key factor that makes Sara's books so popular and loved is that her characters are real. They're perfectly flawed, relatable and diverse. For example, as we've previously seen in her books, mental health is a key theme that she gets right - in Fierce Fragile Hearts, whether or not you have experience of anxiety, depression or bipolar, there're parts of Suze (our main character) that are highly relatable to all readers on some level. However, the thing that I love is that those heavy topics that in so many books you have to put them down, such as abuse and mental health, don't define the book and overshadow the story. I guess what I'm very badly trying to say is that a subject that could be incredibly triggering is presented in a way that doesn't detract from your enjoyment of the book.

I could witter on about how much I love this book for ages, and as the day has gone on the intensity of that feeling has grown, along with my feelings for Matt *swoon*. Yet again, a five-star read that I urge everyone to get their hands on!