Sadly, while the premise really intrigued me the contents did not warm to me at all and I did not finish this book.

I put off reading this book for so long as I was so concerned that it would not meet my expectations and sadly I was proved right. There was so much promise but for some reason I could not get into it. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I had heard wonderful things about this title but unfortunately after persevering several times I could not get into it.

Heartbreak does not seem to be a brand of grief we respect. And so we are left in the middle of the ocean, floating in a dinghy with no anchor, while the world waits for us to be okay again. I had a really hard time putting my Kindle down to do my Adult responsibilities.
This book is fantastic!

"I'm looking for a book I'm fairly certain doesn't exist. I want something that will put into words how I'm feeling right now - a sensation I have no vocabulary for."

Heartsick isn't a story, exactly. It's a striking retelling of three true-life accounts of heartbreak and the many unspoken lows and highs that accompany it.

Claire is excited for her future with Maggie, for the life they've been making for themselves, but she can't help but feel that instead of growing old together, they're growing apart instead. Patrick is still trying to find himself while trying to find someone to love, and then he meets Caitlin - but he just can't tell if she feels the same way about him. Ana has a picture perfect life; a strong, happy marriage and three beautiful children, and while she has no logical reason to she finds herself falling in love with someone else.

Heartsick is a compelling mixture of truth and fiction, a love letter of sorts to the beauty and pain that comes with falling love. Stephens uses these three different relationships to try to piece together the impossibly confusing mystery that is love. This story won't fix your broken heart, or help you figure out why love doesn't make sense - it's simply a beautiful tale about something universal that transcends language - love.

It reads fluidly in most places, and while it lulls in places, it doesn't stop the flow rather slips into a comfortable silence - I can only compare it to a conversation; you know those kinds of talks that come easily and goes on for hours so you don't even realise the sun has gone down.

This is the type of book that will make your heart ache and maybe even inspire you to find a little joy in the darkest places.

Heartsick follows the lives of three people recovering from a break up. Based on real life experiences - with some embellishments in order to complete the stories - it makes for an interesting read.

Whilst I felt for the characters involved and had empathy for them, the writing style did feel rather stilted at times. I would have liked a chapter or two perhaps a year or so later to find out what had happened to the people involved and how they would approach future relationships/what they had learned from their break ups.

Overall, an interesting read if somewhat underdeveloped.

Thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for the ARC.

I found the stories and the characters interesting and I really liked reading them, however I found the writing style really hard to get into which marred the enjoyment of the book slightly, I would definitely read something else by the author as this may just be that I wasnt in the mood at the time but this book didnt work fpr me sadly.

I liked the premise of the book and thought I'd enjoy it. Sad to say, I didn't. The stories themselves were interesting enough but the way they were written just didn't grab me. I didn't feel drawn in, I didn't really identify with the characters. Such a shame.

I was fascinated by the mixture of non fiction, and fiction with this book. It’s based on the real life experiences of three people, but with fictional elements of their life woven in to fill gaps. This provides an entertaining read, but with the seriousness of knowing the basic storylines are real. You can really feel for these characters, and whether you have experienced exactly what they have, you can identify with them and empathise towards them. If this was a pure fiction book I would say it would have been nice to see at least one of the story lines have a happy ending otherwise it seems a little depressing that all relationships end, but as these are based on fact, you can’t really change that. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this but overall I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it interesting.