As Cassi, a 30-year old
single woman, leaves a long-term, unhappy relationship, she struggles with the
pain and anguish of a broken heart. When, by chance, she meets a handsome
stranger, he introduces her to a world that she didn’t even know existed. As she
begins to slowly forget all about her broken heart she learns to have fun
again. It is then that her life starts to spiral out of control and all she can
do is laugh and hang on tight.
Story of a Secret Heart is about breaking up . .
. and breaking down. It’s about the roller-coaster ride of a breakup and all
the little stories in-between.
What did I think?
This was so unusual in the
way that it was written as you really feel as if Cassi is talking to you and
you’re experiencing everything with her.
For someone who has travelled half-way round the world and is
experiencing life in ways I would never dream of, it sometimes feels as if she
has never lived at all due to the amount of comical scrapes she gets herself
into.
I really liked
Cassi as a character; she is so trusting and carefree and takes everything in
her stride. She refuses to wallow in
self-pity after the break-up of her relationship and instead goes swimming in
the sea of life. She just needs to be
careful that she doesn’t drown or get bitten by sharks, as she is in Australia
after all.
I think the
main theme of this book was just to enjoy life, have fun and don’t take things
too seriously. I realised how much I had
come to care about Cassi when I started to get annoyed at how controlling Cassi’s
new man, Ben, was – telling her what to wear and pretty much passing her round
his friends. For me, it was a bit of an
eye-opener getting a glimpse into Sydney’s shady underbelly, and ok drugs and prostitution
aren’t something I relate to, but it is fiction after all…or is it?
I loved the fun
quotes at the end of each chapter and wish that I had written more down as I
went along. It has certainly ensured
that I will pick the book up again in the future for some pearls of wisdom, such as these little gems:
‘I’m thankful for the horrible people I’ve met, they have showed me exactly who I don’t want to be,’ — Unknown.
‘Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.’ — Unknown.
With one foot
in the chick lit genre and the other foot in gritty real life drama, Story of a Secret Heart is well worth a
read if you’re looking for something that little bit different.
My rating:
Buy it from Amazon
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