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BY Alex Dahl
Berkley
July 16, 2019/ ISBN 9780451491817
Mystery / Suspense
Reviewed
by Jen Oliver-Rigsby
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Heart Keeper introduces readers to two women: Alison, who recently
lost her daughter, Amalie, to an accidental drowning and Iselin,
who is trying to raise her daughter Kaia who has had a long
history of medical issues since she’s been born. These
two women are interconnected more than they realize. Kaia has
Amalie’s heart. Alison is on a search to find the daughter
that she lost and blames herself for losing. Iselin is just
trying to take one day at time being a single mom of daughter
who has been sick and is now acting like a normal 7-year-old.
What will happen when their worlds collide? Readers will feel for both mothers and their
struggles. Alison is dealing with the grief of her daughter’s
accident and is slowly losing the rest of her family in the
process. Iselin is a struggling single mother who has hurdles
everywhere she turns in life. The characterization of both
mothers is good, however, Alison’s character seems a
slight bit unrealistic, even despite the depth of guilt and
grief she feels. The development of the other characters adds
just enough to Alison and Iselin’s stories and their
personal struggles. The story could take place in any smaller
town. It did not have to this specific European city.
Overall, The Heart Keeper is a good read and
will make readers question what they would do given the same
situations and information. The Heart Keeper is more of a
literature suspense novel instead of a mystery suspense novel
but fans of both literature and mystery genres will like the
story and the twists that it takes.
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