Heartsick by Caitlin Sinead – a Review

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Heartsick by Caitlin Sinead is chock full of romance, backstory, suspense and mystery. Quinn is a senior art major at Poe University, in Allan, Virginia. She seems to be enjoying her life and the direction it is going in. She lives with her roommate and trusted friend Mandy. Their lives consist of typical college behavior – school, frat parties, and hanging out at the local bar. She has a love interest, Rashid – who she just wants to have fun with, he unfortunately wants more. After letting him down easy, Quinn bumps into a local “townie” named Luke. He’s young, cute and just moved back to town. This is exactly what she needs and wants: to have fun with no attachment. After attending a frat party, Mandy wakes up to a life changing surprise. Her eyes have turned purple. Not just a slight change, full on – everyone will notice purple. Quinn scrambles to help Mandy find out exactly what has caused her eyes to change and who or what might be behind it. Mystery ensues as Mandy’s boyfriend now has the same purple eyes and other students are coming down with it as well. And the same fate now befalls Quinn. The local religious fanatics think that the purple eyes are a sign of the devil, and they are out in full force. And life in Allan will never be the same.

But the lives of the ones with the purple eyes have changed. Any injuries they endure are healed at an alarming rate. Those that were sick with disease are now cured. And Quinn soon finds out that Mandy and her boyfriend may know more than what they are letting on as to whom or what has started all of this. Quinn knows that she must get to the bottom of this. And with the help of Detective Peterson she may just do that. But what will it cost her and who will she lose in the process?

I simply adored the character of Quinn. She knows what she wants the majority of the time and she isn’t afraid to speak her mind and say how she feels. She has a tragic backstory which makes her an ideal friend for Mandy – who also has a horrible life history. But their lives mesh and their friendship is real. The love interests of Quinn were quite entertaining. Rashid is into her, he wants more – but she just can not commit to a relationship right now. She wants to have fun and be free to have fun with whoever she wants. Local boy Luke was my absolute favorite. He was mysterious from the get go and made me want to know more about him.   He is the boy next door with a secret. He loves his sisters and would do anything for them – which are what brings him back to Allan. He is strong and protective and wants nothing more than to be with Quinn. As things progress Quinn finds herself wanting to spend more time with him also. But once his secret is revealed will she be able to move forward with him. The interweaving of her past that causes her to question Luke and his secret were a wonderful, emotional storyline. A story that I fell for completely and totally.

I can honestly say that I felt a connection with the majority of the characters. The sub-stories and backstories felt real and were full of substance. The antagonists made my blood boil. Causing me a wide array of emotions.   This was a not my typical genre of book but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. The story is unique and completely different from anything that I have read before. And the ending was just perfect and left you with just enough unanswered questions that you want and must have more. I am hoping that the author has much more in store for us with a follow up book.

Reviewed by Erin

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