Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult

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Title: Change of Heart Author: Jodi Picoult Genre: Fiction Rating: 9/10 # pages: 460 Date read: April, 2008

Summary: One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen.

For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat, though, something happens that changes everything for him. Now, he has one last chance for salvation, and it lies with June's eleven-year-old daughter, Claire. But between Shay and Claire stretches an ocean of bitter regrets, past crimes, and the rage of a mother who has lost her child.

Would you give up your vengeance against someone you hate if it meant saving someone you love? Would you want your dreams to come true if it meant granting your enemy's dying wish?

Review: I was a bit in doubt whether I should rate this 8 or 9, because while the writing was captivating, and I couldn't put the book down, there were parts of it that disturbed me a bit. Not too much though, and this was fortunately a case where the end didn't disappoint, so I ended up with 9.

Change of Heart is a very moving book and one that will force you to think about the issues raised. Like many of Picoult's other books, the chapters change focus and 'author', letting you experience the plot from many different viewpoints. Personally, I think it works, but if you didn't like it in My Sister's Keeper or Nineteen Minutes, you probably won't here either.

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