A less-than-perfect home life is something we don't normally see in YA fiction. She's there because it was her way of pulling herself out of an emotionally abusive home life with two alcoholic parents. Dee isn't rich and she's not at a boarding school because she's the smartest of them all. Not only is she kind and intelligent, but it takes incredible strength for her to survive her home life. But, somehow, as one of the heartless, her whole world comes together.ĭee is one of the most incredible YA protagonists I've seen. She doesn't expect to make friends or fall in love. When Dee says yes, yes doesn't understand the truth about him. The demon will take her heart for the money. She's not just out of time, she's out of options. She has an account with trust money from her grandmother, but that doesn't mature until next year. Her money is gone and her boarding school is telling her they'll have to pull the plug on her at the end of the semester. Written on 5 of 5 stars Find more reviews and bookish goodness at The Literary Phoenix. This book will steal your heart and break it, and leave you begging for more. In The Hearts We Sold, demons can be outwitted, hearts can be reclaimed, monsters can be fought, and love isn't impossible. As something like love grows between them amid an otherworldly ordeal, Dee begins to wonder: Can she give James her heart when it's no longer hers to give? Reality is turned on its head, and Dee has only her fellow 'heartless,' the charming but secretive James Lancer, to keep her grounded. And what comes after Dee makes her deal is a nightmare far bigger, far more monstrous than anything she ever could have imagined. The demon who Dee approaches doesn't trade in the usual arms and legs, however. But this is a world where demons exist, and the demons are there to make deals: one human body part in exchange for one wish come true. Her home life sucks (to put it mildly), and she's about to get booted from her boarding school-the only place she's ever felt free-for lack of funds.

The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones 4 of 5 starsĭee Moreno is out of options.

The hearts we sold