Review: 4 stars = I REALLY liked this book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
Make My Heart Beat is the sequel to In a Heartbeat and picks up where Ms. King left us dangling over the edge of the cliff. This time around, we get more of the story from Connor’s point of view as he has to learn to reconcile his guilt from his past to move forward in his future with Lynae, assuming she will let him after his egregious missteps.Connor is definitely fighting an uphill battle as he attempts to put right what he set ablaze so spectacularly in book one. Not only does have to fix his relationship with Lynae, he also has to fix his relationship with his bandmates (who feel bad that they believed him and contributed to the fall-out), Lynae’s friends (who want to castrate and kill him, in that order), and Lynae’s father (who Connor assumes knows how to kill him and get away with it as he’s a cop). Even though his friends, Lynae’s father, and Gabbi (one of Lynae’s friends) tell him that he needs to come clean to Lynae about why he behaved the way he did and let her know his secret, he does his to avoid doing so and spends a good part of the book unable to figure out why she won’t forgive him when she says she still loves him. At times, I found myself shaking my head as he continued to shut her out, doing to her the very thing she did to him and then being surprised when she wouldn’t take him back. Fortunately, Connor finally got his act together and he and Lynae must figure out how to move forward as a family. Of course, this presents a whole of new problems that must be dealt with.I enjoyed Make My Heart Beat as much as I enjoyed In a Heartbeat. Ms. King has created a great cast of characters and I loved getting to know Connor’s bandmates even better. I appreciated getting Connor’s POV during flashback scenes and felt it enriched the experience of the two books. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.Reviewed by Angela at Crystal's Many Reviewers!