A Harvest of Hearts

Name: A Harvest of Hearts
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Andrea Eames
ISBN: 9798895944318

Author: Andrea Eames

Narrator: Jessie Elland

Unabridged: 14 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/18/2025

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

In the beloved tradition of Howl’s Moving Castle meets The House in the Cerulean Sea, a whimsical and unforgettable cozy fantasy about adventure, common sense, and the power of love, as a cheeky butcher's daughter, a befuddlingly handsome sorcerer, and his clever talking cat unlock magical secrets in the dark heart of their kingdom … Everyone in Foss Butcher’s village knows what happens when the magic-workers come; they harvest human hearts to use in their spells. That’s just how life in her kingdom works. But Foss, plain, clumsy, and practical as a boot, never expected anyone would want hers. When a sorcerer snags a piece of Foss’s heart without meaning to, she is furious. For once a heart is snagged, the experience is … well, unpleasant. So, Foss finds herself stomping toward the grand City to keep his enchanted House and demands that he fixes her before she keels over and dies, or whatever happens when hearts are Snagged. But the sorcerer, Sylvester, is not what she expected. Petulant, idle, and new to his powers, Sylvester has no clue how to undo the heart-taking, or how to do much of anything really, apart from sulk. Foss’s only friend is a talking cat and even the House’s walls themselves have moods. As Foss searches for a cure, she accidentally uncovers that there is much more to the heart-taking—and to the magic-workers themselves—than she could have ever imagined. …

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kezia on April 01, 2025

Oh, this was so much fun!! I love a good adventure! Why is it always the books you expect to be a quick, simple read that end up pulling you in more than you thought it would ? The premise mentioned Howl’s Moving Castle, which immediately had me itching to see how similar it was. Not that I even full......more

Goodreads review by Em on May 04, 2025

If you are a T Kingfisher fan, you definitely will want to read Harvest of Hearts. This novel is not only extremely fun to read, it is also an original, innovative, fascinating, cleverly constructed folktale/horror/thriller with an authenticity that I crave in both plot and character construction.........more

Goodreads review by Maja on February 27, 2025

I WAS SO EXCITED FOR A WHIMSICAL FANTASY READ, AS PROMISED... But I think the publisher and I have different definitions of the word "whimsical". To me, it means something light, quirky and amusing. This book was not those things, so I think was just, more than anything else, disappointed. Not the ri......more

Goodreads review by Hanna on April 05, 2025

I was looking for something sweet and kind, almost childish. I saw “whimsical” and “Howl’s Moving Castle” in the description to this book, and thought, “That’s it!” But a book about magic workers stealing people’s hearts wasn't childlike at all. And as the story progressed, it only became darker. The......more

Goodreads review by Jena on April 01, 2025

Despite having many similar elements to other prominent fantasy stories, A Harvest of Hearts feels like a wholly unique story, and I believe that is largely due to the tone of the novel. A Harvest of Hearts is set in a world where literal hearts are plucked out of people's chests (a la Once Upon a T......more