Review: 11 Paper Hearts by Kelsey Hartwell

Ella Fitzpatrick is a friendly and bubbly young girl, and her life was going great until she got into a terrible car crash and lost all her memories from 11 weeks before the accident. Almost a year later, she still can’t remember any of it — specifically why she broke up with her then boyfriend. Since her accident she has had mixed feelings toward her lifelong friends. When someone mysteriously starts sending her paper hearts with clues and messages on them, she tries to hunt all the clues down, hoping her lost memories will return to her. There are 11 hearts in total; one for each
week of lost memories.

Ella finds it hard to fit in and return to her normal life after the crash. She wants to live her life to the fullest and do normal teenage things again, so this book will resonate with young readers. Her relationships with her friends and sister grow throughout the book which helps you empathise with her character.

This book is an easy, fast, heart-warming read with a feel-good factor. I thought the book was a bit predictable but that didn’t stop me from reading until the end to see the outcome. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in light-hearted, romantic comedy. I hope there is a sequel to this book and I will be interested in what Kelsey Hartwell will write next.

Saoirse Davis, teen reviewer