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A Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee
A Book of the Month Club Pick
A Book of the Year Nominee for BOMC
A Best Book of the Year for Marie Claire

"A beautifully-written, deeply-felt exploration of what it means to love and be loved."-- Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost

"Vulnerable, tender, and impossible to put down."-- Kirkus (starred)

"Fans of The Midnight Library will identify with Adelaide's journey."-- Booklist

The vulnerable, raw, and heartfelt debut about coming of age, unrequited love, and the power of self-discovery

For twenty-six-year-old Adelaide Williams, an American living in dreamy London, meeting Rory Hughes was like a lightning bolt out of the blue: this charming Englishman was The One she wasn't even looking for.

Does he respond to texts? Honor his commitments? Make advance plans? Sometimes, rarely, and no, not at all. But when he shines his light on her, the world makes sense, and Adelaide is convinced that, in his heart, he's fallen just as deeply as she has. Then, when Rory is rocked by an unexpected tragedy, Adelaide does everything in her power to hold him together-even if it means losing herself in the process.

With unflinching honesty and heart, this relatable debut from a fresh new voice explores grief and mental health while capturing the timeless nature of what it's like to be young and in love-with your friends, with your city, and with a person who cannot, will not, love you back.

Editions (2)

ISBN9781250842800
PublisherGriffin
Publication Date07/30/24
Pages306

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  • katjabee
    katjabee

    1.5K Followers

    5.0

    Überraschendes Highlight❤️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    Ich habe das Buch durch Zufall entdeckt. Mich hat Vorallem der Titel sehr angesprochen. Die Story ist außergewöhnlich. Manchmal hätte ich Adelaide schütteln können. Nicht immer ist ihr Verhalten nachvollziehbar. Trotz allem habe ich die Story einfach nur geliebt. Ganz klare Leseempfehlung von mir.

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    Feb 15, 2026

  • kame
    kame

    74 Followers

    4.5

    … ich habe gerade ein Buch gelesen, das ich dir unbedingt ans Herz legen möchte: Jedes Herz ist ein Puzzle aus Scherben von Genevieve Wheeler. Es erzählt die Geschichte von Adelaide, die in London versucht, ihr Leben – Studium, Job und Beziehung – unter einen Hut zu bekommen. Dabei verliert sie sich fast selbst und kämpft mit Erwartungen, alten Traumata und ihrem Selbstwert. Was mir besonders gefallen hat: • Echte Emotionen: Du spürst jede Unsicherheit und jeden Zweifel, als würdest du direkt in Adelaides Kopf schauen. • Vielschichtige Perspektiven: Die Einblicke in Rorys Gedanken machen ihre Beziehung spannend und ambivalent. • Tiefer psychologischer Tiefgang: Wheeler thematisiert psychische Gesundheit und Trauma sehr einfühlsam, ohne in Selbstmitleid zu versinken. Die Sprache ist dabei poetisch und lässt manche Passagen noch lange nachklingen. Ich bin mir sicher, dass du dich für emotionale Geschichten mit psychologischem Tiefgang begeistern kannst – dieses Debüt bietet genau das. Viel Spaß beim Lesen und lass mich wissen, wie es dir gefällt!

    Apr 27, 2025

  • lou_isa
    lou_isa

    85 Followers

    4.0

    This story touched me deeply 💚

    Not getting tired to say that every book is never for everybody. So when I read some critical reviews, I still got the book and read it - and liked it! Not liked as in “cute story” (it is not), but as in ‘relatable’. Adelaide having this strong tendency to please people, or rather, the wish to comfort people (maybe because she wished that for herself) // then being used by a narcissistic boy for it, not able to see her worth, out of love and learned patterns // ouch, it triggered something (and at some point I was like: now get it and leave girl). However, the friendships drawn here between Adelaide and the girls in her life.. so beautiful, raw and real. It really gave me a little throwback to my uni years, good and bad, and touched me.

    This story touched me deeply 💚

    Apr 8, 2025

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joannadesireeJun 21, 2026

Wundert mich, dass er unangenehmen Situation eigentlich immer aus dem Weg geht, aber direkt sagt, dass das seine Ex ist.

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