[Flaptekst]: Sixteen-year old Sam knows life will never be easy for her. Socially awkward and armed only with a brilliant mind and feisty character, she struggles with things that other teenagers find normal. Only her best friend Jasper really gets her. Eighteen-year old college student Jasper strives to be the perfect son to his successful parents, working himself to the ground to fulfill their wishes. Up until the point that he crashes when his heart fails. The best friends learn the devastating news that Jasper has a tumor embedded deeply into his heart and hasn't got much time left. Devastated, Sam convinces him to pursue his ultimate dream: To sing in front of a live audience once before he dies. The friends head to London, where Jasper signs up for the ultimate singing competition. Knowing he has nothing left to lose, Jasper gives it all. As the competition progresses, his health deteriorates rapidly. Jasper is torn between leaving his family behind and following his heart. Sam struggles with the knowledge that they will have to say goodbye soon. In the end, both can't help but wonder if pursuing the ultimate goal was worth the heartache after all. Heart-Beat is a heartfelt story about the ultimate friendship and making choices. If these were the last days of your life, what would you do? [ReviewQuote]: It's a great story brilliantly told that will stay with me for many years to come.I laughed,I cried and I rooted for the protagonists.Their story was told with such sensitivity and the way in which the author portrayed their emotional world,pulled me right into it.I followed the twists and turns with bated breath and was rewarded with a great surprise I didn't see coming.The descriptions of the settings are fantastic.I felt as though I was there and saw the novel playing in my head like a movie.I read this book out of curiosity as some people were talking about it online. Well, raving about it, is more like it. From the description, I knew that it was about a teenager with a fatal disease and prepared myself for a weeping fest. Well, that came, but the story was totally NOT what I had expected. It kept me awake at night.This is contemporary Young Adult at its best.This book was SO good with so many surprises I didn't see coming.If you have to pick one book this year, pick this one.[Promotie]: How far would you go to help the one who means the most?
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