A Thousand Heartbeats
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- Author：Kiera Cass
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Summary
#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series Kiera Cass is back with her most epic novel yet – a sweeping enemies-to-lovers standalone romance。
‘Love has a sound。 It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time。’
Annika has lived a life of comfort and luxury as the Princess of Kadier—but now， after the death of her mother， she’s weighted under the looming threat of a loveless marriage arranged by her cold father。
Far outside the palace walls， on the outskirts of the land Annika’s family has long ruled over， Lennox is waiting for his moment。 His people displaced， his father gone， Lennox knows that it’s up to him to lead his people into a battle to overthrow the Kadierian monarchy。
After Annika and Lennox’s worlds collide， they can’t stop thinking of each other。 Annika has waited her whole life to find out what love truly feels like—but could it be that she’s found love with someone she can never have？
‘Love has a sound。 It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time。’
Annika has lived a life of comfort and luxury as the Princess of Kadier—but now， after the death of her mother， she’s weighted under the looming threat of a loveless marriage arranged by her cold father。
Far outside the palace walls， on the outskirts of the land Annika’s family has long ruled over， Lennox is waiting for his moment。 His people displaced， his father gone， Lennox knows that it’s up to him to lead his people into a battle to overthrow the Kadierian monarchy。
After Annika and Lennox’s worlds collide， they can’t stop thinking of each other。 Annika has waited her whole life to find out what love truly feels like—but could it be that she’s found love with someone she can never have？
Reviews
JustAReader
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3。5
Tsuno
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was hilarious and Lennox is a new main man for me。 While predictable the tropes were hilarious and I like that they had already established the couple by the middle so we got the pinning。 Love the “I’m her enemy turned guard trope”
Krati
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I cannot tell you how freaking scared and excited I was to start this book。。。 But then I found myself unable to stop reading it （on a busy， busy， busy work day）。 So instead of sleeping I am writing a review at 4。30 am because this was lovely and it deserves my sleep deprived， high on serotonin review。 The world needs more stories like this from Kiera Cass。 This book was heartbreakingly sweet just like Annika and Leonnox。 It had the same magic of Kiera that I first fell in love with almost a deca I cannot tell you how freaking scared and excited I was to start this book。。。 But then I found myself unable to stop reading it （on a busy， busy， busy work day）。 So instead of sleeping I am writing a review at 4。30 am because this was lovely and it deserves my sleep deprived， high on serotonin review。 The world needs more stories like this from Kiera Cass。 This book was heartbreakingly sweet just like Annika and Leonnox。 It had the same magic of Kiera that I first fell in love with almost a decade ago！ I love the way this book is written in a compact way in 3 parts， taking us journey of these two through the eyes of each other and the narrator。 It wasn't too overly annoying， nor did it drag at any point in the story。 It was a simple yet effective way of narrating a story。 I particularly loved every second of the cave part of the story because damn it was just amazing and I could actually feel every emotions along with these charcters。 Of course I would have loved to keep this story going but truly it was absolutely a stand alone story。 There was politics， love， star crossed lovers， character development， and a sweet fairytale at the heart of it。 。。。more
April Kelly
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This was a sweet story。 It had a very slow building of the plot。 I feel like the story picked up mid book。 Once it did， it was captivating。
Ava Gibson
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I LOVED THIS BOOK SM！！！ ever since reading the selection series Kiera Cass has been one of my all time favorite authors and A Thousand Heartbeats did not disappoint！！ I fell in love with all of the characters especially Annika and Lennox。 Annika was so brave， selfless， and overall such a strong character。 I loved her relationship with her brother and maid。 Lennox was a fighter and very determined to win their land back。 I also loved the sort of “found family” that Lennox had。 The enemies to love I LOVED THIS BOOK SM！！！ ever since reading the selection series Kiera Cass has been one of my all time favorite authors and A Thousand Heartbeats did not disappoint！！ I fell in love with all of the characters especially Annika and Lennox。 Annika was so brave， selfless， and overall such a strong character。 I loved her relationship with her brother and maid。 Lennox was a fighter and very determined to win their land back。 I also loved the sort of “found family” that Lennox had。 The enemies to lovers story was absolutely amazing！！ It was very slow burn in the beginning but once they got to know each other it was kind of like instant love and it was adorable！！ Even though the book is almost 600 pages long it felt so short because i just couldn’t put it down！！ 。。。more
Elaina Beil
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The best book ever honestly。 So many unexpected curve balls you just could not predict
grace sethi
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ugh kiera cass always just hits right below the mark。 i love her writing but she can’t hold together a good plot
Heather Mayle
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This was a fun， light read。 It did take me a while to get into the book， but I did enjoy the second half。 A few plot points didn't fully kind up for me， but again overall just a fun enjoyable read。 This was a fun， light read。 It did take me a while to get into the book， but I did enjoy the second half。 A few plot points didn't fully kind up for me， but again overall just a fun enjoyable read。 。。。more
Sarah
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A good old fashioned， heartwarming， fairytale of a book。 The perfect comfort story。 I loved it！ Definitely Cass’ best work since the first Selection book。
Tabitha Frandsen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As always， Kiera Cass created fabulous characters that were easy to love。 I really enjoyed the story and love the writing style…。。BUT…This book had way too much in common with the Selection。 It felt like a rewrite of that story。 -A harsh and unloving king with a calm and caring wife-royalty in love with the maid-sassy princess who falls in love with the heartless guy who actually turns out to be kind with a dark past-falling in love in the middle of chaos-being stuck in a cramped place and notic As always， Kiera Cass created fabulous characters that were easy to love。 I really enjoyed the story and love the writing style…。。BUT…This book had way too much in common with the Selection。 It felt like a rewrite of that story。 -A harsh and unloving king with a calm and caring wife-royalty in love with the maid-sassy princess who falls in love with the heartless guy who actually turns out to be kind with a dark past-falling in love in the middle of chaos-being stuck in a cramped place and noticing each other’s scars-the rebels are actually royalty-huge fight in the castle at the end-the main characters profess their undying love for each other mid-battle -their parents die in the middle of the battleLike…come on。 I’ve loved every other book of hers and haven’t felt like they were the same story until this book。 Maybe she needs to take a break from writing love stories about princesses so she can come up with new storylines。 。。。more
Sierra
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Reader’s Notes:– this is told from Annika & Lennox’s points of view– there is some fantasy war， fighting， killing， & injuriesReview:For anyone who’s read Kiera’s books in the past， this is a stand-alone and it is about double the size of her past books！ The chapters felt like they moved quickly， but it is still a thick book and can take a bit to get through。I absolutely LOVED this story！ Annika and Lennox were such great main characters。 I loved how Kiera told this story from both of their point Reader’s Notes:– this is told from Annika & Lennox’s points of view– there is some fantasy war， fighting， killing， & injuriesReview:For anyone who’s read Kiera’s books in the past， this is a stand-alone and it is about double the size of her past books！ The chapters felt like they moved quickly， but it is still a thick book and can take a bit to get through。I absolutely LOVED this story！ Annika and Lennox were such great main characters。 I loved how Kiera told this story from both of their points of view so that we could see what was going on in their heads as well as both sides of the fight/soon-to-be fight as it developed。 I loved quite a few of the side characters as well and how they supported our main characters in their own ways。 The villains of the story were written so well that most of them I disliked right away， others it took me a bit to decide if I liked them or not， and still others I didn’t even see coming！ There were so many things woven into this story that made it even more riveting， between the kingdom’s history and the side characters’ storylines that were happening。 Some of my favorite scenes/moments included: the cave， dancing， sword training， letting the prisoners go， sending each other messages， and the epilogue。Summary:Annika is a princess bound for a loveless marriage to strengthen her kingdom。 When she is kidnapped， Annika discovers a plot to destroy the place she calls home and a man with secrets that might destroy her。 And when her father decides to go on the offensive， she meets her kidnapper once more and sees him in a different light。 Could there be more to him than she thought？Lennox wants his people to reclaim the land that they were driven out of so they can finally have a place to call their own once more。 A step in the right direction is managing to capture the land’s current princess， a woman who is precious to those in power。 But when she escapes， Lennox discovers that his goals might have diverted by meeting her。With war looming on the horizon， both Annika and Lennox know that their love just isn’t meant to be but can’t help but yearn for each other nonetheless。 When secrets come to light that could change everything， they’ll have to figure out what they want to do going forward and what that would mean for their love… 。。。more
Kari
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This is my first Kiera Cass read and boy， now I know why her books never stay on the shelf at the library！ I thoroughly enjoyed this book！ A story with tropes that I like to read - star-crossed lovers meets enemy to lover。 It kept my attention， I liked the characters， their story， the bit of action/suspense， and the romance。 It was a clean book that I can recommend to anyone and I need to go and read her other books！
Christiana Rangel
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Better than the previous two books by the author。 I started enjoying it more around the 100 page mark。 It had everything that makes a Kiera Cass book shine！
Karen Voitik
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>Book Review – A Thousand Heartbeats >I am an independent reviewer。 This book is a standalone fantasy romance with an HEA。 Two kingdoms have differing histories。 Both kingdoms are fighting for the land they both believe is rightfully theirs。 Annika is a princess forced into an engagement to benefit the realm。 Lennox is a head guard， given the wet work for the other kingdom。 Lennox is abused by the king。 Lennox admits to killing Annika’s mother。 I had a hard time believing Annika could forgive hi >Book Review – A Thousand Heartbeats >I am an independent reviewer。 This book is a standalone fantasy romance with an HEA。 Two kingdoms have differing histories。 Both kingdoms are fighting for the land they both believe is rightfully theirs。 Annika is a princess forced into an engagement to benefit the realm。 Lennox is a head guard， given the wet work for the other kingdom。 Lennox is abused by the king。 Lennox admits to killing Annika’s mother。 I had a hard time believing Annika could forgive him。 >The banter between Lennox and Annika in the cave was fun。 I loved seeing Lennox realize he has followers that like him。 I wish there were more scenes after the battles， with Annika and Lennox together。 >This book is appropriate for a young adult （16+） audience。 I am giving this book 4 stars。 The romance is very G rated。 There is a disturbing scene involving the slaughter of a pet。 。。。more
Dalila
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Reads like a Disney princess movie。 Good thing I love that kinda stuff
Janine Roos
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DNF at 340 pagesI normally don't DNF when I've already read such a big part of the book， but I really can't get myself to read another 200 pages。 DNF at 340 pagesI normally don't DNF when I've already read such a big part of the book， but I really can't get myself to read another 200 pages。 。。。more
Sam345
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4。5** Okay so。 The reasoning for the 4。5。 It was totally going to be a 5/5 but then ending just felt so…rushed。 I know i know， the epilogue was after that and blah blah blah but it didn’t really clear much up。 So that 0。5 was taken off solely for that purpose and that purpose only。 Other than that， AMAZING READ！
Adriana Galea
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Although it has been quite a while since I read The Selection， I knew I would enjoy Kiera Cass's writing。 The book was more voluminous than I expect it but I don't regret it。 I fell in love with the characters and with the story immediately。 Although it has been quite a while since I read The Selection， I knew I would enjoy Kiera Cass's writing。 The book was more voluminous than I expect it but I don't regret it。 I fell in love with the characters and with the story immediately。 。。。more
Paige
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love this Author， her Selection series was amazing but this book left me a little disappointed。 For a majority of the book I was waiting for the romance and just felt like it took forever and then the fighting scenes to me were just all over the place。 I love the enemies to lovers trope but I’m also not a huge fan of insta love personally。 I also kinda thought it was common sense that they could just get married and combine their people but it took them until the last chapter to figure that ou I love this Author， her Selection series was amazing but this book left me a little disappointed。 For a majority of the book I was waiting for the romance and just felt like it took forever and then the fighting scenes to me were just all over the place。 I love the enemies to lovers trope but I’m also not a huge fan of insta love personally。 I also kinda thought it was common sense that they could just get married and combine their people but it took them until the last chapter to figure that out which would’ve saved them some drama。 Overall I enjoyed the parts where Annika and Lennox were together and seeing their backstories but I think it could’ve been a shorter book and that would’ve been better。 I don’t regret reading it but I probably won’t read it again。 。。。more
Sarah
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Actual Rating: 3。5 stars This book was a huge relief—while I've now decided that Kiera Cass will never top The Selection series， which I was obsessed with during my teenage years—this book was still much better than the The Betrothed， which was one of the worst books I've ever read in my entire life。 Things I Liked: 1） The Main Characters: Both Annika and Lennox were well-developed， likable characters。 Before I started reading， I saw some other reviews that said their voices sounded exactly Actual Rating: 3。5 stars This book was a huge relief—while I've now decided that Kiera Cass will never top The Selection series， which I was obsessed with during my teenage years—this book was still much better than the The Betrothed， which was one of the worst books I've ever read in my entire life。 Things I Liked: 1） The Main Characters: Both Annika and Lennox were well-developed， likable characters。 Before I started reading， I saw some other reviews that said their voices sounded exactly the same， so it was hard to distinguish between the two POVs， but I didn't have that problem。 2） The Character Development I'm a sucker for character growth， and this book did a great job of handling emotionally charged topics， such as forgiveness and family love。 As I said above， I truly did connect to the characters in this novel， and I think Kiera Cass gave us some worthy protagonists to root for （unlike the characters in her former series， who I could not care less about）。 Things That Just Weren't My Cup of Tea 1） The worldbuilding。 Or rather， the lack of worldbuilding。 There was definitely an attempt to provide readers with the background/history of the two characters' land， but it was written in such a rushed and poorly-explained way that everything related to worldbuilding just confused me。 2） The pacing。 This book is nearly 600 pages， and it truly didn't get interesting to me until well over the 50% mark。 Also （view spoiler）[ the romance felt a little forced， honestly， and FAST—like， bestie， you had 600 pages to build up a romance and it happens all within， what， fifty pages？ They go from being mortal enemies to realizing they're soulmates sooo fast。 I actually thought their relationship was sweet and great。 It just happened way too quickly， in my opinion。 （hide spoiler）] 3。 The resolution。 I'm sorry， but the solution to the biggest problem in the plot was so obvious to me。 I was literally yelling at the characters out loud in the sanctity of my bedroom to just。。。fix it。 It wrapped up so quickly， because the resolution was SO OBVIOUS AND SIMPLE。 Hello！！ I'm glad the characters eventually figured it out， but they could have saved 250+ pages of conflict if they had realized it sooner。One other thing—there were many elements of this book that reminded me of The Selection， just presented in a different format。 Annika and Escalus's relationship reminded me of America and May， and Noemi and Annika's friendship bond definitely gave me Marlee + America vibes。 The main kingdom was formed after conflict between smaller groups of people （Illéa？）， there is a group of rebels seeking to attack the castle， and there is a childhood friend who is enraptured with the main character （although he was definitely creepier than Aspen and mainly driven by infatuation）。I guess what I'm trying to say is， if you are like me and really enjoyed The Selection series， you will probably love this book， because there many similar elements。 If you can power through the first half， the last half of the story is fun and includes a sweet romance。 Thank you to Netgalley for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Theresa
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The middle of this book was fantastic， but the beginning and end were long and kinda boring。 Everything was heavy and dramatic。 There wasn't a lot to ground the story。 The middle of this book was fantastic， but the beginning and end were long and kinda boring。 Everything was heavy and dramatic。 There wasn't a lot to ground the story。 。。。more
Carissa
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I love enemy-to-lovers ark， and this book presented it perfectly。 However i feel some ick toward the ending。 Like it could be a little bit better。 So i give 4。5 stars！
Katherine Paschal
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Way better then the terrible Betrothed mess。 Super angsty forbidden love， very HEA romance， a different kind of delivery it felt like。 And it is a standalone which I am always a fan of
Adele Cox
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this so so so much。 Don’t mind me， gonna hold back tears every time I see an apple。I have to admit…。I have been bored with a lot of YA titles and had a feeling this was going to let me down， but I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong。 This book takes this romantic dream I think that we have all had， but shows a complicated reality that many books refuse to face。 Annika grew within this pages， both emotionally and mentally。 She placed her duty to her people above her own feelings regardle I loved this so so so much。 Don’t mind me， gonna hold back tears every time I see an apple。I have to admit…。I have been bored with a lot of YA titles and had a feeling this was going to let me down， but I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong。 This book takes this romantic dream I think that we have all had， but shows a complicated reality that many books refuse to face。 Annika grew within this pages， both emotionally and mentally。 She placed her duty to her people above her own feelings regardless what that meant for her， because she always allowed herself to focus on the bigger picture。 Lennox…sweet boy Lennox…was always made to be out to be a monster and all he wanted was to be vulnerable and go home…they complete each other in ways they didn’t know they needed。The conversation of love in this book is deep。 I think it is a message that needs to be seen more and that is， love exists in many forms and it doesn’t have to be romantic。 The cave scene presented a wonderful picture of an innocent， but intimate moment between two souls…。I could go on and on， but I’ll get in my feelings again if I do。 。。。more
McKenzie Hosier
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This book is typical Kiera cass cheesy romance。 As a selection stan I knew I had to read it。 Sooooo predictable and over the top。 And I eat it up every。 single。 time。
Sarah
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A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass is a fictional story about two individuals who live very different lives but have one thing in common -- to put their people above their own lives。 Being forced to marry to strength the ties of the kingdom， Annika wonders if she'll ever experience true love as she knows from the books she reads。 Miles away， Lennox is forced to go on a commission to win his peoples' land back。This book is a light， easy read about fight for territory but of course， Cass did not A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass is a fictional story about two individuals who live very different lives but have one thing in common -- to put their people above their own lives。 Being forced to marry to strength the ties of the kingdom， Annika wonders if she'll ever experience true love as she knows from the books she reads。 Miles away， Lennox is forced to go on a commission to win his peoples' land back。This book is a light， easy read about fight for territory but of course， Cass did not leave out romance in her true fashion。 I've read the Selection series by Cass and I was hooked so I decided to give this book a try as well。 While it is a standalone book， the ending is satisfactory。 Thank you to Netgalley， the author Kiera Cass， and publisher HarperCollins， for providing me with an ARC， in exchange for an honest， unbiased review。 。。。more
Saige Elaine Ash
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I will read everything by Kiera Cass for the rest of my life
Tiffany
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It was a slow starter but I'm glad I stuck with it！ It was a slow starter but I'm glad I stuck with it！ 。。。more
TSM
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I really， really enjoyed this。 It came to me ay just the right time， and a lot of the messages resonated with me。 It was light and easy reading。 I particularly enjoyed the themes of forgiveness。
Melissa Lawson
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Kiera Cass is a favorite author， so when I saw this newest book come available， I couldn't wait to read it。 The thing I like best about this book is that， like all of her books， it isn't something I feel can be pigeonholed into a particular style or genre。 Rather， she has created a niche all her own。 She has taken the romantic fairytales that many young girls grew up reading， and turned them on their heads with strong female protagonists who find love on their own terms and in their own way。Kier Kiera Cass is a favorite author， so when I saw this newest book come available， I couldn't wait to read it。 The thing I like best about this book is that， like all of her books， it isn't something I feel can be pigeonholed into a particular style or genre。 Rather， she has created a niche all her own。 She has taken the romantic fairytales that many young girls grew up reading， and turned them on their heads with strong female protagonists who find love on their own terms and in their own way。Kiera Cass is exceptional at two things in particular - character development and world-building。 A Thousand Heartbeats is a perfect example of both。 Annika and Lennox are both flawed， but their love of family， of country， and ultimately of each other is perfect。 I love the development of the supporting characters as well， and how they demonstrate a wide variety of examples of love in many different forms。 。。。more
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