The Book of Heartbreak
By (Author) Ova Ceren
Hot Key Books
Hot Key Books
26th August 2025
28th August 2025
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories
Paperback
432
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
A gorgeous romantasy of angels and curses, which will break your heart and mend it again. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Stephanie Garber.
Heartbreak is always devastating, but for Sare it's life-threatening.
Sare Silverbirch has already had her heart broken four times, and a fifth heartbreak will stop her heart forever. Such is the nature of the curse she was born under, which forces her to live a life without letting anyone get too close.
Then her mother dies unexpectedly,and Sare begins to question the curse. Where did it come from Why her And rather than accept it, could there be a way to break it
Her questions lead her to Istanbul where she meets Leon, a seer who helps her track down the mysteries of her mother's past. But Sare's heart is a fragile thing and their blossoming relationship poses a great risk to her survival. Especially when she discovers that her fate is in the hands of celestials beyond this earthly realm. And now the heavens are stirring, for they have a stake in Sare's destiny and they don't like their plans being overturned.
Will Sare unravel the secrets of the past before the curse claims her forever
Ova Ceren is the creator behind the highly popular BookTok and Instagram channels @excusemyreading, where she shares her love for books, cosy views of her garden library and adventures from her daily life. Half woman, half book, she was born and bred in Izmir, Turkey and now lives in Cambridge, UK. Ova never forgets a heartbreak. She writes to put the pieces back together and wishes her magical stories would give people hope.