Every Borrowed Beat, Erin Stewart
Every Borrowed Beat, Erin Stewart
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Every Borrowed Beat

Author: Erin Stewart

Narrator: Phoebe Strole

Unabridged: 8 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/11/2025


Synopsis

A 17-year-old girl receives a life-changing heart transplant--and uncovers the truth about her donor all while falling in love in a novel that's "alternately heart-wrenching and heartwarming" (Kirkus). A touching read for anyone seeking a story filled with hope and emotional depth.

What if the heart that saved your life also held the secrets of another's?

* "With its perfect blend of chronic illness representation, mental health exploration, and romance, this is sure to appeal to fans of books like John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars . . . a standout addition to the genre."--SLJ, starred review

Sydney Wells should have died. She was supposed to die.

She never expected, after years of waiting, to receive a heart transplant. Now, seventeen-year-old Sydney doesn’t know what to do with her life. Her daily routine consisted of staying indoors, eating heart-healthy foods, and posting about her transplant list experiences on TheWaitingList with her long-distance BFF (and heart failure buddy) Chloe. 

Now, Sydney latches onto the one thing that gives her meaning: learning as much as she can about the person whose heart she inherited. After finding the family of her likely-donor, Mia, Sydney falls deep into her world—and may also be falling for Mia's best friend, Clayton. 

But Sydney isn’t the only one hiding something. Mia’s brother Tanner won’t talk to Clayton, and Clayton won’t tell Sydney why. And hundreds of miles away, Chloe’s health has taken a turn for the worse. Sydney needs to face what’s in her heart—the truth, the guilt, and the future—before it’s too late.

About The Author

Erin Stewart grew up in Virginia and now makes her home in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and their three children. Erin loves using her background in journalism to research and write fiction based on real life. A heart failure survivor and adoptive mother, she believes life throws plot twists and people in our path for a reason–always. She is the author of the acclaimed YA novels Scars Like Wings and The Words We Keep.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cara on February 20, 2025

REVIEW TO COME😭!!!!!!!!! OH, THIS BOOK WAS SO BEAUTIFUL💗💐!!......more

Goodreads review by Casey Reads 🌸 on January 28, 2025

I believe this will 100% be a bestseller. A beautiful story of a girl who gets a heart transplant and all the guilt that comes along with it. Why did she get the heart and not one of her friends that also needs it? Why did someone else have to die for her to live? I can only imagine that I would str......more

Goodreads review by Anila on March 15, 2025

Erin Stewart does it again and delivers a beautiful and heartbreaking read about grief and second chances. This review won’t be long as I don’t think I could write anything that will do this book justice and how it made me feel. All I can say is that it absolutely moved me and wrecked me in the best......more

Goodreads review by Anisa on March 02, 2025

A wonderful powerful story about life. The way this story pulled at my heartstrings 😭 I even shed a tear or two. The emotion I felt while reading this was very real. The characters really made you feel like you knew them personally and were on this journey with them. I can see this being made into a......more

Goodreads review by milliereadsalot on January 27, 2025

4.5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review! This was very emotional - prepare to feel a LOT when you're reading this! This is a story of survival and recovery, and life after almost-certain death, and I think it was done so wel......more


Quotes

★ "[A]n incredibly emotional story....With its perfect blend of chronic illness representation, mental health exploration, and romance, this is sure to appeal to fans of books like John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars or Shannon Takaoka’s Everything I Thought I Knew; it’s a standout addition to the genre." —School Library Journal, starred review

"A luminous, brilliant meditation on living that will burrow deep into your heart and stay there. This is an emotional and riveting must-read and if you aren't already a fan of Erin Stewart, you will be after finishing Every Borrowed Beat." Kathleen Glasgow, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces


"Stewart....poignantly explores the occasionally brutal realities of organ donation and transplant for patients and their families, particularly survivor’s guilt and grief....heart-wrenching and heartwarming." —Kirkus Reviews

"Readers looking for a poignant yet funny love story will find it here." —Booklist

"Stewart explores the experience of learning how to begin again in this sincere portrayal of life, loss, and first love." —Publishers Weekly