Paper Hearts

By: Claire Contreras

Narrated by: Misty Stone, Vikas Adam

I lost her. No. I threw her away. She was my best friend. I was never supposed to fall in love with her. I was careless. She was heartbroken. I thought I was doing fine. But here she is, years later, forced to work with me, reminding me why I fell in love with her in the first place. And this time I'm going to do everything in my power to never let her go.

©2015 Claire Contreras (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

JENSEEENNNNNNNN

This audiobook also contains the prequel novella.

I might love second chance romances, but there are some reasons for the MCs to be torn apart that I absolutely cannot stand. Claire Contreras is possibly the only author I would ever trust to write a second chance where one MC has a child with someone else. (They were on a break. So it might have been cheating by your definition.) My heart was ripped out, torn into pieces, stomped on, and somehow glued back together all by this book. Jensen and Mia are absolute perfection and deserve all the love and praise.

Narration: Vikas Adam embodies Jensen so well and was perfectly cast. Misty Stone does a good job, but is not a narrator I seek out.

Even more captivating then print!

I've read this book countless times and every time my emotions are tested, but hearing it on audio was like hearing it for the first time. The emotion was so raw! Oh and Vika does a perfect Jensen!

My favorite

I love Claire Contreras. She can do no wrong. Kaleidoscope Hearts was my first book of Claire’s. And I loved it. I did not think I would love Paper Hearts as much as Kaleidoscope Hearts. BUT I WAS WRONG. Paper Hearts is amazing, heartbreaking, swoon worthy, and just all in all awesome. Jensen...ah Jensen...I am in love. This is a must listen. The narrators are both fantastic. So worth the credit or the price of the book. I have both the paper versions and audible.

OMG!!!

You need to read this! It’s so beautifully written. Just a warning, you won’t be able to put it down once you start.

Paper hearts 🤍🤍🤍

Another great book by Claire. I absolutely loved Jensen and Mia’s story. 5 stars for sure amazing.

Achy feels!!

Any additional comments?

An emotional and beautiful second chance love story that had me choking back tears and rubbing at the ache in my chest! I have to admit that it took me quite awhile to forgive Jensen for what he did in the past but as the story progressed, I could see that he did truly love Mia. I liked that he never gave up when he was given a second chance and that he was actually always there all along (watching from afar) even when they weren't together anymore. The narrators did a great job especially in the break up scene - my heart ACHED from the words!! So much emotions in their voices !!

I loved both narrators

I could listen to these two narrators read the newspaper. They were so good. The story was adorable. The Mayle main character was so obsessed with her and this was the perfect story of right people wrong time.

A must read for fans of second chance romance!!

Would you listen to Paper Hearts again? Why?

Absolutely! I love the narrators and I thought they did a fantastic job with this story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Paper Hearts?

Grand gestures!!!

What about Misty Stone and Vikas Adam ’s performance did you like?

I thought Misty was fabulous at conveying the spitfire that was Mia and Vikas was perfect as Jensen. Those Jensen Talks chapters were highly anticipated as the story progressed.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes - most definitely. It took me a few days because of work and life but I put aside the book I was reading so I could focus solely on this book.

Any additional comments?

If I were to give a star for every time that Jensen made me swoon, this would be a 10+ star book. Watching these two try again was equal parts entertaining & charming. I am smitten with this couple and I am sad my time with them has ended.

Mia was a frustrating character. Her hesitation to move forward, though not unfounded, was maddening especially when compared to the effort Jensen put forth to restore her faith in him. The history of her journey sans Jensen was definitely heartbreaking to recount and it was good to see her find some closure to that low point in her life.

Jensen most definitely owns my heart. I adored him and his column. Jensen Talks was a unique way to learn more about the man who owned Mia's heart. He was adorable as a father and put forth a valiant effort at winning back the love of his life. I lost count of the numerous heavy sighs and flutters he gave me throughout the book.

Paper Hearts is definitely a contender for a top read of 2016. Interestingly enough, Kaleidoscope Hearts was one of my top reads of 2015. For all the love I have for Oliver and Estelle, I think Mia and Jensen may have moved ahead of them in my all-time favorite couples list - and that is courtesy of the uber talented Claire Contreras. I’m looking forward to Vic’s story in Elastic Hearts, which is already queued up on my Audible app.

4.5 Stars A Sweet Heartwarming Second Chance Story

Paper Hearts by Claire Contreras (Audio Edition)
Narrated by Misty Stone and Vikas Adam
Series: Hearts #2

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ½ I loved the chemistry between Mia and Jensen and I could really feel how much he loved her. Some of the things he said to her just made me melt! I could tell Mia loved him a lot too, however she was very cautious with her heart and at a point in the story I was a bit disappointed that she was STILL acting like Jensen wasn't all in, which considering how much he's shown her, surprised me. In the end though it was a sweet and heartwarming story. I have not read this author before but I will be sure to check her out again.

Misty Stone’s narration was quite good. Vikas Adam sounded like he was trying to deepen his voice and I found it sounded odd,(almost “pretend scary monster” like) however he didn't have a lot of parts to read and I got used to it after a while. In the end I thought the narration overall was well done.

~Paragraphs and Petticoats~

Older, a bit wiser, funnier

I truly love how Jensen and Mia turned out to be. The banter is so cute, I don’t want to spoil it. It’s worth a try!!!