Heart-Shaped Hack

Tracey Garvis-Graves writes great banter. Unfortunately that's not enough to carry an entire book. The plot of Heart-Shaped Hack is very slow and cliched. Woman falls in love with mysterious yet perfect hacker, has great sex, they get more and more involved and have more great sex, and then finally at the 70% mark, something tragic happens but it's obvious to the reader (if not to the heroine) that there's more going on than she realizes. The heroine is a perfect, selfless woman who runs a food pantry without any social services training, and all of her clients totally love her (seriously, has this woman ever set foot in a food pantry?).

Perhaps Garvis-Graves should try writing a screenplay for a movie whose plot has already been show more determined. The dialogue between Kate and Ian did make me smile a few times, but they deserved a better story and more fully developed characters. show less

I liked the idea for this contemporary romance. I liked the characters for the most part. I just didn't feel connected to the story. I felt sluggish and kind of repetitive to me. The characters also got together pretty quickly which I didn't feel was very realistic in this case. In this day and age I find it hard to believe that Kate would go for Ian knowing that he has hacked into pretty much all her personal information just to get together with her. White hat or not, that is just not okay in my opinion. Again, it was different which keeps this book at the middle of the road for me. 3 stars.

This book... oh my this book. Such a great story. So unique and inventive. I devoured it in less than twenty-four hours. I didn't want to put it down.

This is one of those sweet stories that give you the giggles and has you smiling constantly. Such a wonderful storyline and great writing, there is no way you can't adore this book!

At first you think this is just a fluffy love story. Girl meets boy. Boy ticks her off. She falls for boy. Boy has already fallen for her... But it's not that fluffy story. That is only the beginning. Instead of dragging out all of the fluff, Tracey adds a twist. A great twist. A twist that leaves you panting and your heart jumping out of your chest, waiting to see what will happen next.

Everyone that follows my show more reviews knows that I don't go for the sweet love stories. I like dark and soul wrenching stories. Although, this one is not dark or soul wrenching, it has enough mysterious twists that I was enthralled with the story. I couldn't get enough of it.

For all of you always wanting your happily ever after... don't worry, this isn't a cliffhanger. You get an ending you will most likely want and should be satisified with. I was satisified. Which, is unusual for me. I shocked myself in being content with the ending. It really ends just the way it should.

This is most definitely a book for you all to pick up. It's a quick read. It flows seamlessly. You will have it done in no time, and your heart will be full of all kinds of good stuff once you are finished. show less

This book... oh my this book. Such a great story. So unique and inventive. I devoured it in less than twenty-four hours. I didn't want to put it down.

This is one of those sweet stories that give you the giggles and has you smiling constantly. Such a wonderful storyline and great writing, there is no way you can't adore this book!

At first you think this is just a fluffy love story. Girl meets boy. Boy ticks her off. She falls for boy. Boy has already fallen for her... But it's not that fluffy story. That is only the beginning. Instead of dragging out all of the fluff, Tracey adds a twist. A great twist. A twist that leaves you panting and your heart jumping out of your chest, waiting to see what will happen next.

Everyone that follows my show more reviews knows that I don't go for the sweet love stories. I like dark and soul wrenching stories. Although, this one is not dark or soul wrenching, it has enough mysterious twists that I was enthralled with the story. I couldn't get enough of it.

For all of you always wanting your happily ever after... don't worry, this isn't a cliffhanger. You get an ending you will most likely want and should be satisified with. I was satisified. Which, is unusual for me. I shocked myself in being content with the ending. It really ends just the way it should.

This is most definitely a book for you all to pick up. It's a quick read. It flows seamlessly. You will have it done in no time, and your heart will be full of all kinds of good stuff once you are finished. show less

This was okay but lacked tension in the middle. It was a nice read but I thought the romantic relationship developed too quickly which caused that lack of tension/conflict in the middle of the story. There was a nice little bit of angst and some cute dialogue. Worth the read but not my favorite by this author.

Kate Watts is managing a Food Pantry in Minneapolis in need of resources. A personal appearance on TV brings a very generous anonymous gift. When it happens a second month, Kate catches the donor leaving and tries to thank him. He refers to himself as a Robin Hood hacker who takes from the rich to give to the poor. After a questionable start involving his ethics Kate and Ian begin dating. Ian has a legitimate business and a government connection that leads to some suspense. A fun read, very sexy but with some unbelievable actions with a few holes in the plot.

Quite charming but lacking emotional connection. Could have been partly due to the narrator who did not do a good job of Kate. But then neither did the author - she doesn't seem to have enough background ... or something, to make me believe in her.