Hardcover
Love is forbidden. Fight for your heart in deadly trials.

The Heart Trials

$38.00

  • Hardcover

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2026

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Summary

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

In a world where love is forbidden, one girl must fight for her heart and freedom through deadly trials in the first book of a dystopian romantasy duology from the New York Times bestselling author of the House of Marionne series.

“Love Island meets The Hunger Games … a satisfying reality dating competition unfolds within a dystopian fantasy.” - Kirkus Reviews

The first edition hardcover features stunning sprayed edges, stamped case, and des…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798217238224
Author:J. Elle
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:1 September 2026
Weight:595g
Dimensions:32mm x 162mm x 236mm
Audience Age:14
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The Heart Trials by J. Elle - ISBN: 9798217238224
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

★ “A well-written dystopian romantasy, hand it to fans of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.” —School Library Journal, starred review

★ “Sumptuous prose and cerebral, original worldbuilding coalesce into an electrifying narrative that boasts relentless tension, political unease, and irresistible momentum.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Love Island meets The Hunger Games in a racially diverse world…A satisfying reality dating competition unfolds within a dystopian fantasy.” —Kirkus Reviews

About The Author

J. Elle

J. Elle is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of dark fantasy fiction examining love as a powerful phenomenon-capable of building and destroying worlds.

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