Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

I'm not really a science fiction type of girl. But from the moment I started listening to "Shark Heart" by Emily Habeck, I was captivated. The story begins as a fairy tale when Lewis and Wren fall in love, and decide to get married. They share hopes and dreams of starting a family, and building a beautiful life together. However, the newlyweds are thrown for a loop during their first year of marriage when Lewis is diagnosed with a disorder that will turn him, eventually, into a great white shark. As Lewis begins to morph from human to shark, from carnivore to pescatarian, their relationship and marriage are put to the test. I don't want to give away too much here, but it is important to point out that this is really not a book about a man turning into a great white shark. It is a metaphor for the human condition, and any couple struggling with a terminal diagnosis. Think ALS, think brain cancer, think pancreatic cancer. Lewis is a man facing any one of these debilitating diseases. Despite the grim prognosis, the novel is filled with hope, joy and humor. Themes of everlasting love, grief, disability, death, and inspiration are all woven into this gem of a novel. Hailing from Ardmore, Oklahoma, this is Habeck's first novel. Her writing is out-of-the-box creative and original, and I hope this is just the beginning of her writing career.  To buy this book on Amazon click here.