At its core, Shark Heart by Emily Habeck is a love story unlike any other you will read. If you have been in a relationship, I am sure you asked your partner the time old question, "would you love me if..." I feel that is the premise Emily Habeck had and she swam with it (see what I did there). Shark Heart is so well written, some parts are rich in magical realism, others are rich in wit and heart. Shark Heart will have the reader emotional over a great white shark.  

In Shark Heart you meet a woman named Wren, who just wants to live a mediocre life. She follows the rules and makes no waves, Wren is most comfortable being in the background. But once you read about Wrens childhood and her relationship with her own mother. Wren meets and falls in love with Lewis and after a short courtship, Lewis asks Wren to marry him. Wren gladly agrees and soon she is dreaming about her life and future with Lewis and hopefully some children. But shortly after marrying Wren, Lewis is diagnosed with an animal mutation of a Great White Shark, and only has a short time left in his human form. Wren and Lewis try their best to adjust to Lewis's changing form, and his outbursts of anger at never having fulfilled his dream of being on Broadway and a great playwright. His anger and self deprecation is at an all time high when Lewis is outed as the high school theatre and his passion play is given to his replacement known simply as the "Ignoramus."
How do you morn the loss of a relationship that ended simply because of outside factors out of your control? How do you say goodbye to the love of your life, your person? How do you go forward knowing that Lewis is out in the dark cold ocean? Does he remember her, would he recognize her if he saw her in the water? 
Shark Heart was the most interesting love story that I have read in a long time. The concept of being in a normal world, but there are people that have animal mutations that will eventually transform into that form, pulls on the readers heartstrings. With short chapters told in multiple perspectives, with some parts written like a play, Shark Heart will get burrow itself in the hearts of readers and will have you thinking about this book long after you have closed it.