After reading the Pact, I didn't think Picoult's work could possibly get any better. I was wrong. Harvesting the Heart is by far the best book I have ever read. It contains much symbolism, but at the same time its not overdone. The novel left me thinking about my relationship with my boyfriend and also my mother. If you read any of Jodi's novels, chose this one. I didn't want the book to end!