Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Jasper Vale by Devney Perry

9 reviews

0live_tr33's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Infidelity

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Rating: 5/5 stars

Eloise Eden only wants her hotel…but when she drunkenly marries Jasper Vale in Vegas, she fears that her irresponsibility has put her future plans at risk.

Loved loved loved loved loved this. Jasper Vale is a human fire emoji and I’m obsessed. From the first chapter, I loved how he saw and appreciated Eloise and would go above and beyond to keep her happy and safe. And all the “my wife” lines? Perfection. Eloise is also fantastic and easily my favorite of the Eden sisters. Her heart, her capacity for love, and her bravery are just so wonderful and I was so happy to see her evolve through this story arc (and really through the entire series so far).

There was a particular plot element that bugged me a little for personal reasons and almost made this 4.5 stars, but in the end it made me cry, and y’all know the rule. If you’re keeping score, my current series rating is JUNIPER HILL > JASPER VALE > INDIGO RIDGE > CHRISTMAS IN QUINCY (novella) > GARNET FLATS.

CW: Gun violence/injury/death; animal cruelty/death; infidelity

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Animal death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Stalking

abicaro17's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Jasper and Eloise are definitely contenders for my favorite Eden couple! Their banter and genuine respect for one another is so sweet! I thought the book was so well done and I can't wait to read glimpses of them in the last two books. My one issue was the unnecessary weird relationship with the ex. He definitely only needed the parents for the plot line to work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Stalking, Classism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Drug use, Gun violence, Body horror, and Body shaming

kaylsreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Good addition to the series. Both Eloise and jasper did a lot of growing up in this, it was nice to be able to watch. I’m glad that the move from “fake” marriage to “you’re my wife” was not painful like it is with the trope sometimes. I honestly would have really liked a little more depth with the conflict with blaze at the end, it felt rushed. I also think that the relationship between jasper and Eloise’s parents could have been explored a little more, I would have killed for a sexy protective husband scene where jasper really stands up to Harrison for Eloise and Harrison realizes the error of his ways haha. Overall really cute and sweet, first 2/3 were almost perfect, last 1/3 just felt a little rushed. Can’t wait to read the next installment 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use, Blood, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Violence, Medical trauma, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, and Animal cruelty

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Okay I enjoyed it a lot, I love Eloise and Jasper both. I was a little thrown with the whole ex wife stuff for Jasper and how open relationships were portrayed a bit and why Jasper really would have a relationship with her after all of that to go to a wedding. It was just not 100% believable. 

I also wish we had a bit more build to their relationship that we saw. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gun violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A delightful, diverting bit of smut! Small town with a little jet set moment, fake marriage + “that’s my wife + very steamy scenes. A treat! 

(Check for content warnings, but want to note the infidelity is not between the main characters!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Infidelity and Gun violence

kaylastowe's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This series has my whole heart 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

downtown_kb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was really derailed by Garnet Flats, the 3rd book in this series, I did not like it at all. But this book gives me hope because I feel we are getting back into what I love about Devney Perry's books: romance, relationship building, and a bit of suspense.

While the first part of this book suffered from a little too much miscommunication for my liking, once we got the context of Jasper's past it all made a lot more sense. I felt Devney Perry was did a brave thing with where she chose to take Jasper's past. It's not something we see addressed in romance novels much when looking at the mmc.

The second half of this book was a delight. I really liked the new level of steam in this one, we reached new heights!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content