Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Jasper Vale by Devney Perry

16 reviews

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

mchammer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It was a super cute story! It was nice to hear Jasper’s and Eloise’s story. I felt like their partnership was a little random, but I grew to like them. Also, the mystery/intense part felt super rushed. Felt like it was only dedicated 2% of the book too. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Gun violence

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

meghanlamar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Animal death, Murder, Blood, Stalking, and Animal cruelty

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Stalking, Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, and Death

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

ecravens's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

jonezzzing's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Cursing, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Abandonment, and Police brutality

Minor: Pregnancy, Drug use, Alcohol, and Bullying

kjenae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing tense 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

I enjoyed this book a lot. Eloise Eden and Jasper Vale were meant to find each other (in every sense of that saying). 
The chemistry was definitely there and I loved how much Eloise and Jasper cared for each other, even before they could even admit it to themselves and to each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Mass/school shootings