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Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

20 reviews

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Rape, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Cancer

Minor: Vomit, Incest, Body shaming, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

kaelizaco's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Child death, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Drug use

ssarahbbeth's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The ending. This ending. Spoilers for the ending of this book obviously...

The plot twist wasn't exactly revealed in a satisfying way and that's okay. What I despised about this ending was the way the serial rapist/abusive ex comes in and saves the day. He gets to rush in, play hero, and almost be portrayed as Geo's guardian angel. Besides the chapter immediately before where it's revealed he isn't into chopping up bodies (bare minimum, bro) the last time we saw this guy he was sexually assaulting the protagonist. Now he is saving the 'damsel in distress'? Besides some other small frustrations, I really liked this story, but that angered me so much, the way Calvin ALMOST seemed redeemable at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Infertility, Infidelity, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Completely f***ed up, but I couldn’t put it down.  Check the TW before picking it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, Vomit, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child death, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

Minor: Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Car accident, Incest, Infertility, and Body shaming

burinskaite's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

readingwithtrey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book gave me the ICK. And it’s a very hard one to rate because of said ick. But when I think about the things that I look for in a thriller, this checks a lot of the boxes. 

I binged this over the weekend because I just couldn’t put it down. I had to know what happened and only figured out a twist like 5 minutes before it was revealed. If it’s one thing about me, I LOVE thrillers and mysteries that I can’t figure out. 

What I didn’t enjoy so much was that it was a lot more gruesome than I prefer, and it included 2 particular subjects that I try to avoid. Having said that, it was definitely a solid thriller, and I couldn’t find any plot holes. 

I highly recommend this one, but definitely check content warnings before diving in!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit, Outing, Miscarriage, Infertility, Infidelity, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

fanchera's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Child death, Blood, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol

janjanjukebox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 311 pages 10 hours and 43 minutes narrated by January LaVoy

Genre: Mystery Thriller, Crime Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Contemporary 

Featuring: Seattle, Washington, Graphic Depictions, Dead Bodies, Prison Life, Sexual Assault, Rape, Murder, Child Murder, Police Investigation, Multiracial Characters, Harassment, Violence, Multiple Timelines, Some Graphic Descriptions, Child Abuse, Sex, Teenagers, Preview of Little Secrets

Rating as a movie: N-17 for violence, disturbing themes, and content 

My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

My thoughts: 11% - Interesting opening, but then it got real. I'm going back to Sugarberry Cove. 
25% - I might have to quit this one. The story is good but too graphic for my taste. 
32% - I saw that coming. 
50% - I went from not sure if I wanted to hear more to getting annoyed every time I had to get out of the car. Now, I'm at home and free to enjoy this book uninterrupted for the rest of the evening. 
81% - I have solved this case, and I'm rewarding myself with a long break. And by break, I mean, I'm starting another book.

I'm not sure if it is predictable if you figure everything out 75% in even though the author hasn't revealed it yet. Anyway, this book was written well and held my interest but also repulsed me. I wanted to slap MC, but she was young and had some excuses for her stupidity. There were plotholes but the way the story flowed; I didn't even care. 

Recommend to others?: Sure, but this book isn't for those with sensitive palates; my senses were definitely violated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Cancer, Stalking, Vomit, Alcohol, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Vomit