Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

95 reviews

theinstabookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I picked this book up and soft DNFed it a while ago when I wasn't in the right mood. This book alternates between Geo's POV, the FMC, and Kaiser's POV, the detective with the Seattle PD and a friend and former classmate of Geo's. This story wasn't what I was expecting, in a good way.

Part One of the book is Geo in prison for the murder of her high school best friend, Angela. I liked that because it felt like I was watching a season of Orange Is The New Black. Part Two also intrigued me because it focuses on the serial killer, and I like serial killer thrillers. However, Part Two takes place five years after Geo is sent to prison, but that isn't indicated at the beginning of part two. You have to start reading the first chapter in part two to find that out, which threw me off a bit. I would have preferred the time jump to be plainly stated. This is also a slow-burn even though the book is very short. I found that this threw the pacing off and meant that things were dragged out much more than they needed to be. The writing wasn't my favourite and my copy could have used at least another round of edits because there were SO many spelling errors. This is written in third person POV and I much prefer books written in first person. The big reveal and plot twist was saved for the very end of the book, but by that point the reveal wasn't shocking enough to pull me back into the story. 

I loved LITTLE SECRETS by the author and look forward to reading her other books. This one just didn't quite work for me. Be mindful of trigger warnings, as there are a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cancer

themrshedrick816's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This book kept me hooked and coming back from the very beginning. There are some heavy scenes and I would advise reading any trigger warnings before reading this book, but I would definitely recommend it! It was a great thriller and the twist was a good one!! If you like psychological thrillers, this book is for you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, Addiction, Cursing, Stalking, and Violence

naereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Death, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Car accident, Child abuse, and Confinement

tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Felt like reading a wattpad book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Violence

bookdeviant86's review against another edition

dark sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Grief, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Child death, Violence, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Gore, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Gun violence, Incest, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This would have been a 5 star read if the epilogue would have been -slightly- more flushed out. So SO good. A heart pounding, gut wrenching look into the wrong side of "coming of age" and how our past will always come back to haunt us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Cursing, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Violence, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

heatherw25's review against another edition

dark tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

juliaclark's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Rape, Emotional abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

mackenzieotlowski's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child death, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Vomit, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence

_kayrae'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a dark and gripping story. The character and world building was so strong with this one. I guessed the ending pretty early on, but that didn’t take away anything for me. Overall a consistently enjoyable story that I’m sure will stick with me for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Abortion