Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

65 reviews

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

nessa_booknook's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

although i finished reading this in a couple of hours, i wish i didn’t have my time wasted on this. I was 50% into the book when i realized nothing was really happening plot wise. the first part of the book was set in prison and how the mc was adjusting but nothing important for the plot it self. ending felt very rush and was resolved in like 1 page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

craftygal's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Rape, Child abuse, and Child death

dandruff_attack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Vomit and Terminal illness

Minor: Pedophilia, Addiction, and Abortion

paigetatum_13'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

it took me a while to come up with a rating just bc i was so flabbergasted from the ending lol but I definitely think the ending was a bit eh and could've been better! ending felt rushed. all I will say is Angela you deserved sm better 🫤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Child death, and Infidelity

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Murder, Incest, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual content, Gore, Cursing, Blood, Misogyny, Death, Child death, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence

alindeman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Wow this book. Brutal, heart wrenching. This content is pretty depressing. *incredible* writing and story telling. Moves so seamlessly between perspectives and time frames you don’t even realize it. Does a 5 year time skip which surprised me but worked well- again just such good writing. 

The book details Geo’s life after her trial, during, and after her prison sentence while simultaneously going into the past and slowly uncovering the story of Calvin James & what really happened the night Angela died. Once she finishes her prison sentence (after the 5 year time skip) you start learning through Kaiser’s perspective about

the murders currently occurring, where Calvin James is, and how he might be involved

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Geo’s story is honestly so fucking sad. Part of me was so incredibly angry, I just wanted to shake her and yell “just tell the fucking truth!!” But at the end of the day, she was a victim too, and you learn more about that throughout the whole book. 

Over all- excellent writing and a compelling mystery, & story about trauma 

CHECK TW!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Child death, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jolikestoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Fatphobia, Addiction, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

karipohar's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.5

This book had promise but I didn’t enjoy any part of this book. Trigger warnings for: sa, child murder, attempted incest. 
The characters are flawed and really bad people. Near the end it feels like the author tries to change the readers sympathies by making the murderer more caring. It feels very against the information we've been given up to that point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Death