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Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

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michelles_book_nook's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

⚠️ TW: rape, sexual assault, grooming, serial murders with multiple being children, mutilation, graphic content, mentions of child pornography, abuse and paedophilia, domestic violence, toxic relationships, drug/alcohol addiction ⚠️ Wow this book broke me and definitely isn't for the faint hearted because it is a whole new level of dark. This book is so hard to review without giving spoilers but it follows three friends, Angela, Geo and Kaiser, who are best friends throughout high school until one ends up brutally murdered, one ends up in prison and one spends their life searching for answers. Honestly this book is darkly intense, fast paced and disturbing and even when some chapters make you want to put it down you simply can't stop reading. Jennifer Hillier hands down blew my mind with her writing style! She pulled off a flawless thriller filled with jaw dropping chapters as well as explosive twists, turns and a crazy ending. However, my main issue was the extensive amount of rapes and sexual assaults. In my opinion, some of the rapes and SA's that took place were in no way necessary to further the plot or the dislike toward any characters and I'm not a fan of them being dropped into books purely for the shock factor (and I lost count of how many there were). Overall though, this is mind blowing thriller and if it sounds like something you'd be able to read then I highly recommend it!

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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yunsq's review against another edition

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fast-paced

2.75

Very graphic sexual assault scenes. The author goes into very graphic descriptions which I’m not sure contributed to the story. Some parts were really painful to read, some parts I related to. Overall a fast-paced, gripping thriller which did what it promised to do. Not a fan of it’s ending at all - it felt too rushed, and too artificial. Everything fell into place miraculously, which was unlike how the book first started out to be.

I can see why other people enjoyed this. Maybe quick-fix, fast-paced thrillers just aren’t for me anymore. I’ve outgrown the thrill-seeking reader I used to be. I refuse to read about pain, death and gory scenes and feel so empty after.

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dark tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Well that was a very dark book.

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lisacanteven's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I have been searching for a book that would keep me creeped out and hooked until the very end. This book accomplished that. I sort of figured out the twist, but I think I figured it out when I was supposed to if that makes sense.

I feel a bit twisted giving this book 5 stars because the story itself is very graphically twisted. But it was just such a wild ride that I couldn't give it any less. I could have lived without the epilogue, but it wasn't enough to knock it down a star, maybe a half star instead (still rounds up to 5 stars).

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