Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

309 reviews

whitreadslit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

This book was a little hard for me to read. There is a lot of violence committed against young adopted children. The mystery was good, and I definitely didn’t see it coming until the very end. I also was not a huge fan of the main character. I had a hard time sympathizing with her for the most part. Overall though, it was a pretty good read. 

3.5 Stars 

---

Content Warnings

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

heathermarie08'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

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! 

---

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

nicolebergeson's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

4.0

Book club read - so much of this book made me uncomfortable and needs several content warnings. The ending felt rushed and I craved more interaction at the final meetup.

Am I the only one mad she got a happy ending? Incest, rape, dismemberment, murder of children - book wasn’t for me.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Child death

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

---

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.

---

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

---

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

marleens's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

This one was very dark and gruesome and I liked almost everything about it. The only thing that didn’t really work for me was Kaiser’s POV, and I think I would have liked this book better with only Geo’s POV. Honestly, he didn’t add that much, the story wouldn’t have had to suffer much for it. But overall some excellent dark fiction!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Vomit, Gore, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

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. 

---

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

jodiegervais's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Child death