Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

100 reviews

leahka89's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Major trigger warnings. Very good read, but extremely emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Cancer, Blood, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Infertility

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Infidelity, Incest, Vomit, Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Pedophilia

lbarnhill3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

Wow. This was such a fantastic read! Very emotional and challenging at times. I feel like I would have liked to know more about Kiser’s back story.

I didn’t put the pieces together about Geo’s son until right when Kiser & Kim were. I will say, I didn’t really like that Kiser and Geo end up together. Maybe it’s petty of me, but I didn’t think Geo deserved a truly happy ending. She didn’t deserve a horrible one, but idk, just felt wrong.

PLEASE read the trigger warnings before you start this book and be aware if you have any of them. I didn’t and had to put it down a couple times to process the

sexual assaults

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Eating disorder

martachbc's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Addiction, and Abandonment

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

dardarbinks88's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

jennahg123's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Rape and Violence

rainbowrnb's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence and Incest

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Violence, Vomit, and Rape

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