Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

100 reviews

raindrops723's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

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

lfbennett407's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Violence

tillystoptitles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, and Body horror

lost_goddess's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

This book was okay. I think I would have stopped at about 30% if it wasn't a book club book. 

Good points:
Realistic characters
Realistic reaction to trauma

Things that bothered me:
Detailed descriptions of rape.
About half the story is told in flashbacks.
Predictable plot.
Unnecessary details, like when she went to prison. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

olivialoverderheinheimer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The multiple twists right at the end were a shock, I saw one coming but was not prepared for more. Definitely a lot of triggering and upsetting situations but a good thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, and Violence

queenb13's review against another edition

Too many graphic depictions of violence, particularly sexual assault, which is just not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, and Murder

shelbfish5's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence

aimesericks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was way more dark than I’d anticipated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood and Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia

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