A review by claire60
The Found Jar by Jaycie Morrison

3.0

An interesting and unconventional lesbian romance, as one of the main characters is deeply unlikable. Emily is deeply troubled by childhood trauma, she is grumpy, prefers to be alone and has a problematic relationship with alcohol. Her closest friend Mel, is even more unlikeable, a horrid, manipulative abusive woman. It's hard to see why Emily remains in her thrall. On a beach vacation Emily meets Beck a younger woman, who has a brain injury which leaves her vulnerable, trusting and positive. Together they form a friendship that eventually changes Emily although why Beck stays after Emily is so horrid to her several times is beyond me. I was intrigued by how this story would develop and did keep reading and was glad that the ending allowed for some righting of wrongs but not enough to rid my memory of the various red flags there had been along the way. The story is well written, well paced and engaging enough to keep me reading, definitely unconventional though. I really like the concept of The Found Jar though and really want to embrace that.

With thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.