Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

101 reviews

aremedy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

pinkdynamite22's review against another edition

dark

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

With an interesting start, this book slowed down quite a bit in the middle before coming back with a big plot twist. Using consistent characters across multiple timelines, Jennifer Hillier took us on the roller coaster ride of the main character's life, including a stint in prison. I do have a couple minor questions left unanswered but overall, I would recommend this book to anyone without sensitivities for light s3x scenes and r@pe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

corywbowers's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Terminal illness, Blood, Abortion, and Alcohol

nicolern0826's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Blood, and Death of parent

thackerleah's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

bentonpruitt's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This book was ok.  There were definitely frustrating parts where characters acted against their development and either did things that just didn’t fit or didn’t do things that would have solved the problem before it even started.  Clearly attempting to be edgy and twisty but ended up being pretty tropey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

This book has ALL of the thriller content warnings plus some.

emilynch1211's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Honestly, I almost stopped reading about 40 pages in because I thought it would all take place in prison (I did not). I’m glad I kept reading! The prose was beautiful and there was such a good mix of mystery, death, and emotion. I did guess the plot twist before the reveal but it was satisfying all the same. The very end was slightly disappointing and felt rushed, which is why a half star was removed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

bettyjett's review against another edition

dark

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

What kind of fu**ed up fu**ery is this?

The "trigger warning" wasn't nearly adequate enough. I skipped literal pages in this book because of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

crcarruthers'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

This is one of the best mystery/thrillers I've read in a long time! Even though I guessed part.of the ending, it didn't make it any less amazing. I will definitely be picking up more of Jennifer Hillier's books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

iamlaura's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Murder