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namenotimportant's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Unfortunately I didn't. The beginning and the ending I liked, everything in between was just bad. I thought Jasper was extremely
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Stalking, and Pregnancy
abidavisf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Jasper Vale, the book, is beautiful. It lives and breathes “underneath the pretty colours is a really ugly horse”. It doesn’t sugarcoat anything, but instead explores the wonder of finding the good in the bad, moving on from hurt and trauma, and learning how to love and believe in yourself.
Eloise and Jasper grew up so differently, both in worlds that should have been ‘perfect’ and yet were not. They came together in their imperfections to teach each other how to live for themselves and I just adored watching them grow.
Devney Perry had me going in the middle there. I was really starting to question my love of Jasper and, even though I understood some of his behaviour, I was getting ridiculously frustrated with him. His journey, most of all, was wonderful to read. To see him accept Eloise’s love and, ultimately, the love of a family was worth every hair I wanted to pull out.
I thought about this book non-stop when I wasn’t reading it. I loved it. It’s beautiful. With that being said, there are some very dark themes in this book and I implore you to check your trigger warnings before reading. Some happy endings come with a pinch of salt, and this was definitely one of those.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Eloise Eden only wants her hotel…but when she drunkenly marries Jasper Vale in Vegas, she fears that her irresponsibility has put her future plans at risk.
Loved loved loved loved loved this. Jasper Vale is a human fire emoji and I’m obsessed. From the first chapter, I loved how he saw and appreciated Eloise and would go above and beyond to keep her happy and safe. And all the “my wife” lines? Perfection. Eloise is also fantastic and easily my favorite of the Eden sisters. Her heart, her capacity for love, and her bravery are just so wonderful and I was so happy to see her evolve through this story arc (and really through the entire series so far).
There was a particular plot element that bugged me a little for personal reasons and almost made this 4.5 stars, but in the end it made me cry, and y’all know the rule. If you’re keeping score, my current series rating is JUNIPER HILL > JASPER VALE > INDIGO RIDGE > CHRISTMAS IN QUINCY (novella) > GARNET FLATS.
CW: Gun violence/injury/death; animal cruelty/death; infidelity
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Stalking
fiwwa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
this book got me in my feels and i realized marriage by accident / convenience might be one of my favorite tropes. every time jasper refers to eloise as "my wife" i went crazy. when he calls her "angel" i went crazy. when he visited her at work just to let her know he's going somewhere and kisses her forehead before leaving I WENT CRAZY. all i can say is i fell in love with jasper at first "eight. count again." that line is iconic the man knows what he's doing!! i also notice that this series has a plot pattern lol at certain percentage i know something dramatic would happen, but overall i loved this book and their a-frame cabin <3
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy
hapalyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gun violence and Stalking
Minor: Pregnancy
marveloesje's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, Stalking, and Murder
sami_leigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
🌶️🌶️.5/5
She was supposed to erase the past. She was supposed to be a beautiful picture over an ugly drawing.
I was afraid that I’d miss him for the rest of my life.
How many people had told Jasper they loved him? Not enough.
🏞️ First person dual POV
🏞️ Fourth in a series following the Edens
🏞️ Accidental marriage / marriage of convenience (What happens in Vegas…)
🏞️ One bed
🏞️ Brother-in-law’s best friend
🏞️ Sunshine and Grump
🏞️ Hotel manager / MMA trainer
🏞️ She wants the hotel her parents don’t think she’s ready for, he wants to get over a past that won’t leave him alone and figure out what’s next.
🏞️ All the chemistry
🏞️ He falls first
🏞️ Spice 🥵
🏞️ Nickname
🏞️ Well established secondary characters; Winslow & Griffin (Book 1), Memphis & Knox (Book 2), Talia & Foster (Book 3), Lyla (Book 5), Mateo (Book 6), Anne & Harrison (Short story 4.5)
🏞️ MC growth; past relationship trauma, self worth/confidence, risking a relationship
🏞️ Epilogue
⚠️ Parental abandonment, toxic relationships (past), injury/injury detail (moderate), medical trauma (minor), pregnancy, gun violence (moderate), death.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy and Injury/Injury detail
jamiejanae_6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Pregnancy
kaylsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
ecravens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol