Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

71 reviews

kellyhennings's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Cancer, Child death, Death, Rape, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, Incest, Car accident, and Abortion

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

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

mdlyn_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Incest, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

meganm1587's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Infertility, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol

swimmer120x's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.75

This book was decent/good, but it was difficult to read because of how graphic the descriptions were of the multiple r*pes that occurred. There was also a lot of graphic dismemberment descriptions. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, and Vomit

Minor: Gun violence and Pregnancy

Very graphic details of r*pe and dismemberment

amirahazhar's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.0

Extremely well-written, plot dense and intense. From the get-go, this was already heavy and dark. It's more graphic than other thrillers I've read so far and the grape parts were disturbing. Hillier did not skimp on the details. It's a story that doesn't leave your mind and I catch myself now thinking about how fucked up it was sometimes. 

This was my first glimpse of Hilier who is a fantastic writer, so I'll definitely be reading more of her work. I will however be bracing myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail