A review by alindeman
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

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
. 

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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