A review by fresholivebread
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Book club read. Three high school friends: Angela's dead, Geo's hiding truths, and Kaiser becomes the cop who eventually arrests Geo. And oh, there's a serial killer lurking about. Warning: this is a gory book dealing with
(graphic) rape, sexual violence, abuse, murder, infidelity
. and all the works. Our MCs are as flawed as can be, cynical, hardened and rather awful people (not to mention they lie a lot). 

All the relationships are kinda fucked up, though that's probably the intention. I felt for Kaiser though, he didn't deserve some of the hell he got. The thriller aspect - as disturbing and dark as it may be - great, and the twisty reveals are paced well with elements of shock. Not sure how I felt about the ending -
maybe Kai still deserved some happiness, but Geo was still a question mark for me at the end

 

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