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A review by exquisite_tragedy
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Boy, was this dark! I’m not complaining, but I genuinely wasn’t expecting that for some reason.
This book has been languishing on my TBR for years, so I’m glad I finally picked it up. I ended up enjoying it for the most part. It was super messed up and went in a lot of unexpected directions. I just felt like parts of this dragged and went on for way too long. Like, a big chunk was spent outlining her life in prison…and for what? Cut out like 100 pages and I think I would have loved this.
CWs for sexual assault, graphic depictions of jail life, rape, gore/violence, emetophobia, child death, murder, violence involving eyeballs
Story: 3/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (narrated by January LaVoy)
Length: 10h43min
This book has been languishing on my TBR for years, so I’m glad I finally picked it up. I ended up enjoying it for the most part. It was super messed up and went in a lot of unexpected directions. I just felt like parts of this dragged and went on for way too long. Like, a big chunk was spent outlining her life in prison…and for what? Cut out like 100 pages and I think I would have loved this.
CWs for sexual assault, graphic depictions of jail life, rape, gore/violence, emetophobia, child death, murder, violence involving eyeballs
Story: 3/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (narrated by January LaVoy)
Length: 10h43min
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit