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A review by vanishing_librarian
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
5.0
I finally got around to reading this! It is the first book I am reading by Jennifer Hillier and I was expecting great things after all the praise her novels are getting currently. And I can honestly tell you that she really delivered with this one!
This story was gripping from the start and I couldn't really put it down. The writing is beautiful - even if the topics are definitely not most of the time. I got really invested in Geo's story and would recommend this book to any other thriller book lover out there.
Nonetheless, I do have to say that towards the end there was a point where a (big) part of the twist was really obvious but I am not sure if Jennifer Hillier even had the intention of hiding it anymore. I think I would have enjoyed it a little more if she left us in the dark a little bit longer. There was also another scene shortly before the ending in which I had to suspend my disbelief a little because of the sudden reveal of something that wasn't really explained before or after. That is also the only reason why I was debating giving this book four stars instead of five. But after all, I enjoyed my time with this so much - I decided on five stars (or 4.5 rounded up, if you want to be precise).
This story was gripping from the start and I couldn't really put it down. The writing is beautiful - even if the topics are definitely not most of the time. I got really invested in Geo's story and would recommend this book to any other thriller book lover out there.
Nonetheless, I do have to say that towards the end there was a point where a (big) part of the twist was really obvious but I am not sure if Jennifer Hillier even had the intention of hiding it anymore. I think I would have enjoyed it a little more if she left us in the dark a little bit longer. There was also another scene shortly before the ending in which I had to suspend my disbelief a little because of the sudden reveal of something that wasn't really explained before or after. That is also the only reason why I was debating giving this book four stars instead of five. But after all, I enjoyed my time with this so much - I decided on five stars (or 4.5 rounded up, if you want to be precise).