Jar of Hearts

311 pages

English language

Published May 2, 2018

ISBN:
978-1-250-15419-4
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OCLC Number:
1001456265

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4 stars (4 reviews)

"This is story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who's been searching for the truth all these years . . . When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong--one of the most popular girls in school--disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school. But fourteen years later, Angela Wong's remains are discovered in the woods near Geo's childhood home. And Kaiser--now a detective with Seattle PD--finally learns the truth: Angela was a victim of Calvin James. The same Calvin James who murdered at least three other women. To the authorities, Calvin is a serial killer. But to Geo, he's something else entirely. Back in high school, …

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3 stars

Hmm….. a lot of thoughts on this one. Overarching, I was entertained, but I am left disappointed and kind of mad, lol. There were some really unexpected and highly upsetting moments that I did not expect and made me genuinely sick. My bad for not checking the trigger warnings I guess, so I’d definitely recommend doing that before reading.

Maaaaaany pointless subplots and side characters that in the moment felt important, but in the end were completely irrelevant to the actual story, but could have been. While the book was engaging throughout, the ending was rushed and felt like a huge let down. In addition, so many unanswered questions here, and in my opinion, lots of unfinished business.

If I had to describe this book in 3 worlds, I would say sloppy, disturbing, and shocking.

I would not recommend this one, but I don’t regret reading it.

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Subjects

  • Missing persons
  • Serial murderers
  • Murder
  • Fiction