***4.5 ‘Wait. Hold Up Just One Second’ Stars***
That ending...what...when…*big heavy sigh*
Okay, the ending is not the best place to start a review, especially when it will probably be all kinds of vague-non spoilery-verbal vomity (Warning you now) but, but I have so many questions now (please note that I am actually pouting while laughing as I write this)
Because seriously?!? WTF?
*Takes deep...DEEP breath...holds it...and let’s it out slowly*
Okay. Let’s do this semi-properly.
I don’t normally do mystery/suspense nowadays, but I’d been waffling over going for Jar of Hearts for a minute ~ I couldn’t get the cover out of my head and the blurb definitely peaked my curiosity ~ Then I saw the early reviews rolling in from other blogger/reviewers I follow and who tend to swim in the same opinion pool as myself and decided to give it a go because why not?
And I was hooked from the first page.
HOOKED.
I was in that weird limbo where I wanted to devour it while wanting to savor each detail because there was still so much unknown that I didn’t want to miss that ‘lightbulb’ moment when all of the innuendos and off handed thoughts and comments finally made sense ~ and let me tell you, when they did the lightbulb almost burst.
While I won’t give away much of the of story line I will say that I was absolutely fascinated by Georgina aka Geo. Experiencing all that she went through and watching her reinvent herself throughout the story was, for lack of a better word, fascinating. I loved watching how she adapted to her surroundings and still held on to pieces of herself along the way. And regardless of how you may end up viewing her, you cannot deny her strength.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, even when the pacing dragged for me, which, despite how this review started, is my only real gripe. I’ll admit that the drag could very well be because of my need to know what the truth was, but it is what it is. But this one kept me on my toes and when all was revealed at the end, it was a total “Whoa” moment. But outside of the mystery and Geo herself, I thought all of the characters were well written. They were all unique and added layers to the story that gave it the depth that gave insight to the overall story without taking the focus off the main issue at hand. And as for the ending, it may just be me, but I have questions, this isn’t to say that the big plot questions aren’t answered, it’s just that kind of ending.
~ Copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley & voluntarily reviewed ~
This is the 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, Calvin was Geo's first love. Turbulent and often volatile, their relationship bordered on obsession from the moment they met right up until the night Angela was killed.
For fourteen years, Geo knew what happened to Angela and told no one. For fourteen years, she carried the secret of Angela's death until Geo was arrested and sent to prison.
While everyone thinks they finally know the truth, there are dark secrets buried deep. And what happened that fateful night is more complex and more chilling than anyone really knows. Now the obsessive past catches up with the deadly present when new bodies begin to turn up, killed in the exact same manner as Angela Wong.
How far will someone go to bury her secrets and hide her grief? How long can you get away with a lie? How long can you live with it?
Release Date: June 12th, 2018
Jennifer Hillier writes about dark, twisted people who do dark, twisted things. Born and raised in Toronto and a proud Canadian, she spent eight years in the Seattle area, which is where all her books are set.
She loves her son, her husband, the Seahawks, and Stephen King. Not equally, but close. She's the author of five novels. Her newest psychological suspense, JAR OF HEARTS, is coming June 12, 2018 from Minotaur Books.
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