Relationships are always made up of these little perceptions of relationships, you know. What you think a friendship is something else to someone else. You can never really know what’s in someone else’s mind, no matter how much you love them. Meh. I expected something different. The description gave me a Sex Education vibe, even though Jack doesn’t sound like Otis at all. But I was still interested to see how the author approaches this plot! After reading the book, I have to say that he didn’t handle it very well. Jack’s supposed to be 17 (I think?) but acts like a typical “cool” teenager – he smokes, takes drugs and drinks. What made me uncomfortable was the fact that he was a minor and I feel like the author sexualised him. He sends nudes,and he knows it could be considered child pornography, but he’s completely blasé about it! He’s also like “if someone shares them, I just share theirs as well”. Um, hello?? What kind of problematic message does this send to readers? Adding to that, Jack was a complete arsehole! The stalker plotline was very weird and I think the ending was rushed. In general, something was off. I don’t know if it’s the writing or the story (probably both) but I really didn’t like it. I also think that there were way too many characters – he had sex with a lot of guys and I couldn’t tell them apart. He was in a relationship with one guy, the other moved there from Boston, then there was the older brother of a class mate… I couldn’t tell them apart AT ALL. It was also convenient that his mother was gone all the time. What I also didn’t like was the fact that a letter to Jack of Hearts was at the beginning of a chapter, then the plot continued, and his answer was at the beginning of the next chapter. I always had to check what the last letter was about because I already forgot about it. The book tries to be sex positive but it was just over the top.

Jack of Hearts and other Parts is a book about a boy named Jack. He likes Boys, Parties and make-up. Sometimes evrrything at the same time. As he writes his collumn for his friend he gets pink notes from this stranger who doesn't like his life style. Those pink notes get creepier day by day. Jack and his friends are trying to figure out who this mystery person who kept sending him pink letters. I will give this book 2.5⭐ since the exciting part started at chapter 21.