Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

24 reviews

babsi_222's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 emotional rollercoaster delixe but easily one of my favourite books!! 
I fully anticipated the plot twist

in the last couple pages with BJ and Paili, when he first talked about the cheating and it not being Taura Saxe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

eujenia_m's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

aeslehcgale's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

kryfrh's review against another edition

emotional funny

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Grief

sadiaa's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

A couple who would not survive after the ending of the book
BJ is insufferable, very 'woe is me', unlikeable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

booksandlucy_'s review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I ate this like if I was starving, and they put a 3 course meal in front of me and said GO! This is the most toxic relationship dynamic I've ever read, and I couldn't get enough of it! Probably says a lot about me, but I know I have issues, lol. I loved the duo POV because it was needed and the writing was so good. Just look up the trigger warnings on this book before you go into it because mannn! You either love this book or you don't. This was purely entertainment for me and so much fun to read. It's messy, full of drama, really rich rich people problems and I can't wait to read the rest of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

emmaasbokhylla's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

headinthepages's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I have absolutely no idea whether I enjoyed this book or not 😂 I found it compelling and easy to read though somehow. It felt like an episode of Made In Chelsea, and I liked reading about the lavish lifestyle but the constant descriptions of what people were wearing got a bit old, though I understand it aided Magnolia’s characterisation. 

The “will they won’t they” element did get old and I felt like there was too much to and fro,

though I liked the twist with Paili at the end, and to be fair, Magnolias obsession with details made that twist fit nicely. I do wish she’d ended up with Tom. I don’t like BJ at all and didn’t see what attracted them to each other. I do wish more showing, rather than telling was done when it came to the characters. We get told endlessly that Magnolia & BJ are magnetic and people are obsessed with them but no actual personality traits came through that would make me believe that other than them being conventionally good looking & rich. The rest was taking the author at their word

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

lucyrudd's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

daniisrevding's review against another edition

funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence and Grief