Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

39 reviews

caroo_reads's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (wasn‘t actually spicy but the sexual tension..)

omg this book
i cried so much and the end broke me
really i can‘t believe it
i need a happy end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Vomit

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

simixfe's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Medical content, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

ayushivohra's review against another edition

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Addiction

Moderate: Drug use, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

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

booksandlucy_'s review against another edition

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

thebookwasbetter_22's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Addiction, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

moanareads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Cursing, Infidelity, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

josephina's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

i love this book, ending was bit ubrupt 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcohol

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

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,

Spoiler

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