Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

14 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

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

4everabookworm'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

4.0

dangerously toxic book, but i also enjoyed it. 

super conflicted on my thoughts

-i found some scenes repetitive
-found side characters to have no personality and i still don't remember who was who... 
-so so so so so so so toxic
-wasnt really seeing the hype until the end of the book
-now i 100% want to read more
-but so toxic that i dont want to read more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

so_hull's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

rachelcotter1's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

i still can’t believe cried. i will literally never get over the ending. all of these people need serious life long intensive therapy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

mar_2002's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcoholism

angeliquelenee's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

I really wish I wasn’t in a slump when reading this. This book didn’t put me in it, I was lowkey in one and didn’t realize until it took me weeks to even pick the book up again. 
If I had read this out of a slump, I feel like I would’ve been able to get through it waaaay faster. And since it took me forever to get through it, it’s kind of messing with how I want to rate the book. I enjoyed the book but it felt so long only because I was in a slump.
I definitely was invested in the characters, more than I usually am with other books. I was feeling the emotions with magnolia and the ending definitely made me cry 🤦🏽‍♀️
But even with all of that said, I don’t know what star rating to give it. I’ve never had a five star read, so I’m assuming if it was a five star read I would have that feeling so I think I’m going to go with a 4 for now, I might sit on it for a couple days. 
But loved it so much 🩶
🌶️🌶️.5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Emotional abuse

ong's review

cannot take any of them anymore😍 their names are a joke, their personalities is just Brands & fucking, made me hate the billionaire trope🩷 all those money & yall can’t find a decent discreet therapist? please

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Gaslighting and Eating disorder

hunkydory's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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