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Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

19 reviews

miadress2's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

oh my god this book is a trip. I HATEDD this book while reading it up until the plot twist. It very much normalizes toxic relationships, toxic fighting, every toxic behavior, and even kinda altercations, that being said !!!!! do not romanticize any of it !!!!!!! this book reminds me so so so much of my toxic relationship so it was kind of hard to read at times. i love magnolia so so much and i hate bj so so so much and i hate things that he does to magnolia and i hate that it’s somehow normalized in this universe. I was so rooting for magnolia to choose tom :( the plot twist actually made me sick to my stomach. my literal stomach started churning palms started sweating and heart started racing. had to actually stop reading and look around me multiple times while reading the end to remind myself that I’m not in a similar situation Magnolia is in in the book anymore. ALL THAT BEING SAID, I’m def reading the next ones. and praying everyday that magnolia is done with bj for GOOD.

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reneelizabeth_'s review against another edition

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emotional 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

3.75

I instantly fell in love with the friend group and the vibes (love the found family trope), very gossip girl vibes as everyone says. But was not a big fan at all of the writing style - 1-3 similies and metaphors per page is a bit overkill (read page 306 if you want a prime example). The characters and relationships are SO toxic it's ridiculous.

HOWEVER, I couldn't put it down, I kept thinking about it when I wasn't reading, I was obsessed. I have not read a book this long in such a short amount of time. I devoured it.

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megspiteri's review against another edition

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emotional 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

3.5

I have such mixed emotions - I can’t tell if I loved it or hated it or probably both. It is very made in chelsea and there’s a lot of drama but not much really happens and by the end it’s kind of repetitive. Occasionally something outside the main will-they-won’t-they happens but then that plot point just fades away. It is kinda 2010s fanfic in the way stuff is described, but the most jarring thing is the odd description or word that doesn’t fit the London/UK setting: ie referring to school years as grades etc. I saw the ending coming

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because the way it was a secret meant it could only be her sister or best friend

and it was a bit unsatisfying but overall I read it on holiday in a swimming pool so it definitely did what it needed to

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lizzieundercovers's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It’s super toxic so if you don’t romanticize it and understand that this is not what a real life relationship should look like, it’s a good angsty/pining read!

But also, justice for Tom, man 🥲

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torihutchinson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

bj ballentine is the worst character i have ever read. he makes me sick. magnolia also has her problems but bj is just horrible. book is only getting 3.5 stars because although it is beautifully written, it was very repetitive for me. will probably read the rest of the mp universe though!

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ssigman's review

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The writing style is not my favorite. I found myself getting too bored with the details of the outfits and at times the characters’ thoughts were just hard to follow. Also the characters are not that likeable. From where the book starts and the lack of characters background information it was just hard for me to get into. Also the language is very British which is a given but harder to overlook than I thought.

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