Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

36 reviews

reneelizabeth_'s review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Addiction and Violence

meetgala's review against another edition

sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

kryfrh's review against another edition

emotional funny

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Grief

wet_towlette's review against another edition

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

1.25

This book needs an editor and a half. On one page she had blue eyes, the next they were green. She was wearing pants and then suddenly it was a dress. Things like that happened literally every chapter lmao. Also all of the characters were awful and I hated all of them and this is just heterosexual bullshit :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

brookewithbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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

4.25

THAT ENDING?!?!?!?! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Cursing

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

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

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

definitely not the best piece of literature. but so enjoyable and addictive. hence the 5 stars

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Content Warnings

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

laruru's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.25

Damn that was a ride. This book was very entertaining, especially if you're into toxic ass relationships/friendships. Magnolia & BJ are the main characters, but we get a good look at their entire co-dependent friend group and some other supporting characters. So much drama. After reading so many lighthearted romances, this was a great change of pace. I had no idea if I wanted to root for Parks & BJ throughout the entire book -- they're just so infuriating but also written in the stars. I never really got bored or felt like the story was getting repetitive, just more and more toxic.

I'm docking off stars because Magnolia was very annoying for most of the book. It's hard to feel bad for someone who constantly plays the victim card -- she has some deeply rooted daddy issues, which isn't her fault, but she was so immature and whiney. I don't like it when a FMC has several guys fawning over her when she's not even that likeable. Also, too many outfit descriptions. I really did not need an extensive description of every single outfit each character was wearing. 

The ending was predictable, but it unraveled so well. It was a satisfying ending -- you can't read a book like this and expect it to have a happy ending lol. Overall, a very entertaining read, would recommend if you're in the mood for drama & toxicity & stupid rich people things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, Medical content, and Self harm