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Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

11 reviews

goroskiju's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

gabi_715's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

chalkysea's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Loved this so much more than Magnolia Parks!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

angeliquescollection's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is like 5+ stars. 

I’ve been reading this through a recent breakup so it hit waaay harder. So many quotes I resonated with. So much emotion I was experiencing in my real life. I felt Daisy’s pain. I’m living it.
This book broke me but honestly I’m happy it did. I think I needed it in a way. 

I think in every Daisy pov, I shed a tear or just completely bawled my eyes out. And Christian… poor Christian. 

Omg Julian. I have to see what happens next. I’m going to take a little break to mend my little heart lol but these characters, I feel in my soul. 

I would say I like the Daisy Haites side of it all over Magnolia Parks but I love the whole group still. 

The ending tore me to pieces though.

I wanted Daisy and Christian to end up together so badly. But life happens, and it could be right person wrong time. And Daisy deserves normalcy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

harley_dean's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

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

1.0

I was genuinely shocked when I was reading the acknowledgments and saw that this book had an editor. Like actually I'm not even joking. I think this is the most misogynistic and sexist book I've ever read. I am baffled that people can read this and feel even a semblance of enjoyment. I cannot effectively express how God-awful this book is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, and Trafficking

headinthepages's review against another edition

I still don’t know what to think about these books but I started this as soon as I finished magnolia parks so obviously I am compelled to read!

I feel like the format was v similar to the first book which was a bit annoying. I also wish the characters were a bit older.
I liked Christians POV after meeting him more in the first book and liked the added drama of the gang lifestyle.

I do wish more actual descriptions and fleshing out of the characters happened rather than telling us what they’re like. It feels a little superficial and I don’t get why people are so in love with these people because they’re mostly vapid and not v 3 dimensional.
But I’m reading it so 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

They could do with another edit, some plot holes and it’s longer than it needs to be but it’s an easy read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rabiyar7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I cannot express how much I loved this book!!!!!!! 
Christian Hemmes is my fave person ever and I can't imagine reading one more book before getting back to Daisy and Christian ughhh! The way Daisy thinks and expresses her thoughts about Christian, especially her fan girl moments, are so relatable. I much prefer being in Daisy and Christian's heads than Magnolia and BJ's because Daisy and Christian actually make sense together.
I did not expect the plot twists, I did not expect to love it like I do. The writing is phenomenal and I could read anything by Jessa Hastings.
Totally random but the mention of Clayhall and Barkingside like that's not so close to where I live in London and aren't areas I visit all the time?? Everything about this book is my fave! 
Also, I know some people don't like the footnotes but they're so easy to read on a Kindle.

Reread 11/06/23: Read my review above and just know that I concur x100.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

pageafter_paige's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow this was SUCH a good book I’m tempted to give it 5 stars! Christian and Daisy absolutely stole my heart. I loved seeing their relationship/Christian’s side of everything. I think this book was perfectly toxic without being outright abusive and it was amazingggg! Major Gossip Girl vibes except instead of school it’s a gang lol. I don’t think I’d change anything about this book and I’m excited to read their next one! I’ll have to suffer through Parks and BJ first but I’ll do it for Daisy <3 The only thing that is keeping this from a 5 star is certain times Christian was so clueless it was painful (but that’s men I guess lmaoooo)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Daisy Haites is the second book in the Magnolia Parks Universe. It follows Daisy Haites a second year medical student and her love interest Christian Hemmes who you would have met in the first book. It also follows Daisy’s brother Julian Haites who is a crime boss. 

Daisy is a badass who is easy to root for. She’s trying to balance her normal life of being a university medical student, with being the sister of one of the most powerful gang lords in England. Not to mention her off again, on again relationship with her childhood sweetheart, Romeo. Christian is struggling with his lingering feelings for Magnolia, and his new burgeoning feelings for Daisy. Even though he’s a gang lord as well doesn’t mean that he and Daisy are without conflict. Julian tries to do right by his sister, but will his crime lifestyle finally come between them? 

This is another emotional read from this series and I can’t wait to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Panic attacks/disorders