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Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

48 reviews

ashleyjb's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED this book! It’s like if gossip girl were set in London but with crime lords. There’s something that resonated so deeply with me about the way that Hastings writes. The way she describes love and longing is so visceral and beautiful. Yes this book is a romance novel and yes it’s not supposed to be Pulitzer Prize winning writing, but the writing is absolutely gorgeous. Magnolia is confident, beautiful, driven, a bit neurotic, quirky, and so real. Her faults are what make her such a complicated character and her relationship with BJ, while absolutely infuriating, is truly a romance for the ages. However, if you don’t like the miscommunication trope, this book will make you want to rip your hair out. For me, it added to the yearning and created necessary anticipation, but I know it’s not for everyone. Also, Magnolia’s hybridization on fashion adds whimsy to the story and makes you feel as though you know fashion like she does. I did not expect to like this book as much as I did!

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megandigginsx's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Although, I did take a bit to get into this. This book is addicting. The world of the book reminds me a lot of Gossip Girl (Blair and Chuck coded) Loved the dual chapters. The depth of description and dialogue brought the book to life. Did find myself a bit annoyed at BJ at times.. Found the last few chapters a bit rushed, that they almost came out of nowhere, did love the ending though.

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melly1924's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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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kalefactory's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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heyheyhailey1'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

2.5

I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. I think I expected this to be more “modern romance” but it was more trashy-reality-tv-vibes. I like anyone love a good reality show, so that’s not an insult just wasn’t my cup of tea. The toxic back and forth got repetitive toward the end to the point of dulling some of the intensity of the awful things happening. I did like some of the characters and there were some really beautiful bits in Magnolia’s perspective where she is contemplating the realities of love. I don’t think I will read more of the series.

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jasperw's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

4.5

This book feels like reading UK Love Island. It's decently fast paced but also sometimes nothing is truly happening. It's filled with drama, stubborn characters who won't communicate. Characters making mistakes that they know are mistakes are continue to make them anyways - which should be frustrating, it can be frustrating, and it was also so fun to read.

This is not a book for everyone, but I thought it was fun and engaging. It was a pretty fast read for me. The book did have several typos and issues with printing (like the text messages) that were frustrating.

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annatl4's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

there is no way this needed to be 450 pages… it didn’t even really get interesting until page 250. it was very repetitive and lacked plot. some things were very confusing and i didn’t like how flashbacks were thrown in between present events, it was hard to follow. all the characters were pretty insufferable and the issues between parks and bj didn’t seem serious enough for that long of a book. i also do not care about what anyone is wearing. full paragraphs descriptions of designer cloths is crazy. i did enjoy the secondary characters, tom, bridget and the humor of the families. i also thought it was a nice touch to have anecdotes speaking to the audience - “you get it don’t you”. i do want to continue reading the series since things got interesting towards the end.

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noraspaulding's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

It was very slow for me and took me a long time to fully read but I always came back wanting more from both BJ and Magnolia. Their world is unreal and toxic and I find myself wanting to crawl back into it. I wish I could give them advice or console them in person! I will be reading the whole series...

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meaghanslibrary'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? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Aahh this is oh so very close to five stars, and maybe it could be a five stars series.

What brought down the rating for me was the descriptions of fancy clothes, like I get it’s Magnolia’s thing but I found it very distracting and it would take me out of the book.

I liked the dual POVs and learning about the characters through their past and present.

There are great lines in this book that are borderline too cheesy but I ate them up.

I highly recommend this book if Blair and Chuck were your favorite couple and characters in the Gossip Girl tv show. If you didn’t like Blair and Chuck you won’t like this book. This is top level toxicity that is entertaining to read about, but not good for the real world. Excited to read the rest in this series!

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beeguard10's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Look are these people toxic and totally irredeemable? Absolutely. But was i able to put this book down in good conscious while reading it? Absolutely not. Knocked off a little from the rating for glossing over a physical altercation between the main love interests. Will def be reading the rest and soon!!

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