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Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings

44 reviews

boomwormbrittany's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful relaxing sad 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

5.0

Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home is the third book in the Magnolia Parks series by Jessa Hastings. This book picks up a bit after the first book ended and continues to follow Magnolia and BJ as they try to find a way back to each other.
First off, I'm sorry but BJ's real name threw me for a loop so much. I didn't expect that to be what BJ stood for but I can see why he took on the nickname.
I really love this series. I cannot explain why but every time I read these books, they're just so addicting to read. I fly through them because I just want to know what is going to happen next. I loved this book a lot. it takes you on such a roller coaster ride from the revelation about 80 pages in down to the ending. The ending had my jaw on the floor and wanting to pick up the next Magnolia book ASAP.
This book series is definitely for anyone who loves rich people drama and messy relationships. This book had me so frustrated with the characters but also understanding them.
I cannot wait to pick up the next book in this series. If you have even a little bit of interest in this series, definitely give it a try as I think it's worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Car accident and Pregnancy

chalkysea's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Abortion

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

lilhappyhermit's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

The emotional damage that was done to me in this book was astronomical. With how things left off in book 1, I knew things were going to be tense. But with all of that knowledge in the forefront, you also get more backstory and knowledge about BJ and Magnolia's past together, and BOY did that hurt. I was in tears multiple times throughout this book, but I still had hope that they would overcome it all. My heart was still rooting for them through everything, but once again--nothing is so simple. The ending of this book WRECKED MY SOUL. I don't think I will ever recover from the pain that it brought me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Death and Toxic friendship

dmackreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad

5.0

EXCUSE ME?! THE ENDING?! WHAT THE FUCK. 

I genuinely do not even know what to say or think right now. This book made me angry, annoyed, stressed out, excited, hopeful, happy, laugh, almost cry, and then just completely shocked and physically ill at the end. Clearly a 5 star rating considering all of the emotions brought forward and how fast I read through it due to simply not wanting to put it down but I’m unsure what else to say. This series has me in a chokehold at this point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bookstagramjo's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, and Car accident

jakirby's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

skyelore_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Alcohol

idyllicendure's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

Well, I can’t believe I didn’t find Bj and Magnolia completely annoying. They still were, but they matured a lot compared to their first book. 

This book was still really tiring with all the will they won’t they. 600 pages of them saying they loved each other but then doing everything by being together. And the ending. Do not talk to me.

Spoiler ahead.

What the fuck do you mean Bridget is dead. She is literally the only person I fully loved (apart from Taura) and now she is gone. And the fact that she died thinking Magnolia wasn’t going to make her maid of honor. Stop it right now.

 I also think it’s pretty obvious that the whole car crash were Julian’s rivals or whatever. And I’m really curious to learn what happened with Daisy and Christian at the end.

But seriously, how in the world am I meant to read a magnolia parks book without Bridget in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Car accident

bookclubwithakindle's review against another edition

4.0

I found myself spacing out every once in a while in this one, but I think that is on me, not the book. This was as drama filled as always, and I loved every second of it! Just when you think Magnolia & BJ are getting their lives together, something happens 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Car accident

hollyleapurtill's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol