Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

73 reviews

melmar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Very frustrating characters, but fun read. Still confused about if I like it or not but want to read the next one

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Content Warnings

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

sjexley's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This is the 2nd book in the Magnolia Parks series, but this time our MC is Daisy.  She's a badass and smart but such an idiot when it comes to love.  Her brother runs the biggest crime gang in London, but she is trying to be a normal college gal. And boy is she complicated as a character. I wanted to strangle her but at the same time adored her relationship with Christian.  And I really felt for all the tragedy she had gone through.  I really liked her thoughts as footnotes in the book, but it's hard to read on Kindle.  Can't wait to go back to Magnolia's POV in the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

mrs_bookdragon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

madsreadsbooks17's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Death of parent

lilhappyhermit's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.5

While this book still held some similar themes, there was also some polarizing differences between Magnolia's book and Daisy's book. First and foremost being, their upbringing. Daisy was sheltered majority of her life because of the occupation that her brother has. He was her provider growing up, and it's all she's known. Getting to know her character in depth and how she navigates life and her relationship with Christian was so different, and yet--still so raw. I was rooting for Daisy and Christian's relationship, especially because they had been through similar circumstances throughout their life and previous relationships. The ending of this book had me ALL UP IN my feels. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

hillgoodharv's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

natasha_dean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I loved the footnotes at the bottom of Daisy’s chapters. 

This book felt slightly less toxic, but more sad than Magnolia Parks was. I can’t stop reading now because there are too many storylines that I need to see have a satisfying conclusion.

I wish I knew before reading this that it overlaps with Magnolia Parks because I think tandem reading would make this even better.

One of the things I didn’t like is that the text messages felt like they were in the wrong places at times. It wasn’t always clear who they were from or to and it looks as if some were placed wrongly since they seemingly didn’t involve the character who's POV they were in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and Trafficking

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

aharper's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Moderate: Trafficking

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