Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

5 reviews

jennh96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kajasversion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.75

Genuinely one of the most frustrating books I’ve ever read. I hated the characters so much, they kept doing the same fucked up shit and they learned nothing, but somehow it had me hooked and i read almost the whole thing in one sitting. The plot twist at the end was completely unexpected and I hope for Magnolia’s sake that she picks Tom because he is the better man in every sense of the word. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders

paperkindle's review against another edition

medium-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

2.0

I hope I never have to read the name of a designer brand ever again. I hope there are more Tom's than BJ's in the world. I hope the next book I read is less repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use and Suicide attempt

Minor: Toxic friendship

theaa_reads's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (wasn‘t actually spicy but the sexual tension..)

omg this book
i cried so much and the end broke me
really i can‘t believe it
i need a happy end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

I knew going into this book that most people love it and other don’t like it due to the toxicity at all. Well I figured I liked Chuck and Blair from gossip girl so this would be a love for me but I was wrong. Magnolia, and more specifically BJ, are abusive and manipulative toward each other and that all fine and good except it’s romanticized to the nth degree, and there’s nothing romantic about breaking your partner. I found some of this book triggering, especially BJ as he blames Magnolia for everything when it’s pretty clear he’s the root of the problem. Magnolia letting this abuse happen to her and thinking they’re fated hit too close to home since I’ve been in those power dynamic relationships in the past. This book wasn’t cute or fun, but it did have some nice quotes and Tom made it bearable. I will not be continuing the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism