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Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

18 reviews

tarnaflake's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

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

stienelodts's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Drug use

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

hellovivi_'s review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

this book was truly awful, the idea and characters were great, but the plot and execution were not. i honestly don’t know why i continued reading this series it is truly awful and i struggled to get through it, i just wanted it to be over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

savbowmer's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Trafficking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Alcohol, Addiction, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Blood

reads_all_the_books's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative lighthearted 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

5.0

This book had everything that I loved about MP1 and more. I fucking love the MPU because it is just pure escapism for me. I lose myself in the pages and for awhile I simply don't think about the things that are hurting me in my real life and cry over these fictional british messes. It's everything to me. The books aren't objectively perfect (no book is, not even most of my favorites), and you're entitled to your opinion, but they make ME happy.

With that portion out of the way - this book took me a little longer to read because 1. it's a big boi and 2. I just started a new job and I'm tired all the time. However, I loved my time with Daisy. I thought the three unique perspectives (Daisy, Christian & Julian) were intriguing and often heartbreaking as well as soooo funny. I loved getting to know the characters in Daisy's world better, as well as getting to know Daisy herself. There is so much about her to love, and like the other characters - a lot about her to hate, but that's what I love even more about her. She's just a person living in extraordinary circumstances, and really, that's what all of these characters are. They are so messy and half the time they're doing things you can't stand, but you still want them to win.

I am both excited and afraid to read MP: The Long Way Home. 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Homophobia, and Drug use

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, and Child death

Minor: Sexual assault, War, Animal cruelty, and Slavery