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But being serious, BJ and Magnolia grew quite a bit through this book. Don’t get me wrong they still have so much to work through, but seeing them evolve is beautiful. I can’t wait to continue their story.

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dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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just_klaudia's review against another edition

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emotional funny slow-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

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toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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

Another roller coaster of a book from the Magnolia Parks Universe and while I am extremely emotionally compromised (Jessa, I'll be sending you my therapy bills <3) I cannot say that I am disappointed. When I say I'm emotionally compromised, I mean it, like, I'm not going to sleep tonight, in all likelihood, and if I didn't care about spacing these books out so that they last me longer, I would be picking up Jessa's latest immediately. HOWEVER I'm going to exercise self control and just continue crying and singing the praises of these dumbass characters that I love way too much for my own good. I don't know if this is so much a review as it is just me having a mental breakdown....but I'm going to try and write something actually constructive.

I love how much more in depth BJ and Magnolia were explored as characters, particularly the focus on the shared trauma they've been through as well as individual traumas. I feel like prior to this book neither of them really looked their problems in the eye and saw shit for what it was but they started to make some headway in that department here and I was thrilled to see it. Sure, it was messy as well, but doesn't that make it more delicious?

bj ballentine you are my beloved and you are so important btw *blows a kiss for him*

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lunsbooks's review against another edition

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dark 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

1.0

As per my review of book one, it's written like a fanfic. The main female character is not like the other girls, main male character is the hottest man alive. Too long, even longer than the first one, lacks editing. Repetitive plot lines once again. Not my personal taste but this series seems to be generally liked so if you're into toxic romances with easy writing this might be for you.

This is just a pet peeve of mine but I really dislike the pregnancy trope, or in this case the miscarriage trope, especially in the way it was used. It added nothing to the overall conclusion of the story and was just thrown in there as a form to give the main couple even more shared trauma. Did not make me root for them more, and was brushed over by all the characters very quickly.

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