Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

31 reviews

amalas_bookstop's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I love this universe so much! 

I am honestly trying to figure out why these are considered contemporary romance novels. I honestly think these are just adult fictions with heavy coming of age themes. I felt that a little with the first book and I feel it even more now. Especially since none of the relationships are anything to really aspire to. I think her brother Julian is more drama than BJ. 

I had to read about halfway before I got comfortable with Daisy. I found myself still looking for Magnolia in the beginning, because I truly think she is my favorite. However where Magnolia had me in my fluttery feels, Daisy keeps you extremely grounded. Which is isn’t a bad thing! 

I am giving this 4.5 stars, there were just a few things (like the footnotes in Daisy perspective) that kept me from completely lingering in Daisy’ viewpoint, like I did in Magnolia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use

hollyleapurtill's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Violence, Drug use, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

angeliquescollection's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

This is like 5+ stars. 

I’ve been reading this through a recent breakup so it hit waaay harder. So many quotes I resonated with. So much emotion I was experiencing in my real life. I felt Daisy’s pain. I’m living it.
This book broke me but honestly I’m happy it did. I think I needed it in a way. 

I think in every Daisy pov, I shed a tear or just completely bawled my eyes out. And Christian… poor Christian. 

Omg Julian. I have to see what happens next. I’m going to take a little break to mend my little heart lol but these characters, I feel in my soul. 

I would say I like the Daisy Haites side of it all over Magnolia Parks but I love the whole group still. 

The ending tore me to pieces though.

I wanted Daisy and Christian to end up together so badly. But life happens, and it could be right person wrong time. And Daisy deserves normalcy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Murder and Alcoholism

Minor: Kidnapping, Drug use, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

taylorp98's review

adventurous emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Blood, and Misogyny

Minor: Toxic relationship

ljp817's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Alcohol, Child death, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm, Addiction, Trafficking, and Sexual content

sha's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

1.0

I’m sorry but Daisy Haites 🌼 just doesn’t do it for me. I didn’t buy the relationships and what is with all those footnotes?!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Abandonment, Gun violence, and Murder

elizabeth_helmer's review

fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

raegandrust's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Trafficking, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

suzelarson's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

The whole series is about the most awful, toxic people in harmful relationships. I can’t believe I finished two of them. Won’t fool me again.

tmlong's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I think I liked this a little bit more than Magnolia Parks because Daisy had more depth and her & Christian's relationship was a bit more redeemable than Magnolia & BJ. I also loved Julian's protectiveness over Daisy and my heart was completely broken by the end!! I listened to this on audio and really loved the narration, too. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Murder