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ljp817's review against another edition
- 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
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
raegandrust's review against another edition
- 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
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
nbreezy17's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Gun violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
folkofthebook's review against another edition
- 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
Sitting next to him saying nothing feels like taking off a corset. A great undoing, if you will, and he will. In every way.
while i couldn't stand magnolia parks, i am firmly team daisy.
i think i can chalk up liking daisy haites MPU2 much more than its former counterpart for a few reasons.
one, we watch the culmination of daisy and christian's relationship from fairly early-on. with magnolia and bj, it's very much second chance, which is not a trope i enjoy much to begin with. we're also thrown right into the angst with them, without seeing what exactly we're supposed to be rooting for, why we would want them together, or really believe them to actually be the loves of each others' lives. with daisy and christian, we get to experience the highs and not just in brief references of memory.
“He has a lot of ‘just friends’,” I say out loud accidentally.
BJ follows my gaze. “Yeah, he does.” He gives me a look. “But you’re not one of them.”
secondly, daisy was much more relatable to me. magnolia is an archetype i don't care for. they both rely a lot on validation from men, but magnolia has this added quality of overachieving perfectionism and, while mostly well-meaning, ultimately self-serving, put-on miss sunshine personality that i don't care for. i didn't like magnolia in her own book from her own perspective, and that was only compounded by seeing her through daisy's and christian's eyes.
And actually, the more I think about it, the more I think about Magnolia these days—and in a lot of ways, I actually think about her a lot less—I think that maybe she’s just trash.
(omg drag her Christian lmfaoooo)
daisy did have a bit of that girl-everyone-loves syndrome with a dash of not like other girls, but ultimately i connected w her more personally. she's sassy, determined, and tough as nails. she can be a petty queen, especially when it comes to magnolia, but it only made me love her more.
I think I understand for a fleeting moment why everything that’s bad and painful and sad is worth it if you love someone, because I’ll remember how he’s looking at me now forever.
overall, i was immediately more invested in this story, esp having been teased at it in book 1. there was a bit of an area where it started to slow and lag for me about 50 - 65% through, but it starts to pick up again. i really liked the choice of having julian's POV. i don't think i've read a romance with one of the romantic lead's siblings POV and i think it helped color the story. a lot of people love julian, i can't say i care for him bc i don't care for the contemporary crime trope and i didn't like what he did near the end, but i don't hate him.
with this book, i lost myself in their story and really got to appreciate jessa hasting's writing. i do love her attention to wardrobe detail especially, and i for one thought daisy's footnotes were really fun.
i'm not loving the idea that i will have to revisit magnolia and bj before i get more daisy & christian, but i've heard some things that have intrigued me about book 3, so i'll dive in soon.
“There is a fatal flaw to your normal plan, you know,” he tells me.
I turn to face him, lift my brows but make sure he doesn’t let me go. “And what’s that?”
He locks the door behind me. “You have that face and that brain and you’ll never be normal—” Shakes his head. “Couldn’t be if you tried.”
Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Trafficking
wet_towlette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Trafficking, and Vomit
katiareadz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Violence
Minor: Trafficking and Kidnapping
headinthepages's review
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
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
savbowmer's review against another edition
- 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
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
mackshill's review
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual violence
Minor: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Medical content, and Trafficking