Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

30 reviews

letterpress's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

How is the weather over there, Parks?

I am going to try and explain why this was a 5⭐️ read for me, because this relationship was one of mutual destruction and quite honestly I should hate it, but I don’t.

First off Jessa Hastings writing is absolutely amazing, the way she is able to describe feelings without straight saying them is so buttery smooth to my synapses.” Pine trees of mistakes so tall we can’t see over them and rivers of things we didn't say so wide we can’t get around.” I can hardly believe his is her debut novel, I am going to need to buy more tabs, because I don’t know if I can handle the rest of the series.

Our two main characters are Magnolia “Parks” and BJ Ballentine “Beej”. They have pretty much grown up together. Magnolia literally does not remember a time she did not know him. Throughout the whole story you watch them dance around the topic of why they are no longer together. They have created an amazing family of found friends from boarding school. At times when they did not have parents to count on they could count on each other. My absolute favorite relationship was between Magnolia and her sister Bridget (she is my fav). I loved the way they talked to each other so much. Bridget is pretty much our voice of reason in the book, she is constantly calling out Magnolia and BJ on their dysfunction.

Their relationship is absolutely something I would never want a friend/sister/brother to ever go through. They both use other people as objects when they get upset with each other. BJ sleeps around and Magnolia fake dates. However, I can understand how fear can make you go to a level you never thought you reach. Magnolia is so relatable, I can be the exact same way and say things are “fine” when they are so far from it not only does she lie to everyone in that sense, but she also lies to her self and creates this false narrative of how she really is doing. I hope that as I continue to read the series she is able to grow as a woman, find her self worth, and demand that from others.

This is the first book in a long time where I tabbed and spent time looking up merch. Of course I would love the not romance/romance book. There is just something about the depth of feelings that they have for each other, that is so believable, where they cannot face a reality that they don’t have each other in it.

I would totally recommend this to someone who has experience loss, not just in relationships. I think you would be able to relate to the feeling of not being able to let go. I cannot wait to move on to the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Classism, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Death

booksbymae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

ljp817's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was entire book was so painful and my chest hurts???? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug abuse, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

lealeatss's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

i would have given this book higher if the ending wasn't so stupid. i loved the beginning and the middle because it was fun and everyone was doing random shit but the last ten chapters were so aggravating.

like i love Magnolia, but please. she seems to have zero self-respect. just because it's a tradition doesn't mean you need to have sex and get back together and break up again in one chapter. Tom England WARNED you. and the last few chapters did not redeem BJ or the other boys (except Henry, muack) Magnolia deserves better than whatever that is, and even though Tom was in love with Clara, HE TREATED HER BETTER. also Taura Sax on top? that was so wild of her i love her. also, the brief mention of Julian Haites is kind of interesting (fell in love with him on the spot)

i think this is an example of badly written but fun and entertaining. i definitely enjoyed it, and i'm willing to put the random metaphors stuck into wildly casual prose aside because it was fun!!

edit april 9: the more i read daisy haites the more i hate them. 
edit april 12: the more i think about this book the worse my feelings get. i loved the themes, the setting, but the couple is my problem. (3.75 -> 3.5)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Cursing

Minor: Body shaming

kcmg710's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Medical content, Child death, and Vomit

saretta02's review against another edition

slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing

lxndrsn's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cursing, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mass/school shootings

aeslehcgale's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

madisonsp's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Classism, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Vomit, and Eating disorder

torihutchinson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

bj ballentine is the worst character i have ever read. he makes me sick. magnolia also has her problems but bj is just horrible. book is only getting 3.5 stars because although it is beautifully written, it was very repetitive for me. will probably read the rest of the mp universe though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Cursing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence and Toxic relationship