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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Christian Hemmes & Daisy Haites you have blown me away.
The things these books make me feel are unexplainable. After BJ & Magnolia never did I expect to love Christian & Daisy as much as I did. They blew them out of the water. I loved Magnolia Parks but this book… this book will forever be engraved in my soul I fear. The drama, the tension, the misunderstanding god help me I was ready to throw hands at every turn and that’s exactly what I love so much about these books.
The laundromat scene might’ve had me at the edge of tears because what do you mean he took her there because she loves laundry after giving her the only normal day in her life because that was her biggest wish and then you slow dance to Home????
I can definitely confirm I am 100%, fully, completely, without a doubt a Daisy Haites girl. I’ll defend her rights and wrongs because I connected with her so deeply and absolutely adored her character. I felt like I went through everything with her.
Christian… don’t even get me started. Reading the Magnolia storyline from his pov was sickening but being in his mind those last chapters especially, I don’t think I’ve ever underlined a book more. BJ has nothing on him because the way this man thought about Daisy at every waking moment and spoke about her… it makes me sick just remembering. I actually can’t express what they did to me. The way he was sick himself over messing up GOD.
That last chapter tore me apart. What the hell do you mean 10 months? SICKENING. Remembering that last page makes me want to throw up because the way he pleaded with her but ultimately just gave her what he knew she wanted.
Julian you’re in my bad books currently because wtf.
I genuinely wish I could express how completely captivated I was by this book and how connected I felt to Christian & Daisy because they are everything to me. I will defend them forever. A little sad I have to go back to Magnolia and BJ now, because I’m by far much more invested in C&D, but we push through.
The things these books make me feel are unexplainable. After BJ & Magnolia never did I expect to love Christian & Daisy as much as I did. They blew them out of the water. I loved Magnolia Parks but this book… this book will forever be engraved in my soul I fear. The drama, the tension, the misunderstanding god help me I was ready to throw hands at every turn and that’s exactly what I love so much about these books.
The laundromat scene might’ve had me at the edge of tears because what do you mean he took her there because she loves laundry after giving her the only normal day in her life because that was her biggest wish and then you slow dance to Home????
I can definitely confirm I am 100%, fully, completely, without a doubt a Daisy Haites girl. I’ll defend her rights and wrongs because I connected with her so deeply and absolutely adored her character. I felt like I went through everything with her.
Christian… don’t even get me started. Reading the Magnolia storyline from his pov was sickening but being in his mind those last chapters especially, I don’t think I’ve ever underlined a book more. BJ has nothing on him because the way this man thought about Daisy at every waking moment and spoke about her… it makes me sick just remembering. I actually can’t express what they did to me. The way he was sick himself over messing up GOD.
That last chapter tore me apart. What the hell do you mean 10 months? SICKENING. Remembering that last page makes me want to throw up because the way he pleaded with her but ultimately just gave her what he knew she wanted.
Julian you’re in my bad books currently because wtf.
I genuinely wish I could express how completely captivated I was by this book and how connected I felt to Christian & Daisy because they are everything to me. I will defend them forever. A little sad I have to go back to Magnolia and BJ now, because I’m by far much more invested in C&D, but we push through.
It was a disappointment after reading the first in the series. The book has excessive footnotes on every page and honestly, I stopped caring to click on them after the tenth one in two pages.
At its heart, it's the same story as the first book but with really badly written "we're bad guys doing crime... but sexily" scenes. I could believe a Magnolia Parks exists but a Daisy Haites? No.
The book aimlessly wandered until the end, where in the last 5% there's finally something happening! But it didn't inspire me to pick up the next book. And sadly, there was an epilogue for Magnolia at the end and that too killed any excitement to read the next one.
At its heart, it's the same story as the first book but with really badly written "we're bad guys doing crime... but sexily" scenes. I could believe a Magnolia Parks exists but a Daisy Haites? No.
The book aimlessly wandered until the end, where in the last 5% there's finally something happening! But it didn't inspire me to pick up the next book. And sadly, there was an epilogue for Magnolia at the end and that too killed any excitement to read the next one.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Better than the first book, but it does feel like reading a reality TV show. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing...
4.75 but felt like Julian’s POV toward the end weren’t needed, just wanted to skip through them.
slow-paced
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Jessa's writing is something else. It's so unique from any other writers out there right now. I enjoyed Magnolia Parks (the 1st book in the series) but I loved Daisy Haites even more. The messy character connections along with the gang sub-plot kept me reading past my bedtime. lol! I think having this extra sub-plot really got the reader to delve deeper into the Haites family and what they stood for as people, and how far they were willing to go for themselves but also their family and friends...whether or not they were good or bad decisions.
Daisy was such a nuanced character and seemed much older (in a good way) than her 20 years, and I think that's to do with all the trauma she's had to observe throughout her life. I love that when Daisy decided she was done with someone, she was actually done with them. That juxtaposition to Magnolia's character was needed because otherwise they would read too similar. I also enjoyed how this second book took place around the same time as the first Magnolia Parks book, because you could see what both Magnolia and Daisy were dealing with at the same time. They both were swimming through their own trauma in different ways.
Also, can we talk about Julian Haites?? Daisy's older brother was probably the most unique character in this book because we got his POV, alongside Daisy and Christian, but it delved into how he has tried to raise Daisy for many years, along with being the highest-ranking gang lord in his family's crime dynasty. Like imagine dealing with that, alongside the rich petty drama of England's richest families!?
Finally, the side characters or found family in this book are so fun to read about. It reminds me a lot of the characters in the Sons of Anarchy tv show. Everyone in that group has developed a found family, but there are also messy relationships within it too, physical and emotional.
If you haven't picked up this series, please do! And if you weren't super intrigued by Magnolia Parks, Daisy Haites is much better. You'll still get Magnolia, but she appears as more of a side character which does make her a little more palatable.
Daisy was such a nuanced character and seemed much older (in a good way) than her 20 years, and I think that's to do with all the trauma she's had to observe throughout her life. I love that when Daisy decided she was done with someone, she was actually done with them. That juxtaposition to Magnolia's character was needed because otherwise they would read too similar. I also enjoyed how this second book took place around the same time as the first Magnolia Parks book, because you could see what both Magnolia and Daisy were dealing with at the same time. They both were swimming through their own trauma in different ways.
Also, can we talk about Julian Haites?? Daisy's older brother was probably the most unique character in this book because we got his POV, alongside Daisy and Christian, but it delved into how he has tried to raise Daisy for many years, along with being the highest-ranking gang lord in his family's crime dynasty. Like imagine dealing with that, alongside the rich petty drama of England's richest families!?
Finally, the side characters or found family in this book are so fun to read about. It reminds me a lot of the characters in the Sons of Anarchy tv show. Everyone in that group has developed a found family, but there are also messy relationships within it too, physical and emotional.
If you haven't picked up this series, please do! And if you weren't super intrigued by Magnolia Parks, Daisy Haites is much better. You'll still get Magnolia, but she appears as more of a side character which does make her a little more palatable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual harassment
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No