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Magnolia Parks

Jessa Hastings

3.71 AVERAGE

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I can see why some people like the rich person drama and reference many have compared to Gossip Girl,  but uggghhh the fmc was so annoying.  

vomit inducing story and characters.
Another cardboard cut out fmc
And another sex addict mmc with a pea sized brain
funny lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I ended this book by shaking it and yelling “fuck off!” I’m so angry I don’t wanna read the second one out of spite

3 stars. Is it 420 pages of these people discussing the same things, yes. Did the ending hook me, also yes.
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 So toxic, addicting and now I'm obsessed and need book 2!
While this took a little bit to get into, at about a quarter of the way through the audiobook I was hooked....Probably because this is London's version of Gossip Girl but they are in their early 20s, highly recommend the audiobook.

 
hopeful medium-paced
emotional funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

update: decided to give this 5 stars after reading the third book bc i love them like that.

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holy shit. holy shit???? i ate this book up. i came into this knowing all the bad reviews people gave or the warning signs as well, so i was very open-minded to everything the book was gonna throw my way but i am so shocked right now. i loved this book (probably would have hated it if i went into this as my normal romantic self).

this is the type of book where you don’t come into it imagining scenarios as yours, but just bask in the characters’ scenarios themselves. beej and magnolia are literally perfect for each other because they’re just toxic that way i swear. i loved each of the characters because they were all flawed. they had their imperfections and i can see other people my age or older going through what they went through—probably not the exact same situation—but something like it. the co-dependencies, the need for therapy (ehem) and a lot more.

what surprised me the most is how i cried at the 90% of it like i full on sobbed because of the inner dialogue beej had in that explanation part. it hurt me so bad like i was magnolia herself. i cried so so so hard i could not even annotate anymore. just full on sobbed and snot dripping from my nose. i love angst okay so this is definitely something i’ll continue reading in the future i can’t wait to read the rest.

4.5 stars!