Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

8 reviews

kayinae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

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

4.25

I hope I never have to face the trauma that magnolia went through. Truly I would not be able to live through losing my sister.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Child death, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Death, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

mooncraftbujo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Addiction, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Violence

brittonmc1221's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Grief

josxphinchen's review

emotional funny sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Vomit, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Medical content, Car accident, Medical trauma, Death, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Miscarriage

virg_i's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I love the magnolia parks universe with all my heart, and even this book was my favourite of them all probably so far. I loved to see how BJ managed to not fuck up and how he really went full Nick Nelson this time… and the way he is dedicated to his girl is just amazing. Also, loved to read about the psychological journey Magnolia started because finally. 

Now tho… tf is wrong with Harley, Christian, Daisy, Jonah and Jules? Like Jules was doing so well when he reached out for Magnolia and stuff but then…? And hopefully nothing bad is gonna happen. 
Now, useless to say I loved the wedding and the fact that BJ prepared the necklace and the speech? And then you know I am not a fan of pregnancy trope but this is everything and I want to read a full book of them beating the perfect family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Miscarriage, Drug use, and Vomit

libraryofjess_'s review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

✨4 stars ✨ 

‘How many loves do you get in a lifetime?’

This was so deep and emotional. This whole series is a whirlwind of emotions. 

This book was majority about the topics of grief, family issues and trust issues. It is very heavy but it was amazing. 

After reading about Magnolia in the first books you can see that the way she handles grief is very on character. Majority of the avoidance of acknowledging the death. She also goes through major things with adhd diagnosis, eating disorder, and trust and family issues.

I know that this series isn’t going to be everyone’s favourite due to the cheating but I have really enjoyed it. This has definitely been my favourite of Magnolias and BJs story though. 

I feel like after all they had been through together that they did need there happy ending and to just have some peace. I wasn’t a huge fan of BJ previously but I really enjoyed his character in this and their growth in the relationship. They really had some sweet moments in this. 

So all up, I do recommend reading this series but check TWs as they go into very deep topics. Your mental health is important! 

Can’t wait to read some more of Daisy soon!

Happy reading 🤍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Grief

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage

devemaya's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Car accident

homesweetread's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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: Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Infidelity and Death

Minor: Rape, Body shaming, and Car accident