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Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

 *I NO LONGER SUPPORT THIS AUTHORS GARBARGE VIEWS* 
It seems petty to lower my ratings. I still had a great time reading this book series but I can't in good conscious recommend people pick up this series. 

I loved and cried to this book. It was such a perfect end to the Magnolia Parks side of the universe. There were times when I was frustrated with the characters throughout the series but I feel like it payed off in the end. 

I NEED THE NEXT DAISY BOOK. LIKE YESTERDAY.

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

God this got me in the feels. 2 points in this book I was sobbing. IYKYK- Jesus Jessa, I think might heart actually ruptured. 
I will say, this was my fourth attempt getting into this book and now I’ve realised that I just wasn’t in the mood for it before. I am so glad I waited. I also found that reading The Conditions of Will really made me appreciate this book so much more. I also loved that we got to really span Mag’s and BJ’s relationship and wrap it up with a bow. Considering I’m much more of a Daisy girl, this was really good. 
Sad- very very sad. But so good! 

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This conclusion to Magnolia and BJ’s story was everything I was hoping it would be and more. This series has completely consumed me and dragged my heart through the mud. I always knew there would be a HEA for them, and the ending was so exquisitely done. 

This series is a journey of character, heartbreak, mourning, tension, betrayal, and found family. The relationships between these characters are so epic yet so fragile. Not just the love between Magnolia and BJ, but also her relationships with Bridget, Henry, Jonah, Christian, JULIAN, and so on. Is she insufferable and a royal pain in the ass most of the time? Sure. But we love her for who she is, and I wouldn’t change a thing. 

The grief journey in this book is so deep and gut wrenching, and I cried so many times. The eulogy, the “wedding speech” (God, I could marry BJ myself for that), and the trip they took on her behalf. I am irreversibly changed by it all. 

My only wish for this book was that maybe at this point we could’ve had more POVs since the story lines have become so overlapped. I so desperately wanted a Julian chapter at some point so we could get inside his head! But I know book 6 will deliver! 

Topics covered in this book:
💎 ADHD/OCD
💎 Mourning/grief
💎 Eating disorders 
💎 Adultery
💎 Miscarriage
💎 Toxic family dynamics
💎 Life after death 

Some of my favorite quotes:

🔸A love like ours-? Are you joking?" I give her the magic smile. "We're what the poems are about" -give her a little poke in the ribs- "they'll write TV shows about how much I love you.

🔶 She’s the only home I’ve ever been interested in having. Her body is the walls, heart’s the ceiling. I’ll live here forever.

🔶 I feel that it's important for you to know that even if I didn't love you in the sort of stupid, embarrassing way that I do; if I did, hypothetically, have a choice - I would choose you anyway.

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jg93's review

3.75

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Okay so, hear me out, I really struggled to read this book. The ending did completely redeemed it (my eyes were wet) and it was definitely worth the journey there. I just personally found the themes to be a bit triggering at times and, as an empath, I felt so so sad for the characters I’d grown to love over the four other books. This whole thing could be just a me problem so don’t let it deter you, and I would still recommend the book, especially if you’ve read the rest of the series already. 

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