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A review by dmackreads
Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Okay so, it was definitely a hard transition from the first book reading from Magnolia & BJ’s POV to this book reading from Daisy, Christian, & Julian’s POV. I usually struggle with reading two books in a row that follow the same timeline but luckily the author didn’t incorporate too much of the same verbiage from the first book in the second so it didn’t feel like I was rereading the same stuff over and over again. There’s been so many characters introduced between the first two books that I’ve had a hard time trying to keep track of them all, especially because a lot of the characters also have nicknames and it’s like “wait who is this again” ugh, it’s frustrating to me. But I do finally feel like I’m getting a grip on the series and who everyone is now that I’m at the end of the second book so I think it’ll be easier to enjoy moving forward now. One other thing that really bothers me is, there are text conversations throughout these books and it shows who one of the texters is, you’d assume who the other is by being within that chapters POV but a lot of times it isn’t and I’m genuinely having to guess who it is. I think the overall execution could’ve been a little better. A 5 book series with this type of chaos can be a little overwhelming but I love the story and that’s why I’ve stuck with it.
Aside from that, these characters are so incredibly frustrating. Literally every single one of them is so toxic, it’s just a spectrum. But I suppose if I watched family die, had shit parents, been shot, watched people die or almost die, been attacked, cheated on, came from more money than I know what to do with, or idk.. came from a crime lord family, (not to say I don’t have any of these but it’s a crazy combination) I’d probably be a little entitled myself lol. Even still, some of these issues the characters within this world have hit a little close to home and can be applied to real life. You definitely get sucked in, attached to the characters, and experience a lot of emotions.
Aside from that, these characters are so incredibly frustrating. Literally every single one of them is so toxic, it’s just a spectrum. But I suppose if I watched family die, had shit parents, been shot, watched people die or almost die, been attacked, cheated on, came from more money than I know what to do with, or idk.. came from a crime lord family, (not to say I don’t have any of these but it’s a crazy combination) I’d probably be a little entitled myself lol. Even still, some of these issues the characters within this world have hit a little close to home and can be applied to real life. You definitely get sucked in, attached to the characters, and experience a lot of emotions.