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Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing by Jessa Hastings
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
WOWWW. i had fun with this one as a julian haites stan. his perspective was really fun, i love seeing a tough man unravel and get softer.
christian and daisy were a little bit less interesting than in daisy haites 1, which was disappointing because i really like them! i just didn’t think there was much for there to happen for their relationship here. i liked what daisy had going on individually, i liked her budding friendship with parks, but they fell at the wayside.
also… did not realize this series was not finished until the very last chapter??? WHAT! i thought we would get more information than mp2! and on a big cliffhanger too 😭
christian and daisy were a little bit less interesting than in daisy haites 1, which was disappointing because i really like them! i just didn’t think there was much for there to happen for their relationship here. i liked what daisy had going on individually, i liked her budding friendship with parks, but they fell at the wayside.
also… did not realize this series was not finished until the very last chapter??? WHAT! i thought we would get more information than mp2! and on a big cliffhanger too 😭
Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home by Jessa Hastings
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
SURE. sure we’ll do the same song and dance over and over again. i guess. i know the appeal of magnolia and bj getting their happily ever after comes at the price of so much constant conflict but DAMN! COME ON!!! 😭😭😭
i was SO excited for julian in this one. he is such an interesting character. it’s interesting getting to be inside his head in daisy haites 1, and then only getting magnolia and bj’s perspective of him in mp2 and having to try to figure him out.
i like the answers we get for the gaps in their history. in a way, magnolia and bj’s flashbacks are my favorite parts. the ending felt rushed in a way i wasn’t obsessed with.
i do want to point out that i guessed that ending almost to a t even though it came out of nowhere and ended on a cliffhanger. ☝️🤓 i have amazing intuition and i will be picking up dh2 to see just how right i was.
i was SO excited for julian in this one. he is such an interesting character. it’s interesting getting to be inside his head in daisy haites 1, and then only getting magnolia and bj’s perspective of him in mp2 and having to try to figure him out.
i like the answers we get for the gaps in their history. in a way, magnolia and bj’s flashbacks are my favorite parts. the ending felt rushed in a way i wasn’t obsessed with.
i do want to point out that i guessed that ending almost to a t even though it came out of nowhere and ended on a cliffhanger. ☝️🤓 i have amazing intuition and i will be picking up dh2 to see just how right i was.
Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
i liked this even though the first half felt soooo slow to get into. it picked up like everyone said it would, but i think we could definitely have sped things up faster.
first, i LOVVVVEEEEE julian haites. we like dis 🤞 second, i really like daisy. it is a little frustrating that she was essentially made a nurture-born “i’m not like other girls” and i wish she had more opportunities to treat other women w respect and grow in that way, but maybe in the next books?
it’s so interesting the author decided to give us another big love triangle-web as our main romantic plot? idk if that was necessary. nobody here is rooting for romeo in the way that i felt like i was kinda rooting for tom england. i think christian and daisy have great chemistry and make a lot of sense.
i do like the haites family business stuff. i like gang/mafia related plots, and i liked the tension of their “we can do bad things but we have rules” gone awry plot.
one thing that isn’t the author’s fault and more just me rambling to myself is that i really like daisy’s footnote inner monologue and feel like it added a lot to her personality, but found myself skipping over them half the time because it was so frustrating to read on kindle 😭😭 and i’m upset about it.
first, i LOVVVVEEEEE julian haites. we like dis 🤞 second, i really like daisy. it is a little frustrating that she was essentially made a nurture-born “i’m not like other girls” and i wish she had more opportunities to treat other women w respect and grow in that way, but maybe in the next books?
it’s so interesting the author decided to give us another big love triangle-web as our main romantic plot? idk if that was necessary. nobody here is rooting for romeo in the way that i felt like i was kinda rooting for tom england. i think christian and daisy have great chemistry and make a lot of sense.
i do like the haites family business stuff. i like gang/mafia related plots, and i liked the tension of their “we can do bad things but we have rules” gone awry plot.
one thing that isn’t the author’s fault and more just me rambling to myself is that i really like daisy’s footnote inner monologue and feel like it added a lot to her personality, but found myself skipping over them half the time because it was so frustrating to read on kindle 😭😭 and i’m upset about it.
Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
okayyyyyy. okay. okay!
i am gonna be so honest in saying that i never thought i would finish this book when i first gave it a shot. the writing was jarring and i had no idea who all those people were. and then when i gave in and realized this isn’t a cute romance, it’s reality tv in book form, i was in.
i’m not rooting for magnolia and bj. i am a little, because the book wants me to, and i’m rooting for magnolia and i think she’ll never be happy with anyone else, but DAAANG. they really can’t be happy for more than like 12 hours together huh.
the ending of this shook me to my core. i love a big dramatic reveal when i realize things the same time as the characters do. i will be tuning in for the other 3 and i hope there’s just as much drama in those.
i think this series is good for fans of the addicted series if you’re reading that for the drama too …. :)
i am gonna be so honest in saying that i never thought i would finish this book when i first gave it a shot. the writing was jarring and i had no idea who all those people were. and then when i gave in and realized this isn’t a cute romance, it’s reality tv in book form, i was in.
i’m not rooting for magnolia and bj. i am a little, because the book wants me to, and i’m rooting for magnolia and i think she’ll never be happy with anyone else, but DAAANG. they really can’t be happy for more than like 12 hours together huh.
the ending of this shook me to my core. i love a big dramatic reveal when i realize things the same time as the characters do. i will be tuning in for the other 3 and i hope there’s just as much drama in those.
i think this series is good for fans of the addicted series if you’re reading that for the drama too …. :)
Theirs Ever After by Katee Robert
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
this was a big leap from the last book so i can’t blame katee for giving it a shot and doing something unique. the premise is cool! we follow the same three from the series, now-king theo and his consorts, meg and galen. i like throuples and think it’s an interesting conflict when there’s a 1-2 power imbalance like this, kind of like american queen by sierra simone. but… SO much of this book was spent complaining about their shitty situation and just dealing with it! none of them were happy for most of this book, and then the climax was super rushed and uninteresting. i still really liked these characters, and the idea was there, but the execution didn’t do it for me. 😵💫
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
i have really mixed feelings about this book! i picked it up because pwmov really reminded me how much i love friends to lovers and slow slow burn relationships. i pretty much read this in one night and stayed up super late to finish it. and yet… the ending was unsatisfying enough for it to kinda ruin the rest of the book for me.
i loved the teenage years chapters and felt really invested to those characters. as adults a little less so, but they felt really realistic in many ways. the relationship our fmc was in felt very realistic, especially for an adult father - some relationships exist because of their easiness rather than their spark.
i could not STAND the ending!!! you’re telling me a teenage boy was potentially sexually assaulted, never managed to write a letter or reach her in another way to explain, hurt a lot of other people in the progress because he’s hung up on his first epic love, that whole family never found out her father died… and throughout their couple months of reconnecting they didn’t talk about the HUGE reason they broke up? it just does not work for me.
i loved the teenage years chapters and felt really invested to those characters. as adults a little less so, but they felt really realistic in many ways. the relationship our fmc was in felt very realistic, especially for an adult father - some relationships exist because of their easiness rather than their spark.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Forever Theirs by Katee Robert
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
so for some reason kindle unlimited has this listed as the first book in the series. i’m a big katee robert fan and i dove in and then later that night when i went to go log the book as started and 25% in… it’s the sequel.
however, i’m not mad about my unique reading order. it was kinda fun and i could see myself going back and reading the first as if it’s a prequel.
i think these characters have great chemistry, and i really like when characters like galen and theo have a “very close friends” relationship like they do. it’s a short read and not a big commitment and the smut is good and the plot is pretty unique.
however, i’m not mad about my unique reading order. it was kinda fun and i could see myself going back and reading the first as if it’s a prequel.
i think these characters have great chemistry, and i really like when characters like galen and theo have a “very close friends” relationship like they do. it’s a short read and not a big commitment and the smut is good and the plot is pretty unique.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Violence
Consumed by Deception by Rina Kent
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
i have really mixed feelings about this trilogy! did i like it? great question. did i devour it in a few days when nothing else has held my attention? yes!
i definitely don’t LIKE these characters. adrian is hard to read and doesn’t seem to have a lot of redeemable qualities besides his devotion and passion for lia. lia is complicated and seems to always be convincing us that she does love adrian. and yet… the drama of their relationship was pretty juicy so i kept reading.
i don’t know if another rina kent book is in the cards for me anytime soon.
i definitely don’t LIKE these characters. adrian is hard to read and doesn’t seem to have a lot of redeemable qualities besides his devotion and passion for lia. lia is complicated and seems to always be convincing us that she does love adrian. and yet… the drama of their relationship was pretty juicy so i kept reading.
i don’t know if another rina kent book is in the cards for me anytime soon.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Violence
Tempted by Deception by Rina Kent
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Vow of Deception by Rina Kent
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
this is my first rina kent book!
not sure what finally drove me to read this, but i like the drama. i was ready to an accept a run of the mill mafia man dark romance, but the plot itself is a lot more interesting than just that. i’m gonna keep reading the trilogy and it’s keeping me entertained :]
not sure what finally drove me to read this, but i like the drama. i was ready to an accept a run of the mill mafia man dark romance, but the plot itself is a lot more interesting than just that. i’m gonna keep reading the trilogy and it’s keeping me entertained :]
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction and Violence