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Book Review: Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing (Magnolia Parks Universe #4) by Jessa Hastings

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Rating: ★★★★
Audience: Contemporary Romance
Length: 496 pages
Author: Jessa Hastings
Publisher: Dutton
Release Date: November 7th, 2023
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BOOK SUMMARY:

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE MAGNOLIA PARKS UNIVERSE FROM BOOKTOK ROMANCE SENSATION JESSA HASTINGS

“It’s the great undoing of my heart as I know it.”

Daisy Haites thought she’d left everything about her old life in the the crime, her family, and the man she loves. But when her safety is threatened once again, she finds herself back under the watchful eyes of her gang-lord brother, Julian , and her ex-boyfriend, Christian , both desperate to keep her safe.

Everything gets more complicated when beautiful, broken-hearted socialite Magnolia Parks enters the scene and Julian finds himself entangled with her. Because, for Julian, falling in love isn’t just unwelcome—it could be deadly for everyone involved.

WAS THIS SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER?

Y’ALL. WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE. Why am I still here reading this series? But I can’t stop?

I will say that this is my favorite book of the series so far. Because I love Julian so dang much. BUT I AM HURT. I AM HURT BY THIS BOOK. And I can’t even address everything because that would be way too spoilered fill for y’all. But IYKYK.

And I guess I like Daisy? I don’t know, she was still as frustrating as Magnolia and BJ. But maybe to a slightly lesser degree. Circle back when I read the next book.

This review was completely nonsensical so TL;DR, yeah I’m reading the next book.

Overall audience notes:

  • Contemporary Romance
  • Language: moderate – strong
  • Romance: brief open door
  • Violence: moderate
  • Content warnings: infidelity, alcohol and drug use, death of a sibling, car accident, kidnapping

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Book Review: Daisy Haites (Magnolia Parks Universe #2) by Jessa Hastings

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Rating: ★★★★
Audience: Toxic Contemporary Romance
Length: 494 pages
Author: Jessa Hastings
Publisher: Dutton
Release Date: August 8th, 2023
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BOOK SUMMARY:

All twenty-year-old Daisy Haites has ever wanted is a normal life, but as the heiress to London’s most notorious criminal empire, it’s just not in the cards for her.

Raised by her older brother, Julian , after their parents were murdered, Daisy has never been able to escape the watchful gaze of her gang-lord brother. But Julian’s line of work means that Daisy’s life is . . . complicated.

And things don’t become any easier when she falls hard for the beautiful and emotionally unavailable Christian Hemmes , who happens to be one of the few men in London who doesn’t answer to Julian.

Christian’s life is no walk in the park either, since he’s in love with his best friend’s girlfriend, Magnolia Parks .

He’s happy enough to use Daisy to throw off the scent of his true affections—until she starts to infiltrate those, too.

As their romance blossoms into something neither was anticipating, Daisy and Christian must come to terms with the fact that in this life everything comes at a price. Relationships intersect and tangle, and Daisy, Christian, and Julian will learn that sometimes life’s most worthwhile pursuits can only be paid in blood.

DAISY REALLY PMO.

I think I liked Magnolia Parks better than this one????

The first bit, was (once again), wildly confusing as you’re thrown into the chaos of all of these people’s lives and missing the context of many things. Once that started feeling settled, I could finally understand what was happening and all the intricacies of they dynamic between Daisy and the boys.

I actually enjoyed the organized crime plot line with Julian. I am deeply curious about his story and where it will go and why everyone is obsessed with him (yes, I already put book three on hold).

Daisy just really made me mad (IYKYK). Those last few chapters made me want to throw my phone through a wall. The self sabotaging dynamic is not one for me and I swear if that doesn’t change soon I might rip a part book three (though I think that’s Magnolia’s book so??? I don’t know, it’s all complicated).

Overall audience notes:

  • Contemporary Romance
  • Language: strong
  • Romance: brief open
  • Violence: moderate
  • Content warnings: kidnapping, attempted murder, gun violence, murder (recounted), loss of loved ones, substance use

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