The Magnolia Parks Universe Series 2 Books Collection Set By Jessa Hastings

Magnolia Parks Universe #1-2

by Jessa Hastings

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched The Magnolia Parks Universe Series 2 Books Collection Set By Jessa Magnolia Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are meant to be, and everyone knows it. She dates other people to keep him at bay; he sleeps with other girls to get back at her for it. But at the end of every sad endeavor to get over one another, it’s still each other they crawl back to. But now their dysfunction is catching up with them, pulling at their seams and fraying the world they’ve built; a world where neither has ever let the other go completely. As the cracks start to show and secrets begin to surface, Magnolia and BJ are finally forced to face the formidable question they’ve been avoiding all their Daisy 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 . . . 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.

Genres: Romance

960 pages, Paperback

Published August 24, 2023

Reviews

[Katt Pinewood · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm still trying to understand what kind of hurricane I came out of...what was that? I promise I wanted to write a review for the 2 books separately, but I'm not capable of that...I started the first book monday night and it took a little time 'till I got used to the "world" I was reading about. Yesterday, I couldn't stop reading and pulled and all-nighter to read the second one because...jezz how could I go to sleep with the way the first book ended? It was impossible!

I have so much to say about the two books that I get lost where I should really start. Have you seen Gossip Girl? Yes? Imagine it takes place in London, and it's 3000x more overly dramatic. Really! It is chaotic. All characters are in someway toxic to each other, there is a lot of cheating going on, dr*gs over-abuse and all that family and friendship drama that is supposed from the young adults of high  society. It is so bad that it turns out to be good. As I said in the beginning, it took some time for me to get used to the "world" I was reading, but once you are inside, it gets really hard to get out. You get so entangled in it that it feels like...in that world, the things just make sense. Some points got me wondering, like: "WHAT THE BLOODY FUDGE IS THIS?", like...the way they feel for each other, how they work around each other (so toxic that should be forbidden), the overwhelming meaning behind the Dec.3rd (wich I think was really important in the beginning but then it was taken away it's value out of the blue), how every guy in London is so desperately in love with Magnolia when if you look close, there is nothing to love, she is actually a brat that always took BJ for granted (he did too), that never stops to listen, who is so used to have everything in her hand that when things go out of her control, she just...run away. Why in the world? A mistake that could be explained, maybe not understood from Parks side, but explained...had this turn out? 2 books for 2 people who don't trust each other but only trust each other. Who adore to sleep around and date around, but only want to date each other. Two people who just don't understand each other... but are the only ones who do, actually, understand each other. I don't know about other readers, obviously, but I felt like...Magnolia would play the music, and BJ would dance whatever she played. But as soon as he tried to play something else or change the instrument, she wouldn't listen. Two piece-of-work, handful people that are so disfunctional that they actually function. And I am so glad they always come back to each other because nobody deserves to be shattered by them. They deserve each other, and I believe they will spend the rest of their lifes killing each other.

Believe it or not, I will just read the last book because of how this one unfortunately ended, because I feel no excitement to know how their life's going on. It was a good book once you were "inside," and in some way, that is what's amazing about Jessa Hastings' writing. It's so intense that it drags you out of your own mind, and that is something she should be really proud of.

Worth the hype? Yes, I think so. Is it worth reading again? Absolutely not. I'll "see" them again at the beginning of next year, and there is where we'll say our forever farewells.

[Lauren Smith · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible. I can’t believe this book was 15 hours of the same cheesy nonsense 🙄

[Maja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Das Magnolia Parks Universum hat viel zu bieten. Viel Drama, viele Love Interest, viel Verwirrung und Vergnügen. Vor allem aber hat das Buch viel an Unterhaltung zu bieten. Die Story von Daisy spielt parallel zu der von Magnolia, weshalb man einiges schon im Voraus weiß oder besser verstehen kann. Zugleich gibt es aber auch neue Informationen und Sichtweisen durch die neuen Perspektiven von Daisy und Christian, denn ihre Geschichte basiert auf anderen Voraussetzungen. Das ist ziemlich interessant, wenn auch mindestens genauso verzwickt. Die Charaktere aus Band 2 sind schon bekannt durch den ersten Teil, doch sie werden präsenter. Je mehr man von ihnen sieht, desto individueller und realistischer werden sie. Die Protagonisten finde ich sehr interessant. Sie unterscheiden sich stark von Magnolia und BJ, was mir gut gefällt. Ich liebe nämlich die Einzelheiten und Macken die Daisy und ihr Christian mit sich bringen. Dadurch wird die Geschichte zu etwas exklusivem. Die charakterliche Entwicklung wird in diesem Buch eher ersichtlich als im ersten Teil, was mir sehr gut gefallen hat. Was mir aber nicht so gut gefallen hat waren die Konflikte, die auf Misskommunikation und Bindungsängste basieren. Ein Pluspunkt gibt es aber für die ständige Spannung, die durch actionreiche Szenen und den vielen möglichen Love Interest erzeugt wird. Zusammengefasst mag ich den zweiten Band sehr. Das Ende hat mich jedoch etwas verwirrt und ich weiß nicht, ob es ein Ende ist, das mich glücklich macht. Aber was ich weiß, die Buchreihe werde ich weiterverfolgen. Das Buch bekommt von mir aufgerundete vier Herzen. Ich kann euch die Geschichte voll und ganz empfehlen, denn sie steckt voller unterhaltsamer Momente und spannender Szenen.

[Courtney Baker · Rating 1 out of 5]

For the first time in my life I gave up and did not finish a book. I got 1/3 of the way through and thought why am I wasting my time with this? It was boring and I hated the writing style.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

for Magnolia Parks book 1, AUDIO/REREAD.

🎀♾️🐝 🫶🏹 💜🦌 🏖️🩹🌳

Forget me not 🌑 🌊


"She is a beautiful, affluent, self-involved and mildly neurotic London socialite. He is Britain's most photographed bad-boy lothario who broke her heart."

"Can you die from a broken heart do you know? And if I did and they cut me wide open would I bleed loving him." QUOTE.

The most rawest, emotional, frustrating and the most loved book I have read.
Every woman or girl who read this story will connect in some types of way. Whether that be for the romance, the friendship, the fashion or the setting. This world, this book, these characters are now a brand. Jessa has created something so incredible. The hype around this book now is insane.!! I first read read a couple of years ago now. I went in blind and honesty. All I could think about my my teenage years, the loves I had, the loves I didn't have because of my own decisions. You will connect with this story in one way or another.

If you haven't read this book yet and I know some people are scared that it going to break their hearts. All i can say is give it ago. Give magnolia a chance. Give Beej a chance.

*fake dating
*childhood sweethearts
*cheating
*magazine editor
*model
*different pov
*love triangle
*best friends girlfriend


At the moment I have read book 1 to 3. 4 and 5 I have NOT picked up yet. I am dodging spoilers everywhere. I wanted to start again as it had been a while now since I read it. I've decided to listen and read.

Reading is amazing but listening is better. I was shocked when the audio started.
Ella-Rae Smith is the most perfect narrator. Omg She came to life.!! She smashed it.!! And Benjamin Noble who narrors Beej. I loved him he is the one who took me back to my teens and early 20s. Every boy I had a friendship with or some sort of relationship sounded like him lol.
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Next listen is Daisy Haites

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[Pan.Dona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich habe Magnolia Parks in einem Rutsch gelesen. London wirkt wie eine Bühne, auf der Glanz und Drama ständig wechseln. Im Zentrum steht Magnolia, privilegiert, verletzlich und oft widersprüchlich. Ihr Gegenüber ist BJ Ballentine. Zwischen beiden liegt keine saubere Liebesgeschichte, sondern eine kreisende, manchmal selbstzerstörerische Anziehung. Das hat mich frustriert und gleichzeitig weiterblättern lassen.

Was mich überzeugt hat, ist die Nähe. Die Erzählstimme fühlt sich intim an, fast wie ein Blick ins Tagebuch. Gefühle stehen im Vordergrund. Eifersucht, Begehren, Schuld, all das bekommt Raum. Mode, Partys und schöne Orte sind nicht nur Dekor. Sie zeigen, was überdeckt werden soll. Hinter der glänzenden Oberfläche klafft eine Leere, die das Buch ehrlich anspricht.

Die Figuren abseits des Paars funktionieren. Freundschaften kippen, Loyalitäten wanken, kleine Nebenmomente brennen sich ein. Dialoge sind pointiert, oft scharf, manchmal wehtun ehrlich. Genau das macht den Reiz aus. Gleichzeitig trägt die Geschichte viel Wiederholung in sich. Eskalation, Abstand, Rückfall. Das ist stimmig für die Beziehung, kann aber lang werden. Ein paar Kapitel hätten straffer sein dürfen.

Inhaltlich arbeitet der Roman mit Themen wie toxischer Dynamik, fehlender Kommunikation und der Frage, was Liebe aushält. Wer an sanfte Wohlfühlromance denkt, ist hier falsch. Wer intensive Emotionen, Fehler und Folgen lesen will, ist richtig. Ich mochte, dass das Buch nicht entschuldigt, sondern zeigt.

Fazit. Starkes Suchtpotenzial, dichte Atmosphäre, messerscharfe Gefühle. Ein Punkt Abzug für Längen und die monotone Schleife mancher Konflikte.

[ell · Rating 5 out of 5]

REREAD

[okaycoolnai · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75⭐
I read magnolia parks AGAIN!!!!

[Sylvia Sacra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I’m more of a Daisy Haites fan so far!