The absolute best series I've ever read. I'm so sad I finished the book. 720 pages weren't enough. No other fictional couple will ever compare to BJ and Magnolia. Their story was my absolute favorite, and this book was no exception. I loved every single minute. I'm now counting down the days until the next Daisy book because I still have so many questions! In the meantime, I'll just reread this incredible book.

what a fitting end to bj and magnolia’s story!

i am not a huge fan of this couple (biiiig daisychristian girl), but they have continuously grown on me over the course of the series. I think this last book showcases a lot of character growth for both of them.

however, there was no reason this book needed to be 700 pages long. most of this felt like fluff and filler just to make it more dramatic. I got bored during a lot of this just because it was so repetitive and unnecessary.

if you are a big bj and magnolia fan, you’ll love this one. personally, i can’t wait to read more about my precious angel babies daisy and christian.

thank you for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you so much Dutton for the arc!

6 star READ!!!! THE PERFECT ENDING TO Beej + Parks LOVE STORY! 😭♥️

Into the Dark takes you on a beautiful journey of grief and healing. Jessa delivered everything I wanted from BJ & Magnolia and more. While it was quite a heavy read we also have moments of comedic relief and I felt that it was so perfectly balanced. Now this one is for the BJ girls — boy did he deliver!

IF YOU DONT THINK BJ & PARKS ARE ENDGAME AFTER THIS YOU ARE WRONG. No one gets parks like BJ does. THE GROWTH between these two and as individuals and in their relationship was so beautiful to see. I’m just so incredibly proud of them.

Jessa’s writing per usual was absolutely perfect!! She left no stone unturned. I was so weepy the entire book, and sobbed a few times bc it was just so insanely good.

ALL HAIL BAXTER JAMES BALLENTINE
+ MAGNOLIA PARKS!! This series will forever have such a special place in my heart!!

I can’t wait for Daisy’s book!! I truly have no idea where it’s going, but I’m so excited to see!

OBSESSED with this series!!!!! I loved this one even though it felt so much heavier (understandably) than all of the others. I adore these characters & cannot wait to see what's next for the series.

I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book. I wasn't quite sure what to expect with how The Long Way Home ended, but leave it to Jessa to not only make me laugh but also make me cry while reading this book.

I loved so many parts of this book - Magnolia and BJ's relationship, their individual growth and of course the found family that we have come to love over the course of the last four books.

I am extremely happy for Magnolia and BJ and yet at the same time, Jessa sets us up for the next Daisy book and I'm already looking forward to it.

All the stars to this book and to the couple who took me on a rollercoaster the last few books. I can't wait to go back and reread already.

This book and its characters feel imprinted on my soul and I am changed by it. This felt like a warm hug, a good scream, and the biggest cry all at once. It felt representative of the human experience: how family can be the people around us and how grief changes us.

I cried three times, all for different reasons, and felt every emotion there was. Walking with Parks and BJ on their journey was long and hard, but this ending felt representative of their great + infinite love. Healing for everyone!!

But also, this book was heavy - I felt like I was ripped apart and put back together. It was hard to read at times, but that’s the point I suppose. Grief is hard and inevitable.

I feel that I will think about Magnolia and BJ for the rest of my life & I sure do think the weather will be eternally sunny

thank you dutton books + jessa for letting me read an arc!

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‘𝘐 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦. “𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵.”’

“𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢, 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.”

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As I write this i’ve just finished it at a lovely 11:20pm on the 14th of January and WTF JESSA HASTINGS. I have to wait a whole month to copy these annotations onto paper!!! However, You never fail to absolutely amaze me. You’ve blown it out of the 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴. This book is everything. Feel like it’s known now that this series is in my big 3. Constantly thinking about these characters and their stories because Jessa has such an amazing way at bringing them to life.

Where do I actually start. This book was deeper than the others, more personal for the group. So many different emotions , events and yet I feel like their story was closed off perfectly. That’s so sad it’s done omg, anyways. Magnolia will forever have my heart - I feel so connected to her like she’s more than just a fictional character. Bj, he’s just done such an amazing job at working on himself - I adore him. They have the best friend group ever (Im a sucker for a found family) and I loved hearing about them as much as we did in this book. Also the vegetable scene? amazing, one of my favourites 😉

Some moments I paused , did a highlight, reread and thought - okay Wordsworth. Jessa you’re literally a poet, I don’t know how you do it but every single chapter in this book was perfect. Also the METAPHORS. omg.

Enough of me blabbering on or I’ll spoil something (I’ve rewrote this twice.) but you’ve left a certain someone on a cliffhanger and i’m really really impatient so if you see this dm me and tell me what happens, I’ll sign an NDA I swear.

I love you Bj and Magnolia , Daisys book come faster pls I need answers <3

To say that Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark was an anticipated release for me is an understatement. I've practically been counting down the days until this book's release. Being approved for an ARC was so exciting!
Full disclosure: All of the books in the Magnolia Parks Universe are difficult to get through. They deal with intense subject matter and at times, unlikeable characters. This book is likely the most difficult of them all.
For the majority of this story, grief is front and center. Fortunately, it's handled so well by Jessa Hastings. She takes time to show the depths of grief, the ways in which we try to avoid it, try to outsmart it, try to bypass it. But it's a struggle seeing Magnolia in such a dark place.
I absolutely loved the development of Magnolia and BJ's relationship throughout this story. Seeing them together, navigating life together, is so refreshing. I leave the character of BJ feeling so different than I did when reading the first few chapters of the first Magnolia Parks book. His character arc and growth is wonderful.
Is this my favorite book in the Magnolia Parks Universe? No. But I am really pleased with the way Hastings finished off Magnolia and BJ's story. I also can't wait to see what's to come in future Daisy Haites books.

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

“If I die, when I die– it will echo through space and through time, and it’ll brush up against the edge of this universe and press into the next one that I loved you more than anything.”

This book made me SOB. It was a perfect ending to Magnolia and BJ’s story and will leave readers satisfied.

This book focuses heavily on Magnolia’s experience with grief and I think it was written so realistically and so beautifully. My heart truly hurt for Magnolia and I could really feel her pain in how much she missed her sister. Bridget was such an amazing character in this series and I adored her so this storyline hit hard. The scenes where Magnolia was speaking to her and texting her hurt too.

Also this is a Harley Parks hate club! I don’t care if he had a smidge of a redemption arc in the end, the stuff he said to Magnolia was absolutely horrid and we do not allow that in this house.

10/10 book as always, I love BJMagnolia forever and I’m so glad they got their forever. And they got their little girl :( Long live the Ballentines.

“If I die, when I die– it will echo through space and through time, and it’ll brush up against the edge of this universe and press into the next one that I loved you more than anything.”

This book made me SOB. It was a perfect ending to Magnolia and BJ’s story and will leave readers satisfied.

This book focuses heavily on Magnolia’s experience with grief and I think it was written so realistically and so beautifully. My heart truly hurt for Magnolia and I could really feel her pain in how much she missed her sister. Bridget was such an amazing character in this series and I adored her so this storyline hit hard. The scenes where Magnolia was speaking to her and texting her hurt too.

Also this is a Harley Parks hate club! I don’t care if he had a smidge of a redemption arc in the end, the stuff he said to Magnolia was absolutely horrid and we do not allow that in this house.

10/10 book as always, I love BJMagnolia forever and I’m so glad they got their forever. And they got their little girl :( Long live the Ballentines.

Being back with this group of people wad so nice and wonderful. I missed them all so much. This book was filled with emotional moments, a little bit of drama (as always) and a lot of plot holes that I am excited to get the answers to in the next Daisy Haites book.

Magnolia and BJ ... there's no doubt that these two are soulmates. I adored this book so much. Jessa Hastings writing is immaculate as always.

Jessa Hastings does it again! I love this series so much, and with every book, it just keeps getting better. What a ride!

OBSESSED does not begin to cover it for me! I do not have enough flowery language to describe the way this book makes me feel. If you're this far into the series you know the characters and the romance so well and you know how they carry the book and make you care. If you're a fan like me you might even wish the books were longer! Genuinely I fly through the 600+ page books and am sad when they end. This book live up to the magic of the rest of this series and honored the characters and love story we have come to know so well. The thing that sets this book apart is the way this book deals with grief, I have never read something that captures that feeling so well. I am already excited for this book to come out and to reread it (specifically listen to the audiobook, which I cannot recommend enough). If you haven't already started this series let this be your sign and you're welcome and if you're already in on the series then I am sure you're eagerly anticipating this one and I am her to say you will not be disappointed.

Well... I finished this book a week ago today and am finally ready to try and put words to my thoughts. Let's see how this goes...

This is the final book in BJ and Magnolias story, and after how the last books ended (both Long Way Home and the Great Undoing) I truly had no idea what to expect. Sure, there were certain things I thought would happen but absolutely nothing could prepare me for what happened in this book.

Into the Dark felt healing and cathartic. It's (Very with a capital V) emotional and intense and impactful and moving and also FUNNY while also being deeply, deeply romantic. Guys I'm not lying when I said the tears started brimming around chapter 2 and I felt like I was in a permanent state of watery eyes the entire book with maybe three or four instances of boo-hoo, snot-ridden crying. BJ and Magnolia's journey throughout their final installment is hands down one of the most beautiful endings (that hurt to type omg) to a couple I've ever had the privilege of reading about. I'm going to miss them so, so dearly.

Jessa Hastings manages to beautifully tie together all the loose ends for Magnolia and BJ and truly I could not have been more satisfied with their ending. This book is 720 pages and I legitimately would have been happy to read 720 more. No a page, not a letter, not a period was wasted in my opinion, I tell you! Each time we read a passage from BJ or Magnolia describing their love for each other, it feels fresh. There was not a moment where I felt "hmm I've read this before" or "this is repetitive" because each time Jessa finds a new way to tell us about their love. This woman is kinda sick but damn her pen will not fail in this series!

Overall, I absolutely am head over heels for this entire series and canNOT wait for readers to experience this ending for Magnolia and BJ. Now.... DH3 when?

I wish 6 stars was an option. Not shockingly, was incredibly blown away once again by Jessa Hastings. The depth of her character work and the ability to draw out a multitude of emotions is unmatched. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to read and follow these characters through her eloquence and intentionality. Thank you, Dutton!

This was such a delight to read. A fitting ending for a love story that I admittedly never want to end.

It's a long romance novel, but every word is used well. Jessa Hastings is as always, sharp, funny, and fun to read. You can feel how well she knows and loves these characters and the great care she took to give readers a satisfying ending.

Jessa Hastings has (unsurprisingly) done it again! I cried, I laughed, I smiled. And as usual, I simply could not put this book down. BJ and Parks have my whole heart. Can't wait for the next book from this incredible author!

If anyone knows me they know this series is my non guilty pleasure. I eat this books up and I’m constantly waiting for the next. It’s like gossip girl on steroids. I literally read them in like one sitting very page turning

This is one of the best books I've ever had the privilege of reading. Truly what an honor to have read the love saga of BJ Ballentine and Magnolia Parks. Magnolia's grief journey in this book should be studied!!!! God, it was so heartbreakingly beautiful and relatable. I could not have asked for a better ending for one of my favorite fictional couples. I love that we dived 10x deeper into their relationship and pasts. I loved unpacking Magnolia's daddy issues, BJ's self-worth issues, and their collective trust issues. And oh my god the Daisy, Christian, and Julian TEA!!!! Especially Julian. I am so excited for the next Daisy Haites book. I could read about these characters and this universe forever. What a force this book was!!! Jessa Hastings in rare form!!!!! A job well done.

I am a massive fan of the Magnolia Parks universe and I love everything that Jessa Hastings has written. This might just be my favourite release of 2024, I just cant get enough of these characters