Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

250 reviews

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

stuckinatimeloop's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

this was my first time reading a taylor jenkins reid book, and only because i saw that it has good sibling dynamics. even though i loved it i'm not likely to read another tjr book simply because the genre isn't for me.

this book is amazingly written. at one point i even shed some tears. there's not much going on for most of the book but it still was easy to read and somehow felt fast paced. maybe it was the dual timeline.

i do wish there was more chance for me to get attached to the characters though. besides nina we don't really see a lot into their minds.

also, i still don't get why exactly jay was so mad at hud, i mean he was over ashley so what's the big deal?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

withlivjones's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

So many great things in this book. I loved the premise of this Gatsby-like party atop a precarious Malibu cliff. I loved the family dynamics and how each Riva sibling’s personality fit within their close-knit group - they are such well-written characters and their sibling bonds felt so realistic. I loved the rising tension of the fact that you know how the story is going to end from the beginning but you don’t know how it will get there. I was a bit iffy on the third person narration at first but I really think it is perfect for creating the little vignettes within the chaos of the party. I loved the shoutouts to other characters in TJR’s showbiz universe, particularly Carrie Soto (I read her book before this one although I wonder how my perception of that book might have changed had I read this one first). Overall I absolutely devoured this book, and I am pretty desperate for TJR to release another instalment in this universe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

vanessagrausam's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Drug use, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

kaiyoung_kop's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder and Body shaming

prettybaddieb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

4.75

The story was pretty good. I will say I liked part 2 better than part 1. that’s when things kicked in, the party itself was by far the most interesting part (and the events that unfolded afterwards). Part 1 was satisfying but for me I really had to get through it cuz at times it dragged. Didn’t like how at the end there were some super irrelevant characters. That felt unnecessary. But i’m happy with the ending and the story overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, and War

Minor: Gun violence

weaverl13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Addiction, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

caro06's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Physical abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Infidelity

Moderate: Pregnancy

theaa_reads's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
spice: /

like all of taylor jenkins reids books this book was kind of sad but i learned so many things
i also really liked the concept of this book (that the whole book was about one day)
it was kind of hard to read and to get into but i still really liked the book!
if you are looking for a sad, challenging and inspiring summer read, this book is perfect for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Suicide, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexism, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship