Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

189 reviews

izbizz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage, Car accident, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

celestialg's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

A family-centered drama akin to Little Fires Everywhere, and a story I did not expect to love. Shocked me at some points, cathartic at others - I was so invested. A lovely surprise that reminds you - every family has their shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

dwe's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity and Vomit

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

mpeach's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

arbramirez's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

clarice_flora's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.75

 a river ting, bucking, swirling book. i couldn’t put it down. the vividness of the description, the character afforded even the very slightest of people, it reminds you that life is real, that everyone is a main character, that everything is huge and small and significant and insignificant. i feel tanned by the malibu sun and drunk off a malibu cocktail. i loved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

estellec13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Police brutality

daringreader13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Car accident, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

zulliekinz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

My first Taylor Jenkins Reid - and what a fantastic book to pop my cherry. Couldn't put it down and was engrossed in how quickly TJR made every character so real and authentic. I loved the pace of us experiencing just one whole day and the inserts of the past felt so well placed within this telling of the story. 

My only gripe was somehow how neatly tied up and finished it all was... It just felt a little too much like a neat bow around what was an incredibly messy package just moments before. Seemed unecessary for things to be that neat, and sadly unrealistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming