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estellec13's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Police brutality
daringreader13's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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 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.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming
alyssadavis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Malibu catches fire.
It is simply what Malibu does from time to time.
…
The Malibu fire of 1983 started not in the dry hills but on the coastline. It began at 28150 Cliffside Drive on Saturday, August 27—at the home of Nina Riva—during one of the most notorious parties in Los Angeles history. The annual party grew wildly out of control sometime around midnight. By 7:00 A.M., the coastline of Malibu was engulfed in flames.
Because, just as it is in Malibu’s nature to burn, so was it in one particular person’s nature to set fire and walk away.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
gkgkgk's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
estefizaga's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
nadiaherondale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
saara_ilona_muu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
milenasbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Nina Riva!!! Ever since we got to see her as a five year old, I was in love. She was definitely not perfect and made some difficult and questionable decisions, but it was so interesting to see why she did the things she did and how she provided for her family. She devoted her life to caring for her siblings, and she set boundaries that needed to be set.
The characters all grew so much! Their pasts made huge impacts on their lives, but there was so much character development and generational cycles were broken 👏🏻
The sexual content did get annoying, but it wasn’t graphic enough for me to stop the book. I just wish it was more brief/implied
Overall, this book surpassed my expectations and I can see myself rereading this one in the future
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Vomit, and Abortion
reb_vo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book is about who we choose to love and who we don’t
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism