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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

73 reviews

mel_sh'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 once again begging goodreads to let you rate books with half star ratings because four seems too high and 3 seems too low so im a bit torn.
but i had a lot of fun reading this! of the three taylor jenkins reid books that ive read, this one definitely impact me the least but was undoubtedly the most fun reading experience. i read this at a much faster pace than i normally do because i was just so excited to see how things would wrap up. i felt very strongly for the riva kids and i think my main qualm with this book was the way other people's perspectives began being shared by the end. i forgot about most of them almost immediately and i felt like it made the ending a bit messy. i would have rathered skipping their parts and focusing more on the conclusion of the story and the actual fire since despite the fact that it's part of the synopsis, it felt very rushed. all in all, i adore tjr's stroy-telling. i think she has a gift for crafting stories and characters that you're immediately attached to and this was no different. my next book of her's is going to be "daisy jones and the six" and i might bump malibu rising to a 4 star depending on how much i enjoy that.

edit: oh i also wanted to mention Julia Whelan! she narrates a lot of books and a few of them are tjr books and she's so good and definitely enhanced my reading experience! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

georgiesutton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.75

I mean I could read Taylor Jenkins Reid’s shopping list I just love her writing and how real the characters feel. This book is about the famous Riva party, but part 1 also flashed back to June Riva and the start of the four siblings’ lives which I wasn’t aware of and I feel this added the depth this book needed. It was wonderful, escapism, and of course made me feel a lot of feelings! Evelyn Hugo is still one to beat but I thought this was as good if not better than Daisy Jones. I would actually love a sequel too, to see where the Rivas go next. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Car accident, Alcohol, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

charlereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

autumnreads98's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

4.25

Malibu Rising surprised me. I almost didn’t read the book because on the surface it didn’t look interesting, but I’m so glad I gave the book some time. The characters are lovable and for many relatable. The ending wraps up in one big whirl, but also in such a meaningful way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, and Vomit

For those who have strained parental relationships this book may be difficult to read or triggering.

pastry's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This was fucking fantastic. The tone reminded me a little of We Were Liars or Little Fires Everywhere (I think the doom of fire brings a very distinctly mysterious element to books), but it was also just fabulous on its own right. A story of family and love and what it means to be a parent, but also a story of mystery and a little intrigue. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Sexism, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

steeped_in_books's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Car accident, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Vomit

sunsetcity's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

katie2210's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Eating disorder, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Vomit

the_bookworm's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Violence

scbarr's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

This was a great summer read; loved the backdrop of 80's California and a wild party. It builds out the characters over the course of a night with some well timed flashbacks to get a full understanding. The change of perspective throughout the book rounded out all the small stories and helped you relate to the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Blood, Car accident, and Vomit