Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

84 reviews

kateyjay's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

Stunning story spanning multiple generations of a family who have known love and loss. 

Nina Riva deserves the world and you cannot tell me otherwise. Nina sacrifices everything for her family, losing herself in the process until her family also become her salvation. 

Seemingly doomed to repeat the mistakes of her mother until she learns she can stand up for herself. 

This book had me laughing and crying and having to look away feeling second hand embarrassment on multiple occasions. TJR has done it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

mandaraffe's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Sexism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Abandonment, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, and Vomit

natgrace's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

3.75

i really loved the first 65ish% of the book, it was addicting but towards the end it felt kind of rushed? i felt like the end could have been fleshed out more and i honestly wish we had gotten less detail about the party. for example when we got to the middle of the party it was really hard to keep up with all the different characters whose perspectives we were gaining access to. it was all a bit much for me and i kept forgetting everyone and who they all were connected to. also why can't we have ONE happy relationship??? i did really love all 4 of the siblings tho and i hope nina and kit get the happy ending they both deserve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug use and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage

hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad 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 book was everything. I loved each of the characters, even the ones I tried so hard to hate. And related a little too hard to Nina.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment and Miscarriage

jessicaludden's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

5.0

“June was gone. Yet here she was, living on through her children.”

I’ve said it once before and I’ll say it again, Taylor Jenkins Reid is a genius. I thought nothing could top Daisy Jones & the Six, but wow this really exceeded my expectations. Every single character was so complex. I loved every single one of them and TJR made them all feel so real. She always does that with her characters. You finish the book and can’t believe those weren’t real people. Everyone had their own internal struggles and their own relationship dynamic with other characters. I LOVED Nina. She deserves the world and I loved how her siblings finally did something for her at the end. I loved Kit. I love how bold she is and how she’s just at the start of figuring out who she is. I loved Hud. I love how loyal he is and how him and Nina always seemed to have an unspoken understanding. I loved Jay. I loved his internal conflict with the new diagnosis he had and what that meant for who he was as a person and what his measure of success is. June and Mick’s story was so tragic and as much as I hate Mick I did feel bad for him near the end of the book. TJR did a great job of making me feel the exact feelings Nina was feeling. I couldn’t help feeling a tiny bit bad for Mick as he spoke about his childhood and his regrets, but ultimately my hate for him won out. I want to go to the Riva party. TJR made it feel so real with all the side characters and their mini plot lines. It added to the chaos perfectly. Overall, I loved this so much. Definitely a top read of the year. Definitely a new favorite book of all time.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Violence, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Sexism, Racism, Chronic illness, Car accident, and Abortion

breeinreadingland's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Violence, Death, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Vomit

jfield351's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

The first half of the book had me in a chokehold, I could not stop reading. I absolutely love TJR’s signature writing move of introducing the backstory to make you fall in love (or despise) the characters.

In the beginning I thought that Mick and June’s love was so beautiful, that I hoped one of them would die rather than leave each other, for love that pure to exist

. It is ultimately a story about love and family, but it is sometimes painful how much love can hurt. great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Addiction, Cursing, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Sexism, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Abortion

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Addiction

Minor: Abortion, Cursing, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Car accident, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

imtryingtoread's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.75

it was great
i'd say the flaws weren't the main focus of the book but their problems and (past) mistakes definitely were

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Drug use, Alcoholism, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, and Cursing