Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

32 reviews

stupidforcupid's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Gun violence, Car accident, and Vomit

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

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Alcohol, Suicide, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Classism, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, and Police brutality

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

chacepaulson's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

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

loony_lucy's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-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

5.0

wow i loved this book. rich people drama with all the emotions of the real world. tjr is becoming one of my all time fave authors 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

caroline2021's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

Great novel for summer due to the beachy vibes! It's a bit of a slow burn but you really get a deep dive into the complex relationships between siblings and parents, as well as generations of family history. The pace picks up towards the end of the novel. Only reason was not 5 stars: ending was a bit underwhelming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Misogyny

Minor: Car accident, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

bookstorian's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

Thrilled to finally start another TJR novel after a successful book club selection. 

Set in sunny, sleepy Malibu, the novel follows the Riva siblings, who have a a passion for surfing, a deep connection with one another and difficult roots. I really enjoyed many aspects of this book and on reflection cannot point out a flaw. I just wanted to keep reading. I loved the exploration of lives that were on the flip side of the rich and famous. The strong connection between the four Riva siblings and the flash backs that revealed the generational trauma of abandonment, infidelity and addiction. I also really loved the party. The promise of everything going up in cinders and the little glimpses into other party goers evenings. I loved the perspective build and the tangents that were all leading to the final moment. 

If you love drama, glamour and a sting of reality this read is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

travelthrupages's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-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: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Car accident