Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

177 reviews

ninatw's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

gandalf_a's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

ellawatwat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Abortion

mrlsdevos's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bek_p87's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this story. The drama, the family dynamics, the sadness, and the chaos. I think this is my favourite TJR novel thus far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity and Violence

ksilvio's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

inka2704's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

emilia_thereader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

adiloretto'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

4.75

“Kit pensó que ser demasiado autosuficiente era un poco cruel para las personas que te quieren. Les robas la oportunidad de saber lo bien que se siente dar a los demás, les impides descubrir su valor.”

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

aude's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Violence, Blood, and Vomit