Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

269 reviews

joey1914's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Blood, Medical content, and Abortion

kyrashelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.75

I flew through this! The timelines wove perfectly together, the drama was immaculate and I was so captivated by Nina and Kit’s journeys and arcs. Reid does such an incredible job at writing nuanced but lovable women who have so many layers. I loved the scenes where Reid discussed the hypocrisy over the reception of Nina’s surfing career when compared to Jay’s, and Kit’s realization at the end of the novel brought me to tears. They’re definitely my two favorite characters in the universe Taylor Jenkins Reid has created and this will probably end up being one of my favorite reads of the year!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

juliamakena's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Pregnancy

jor_dy's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

3.5

what i liked:
- the exploration (even if minuscule) of quite literally each and every character that is mentioned
- the summertime vibe
- easy, quick read
- the author’s understanding that humans have multiple sides, and people aren’t always 100% good (though it matter that they try to be)

- the way carrie soto immediately apologizes to nina at the party (a nice break from two women arguing over a piece of shit man)

- chosen family
- the ending
- NINA CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

ESPECIALLY HER RANT TO MICK AT THE END UGH

- kit and ricky are literally robin and steve

the coming out scene was literally how it went in st????

what i disliked:
- characters are allowed only ONE personality trait, except nina who gets TWO because she’s the author’s favorite 😊
- the relationship between the siblings. on one hand, they love each other very much and it is clear that they would do anything for each other. but at the same time they did not feel like they were written as sibling. they felt more like childhood friends???
- the timeline was so ambiguous?? like it could be set at literally any point in history after 1950. i wish the time periods in the book were more clearly detailed and it felt like i was actually experiencing the characters in, say, the ‘60s or the ‘80s
- the omniscient, constantly switching pov. i don’t care about whoever tf wendy is get back to the main point.
- when the men in the book got mad at someone for accusing them of shit they know they did
- everything felt so utterly predictable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage, Violence, Car accident, and Pregnancy

nina riva, a central character, is a model and as part of that she mentions being on a diet

in order to lose weight

. additionally, there is a moment where a partygoer grabs a loaded gun, which does go off in one scene toward the end of the novel.

cassellwrites's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Death of parent

shreya_l's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, it all took place at one celebrity filled party in Malibu as well as flashbacks. The story centers around four siblings who have lived through some very hard times due to the love and hard work of their mom and oldest sister. During this party you find out all the secrets they have been keeping from one another and what they truly need to be happy in this life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

pipss's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, and Pregnancy