Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

51 reviews

abbrillopezz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Car accident, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

karineadly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing sad

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, and Terminal illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

dweedwee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

"It's just that your love doesn't mean very much" 😫

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual harassment

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

martapsalvado's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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

Character building ✔️
Character development ✔️
Lots and lots of drama ✔️
Coherent and captivating story ✔️
Summer vibes ✔️

After the disappointment that was Daisy Jones & The Six for me, I have restored my faith in Taylor Jenkins Reid. I had so much fun reading this, especially towards the middle/ending of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Addiction

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, and Abortion

agirlnamedellie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

I loved this book!! I really liked the fact that the book was set over one night with each chapter being a new hour. This for me kept the pace of the story. I liked that from the blurb you knew that the tip of the story would be the fire so all events escalated towards that point, but you didn't know when that would occur. The events leading up to/during the party were intertwined with the story of the Riva parents love story and the childhood of the Riva children. The story was so heartbreaking in so many ways but the strength of the eldest sibling Nina shone through. I especially liked the character of Kit and her sarcastic dry humour brought light moments to the book. Enjoyed the story more than Daisy Jones and the Six and I read it in just over 2 days. Couldn't put it down!  Loved the writing style and the fact that characters from her other novels are featured. Can't wait to read more of her books.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Drug use, and Gun violence

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Police brutality, Gun violence, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, and Abortion

btrz7's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual content

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Body shaming

kitheminges'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was so good I devoured it in one day! Fun and full of surprises while also heart breaking and touching on dark issues. Loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Body shaming and Classism

Minor: Racism