Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

740 reviews

gabydabaddie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Abandonment

l_winely's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Alcoholism

arwen_ds's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Death of parent

bex47's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.25

A quick, easy, engaging read, though not a masterpiece by any stretch. The siblings were likeable enough, and I enjoyed both their individual and collective growth. My main issue was that most of the themes and topics already were present in Jenkins Reid's other novels, and were executed a lot better. The corrupting nature of fame, the cheating, toxic relationships, family drama; nothing new was really being brought to the table. That being said, I didn't really hate anything about it, so it's a solid 3.25 for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Grief

zzfinch's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.0

Malibu Rising is slower paced than the other TJR books I’ve fallen in love with but the backstory and flashbacks are crucial to the development of the overall plot. An intense read for anyone with a complicated love for someone who has hurt them. TJR creates big themes of independence, agency, making your own closure, forgiving and when not to forgive, and how a destructive fire creates opportunity for renewal. 

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Content Warnings

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

nova123's review against another edition

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

5.0

another book in which tjr proves that shitty cheating men are the root of all our problems

(lesbian kit I love you)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

gabrizzle's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

catarinagsr's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

TJR has such a talent to make her characters complex and lovable. On the other hand she'll make you hate them just as easily. This is dual timeline and I usually don't enjoy that but this was so we'll thought out that it didn't bother me at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual harassment and Gun violence

ksabol's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Drug use

veskumelooni's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Abandonment