Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

663 reviews

marleen02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Outing, Abandonment, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Car accident, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence

emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexism, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Vomit

bobinsbooknook's review against another edition

challenging inspiring 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

4.0

The perfect way to kick off the summer! I really enjoyed this story and the writing style ,as usual,was perfection. TJR really knows how to immerse the reader in!

I will say unlike her other books which I have read, I did find this one to be far more character heavy over a continuous plot but did enjoy the backstory plots from part 1 a lot.

As the plot does flitter back between past and present - though both still interesting - did become a bit slower paced and a little harder to keep track of characters subplots at times. 

I loved each character it their own right and it’s great to get some more depth to characters I’ve come to know from her other books. I especially loved Nina and watching her develop throughout the struggles of her past. 

The only reason I can’t rate this a 5 is I wish the fire foreshadowing which gripped me at the start held a bit more weight in the end of the book but still a fantastic read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent

asienerbrown's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, and Cursing

shankarhere's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death, Drug use, and Alcohol

taylorann191's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Addiction

daniofthewood's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexism, Body shaming, Classism, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment

paperkindle's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use

celery's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Excrement, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

falibat's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion and Sexual harassment