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Malibu Rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.09 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Not my favourite TJR outing. 

While I enjoyed Nina as a main character, she was missing something that made me connect with the main characters of the other TJR books I’ve read. 

The book overall had too many side characters and I felt like a lot of things were brought up only to be dropped immediately and not returned to. There were a few little plot holes sprinkled in there and, while they weren’t plot-ruining, it just felt lazy. 
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

TJR never misses. What a ride, is all I can think of right now.
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

really good but the ending also felt kinda flat? idk
lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

I hope TJR never stops writing stories that I want to crawl inside and live in.

“and Nina understood, maybe for the first time, that letting people love you and care for you is part of how you love and care for them”
fast-paced