53.4k reviews for:

Malibu Rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.09 AVERAGE

abouche's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookish_becca4's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment

tavia16's review against another edition

4.75

emotional 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

shadem's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring tense 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

meganross09's review against another edition

3.0

emotional 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

hjwarning's review against another edition

4.0

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I loved how the shifting timelines and perspectives wove together seamlessly, never confusing, always captivating.

abbie23's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

biblionnoisseur's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

sequinstar's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5. A slow start, promises more excitement than it delivers, but a touching look at family dynamics and insightful slice of fame. Oppressively melancholy, and though it feels appropriate for the lives portrayed I wish we’d been offered more scenes of their happiness. Did get me thinking though about the legacies of family, what invisible burdens and patterns we take on, sometimes without even being directly exposed to them. And the task of becoming yourself even so…
Snapshots of the party feel very true and offer schadenfreude that you weren’t there! Made me realize how completely my curiosity for such events has been sated- to quote HIMYM “nothing good happens after 2am”.

maibooklover's review against another edition

4.0

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Una historia sobre una fiesta que se salió de control y al mismo tiempo el poder de aprender de los errores de tus padres