Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

337 reviews

graceev's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse

crina12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is absolutely amazing. I loved the story and all of the characters. The way it's written keeps you wanting for more and before you know it, you're done the book. There's twists every few chapters and you never get bored. I originally only picked up this book, without knowing what it was about, because I thought it would be a lighthearted read that would resemble the time I spent growing up in Hawaii. It gave me so much more than that. Perfect read for a hot summer day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Addiction

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

courtneys_reading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I see that Taylor Jenkins Reid loves to connect all her books. And I'm not mad about it because I'm kind of obsessed with the world she's created.

Really enjoyed this one even if the mention of a bunch of new names every chapter threw me off - I'm a simple gal, it takes me so long to get into a new book with loads of characters lol

Still, this one had me hooked and I couldn't put it down

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Car accident, Gun violence, Violence, and Vomit

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

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Body shaming, Drug use, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion

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

sarahsch006's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, and Death

haley_elisabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I just love Taylor Jenkins Reid! A few trashy, sex parts but overall very heart warming and sweet story. Fast read. I really enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Drug use, and Addiction

dmwpg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

Set in a single day, the Riva family is instantly likeable, their trials relatable and the sibling bond at the centre of the book a really beautiful set of relationships to behold. A fun crossover I didn’t expect with Carrie Soto as wel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use