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kitheminges'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Body shaming and Classism
Minor: Racism
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Addiction
Minor: Abortion, Cursing, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Car accident, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
paulaortuno'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Infidelity
Minor: Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Drug use, and Eating disorder
elise_allberry's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, and Drug use
Minor: Eating disorder and Car accident
meliroo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Infidelity
mel_sh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
but i had a lot of fun reading this! of the three taylor jenkins reid books that ive read, this one definitely impact me the least but was undoubtedly the most fun reading experience. i read this at a much faster pace than i normally do because i was just so excited to see how things would wrap up. i felt very strongly for the riva kids and i think my main qualm with this book was the way other people's perspectives began being shared by the end. i forgot about most of them almost immediately and i felt like it made the ending a bit messy. i would have rathered skipping their parts and focusing more on the conclusion of the story and the actual fire since despite the fact that it's part of the synopsis, it felt very rushed. all in all, i adore tjr's stroy-telling. i think she has a gift for crafting stories and characters that you're immediately attached to and this was no different. my next book of her's is going to be "daisy jones and the six" and i might bump malibu rising to a 4 star depending on how much i enjoy that.
edit: oh i also wanted to mention Julia Whelan! she narrates a lot of books and a few of them are tjr books and she's so good and definitely enhanced my reading experience!
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
phoebegrace06's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Infidelity
amykwrites'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism and Death of parent
Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Drug use
veronicats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Sexism, and Violence
kt2e56's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Eating disorder, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content