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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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withlivjones's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

So many great things in this book. I loved the premise of this Gatsby-like party atop a precarious Malibu cliff. I loved the family dynamics and how each Riva sibling’s personality fit within their close-knit group - they are such well-written characters and their sibling bonds felt so realistic. I loved the rising tension of the fact that you know how the story is going to end from the beginning but you don’t know how it will get there. I was a bit iffy on the third person narration at first but I really think it is perfect for creating the little vignettes within the chaos of the party. I loved the shoutouts to other characters in TJR’s showbiz universe, particularly Carrie Soto (I read her book before this one although I wonder how my perception of that book might have changed had I read this one first). Overall I absolutely devoured this book, and I am pretty desperate for TJR to release another instalment in this universe.

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vanessagrausam's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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kaiyoung_kop's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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taylorsevalia's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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exbecks's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No

3.75

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readwithkel's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-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

4.0

This was a good read! It took me a while to get into the story, but I really loved the characters.

This turned out to be more feel-good than I was expecting (at least at the end), but

as an oldest daughter myself, I’m very happy that Nina got her happy ending.

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