Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

53 reviews

kcbatts's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident

moonbin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Addiction

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Infertility

emmasbelovedbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

ninahuynh's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-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? No

4.75

Would have been 5/5 except for one part where the character names were written wrong and details got confused.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Infidelity, Violence, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, and Police brutality

cepbreed'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I sooooo love books set within a day. There's so much compact action and drama it makes everything just a bit more ridiculous. I would love to see this turned into a movie one day (it reminds me of Project X to a degree). After catching a few references to her other books I'm kind of disappointed I chose to pick up Malibu Rising first, no one told me they were interconnected 🥲 Its wonderful that a book can be so fun, include so many characters and debaucherous behavior, and still hold lots of meaningful character development. When we were introduced to Nina Riva I felt a connection in my SOUL. I so badly wanted to rate this a five, but somehow my is heart just is not into it.

Song: 

• Heatwaves - Glass Animals 
• Dancing On Quicksand - Bad Suns 
• the  last great american dynasty - Taylor swift 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Chronic illness and Cursing

Minor: Gun violence and Blood

morganperks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Grief

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Malibu Rising put into words feelings I didn’t know I had as the oldest sibling pushed into taking care of her younger siblings. I saw much of the selfishness of my mother in Mick Riva and the way June  adored her kids was the way my dad always poured his love into us. When Nina finally came into her own, I felt the power and energy that I too had when I did the same. And that love and protectiveness and the need to take care because if I don’t who will? I feel that love for my siblings daily. Being a parent out of necessity is the greatest gift you can give of yourself. But this book reminded me too that it is important not to give away too much of yourself, not to allow duty to interfere with your own ability to live a life that you love, and that the bond between siblings who’ve been through hell and back can never ever be broken. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

ashheinrich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

Extra star for the Jennifer Beals cameo 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide

bookedupchick's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

“She had to choose what, of the things she inherited from the people who came before her, she wanted to bring forward. And what, of the past, she wanted to leave behind.” 💙

This book was heartbreaking, funny, and beautiful all in one. ❤️‍🔥 If you haven’t read it yet — do it. 📖 It lives up to all the hype. 

Let’s travel back to August 1983. Four famous siblings throw an epic, end of summer party. Over the course of 4 hours their lives are changed forever. By the end of the night, they have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them and what they will leave behind… 🔥

Read this if you like ⤵️

🌊 Historical Fiction
🌊 The 1980s
🌊 Time Flashbacks
🌊 Well-crafted Characters
🌊 California Escapism
🌊 Sibling Bonds
🌊 Surfing

Malibu Rising by @tjenkinsreid 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

sunsetcity's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit