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danimylove's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Abandonment
mariskyjy's review against another edition
emotional
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I can see why someone might find this book a little boring (compared to others in the "series") but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is an excellent character study for all of the siblings (except Kit, for whatever reason).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent
musicmagician823's review against another edition
emotional
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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
asienerbrown's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, and Cursing
aleciaaa's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
diadoodle's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, and Abandonment
graceev's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Moderate: Physical abuse
____nique's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- 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? No
5.0
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has been dethroned by this book!! I thought I would be disappointed in reading this because I had a hard time reading it in the first parts of the story. However, due to my laziness to find other books to read, I started reading it again and I was so glad that I did. This book, I think, is one of the best and my favourite books of all time. I rarely find myself relating to a book as much as this one did—I mean, a book about the oldest daughter of four siblings who resented her father for being such an asshole? That is my life story! I adore how TJR shaped her characters so wonderfully– they are so realistic that you would actually think her characters were all based on a real person. I was always on the verge of crying because I relate to Nina Riva so much. Also, I love how her books appear to be romance novels– but it was not actually all about romance– they tackle real-life problems like LGBTQ+ in SHOEH and family problems here in Malibu Rising. I’m out of words, I just think Taylor Jenkins Reid is a genius writer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Addiction
miralilia's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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
5.0
I liked the description of the relationships between the different characters
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Alcoholism, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Police brutality