Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

270 reviews

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

maureenlessreen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.75

I really liked the structure! I feel like the climax and ending were pretty rushed. Some character development made sense in a 24 hour period but others didn’t as much. Also, aside from the main character siblings, there were a lot of people to keep straight. I liked the little vignettes of other people’s experiences at the party, but everyone was too forgettable for me to keep track of who was who.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

emkplatts's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I really loved this. I liked the format of the chapters working through time in the past and present. I loved the characters and their sibling dynamic. I didnt give 5 ⭐ because I thought all the people at the party was too much and I wanted more just about the family. Def gonna read more TJR!!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

tiffanymmf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

karielizabeth's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

nullah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

calmaxtra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

gh1's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

lekutches's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The plot thickened towards the end.  I didn’t realize the timeframe went back 30+ years. The author did a nice job creating relatable moments, considering the fame involved.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

sudatot's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment