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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

132 reviews

saara_ilona_muu's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

milenasbooknook's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

This was so much better than I expected!

I loved the relationships between the Riva siblings! I loved how they looked out for each other (and how they cared for Casey :’)

Nina Riva!!! Ever since we got to see her as a five year old, I was in love. She was definitely not perfect and made some difficult and questionable decisions, but it was so interesting to see why she did the things she did and how she provided for her family. She devoted her life to caring for her siblings, and she set boundaries that needed to be set.

The characters all grew so much! Their pasts made huge impacts on their lives, but there was so much character development and generational cycles were broken 👏🏻

The sexual content did get annoying, but it wasn’t graphic enough for me to stop the book. I just wish it was more brief/implied

Overall, this book surpassed my expectations and I can see myself rereading this one in the future

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Vomit, and Abortion

ellis_elisha's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Book doesn’t have the same spunk of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s other books. It’s pretty good but just not great. I do appreciate the Easter eggs that are not too early or books. It makes me feel like I am a part of a secret circle. I thought the book was clever yet at the same time little predictable. I was clever because of the fact that it took over span of 24 hours. They booked out with some harsh themes from alcoholism to cheating to what it means to be a good person. It definitely made me think but by the end of the book I was ready for it to be over  where is the authors other books 
I didn’t want them to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Police brutality, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

raelinton's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

The pacing was a little slow, it almost felt as though the book didn't begin until half way through. However, the characters are interesting and the ending is supremely satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism and Abortion

lcverreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

oh. my. GODDDD. another tjr i DEVOURED. i almost didn't want this to end. it was absolutely amazing. i might have enjoyed this a tiny bit more than the seven husbands of evelyn hugo? but i'm not sure, i'm still running on the adrenaline of finishing this last night. 😭 i absolutely fell in love with all the riva siblings, yet somehow started hating mick more and more AND MORE! but it's fine. i loved how this was told as a then/now dual pov from how mick fell for june and then the now following their children. i really did love and feel for june, she deserved so much better. she reminded me so much of my mom. i won't go into all of that, but yeah, i loved her despite her flaws and tragic ending. now the riva siblings?! i love each and every one of them. i loved nina, the most selfless angel. i loved kit, her gay awakening was so sweet, and her banter with jay was literally so cute. i loved jay and hud so much, jay reminded me of my little brother. this book was just amazing and i resonated so much with all of the characters. i loved most of the side characters as well, casey was so sweet, vanessa i adored, ricky was amazing, tarine was such a girl boss. i want to reread and annotate this so bad. it was so quotable. the characters were so well rounded. nina was by far my favorite, the way she completely stepped up and took the adult role so young was so inspiring. the way she did things she never wanted to do just to support her family. the way she finally lets herself loose at the end, her development was top-notch, her ending was so beautiful, it couldn't have been better. i don't care how cheesy that sounds. anyways, i feel like this is getting very rambly. but just know, i will be thinking about this book for a LONG time. i'm going to be so annoying about taylor's books this year, i can feel it. stay tuned for the next one!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Abortion and Fire/Fire injury

athena10257's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Car accident, and Abortion

evie_24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Infertility, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

rubicon101's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

kerric26's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.0

Taylor Jenkins Reid never fails. The Riva siblings characters are crafted in a way that makes you fall in love with them despite their flaws. I loved this book but was somewhat disappointed with the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Police brutality

Minor: Abortion