Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

762 reviews

hearteyes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Abandonment and Grief

katie_lerdo's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, and Abandonment

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

sourcherryyy's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

i love the drama of rich people omg

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

bellajohnson's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

3.75

taylor jenkins reid just writes fun bookssss, i felt like i watched this happen rather than read it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism

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

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

mickraine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Car accident, Cursing, Police brutality, Classism, Gun violence, and Eating disorder

Minor: Racism

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

taylormoore's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Infidelity

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Lesbophobia

paigelikeabook_'s review against another edition

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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcoholism