Reviews tagging 'Death'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

245 reviews

stuckinatimeloop's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

this was my first time reading a taylor jenkins reid book, and only because i saw that it has good sibling dynamics. even though i loved it i'm not likely to read another tjr book simply because the genre isn't for me.

this book is amazingly written. at one point i even shed some tears. there's not much going on for most of the book but it still was easy to read and somehow felt fast paced. maybe it was the dual timeline.

i do wish there was more chance for me to get attached to the characters though. besides nina we don't really see a lot into their minds.

also, i still don't get why exactly jay was so mad at hud, i mean he was over ashley so what's the big deal?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

kaiyoung_kop's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder and Body shaming

prettybaddieb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

The story was pretty good. I will say I liked part 2 better than part 1. that’s when things kicked in, the party itself was by far the most interesting part (and the events that unfolded afterwards). Part 1 was satisfying but for me I really had to get through it cuz at times it dragged. Didn’t like how at the end there were some super irrelevant characters. That felt unnecessary. But i’m happy with the ending and the story overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, and War

Minor: Gun violence

itsluisa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

merrynthomas's review against another edition

emotional 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: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Death

thekiwibibliophile's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.5

I have really enjoyed everything TJR has put out.
This coming of age story about 4 sibling fell just a little short for me. I did enjoy the premise of it being set over 24 hrs, but this led to too many characters being introduced in the flashbacks & I did get slightly confused. The characters are great & I relate to Nina so much!
The ending was slightly disappointing but an enjoyable ready..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

mishasbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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: Abandonment, Abortion, Car accident, Sexual content, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Outing, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

izbizz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Death

effievee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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: Alcohol, Violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, and Blood