Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

312 reviews

lewbug's review against another edition

emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

I think this book was a lot of fun but at times it could be a little difficult to remember the side characters. I enjoyed a lot of the subplots though.

  I found myself wanting better for Carrie Soto at the end.

I liked how this book was a slightly different take on the fame/celebrity angle and explored what it might be like to be a kid of one of the most famous people in the world. I also enjoyed the nods to other stories. Overall it’s a fun beachy read with family drama and a lot of heart. But if you don’t like multiple perspectives or confrontations/drama I don’t recommend 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Car accident

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

granolagrandma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcoholism

earofthedog'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

carolinacortez's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

ALGUIEN DIGALE A TAYLOR JENKINS REID QUE NO PUEDE HACERME LLORAR CON CADA LIBRO QUE SACA, COMO ES POSIBLE, yo pensé que Evelyn Hugo er alo maximo que me iba a hacer llorar está mujer pero llegó Malibú rising y dijo compromiso mi ciela. 

"She could feel both the ocean and it's absence across her skin." 

No sé si es por qué justo soy la hermana mayor, pero este libro me pegó demasiado, y también que es súper parecido a shameless entonces yo podía imaginarme todo súper bien.

"Do you know how much a body can weigh when it falls into your arms, helpless? Multiply it by three. Nina carried it all. All of the weight, in her arms, on her back."

Ame los guiños a las otras dos novelas de este universo. Ya solo me falta Carrie Soto para leer los 4 que están conectados, pero hasta ahorita ninguno decepciona, está mujer es buenísima en lo que hace.

"Must be nice. To be able to be weak. I wouldn't know."

PD. Lo mío con mick Riva es personal. Si Mick Riva tiene 1000 hater yo soy una de ellos, si solo tiene un hater, soy yo; y si no tiene haters es que me morí. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Drug use

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Violence

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

thekeyescollection's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual content

mchaneyp's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing sad fast-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

4.75

fantastic, I never wanted to stop reading it and all of the characters are strong and diverse. However it also could be challenging because the POV shifts a lot. Overall I loved it and it's a great beach read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

lorabgreen's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I devoured the first half of this book, but then the party started and it kind of lost the way. I did enjoy the ending. But the bulk of the party was not anywhere near as enjoyable as the first half of the book. Yet, it seemed the party should be the highlight... after all, it is what the whole first half of the book led up to.

Maybe that is because June was now gone, and I really liked her involvement in the story and the kids relationship with her? Maybe it is because there were less flashbacks after June died? I'm not sure.

The party introduces many new characters, and includes so much detail about the event, that seem unnecessary? I just wasn't sure where it was going. I felt similarly (though not as strongly) about The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Strong in the beginning, too much in the middle, with a good ending (the 7 Husbands ending is much better than Malibu Rising though.... the ending here is nice, but not anything particularly memorable). I did very much enjoy Nina, along with the complexities and growth of her character. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

hannah_beth_charles's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

A very fast read. I didn't care about June and Mick's flashbacks. I was only interested in Hud and Kit's stories. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Infidelity