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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

109 reviews

livimack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I feel like one of the reasons so many people who would like this book find it so hard to like this book is because it is not actually one book, but two very different books that happen to contain the same characters and occur one after another. 

If you love Taylor Jenkins Reid for what she does best - her chaotic depictions of ensemble casts that display every multi-faceted element of human interpersonal relationships and experiences - then please just bear with me and view the first half as extensive background material. 

I was bored at first. It was written like a romance. But then at some point, I realised I was hooked. The second half was written like the most insanely well-paced drama. Honestly, the fast paced tension build that gets constantly cut up by side scenes and reader-respite was handled with such a deft hand that it was insane. 

The only other TJR book that I’ve read at this point is Daisy Jones And The Six, and I can see how that book is far more refined than this, yet somehow I think the second half of Malibu Rising is the best depiction of TJR’s skill I’ve seen yet. Despite the bland yet meaningful ending. 

Pacing is weird to describe because everything was very fast paced when we got down to the story but it was very slow to get into that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abandonment, Car accident, and Grief

anaguana's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Police brutality and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage

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

bennoyb's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death of parent

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Violence, and Death of parent

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Malibu Rising allows each of the Riva siblings equal room in the day that will change their lives, crafting a compelling story of familial love 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Suicide, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

tetedump's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Police brutality, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

lilawsahar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing sad fast-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

4.5

I loved the different povs of all the main characters but also people who just showed up at the party. I liked how the book was set up so that all the drama would be subsided by the end of the night. All the characters were charming in their own way. I would definitely read this book again and recommend others to read it too!

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Police brutality, Vomit, and Sexism

I thought that every chapters was going to die at some point. I don’t know what that says about the book or me lol…

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Police brutality, and Violence

bluedilly's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Chronic illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Misogyny, and Racism