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elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
emlo's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use and Sexual harassment
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
lotus440's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
writingcaia's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
I loved this tale of the Rivas, these four Malibu born siblings with surf, sand and love in their hearts, their beautiful relationship with each other, their care and protectiveness, but also how each of them was impacted by the trauma of abandonment and how that reflects in their current lives.
The narrative takes place in only a day, 24h, in the present, where Nina, the eldest, a model who has just been cheated on and left by her husband, is preparing to host the Riva’s anual party event at her mansion in Malibu, but while we see each hour go by we are brought back to the past, to their parents relationship, to their father’s fame, to their abandonment and poverty, and to the sad fact that Nina ends up carrying so much of the family’s responsibilities on her shoulders.
I know some people felt that there were too many POV, not only did that not bother me at all, I actually felt it was quite impressive that we could glimpse so much of what was happening through those many eyes, and I was also amazed by the ability of the author to create such different characters, with such specific characteristics, backgrounds and idiosyncrasies,some of them in only one or two chapters. It made the tale come alive and, again, feel so freaking real.
I also really loved that Portugal was mentioned a couple of times 😉
It didn’t supplant my fave, Daisy Jones & The Six, but I got the same connection to the characters that I did on that one.
Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Misogyny and Blood
Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Alcohol
cvaught's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
redroseses's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
gardenbasil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Emotional abuse and Injury/Injury detail
abbrillopezz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
karineadly's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
dweedwee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual harassment