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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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elisabethslibary'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? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Der Roman ist wundervoll geschrieben und die Geschichte, die durch Zeitsprünge ergänze aber sonst innerhalb eines Tages erzählt wird, beleuchtet viele unterschiedliche Figuren in deren Probleme. Besonders die Thematisierung von den Folgen eines drogenabhängigen Elternteils (Alkohol) hat mir ermöglicht, mich selbst in der Geschichte repräsentiert zu fühlen, allerdings was der Rest und auch die Charaktere mit sehr fremd, besonders weil alle als so wunderschön und attraktiv beschrieben wurden. Als sehr realistisch und mit der perfekten Menge an Details ausgeführt würde ich die Wiedersehensszene am Ende beschreiben. Verdeutlicht wird hier, wie schwer es ist, ein Familienmitglied loszulassen, selbst wenn es einen selbst das ganze Leben lang verletzt hat. Für Nina, Jay, HUD und Kit ist dieser Abschied gleichzeitig der Abschied von Kindheitswünschen und alle schließen durch ihre Entscheidung das Kapitel ihres Lebens, in dem sie immer von ihrem Vater gerettet werden wollten. Somit ist dies für alle ein Schritt ins Erwachsenenalter .
Der Roman ist definitiv mitreißend und man fühlt mir jeder Figur mit. Die vielen Themen, die angesprochen werden, u. a. Identitätssuche, Sexualität, Selbstvertrauen, Selbstwertgefühl, Unabhängigkeit, Geschwisterbeziehungen, Aufgaben und Pflichten von Erziehungsberechtigten, Alkoholkonsum, repräsentieren die vielen Probleme, mit denen Kinder und junge Erwachsene zu kämpfen haben.
Die Zeitsprünge ergänzen die Geschichte perfekt.
Mit missfiel, dass die Figuren alle wunderschön waren und der Roman deshalb keine Flucht aus eigenen Alltagsproblemen bot, weil dies mich die ganze Zeit an diese Struggles erinnert hat und meinem Selbstwertgefühl geschadet hat.

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hannahstvns's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I’m bummed there wasn’t more of Mick and June’s story! Without the party scenes that dragged on forever, the random sexual exploits, and the repetitive plotlines, I think I would have liked this book more. The first half was actually fairly engaging but I just didn’t feel emotionally attached to any of the characters (maybe bc there was like a hundred of them).

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mel_sh's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

once again begging goodreads to let you rate books with half star ratings because four seems too high and 3 seems too low so im a bit torn.
but i had a lot of fun reading this! of the three taylor jenkins reid books that ive read, this one definitely impact me the least but was undoubtedly the most fun reading experience. i read this at a much faster pace than i normally do because i was just so excited to see how things would wrap up. i felt very strongly for the riva kids and i think my main qualm with this book was the way other people's perspectives began being shared by the end. i forgot about most of them almost immediately and i felt like it made the ending a bit messy. i would have rathered skipping their parts and focusing more on the conclusion of the story and the actual fire since despite the fact that it's part of the synopsis, it felt very rushed. all in all, i adore tjr's stroy-telling. i think she has a gift for crafting stories and characters that you're immediately attached to and this was no different. my next book of her's is going to be "daisy jones and the six" and i might bump malibu rising to a 4 star depending on how much i enjoy that.

edit: oh i also wanted to mention Julia Whelan! she narrates a lot of books and a few of them are tjr books and she's so good and definitely enhanced my reading experience!

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amykwrites's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.25

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tisdianes's review against another edition

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So, this’ll go down in history as my first actual DNF— ugh! I am so aggravated that I just can’t even push through it. I do consider myself an avid reader. And yes, I have truly tried. However, this is an over-the-top plot read. It’s just loaded with unconnected characters and dramatic content that’s continuously downright sad— full of drawn out struggle after struggle. It occurred to me at some point that this story feels like a wanna be Fast & Furious. I just can Not do it. 😔 55% finished (according to my tablet) and 200 pages in.

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