A review by eggbeater
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

The events of this family's lives all culminate towards a big blow out party that you know is coming at the end of the book. This book doesn't compare to The Seven Lives of Evelyn Hugo or Daisy Jones and the Six. In those two books, the story seems so real you swear it really happened. This is just a good, solid story. It is dramatic, evocative, and entertaining, but it is not incredible like Taylor Jenkins Reid's past two novels. She had a lot to live up to.