Scan barcode
A review by eggcellentreads
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you to Penguin Random House and Netgalley for an advanced copy of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid in exchange for an honest review.
I will forever read anything Taylor Jenkins Reid writes from now until the end of time. There are few authors who are able to combine readability, emotion, and historical settings quite like her. Malibu Rising is a multi-POV story of the Riva family (yes, the Mick Riva we first meet in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo). Alternating between the 80s and going back to the 50s, we get to know the Riva kids (Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit) as they prepare for their annual summer blow-out party on the cliffs of Malibu (and also prepare for a lot of big life changes). Split into two parts, I found Part 1 to be a 5-star read. Unfortunately, Part 2 introduced a lot of side characters that became difficult to keep straight and a lot of side storylines that never were resolved and I candidly didn't care about. As a result, Part 2 is probably a 3-star read. All in all, TJR has written another must-read and you won't forget your time with the Riva kids!
I will forever read anything Taylor Jenkins Reid writes from now until the end of time. There are few authors who are able to combine readability, emotion, and historical settings quite like her. Malibu Rising is a multi-POV story of the Riva family (yes, the Mick Riva we first meet in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo). Alternating between the 80s and going back to the 50s, we get to know the Riva kids (Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit) as they prepare for their annual summer blow-out party on the cliffs of Malibu (and also prepare for a lot of big life changes). Split into two parts, I found Part 1 to be a 5-star read. Unfortunately, Part 2 introduced a lot of side characters that became difficult to keep straight and a lot of side storylines that never were resolved and I candidly didn't care about. As a result, Part 2 is probably a 3-star read. All in all, TJR has written another must-read and you won't forget your time with the Riva kids!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Sexual assault