A review by lcverreads
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional hopeful 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

oh. my. GODDDD. another tjr i DEVOURED. i almost didn't want this to end. it was absolutely amazing. i might have enjoyed this a tiny bit more than the seven husbands of evelyn hugo? but i'm not sure, i'm still running on the adrenaline of finishing this last night. 😭 i absolutely fell in love with all the riva siblings, yet somehow started hating mick more and more AND MORE! but it's fine. i loved how this was told as a then/now dual pov from how mick fell for june and then the now following their children. i really did love and feel for june, she deserved so much better. she reminded me so much of my mom. i won't go into all of that, but yeah, i loved her despite her flaws and tragic ending. now the riva siblings?! i love each and every one of them. i loved nina, the most selfless angel. i loved kit, her gay awakening was so sweet, and her banter with jay was literally so cute. i loved jay and hud so much, jay reminded me of my little brother. this book was just amazing and i resonated so much with all of the characters. i loved most of the side characters as well, casey was so sweet, vanessa i adored, ricky was amazing, tarine was such a girl boss. i want to reread and annotate this so bad. it was so quotable. the characters were so well rounded. nina was by far my favorite, the way she completely stepped up and took the adult role so young was so inspiring. the way she did things she never wanted to do just to support her family. the way she finally lets herself loose at the end, her development was top-notch, her ending was so beautiful, it couldn't have been better. i don't care how cheesy that sounds. anyways, i feel like this is getting very rambly. but just know, i will be thinking about this book for a LONG time. i'm going to be so annoying about taylor's books this year, i can feel it. stay tuned for the next one!
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