m4rtt4 's review for:

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Great, fun, sad and extremely emotional. Not as flawless a book as daisy jones or evelyn hugo were, but a very enjoyable bumpy ride nonetheless. Taylor Jenkins Reid sure can make words seem alive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident