A review by aprilsbookshelf
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

2.0

Now I can't say I LOVE all of TJR's other works but I do enjoy them and think they're solid 3.5/4 star books, but this one...this one felt like a book rushed to publication to ride on the coattails of the others' successes. I have the same complaints most others have that gave it a similar rating - the pacing is off, the extra characters that served no purpose, the lack of emotional connection with the characters, and the filler chunks that could've been eliminated. I felt like I was turning page after page and never getting anywhere this one. As well, I didn't feel a bond with any of the characters, they all got on my nerves to some extent. Oh well, this doesn't turn me off from TJR, I will still pick up new reads from her, you can't win all the time.