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A review by kaitie_reads
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
TJR has this ability to spin a wonderful, easy-to-read story while writing about some of the more difficult topics in life. I love how she creates very digestible stories without skimping on perspective or pulling the emotional punches.
Malibu Rising was exactly that. It's a story of overcoming family trauma, but also of grief, redemption, and becoming who you want to be; instead of who the world expects you to be. We get a picture of this seemingly perfect Hollywood family, but through various POVs and flashes from the past; we see the dysfunction and reality of 4 siblings trying to work through their trauma.
Although it was a simple read: I laughed, I shed a few tears, and I thoroughly enjoyed the perspective offered throughout. It is funny, emotional, and thought-provoking, without feeling heavy.
"𝓜𝓮𝓷 𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓫𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓽 - 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓫𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓽 - 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓝𝓲𝓷𝓪 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓰𝓸𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓫𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓮 𝔀𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓱𝓲𝓰𝓱 𝓱𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓼 𝓪 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓮 𝓼𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓭 𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻."
Malibu Rising was exactly that. It's a story of overcoming family trauma, but also of grief, redemption, and becoming who you want to be; instead of who the world expects you to be. We get a picture of this seemingly perfect Hollywood family, but through various POVs and flashes from the past; we see the dysfunction and reality of 4 siblings trying to work through their trauma.
Although it was a simple read: I laughed, I shed a few tears, and I thoroughly enjoyed the perspective offered throughout. It is funny, emotional, and thought-provoking, without feeling heavy.
"𝓜𝓮𝓷 𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓫𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓽 - 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓫𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓽 - 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓝𝓲𝓷𝓪 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓰𝓸𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓫𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓮 𝔀𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓱𝓲𝓰𝓱 𝓱𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓼 𝓪 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓮 𝓼𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓭 𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻."