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A review by rnshack
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.0
4 solid stars
Real talk. I didn’t like Evelyn Hugo or Daisy Jones so I fully expected to not like this. It wasn’t even the stories or the content I didn’t like I just felt for both books TJR was a bit wordy and the books 100 pages too long. I got bored and ended up skimming the last 1/3 of each book.
But I actually really liked this book. Maybe it was the setting. I love books set in California and about the rich and famous. I also love books set back the time this was. Maybe it was the 4 kids. I’m not sure exactly what it was for me about this book but I was all in. I did love Nina and related to her throughout the book. And I loved reading about the 4 siblings and their flaws. I was so very sad for them when it came to June, her undoing after Mick left, and finally her horrible death. This was a family drama I enjoyed and am glad I got to spend time with the Riva family.
Real talk. I didn’t like Evelyn Hugo or Daisy Jones so I fully expected to not like this. It wasn’t even the stories or the content I didn’t like I just felt for both books TJR was a bit wordy and the books 100 pages too long. I got bored and ended up skimming the last 1/3 of each book.
But I actually really liked this book. Maybe it was the setting. I love books set in California and about the rich and famous. I also love books set back the time this was. Maybe it was the 4 kids. I’m not sure exactly what it was for me about this book but I was all in. I did love Nina and related to her throughout the book. And I loved reading about the 4 siblings and their flaws. I was so very sad for them when it came to June, her undoing after Mick left, and finally her horrible death. This was a family drama I enjoyed and am glad I got to spend time with the Riva family.