Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

183 reviews

wafflepolly's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.0

A little predictable, but engaging in much the same way that The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy and Drug use

kyliieamberr's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Drug use, and Abandonment

raelinton's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The pacing was a little slow, it almost felt as though the book didn't begin until half way through. However, the characters are interesting and the ending is supremely satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/injury detail, Cursing, Violence, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Car accident

Minor: Abortion and Racism

ellelockley's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It's August 1983 and Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party is underway. By 12am it is out of control, by the morning it will have gone up in flames. Taylor Jenkins Reid is an amazing world builder, the way all her books link to one another is absolutely fascinating. The characters are always so well written, whether they're terrible people or not. The Riva siblings are some of the most amazing character written in modern literature and I just adored this book so much. I loved the two different time periods going on at the start, and how it makes you want to keep reading further. Safe to say I will be reading more TJR books. I recommend this book to everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual content, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence

justovereherereading's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

My first read of 2023 and it was a great one! 
The story flows seamlessly through past and present times, building on the characters experience and story each time. Whenever I had a question about how a character had got to that particular point in their lives it was answered by the narrative of the past…knowing the characters  past gave a real insight into the present storyline. 
I did find the ending a little bit of a let down, I felt like I wanted more…but maybe that’s what makes a good book? It leaves you wanting more! 
I will definitely be reading more by TJR. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Infidelity

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

athena10257's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Car accident, and Miscarriage

rubicon101's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, Alcoholism, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

iinasomnia's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

s_caldecott's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

ellamary16's review

emotional lighthearted relaxing sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship