Reviews tagging 'Death'

Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

182 reviews

neevabeeva510's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

creativelifeofliz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

The first half of this book was pretty terrible and I actually thought about DNFing it several times. It got better for the second half, as long as you accept that there aren't any actually likeable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Classism, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

destined_333's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Infertility, and Alcoholism

kyliieamberr's review

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

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

maggievanningen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

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

evie_24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gaslighting, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Death, and Infertility

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

jenna_s_9's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? Yes

4.5

As it goes, f-ck Mick Riva.

I really enjoy Taylor Jenkins Reid, her novels always have a way of punching me in the heart. This one more pointedly.

This felt fast paced, I loved how the dual timelines played out and how the story came together in the second half. As readers we are offered so much insight to the characters and how they affect the people around them. It felt entirely immersive.

Her characters are unlikable in some ways but entirely human, Nina being the most compelling character for me. Maybe because I see some of what she is in myself, that feeling of having to accept but never allowing herself to be.  

Nobody is perfect. But once again, TJR captures what we all want from people so eloquently, we want them to try. Try. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Death, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion