Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

15 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

afion's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Infidelity, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

marieos's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-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

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Car accident, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Abortion, Blood, and Miscarriage

jenna_stremcha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Addiction, and Violence

smlima1992's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

epellicci's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Well written but unfortunately forgettable. While Nina was often relatable, I wasn't really invested in any of the other characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault and Drug use

jodierose14's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

taylorleclere's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

dhutton1997's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

From about a fifth of the way into the book, I knew I was going to love it. The story had me hooked from the beginning and I didn’t want to put it down. I loved learning the stories of all of the siblings and the parents. It was amazing. I will be suprised if I read another book this year that I loved so quickly and furiously as this one. Wow. Absolutely recommend. 

Spoiler

also i loved that Kit turned out to be a lesbian. The book being set in the 1980s makes it even more special. I truly enjoyed reading her realization and coming out storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Car accident

police brutality against two women