Reviews

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

neonsophia's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

hannahbright's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked it! She's a very captivating writer and I felt for all of the characters. I guess I was expecting a little bit more of a twist at the end, but still really good! Also there is a crossover with this book and Evelyn Hugo; this was me and Mom's bookclub pick for June.

Honestly, give me anything by Taylor Jenkins Reid and I will thoroughly enjoy it and recommend that it gets optioned for Hulu and produced by Reese Witherspoon ASAP.

jdeeanne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

2.0

sarahstarkey's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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

4.5

insane's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

rvcoop's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

lhhrmn's review against another edition

4.0

This was really good &honestly, the perfect hot, summer, weekend-at-the-beach read. It's easy to fall in love with the Riva siblings and the -1 star is because of all the other dang characters that got in the way! I didn't mind the actual ~supporting~ characters, but the fact that there were so many that popped in for a page and then were gone (at least for the most part) kept making me wonder if I had missed something.. and when some of them came back (ie Vaughn or Tuesday, etc), I wished they didn't since I just wanted to get back to the main storyline.

morganashton35's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

rasmusklump's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.75

papillonlara's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75