Reviews tagging Alcoholism

Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

814 reviews

samanderson24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, and Alcoholism

ellamary16's review against another edition

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

bookedwithbrie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Violence

miamcmillan's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

fun and sexy and sunshiney and magnetic tjr is just so addictive to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Sexual content

ghostface's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

Graphic: Alcoholism

nicatniss's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.0

taylor jenkins reid's books always flow with a simplicity that i love so much!

as much as i loved the side characters during the riva family party, the switching of perspectives to them just really annoyed me... i need more content of the riva siblings!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident

lynnd's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

What can I say except for masterfully written? The perfect amount of drama, with the perfect amount of emotional depth. Intriguing from dtart to finish.
I want more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Alcoholism

ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Police brutality, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Police brutality, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Car accident, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, and Eating disorder

theworldisyourlibrary's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

The way Taylor Jenkins Reid writes is out of this world. This is the third book I have read of hers and I love how the format for each one is completely different. 

On Malibu Rising we are introduced to the Rivas siblings, Nina, Jay, Hud and Kit. They are the children of Mick Riva, who we previously met on The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. 

I love how the book focused on the siblings and we get to know their personalities. The story is told in a 24 hour period starting before the annual end of the summer Riva party with flashbacks and multiple POV. At one point, towards the end, it was too much but overall wow great job juggling so many POV and getting across the story, personality and voice of each one.

I liked the concept of telling the story in 24 hours and that the first half also had flashbacks to the past and you could see how their personalities were forming.

But in the end of the book to many POV and I could hardly keep track of who was who. I just wanted to know about the Rivas.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

rosered_reading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Nina <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction