Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

299 reviews

michelleub's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

bluedilly's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Police brutality, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Abortion, Car accident, Miscarriage, Violence, and Racism

a_alves00's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

issyd23's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense 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

2.0

Loved the characters but the storyline was meh (Carrie Soto being a cunt was literally my favourite part) 2🏄‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

sas_ram's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Miscarriage

cassia_salvatore's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

*Sigh* where do I start? I guess I will start by saying I am disappointed. This book fell extremely flat for me. I read the blurb and felt excited to read this book but very quickly into starting this read I felt myself getting bored and confused. The whole plot line of this story is to find the "who done it" person and when it is revealed it feels like a big let down. I was expecting more drama or a bigger, darker twist. The worst thing for me was the ending, we as readers are left with unanswered questions like

Spoiler

Is Casey Mick's daughter?, what became of Hud and Ashley? what about Nina, Jay and Kit?

and why, why does the author start bringing in the POV's of random people!!?? 😬 This whole story has been lazer-focused on the Rivas family and then you bring in random people and different mini plot-lines. I felt so frustrated reading and almost gave up. I wish I could get my time back from reading this book.

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Content Warnings

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

ashlikes's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Abandonment, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, Drug use, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Medical content, Abortion, Racism, Vomit, Blood, and Miscarriage

alyssadavis's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

3.0

Malibu catches fire. 
It is simply what Malibu does from time to time. 
… 
The Malibu fire of 1983 started not in the dry hills but on the coastline. It began at 28150 Cliffside Drive on Saturday, August 27—at the home of Nina Riva—during one of the most notorious parties in Los Angeles history. The annual party grew wildly out of control sometime around midnight. By 7:00 A.M., the coastline of Malibu was engulfed in flames.
Because, just as it is in Malibu’s nature to burn, so was it in one particular person’s nature to set fire and walk away.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

gillbethkinder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Car accident, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Death, and Sexual content

fictionaladventures's review against another edition

4.0

Wow, wow, wow. TJR has an incredible talent for writing the most real characters and relationships—complicated and messy and beautiful all at once. Every one of her books has stood out in this way. I can’t wait to read more of them! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content