Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

182 reviews

findleydunn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.25

Kind of slow until 3/4 through, then fast and exciting. I like the morals at the end, but it's a little hard to get there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

hollylayne22's review against another edition

challenging hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

daisyfont's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Car accident

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

chelle22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

ninatw's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

gandalf_a's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

ellaraeread's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Abortion

mrlsdevos's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bek_p87's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this story. The drama, the family dynamics, the sadness, and the chaos. I think this is my favourite TJR novel thus far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity and Violence