Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

277 reviews

noelle_madison's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

I decided to read this book after loving “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” and “One True Loves” by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I’m so glad I did because man did this book take me on a journey! 

This book focuses on four siblings, Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit, throwing their annual party at Nina’s house in Malibu. It is set over 24 hours in August of 1983. This story is jam packed with drama, emotion, relationships of all forms, and pure entertainment. I was intrigued the whole time because I no idea where this story was going to take me next! There were so many side characters that I’ll admit sometimes it was a little hard to keep up with and remember everyone, but it didn’t take away from the overall pull of the story. This book will have you absolutely hooked! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury

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

katrinakellyreads's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

I enjoyed this - read it because I previously liked Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones. This wasn’t as good as those two, probably on a par with Carrie Soto. I liked the characters involved - liked the sibling relationships, and the flawed parents. Similar themes to her other books of hidden family relationships in the face of a celebrity life, a ‘behind the scenes’ type of look at the lives of the famous. It felt like it was realistic enough to be just about real, but was also fun and fast paced. I felt that the eldest daughter was portrayed well, I could empathise with her lack of personal character after she’d spent years holding everyone else together - and loved that her siblings freed her from that. I did keep thinking something BIG was going to happen (ie a couple of times the way people are described as leaving in cars drunk etc you expect something awful to happen) but it never does and at first I was a bit thrown by that but actually it felt like quite a clever twist to what you might expect. Overall I enjoyed it.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, and Pregnancy

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

eeelwell's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense 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

4.0

Another gem from Taylor Jenkins Reid!  I loved how this book was broken up into hours over a 24 hr period with some flashbacks mixed in and told from multiple points of view!  The characters are all troubled in their own way but you can’t help cheer for them as they make their way through this crazy night.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

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

sazzzberry's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy

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

carlyjoann's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I adore pretty much every book TJR writes and this was no exception. Her books always draw me in with the authenticity of the characters she creates. I could hardly put this book down because I just wanted to know the characters more and more. Even with the start of the book telling you where the plot was going I was hooked and needed to see how things ended. It was beautifully heartbreaking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

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