Reviews tagging Domestic abuse

Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

49 reviews

channamason's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.5

i enjoyed this book! the mail characters are very compelling and engaging— i like how the story shifts perspective. i did like all the stories of everyone else at the party but ultimately i think all of that info kind of distracted from the main conflicts and character development. that might be a personal style choice that i’m not as fond of. Reid is a talented story teller and in excited to keep reading her books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

kaitlynnnng's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Mick Riva is a piece of garbage.

Spoiler

I found myself incredibly angry every time Mick and Brandon’s infidelity was brought up. I hate cheaters in real life, and I hated reading about cheaters.

Some of the chapters about other people at the party were interesting, but I found most of them to be confusing and unnecessary.

To me, this book didn’t have a “wow” factor, but I did enjoy reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Gun violence, Sexual content, Miscarriage , Car accident, and Domestic abuse

lotus440's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Sexism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, and Police brutality

redroseses's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage , Pregnancy, Misogyny, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

jessy_reads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Suicide

Moderate: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

kalzeb's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Vomit

abbrillopezz's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Ableism, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Child abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Classism, and Alcohol

miaach's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

strixy16's review

slow-paced

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

1.5

Shockingly bad. Can’t believe this book is written by the same author as Daisy Jones. Would not recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence and Car accident

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Addiction, Abortion, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship