Reviews tagging Car accident

Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

184 reviews

kaddyren's review against another edition

reflective fast-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

3.5

so fun and quick to read… but the writing just felt very rough drafty and tjr uses cheating way too much as a plot device (i don’t think that’s a huge spoiler)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Miscarriage

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

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

braelynm_22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

This book was really good and really well written. I loved the story and the characters. I feel like the ending was a little anticlimactic, I thought something more was going to happen, but it was overall a good read. It was easy to get through and had a nice flow. 

“Family is found...whether it be blood or circumstance or choice, what binds us does not matter. All that matters is that we are bound.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Car accident

Lots of making out and sexual content.

sparklefarm's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I would like to request several more novels about the Riva siblings, please. This was an excellent book to dive into (har har) - just the perfect balance of true character development with delicious cotton candy fluff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug use, Abandonment, and Addiction

Minor: Car accident

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Car accident

aliyachaudhry'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: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Miscarriage, and Abortion

cutepatzie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

An amazing story showing that family it's doesn't have to share the same blood more like likely always been for each other and love each other unconditionally. How love can have many different faces, some of them are amazing like taking care of not your child like it was born from you, and becoming parent. Being bad perent wanting to fix that, falling love in with someone, but still cheating that person knowing it will destroy them. Not wanting to put yourself first because of being scared. Or just finding a family that you always want to have. Such an amazing story with so much depth in it. Very much enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, Death, Abandonment, Sexism, Pregnancy, Drug use, Infertility, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Gaslighting, and Police brutality

Minor: Vomit, Antisemitism, and Chronic illness

lchambers394's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I started this book as a a fan of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and left as a fan of TJR!!! 

It is SO easy to fall in love with both her writing and characters. TJR's writing is suspenseful, powerful, delicate, and elegant all at the same time. You're waiting for the hook at the end of the book  (and are reminded of it in the most beautiful and punchy way) and yet you love every single part of the journey. You're warned of the twists and yet they still surprise you in the most enchanting way. In one single sentence you're shocked, delighted, amused... so many emotions at once, and TJR does it again and again as if it's nothing! I adored and related heavily to Nina, as I'm sure every older sister will. She's so complex and you can really understand her actions. Her character development is a joy to follow and there is one scene near the end (no spoilers, all I will say is cheese!!) that I found incredibly funny and rewarding. Jay, Hud, and Kit are just interesting and easy to love and the sibling bond between them all is so authentic and compelling. The settings were beautifully written; I want to go to all of the restaurant and beaches! All of the side characters contribute to the story and its atmosphere and I loved seeing how they were all tied together at the end!! Talking of the end, I loved how satisfyingly everything was wrapped up. I honestly teared up it was so good.

I only have one real criticism and that was that the first half of the book, the build up to the party, took slightly longer than it could have and for a little while I was just hoping for the party to start. But, ultimately, this didn't stop me loving this book because it just meant a few more pages of TJR's writing!!

This book was both profound and charming, effortlessly charming my heart and leaving me adding every other TJR book to my TBR!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident

zara89's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, and Miscarriage