Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1036 reviews

dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, and Car accident

Minor: Abortion

carolinacortez's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-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

5.0

ALGUIEN DIGALE A TAYLOR JENKINS REID QUE NO PUEDE HACERME LLORAR CON CADA LIBRO QUE SACA, COMO ES POSIBLE, yo pensé que Evelyn Hugo er alo maximo que me iba a hacer llorar está mujer pero llegó Malibú rising y dijo compromiso mi ciela. 

"She could feel both the ocean and it's absence across her skin." 

No sé si es por qué justo soy la hermana mayor, pero este libro me pegó demasiado, y también que es súper parecido a shameless entonces yo podía imaginarme todo súper bien.

"Do you know how much a body can weigh when it falls into your arms, helpless? Multiply it by three. Nina carried it all. All of the weight, in her arms, on her back."

Ame los guiños a las otras dos novelas de este universo. Ya solo me falta Carrie Soto para leer los 4 que están conectados, pero hasta ahorita ninguno decepciona, está mujer es buenísima en lo que hace.

"Must be nice. To be able to be weak. I wouldn't know."

PD. Lo mío con mick Riva es personal. Si Mick Riva tiene 1000 hater yo soy una de ellos, si solo tiene un hater, soy yo; y si no tiene haters es que me morí. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Drug use

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Violence

cdelmage24's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Grief, Alcoholism, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

gh1's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Pregnancy, Addiction, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

thekeyescollection's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual content

lydiature_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

ok confession. i read evelyn hugo last year and i despised it. but i decided to give malibu rising a shot. i was open minded. i actually liked the premise of the story. it seemed like it would be a good balance between cheesy and mysterious. and i really liked the flashbacks. 

around 70% through, things just kind of fell apart. there were too many characters that were flat. and because reid focused so much on unnecessary characters, i began to care less and less for both the story and the riva siblings. also, micks reason for bailing on his family was wack. i understand he was a jerk, but his reason wasn’t characteristic of him. that was stupid as hell.

and the ending. my god. what was the point of making a big deal about some fire…that only ended up being bland? like what. make that make sense. i hate when stories do that.

but i still recommend it! it’s a light read, something not to take seriously if it’s not your typical genre 🤷🏾‍♀️ the writing is as you’d expect, nothing special. but still bearable. i still wouldn’t mind reading anything from reid in the future! and i still would buy the physical copy of this.

it’s 3 ⭐️ but not one where i regret reading it! again, it was a light fluffy book. i’ve unfortunately read much worse this year (cough cough *cleopatra and frankenstein* cough).

so if you’re confused, read this if:

1. this is your preferred genre (you’ll prob enjoy it more than me)
2. you’re in a reading slump 
3. you’re mentally burnt out and you need something chill to read.


trigger warnings- alcoholism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

liviamello's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

She did it again! I've gradually been going through TJR's backlist (this is my second to last one). And I was kinda scared going into this book because it's been almost a year since I've read her recent work. With that being said this book didn't disappoint. I was soo happy to see a little cameo from her previous novel, "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo"

Though I  wish the book would've mentioned Mick'd brief marriage with Evelyn considering they mentioned some of his other wives.

I love how everything unfolded as you go through the story and how the flashbacks from the past reflect the events of the present. Speaking, I'm not gonna lie I LOVED reading Mick and June's story (all things considered) and it broke my heart to read the events that transpired. Me, personally, I would've never forgiven him for any of that. Mick Riva is literally the scum of the Earth. Nina was the star of this book and it was nice to see her character develop from putting others first to putting herself first. Overall, a great and entertaining story!

I am nervous to read Carrie Soto Is Back though considering Carrie wasn't the most appealing character in Malibu Rising. She was so disrespectful and willing pursued a married man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

aurora_smith12's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

timeline jumping

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Death

hannah_beth_charles's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

A very fast read. I didn't care about June and Mick's flashbacks. I was only interested in Hud and Kit's stories. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Infidelity