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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

178 reviews

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

maureenlessreen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

I really liked the structure! I feel like the climax and ending were pretty rushed. Some character development made sense in a 24 hour period but others didn’t as much. Also, aside from the main character siblings, there were a lot of people to keep straight. I liked the little vignettes of other people’s experiences at the party, but everyone was too forgettable for me to keep track of who was who.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was everything. I laugh, cried, you name it. New favorite TJR novel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Blood, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

kri_29's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Violence

aymboi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

I liked it at the beginning but about halfway through when the party started I got sick of it and just couldn't care about any of the characters anymore 🤐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

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

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

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: Drug use and Abandonment

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

Minor: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

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: Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

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

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

katherinek's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

sudatot's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment