A review by aharper
Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
3 / 5
I wanted to love it - I was intrigued and I read it super quick - but it was only ok. The pacing is a bit weird and in the second half there were WAAYYY too many unnecessary characters added. In Part II, almost every other chapter introduced a new party goer, but nothing really came of any of them and most of them never intertwined with the actual story. Ending was eh.
LOTS OF TW! This gets dark.
TW: Parental abandonment, parental death, alcoholism, drug use, suicidal ideation
I wanted to love it - I was intrigued and I read it super quick - but it was only ok. The pacing is a bit weird and in the second half there were WAAYYY too many unnecessary characters added. In Part II, almost every other chapter introduced a new party goer, but nothing really came of any of them and most of them never intertwined with the actual story. Ending was eh.
LOTS OF TW! This gets dark.
TW: Parental abandonment, parental death, alcoholism, drug use, suicidal ideation
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Suicidal thoughts