A review by zoconium
Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
⭐️ 5/5 ⭐️
the entire time that i read this book i had no idea how i was going to rate it. however, finishing this book, my heart aches for the riva family. like i genuinely don’t think i will be the same now that i’ve met this family :,). i think that a lot of this can be rooted back to the fact that nina riva is the strongest character that i’ve ever read about.
“She didn't have to do any of this. The victimization, the acceptance of bullshit, the leaving your heart in the hands of an asshole, ever again. She could just decide not to.
Nina smiled. She had to sit with that one for a moment. It was almost too good to be true.”
i feel like a lot of people can agree that it’s very easy to just go with the flow of life and to not stand up for yourself, but seeing nina start to realize her value and to stand up to herself :( she had gone her entire life having to be the rock for everyone else and so the ending of this book was everything i could’ve asked for.
"Must be nice. To be able to be weak. I wouldn't know.”
now onto kit <3 kit might be my favorite riva personality wise :,) she’s so funny and just seeing her find out more about herself was really endearing! the way she is so bold and strong made me really happy, that even after everything, she was still her.
now onto hud and jay
the entire time that i read this book i had no idea how i was going to rate it. however, finishing this book, my heart aches for the riva family. like i genuinely don’t think i will be the same now that i’ve met this family :,). i think that a lot of this can be rooted back to the fact that nina riva is the strongest character that i’ve ever read about.
“She didn't have to do any of this. The victimization, the acceptance of bullshit, the leaving your heart in the hands of an asshole, ever again. She could just decide not to.
Nina smiled. She had to sit with that one for a moment. It was almost too good to be true.”
i feel like a lot of people can agree that it’s very easy to just go with the flow of life and to not stand up for yourself, but seeing nina start to realize her value and to stand up to herself :( she had gone her entire life having to be the rock for everyone else and so the ending of this book was everything i could’ve asked for.
"Must be nice. To be able to be weak. I wouldn't know.”
now onto kit <3 kit might be my favorite riva personality wise :,) she’s so funny and just seeing her find out more about herself was really endearing! the way she is so bold and strong made me really happy, that even after everything, she was still her.
now onto hud and jay