A review by m4rtt4
Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Great, fun, sad and extremely emotional. Not as flawless a book as daisy jones or evelyn hugo were, but a very enjoyable bumpy ride nonetheless. Taylor Jenkins Reid sure can make words seem alive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Sexual content, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts