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Malibu Rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Start date: June 1, 2022

Finish date: June 30, 2022

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Jul 20, 2021 Trisha rated it really liked it

“Just because it is in Malibu's nature to burn, so was it in one particular person's nature to set fire and walk away.”

I loved this one. This one just absolutely spoke to my soul. As parents, we mess up. Man oh man, if only there were a manual. But there isn't so we all mess up. This is the story about some kids who grew up - it's 4 of them: Nina, Hud, Jay and Kit. Their mom helped raise them - and you learn her story through out the first half.

And then you read about them now, grown. That is th ...more

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Jun 11, 2022 Susan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-botm-books, owned-tbr

I loved this book. I have loved each book I've read by Taylor Jenkins Reid so far. This one with the dysfunctional family and the kids that are messed up but still great in their own way. I love the ending was messy and not finished up perfectly meaning nobody lived happily ever after. They still had their issues but they also had each other.

Highly recommend this book ...more

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Jun 29, 2021 Elizabeth rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: american, family, chick-lit

The Riva family suffers. But they suffer together and have perhaps the strongest set of sibling bonds than in most families. Children of the famous Mick Riva, the four Riva children really have to learn to be self-sufficient when Mick’s weakness for other women dominates him.

The book is set primarily during a party at Nina Riva’s house, an annual party that her and her siblings throw every year. And this year is quite dramatic.

The flaws of each of these characters are front and present, but th ...more

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Oct 16, 2022 Keri rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned, stand-alone, cover-blue, botm, historical-fiction

4.5 stars. I’m not sure but I think I’ll be rounding down for GR. (Why not add half star ratings instead of messing with the book page GR???)
While I loved June and the Riva children, and loved to hate Mick, I just felt like the change in how the story was told in Part Two took away from things for me.
I wish the two timelines would’ve taken more of the book to meet up, or something else maybe. The little snippets of random characters didn’t work for me they took me out of the story but they weren ...more

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