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A review by alomie
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was not my favourite TJR book, there was something that just didn't hit with me, perhaps I have binged a few too many of her books, but it felt predictable from the off.
I enjoyed parts of this, but I found myself picking up and putting this down quite a lot, as it wasn't really holding my attention.
On the plus side, it was an extremely easy read, and I could breeze through quite a large chunks at a time, without much effort.
I found there were a lot of characters introduced quite near the end of the book, and it felt as though TJR was just putting them in so maybe she could write about them in the future and be like "already part of my book universe" which I don't know, felt like a cheap way to do it.
I am overall not in love with this book, but it's also not all bad. Very middle of the road, great for the beach.
I enjoyed parts of this, but I found myself picking up and putting this down quite a lot, as it wasn't really holding my attention.
On the plus side, it was an extremely easy read, and I could breeze through quite a large chunks at a time, without much effort.
I found there were a lot of characters introduced quite near the end of the book, and it felt as though TJR was just putting them in so maybe she could write about them in the future and be like "already part of my book universe" which I don't know, felt like a cheap way to do it.
I am overall not in love with this book, but it's also not all bad. Very middle of the road, great for the beach.