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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The story of the Riva family is incredible yet painful in all of its complexities.

The way TJR writes about love, fame, family, responsibility & self-worth in this book is engaging and thought provoking. I love the way that she makes these characters feel real and the descriptions of what everyone was doing at the party made those scenes extremely rich.

My heart still hurts thinking about this book.