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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3.5
dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not quite as good as Daisy Jones, in my opinion, but incredibly readable and suitably summer-y for lazy poolside reading. The setting is decadent and aggressively Californian, and the family drama is just dysfunctional enough to keep it moving. Kind of reads as though someone wanted to write a book about the Bluth family from Arrested Development, but play it completely straight. Complete with real boyfights!