Malibu Rising: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel

I think a more accurate rating would be 3.5. Loved the themes. The family bonds. Loved the 24hr time like with the flash backs to bring structure and clarity. But I’ve gotta say the last 1/4 lost me. It got too busy and lost some of the magic

TOTALLY ENJOYED IT!
Not because it's all wrapped in a neat bow, with all questions answered. Four stars because of the feelings this book stirred. The complicated story line of people, the good, the bad, to selfish decisions. The people who never wake up and see what truly is important its sad but beautiful in the honesty its written in this book.
Maybe I get it because of pivotal people in my life having similar impacts on me as characters do with each other in this book.
Maybe because of how Reid is able to write out said people without holding back the ugly and selfishness so well.
I don't know, but I truly can sit back and appreciate this book for what it made me feel.

Good! A page turner and read quickly like I always do with Taylor Jenkins Reid books - only not rated higher because I didn’t find myself particularly attached or enamored with any of the characters despite being entertaining

I read this book at the beach! Wonderfully fitting. I love books with different timelines. In Malibu Rising, you meet some characters present day and in the other timeline you slowly get to know them as they grow up. I had suspicions of what made the characters who they are but then when reading the past timelines it was even more devastating than what I had thought. And then that just kept happening throughout the book. It didn’t have any major climax besides the house burning down but we knew that from the beginning and the summary of the book. Taylor Jenkins Reid is just such a good story teller. She keeps you wondering what’s going to happen at this legendary party (and some other things along the way) and by the time you get to the end you’re so invested in the characters that you’re sad the story ended.

I really did like this book! I liked the development of all the characters, the family dynamic, the flow of the party and the vibes of the book. Not a book I’d normally gravitate towards but I enjoyed it!