Not a fanI also didn't really enjoy Malibu Rising. That was like a two.
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Malibu Rising (2021)
Others: Leaning positive August,1983, it is the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone who is anyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: surfer and supermodel Nina, brothers Jay and Hud, and their adored baby sister Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over - especially as the children of the legendary singer Mick Riva. By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours of dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family will all come bubbling to the surface.
- ISBN:
- 9781524798673
- Length:
- 377 pages
Genres: romance
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Not a fanMalibu Rising, not one of my favorites by her, I'll be honest.
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Loved itif you love a gossip if you love a little Yap this one is for you and I will be holding space for a very long time for this book
Not a fanthis is on this list not because I thought it was poorly written I love her writing this just in comparison to her other books was a big let down
Loved itthis is going straight into the chef's kiss a true five star I love Taylor Jenkins Reed
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Loved itor Malibu what was the Malibu Rising is that what the book is called things like that have really stuck with me
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MixedMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins breed I enjoyed this one but I kind of want to put it in good I feel like I've read other books by Taylor Jenkins created that I have enjoyed more
Loved itMalibu Rising is my absolute favorite and the audiobook is by Julia Whelan yeah you guessed it Julia Whelan's strikes again with a kick-ass audiobook
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MixedI like this book I gave it four stars I really liked some aspects of it
Loved itliterally this is my favorite taylor jenkins read book it is so good and i think that's because it's about family
Not a fanmalibu rising taylor jenkins read has absolutely disappointed me with this one like to the point where i don't even know if i want to read anything else by her in the future
Loved iti actually feel like i liked this book a lot more than other people and also way more than i thought i was going to like it
Loved itI feel like we all know that Malibu Rising goes in the it girl category. Like clearly, how could it be anywhere else?