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Keg parties, actors, models, writers, Directors, even a few Olympians, were apropos to Los Angeles, California. a few years before “The Beach Boys” and a few months before “Gidget”—( thank you, Sandra Dee) —surfing was becoming popular among teenagers. Maybe Taylor was hurting and distracted when she wrote this novel, like many of us during the pandemic— When you add too many characters into equation it is still enjoyable to read, it is a little bit distracting your attention from the main story!
The pacing on this book was off. The first chapter of the book was such a disservice. I found it to be incredibly boring and didn't intrigue me or pull me in. As I started to read the book, I started to warm up to it and started to really enjoy it although I do think a few of the stories dragged on a bit too long. So they’re just having a big rager of a party? Not sure I’m going to care about the storyline here.
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now, let me defend my one star rating. there are—generally speaking—three major components i look for in a novel and build a rating around (though they are often adjusted according to the parameters set by each individual book i read). plot is not listed among them because, in many cases, fully fleshed out characters are enough to carry a book for me. Lindt Lindor Chocolate Truffles smooth melting milk chocolate balls with an irresistibly smooth filling, approx. 16 balls, 200g gift box If you haven't read it, don't read any further, my review has many spoilers ahead. You've been warned, my friend. You know that feeling you get when you try something amazing for the first time? For me it was the first time I tasted cheesecake. It’s like I inherently knew that I would never meet a cheesecake I didn’t like, no matter what flavor it featured, and I’d always want another bite.
Treat someone special to a moment of bliss with a box of irresistable Lindt Lindor chocolate truffles. With a smooth melting centre and milk chocolate shell, it's the perfect for any occasion! Maybe Taylor was stoned when she wrote this book....(I don’t think I could blame her if she was)....While Malibu Rising probably won’t rise to the top of my 2021 reading list, I still recommend it as a great summer indulgence. Just dive in with no expectations and ride the wave of TJR’s skillful storytelling. Honestly, I don’t think I ever remember a book that Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote this bad. But, like I said....I ‘went with it’....I rode the wave.... Things come to a head as we approach the party and attend the party. All these wealthy, powerful, narcissistic, people mingled in with those who want those things, come together at the party and it's a disgusting affair of debauchery, destruction, drink, drugs, sex, drink, drugs, sex. I didn't belong there, never in person and not by reading a book. Any message in the last part of the story was drowned out by this party, for me. I know a lot of people will enjoy this story and I did enjoy large parts of it. The boys were a little overshadowed by her two tough, vivid sisters but I still love to see how they grow and how hard they fight to be more decent man than their father. A complimentary copy was provided by Ballantine Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I love a good prank as much as the next person, which is to say: kind of, sometimes, hypothetically, and not when it happens to me. When it comes to Taylor Jenkins Reid, there are fans that are B.E. and A.E., as in Before Evelyn or After Evelyn. I am straight up B.E., because I fell in love with the author’s contemporary fiction before the publication of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo that took her not only into historical fiction territory but also into the mainstream. But a large part is set in the ‘80s! Amidst the So. Cal. surfing culture. Gnarly! Let me bust out my Ocean Pacific t-shirt and grab a Bartles & Jaymes lemon sunset cooler.
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Oh right, it was written by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Of course her writing and depth are going to elevate a book that might have been ordinary in a lesser author’s hands. Kitt, the youngest daughter. The road to self-discovery has began, What better way to do it than during the famous Rivas party. Nina, the oldest daughter. A supermodel. The one who made all the sacrifices for her siblings. The one that took over their care without thinking about herself. Her husband left her and she is not even sure how is she going to deal with the upcoming party. Oldest sibling, Nina, raises her brothers and sister even while her mother is still alive and that responsibility shapes her in ways that cause her to have no sense of self preservation, no sense of caring for her personal space or emotions. All the children have an overwhelming sense of abandonment but they have each other and that sense of belonging is priceless. Each one of the siblings is enormously talented in flashy ways and everyone wants to know them, be with them, be them.
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