Completley consumed by this book, a perfect summer read that had me engrossed from start to finish. I have read some other books fromt his authir and they have never disappointed. I loved it one of my books of the year. Not going to say anymore so i do not ruin it for other readers

Loved it. I just loved it. 😍😍😍😍
I was a massive fan of Daisy Jones and the Six and this book has those same cool vibes, and was the perfect escapism.

The story follows the Riva family and it all starts in Malibu, 1983 at Nina Riva’s annual end of summer party. The Rivas are famous and everyone wants to be at the party. By midnight the party is completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion has gone up in flames. But before all that, one unforgettable night with bring the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations bubbling to the surface.

The highlights for me 👇

~ the summery beach vibes. I could feel the sand in my toes and sea breeze through my hair. The writing was so vivid. Also, who doesn’t love an end of summer party?!!! I’m always here for the party folks 😎
~ the family drama. Love a family saga and this book had so many interesting and flawed characters, which I couldn’t help but love. Nina, surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay, a championship surfer, and Hud, a renowned photographer; and their baby sister, Kit. And of course, June, their mother and their father, the legendary singer, Mick Riva. These characters really came to life! 🤩
~ the romance. Following June and Micks love through the years was so gripping and heartbreaking! 😭 I don’t want to spoil anything but their love life doesn’t run smoothly. The flashbacks were so brilliantly written and weaved into the narrative.

Malibu Rising is one wild ride. Such a fantastic summer read. Full of emotion, memorable characters and a compelling storyline. Highly recommend. ☀️

I just want to move to Malibu and surf all day. Is that too much to ask?!! 😂

Going into this, I did wonder if it would beat Daisy Jones and the Six for the TJR top spot! I uploaded a whole video on my Booktube channel where I read all of Taylor Jenkins Reid's books and decide which one I think is best. Malibu Rising did pretty well!

I loved the setting of this one. I've never been to California, let alone Malibu, but the vibes I got from this book made me feel like I was there at the beach. I tend to really enjoy books about fame (in Hollywood more than bands or singers), and this one encompassed the glam outward lifestyle with the dirty undertones perfectly.

This family is a mess, mostly because the siblings' dad is an absolute arse. But, they have each other. I love the siblings' relationships in this one. I loved how Reid alternated back and forth, showing the reader how the parents and siblings' lives led up to this point, and then snapping back to the "present" with the build up to the fiery party.

While I didn't love this one as much as Daisy, I think it holds up pretty nicely to Evelyn. I would love to read all three of them back to back to reaquaint myself with this world that Reid has built, and really dive into the character relationships again because it's all just so interesting.

I loved it!

I enjoyed this book but it didn't grab me the way I thought it would. The story focuses on the Riva family who in many ways are very dysfunctional due to the parental choices that affect each of the siblings they produced. I think I just didn't warm to any of the characters and found the story a bit over the top, especially the infamous party that happens in the second part of the book. I am sure many readers will have rated this higher but for me I found it mediocre. Thank you to Netgalley , the author and publisher for the copy of the book, this review is mine only.

One of my favourite reads of 2021.

This book has it all going on- a glam Malibu setting, dynamic characters that I fell in love with, family tension and one big messy party.

If you love character driven reads, then you'll love TJR's books, and this one is a prime example of how on top of her author game she is.

Fab, fab, fab.

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid is set in the 1950s and in the 1980s as Nina Riva is getting ready for the Riva family annual party, which has become the place to be

Nina's professional tennis playing husband has left her for another professional tennis player, and Nina is trying to work out what the point of it all is, and is dreading the party.

People who aren't dreading it are her siblings - her professional surfer brother Jay and Hud, the professional photographer, who takes Jay's photo, and her little sister Kit.  They are all good looking, good surfers, and their father, whilst alive, is estranged from them all.

This is a very atmospheric book, with family tensions that made you keep turning the pages so you can learn more about where they started.  Being able to see Mick Riva starting out in the 1950s makes this more poignant, as you follow the family from the start.

 Malibu Rising  was published on 27th May 2021 and is available from  Amazon ,  Waterstones  and  Bookshop.org .

You can follow Taylor Jenkins Reid on  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook  and her  website .  This was the first of her books that I've read, but I'll be finding her others, such as Daisy Jones & The Six.

I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, and so my thanks to NetGalley and to  Cornerstone, Random House .

School holidays usually means I dial back my work meetings a little and work from home as much as I can, I also take a few days off as rec leave here and there and read and write. I finished this one on the weekend. I have been a Taylor Jenkins-Reid fan for many years now, and I absolutely loved this one, although I wouldn’t say it was my favourite of hers… but still one I definitely recommend! I will say that by the second half of the book, I couldn’t put it down!

I don’t really know which one is my favourite, they’re all amazing.... and that doesn't mean this isn't a recommendation, because I definitely recommend it!

I absolutely loved the characters, and the interactions between them. It's set in the 1980s. The plot of the book focuses on the big annual party the siblings were hosting, but then flips back to their parents becoming a couple.

Thanks to NetGalley for another great read in return for an honest review.

Okey, now, this book was soooo mf good I don't know what else to say. Everything was perfect: charcters, plot, everything. I just say it was pure pleasure to read this and I will definitely read another books written by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I recommend it to everyone. Just go and read this book. ♾️/5⭐

Thank you NetGalley for providing digital advanced copy in exchange for honest review.

Malibu Rising is a very good book, that had the potential to be amazing.

I loved the flashbacks that told us the story of Mick and his wife and I found myself pulled to that time more than the events of the party. That probably happened because I lost track of the secondary characters we met for a paragraph or a page and added nothing to the story.

All the Riva kids had interested stories and I wanted to explore more of their lives and characters. The problem was that this book was about Mick.

Finally, Mick started as a charismatic kind of a bad boy and ended up a bad bad man. There was no redemption story, not really. His appearance in the end added nothing to the story.

P.s.: I really appreciated the Easter eggs !

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

a book that made me experience an entire spectrum of emotions. character driven just the way i like it!

A generous 4 stars from me. The beginning read like a reiteration of Daisy Jones and the Six. I love Taylor Jenkins Reid's voice but this book was far too long for my taste and lacked flow. There's a good story buried inside it but it didn't really get the opportunity to shine as much as I would have liked. I'd still recommend it. Thank you so much to the publisher for the ARC!

I genuinely don't know what to think of this book. It felt so disjointed and instead of being about the Riva family it was filled with vignettes of other people who had no real impact on the plot. I understand its there because the novel is set during the biggest party Malibu has ever seen so we're getting the full scope, but still.

I feel like there was so many plot threads and characters that should have been explored more but weren't because of all the other subplots.

Maybe it's me but this didn't read like Reid's previous books and was came across very messy overall.

I did cry at one point, but I don't think it was particularly earned.

However, this book is filled with melodramatic drama and atmosphere that I think will be devour this on a hot summer afternoon.

If you want a book to get lost in this summer
This is the book for you
A great book
Plenty to hook you in
Thanks NetGalley

Taylor Jenkins Reid has a skill for making you feel nostalgic for a time and place that you have never even experienced. Her writing is phenomenal and the character development in her books is just so spot on. Malibu Rising more than lived up to the hype for me, it was such an enjoyable and clever read, with flawed yet real characters. Highly recommend.

Having enjoyed Daisy Jones and the Six, I was excited to read another novel by this author and wasn’t disappointed. If anything, the setting on this book and my compassion for the siblings around which the book is centred, drew me in moreso than Daisy Jones. I think that this is a great holiday read and hope we see more from the Riva family in the future.

One party will destroy it all.

Taylor Jenkins Reid's latest novel, Malibu Rising is the summer read you've been looking for!

August 1983, it's the day of Nina River's end of summer party and anticipation is building. The rich and famous want to be around Nina River and her famous siblings with their fascinating lives.

Secrets will be revealed, sibling rivalries will spiral out of control, awfully behaved celebrities running riot, scandals about to be released into the world. Nina's life is about to change and she's looking forward to it.

In the past couple of years, I have read Daisy Jones & The Six and Evelyn Hugo and found these both addictive and Malibu Rising is just full of complex, interesting characters with unexpected plots.

Thank you @netgalley for the ebook version of this book. I'm definitely going to get a copy for my book shelf.

I am a huge fan of TJR, so when I was given access to this early, I was extremely excited.

Once again, I was not disappointed by TJR's writing, there is something so addictive to it! The cover of this book in particular made it feel like an excellent summer, beach read. I loved the characters and the depth to them - even though there were so many, this didn't take away from any of them, they were all developed fantastically.

This is another book that I have read through NetGalley, then picked up a physical copy after because I loved it so much.

This is going to be the book of the summer. Taylore Jenkins-Reid has a masterful understanding of the complexities of human emotions and perfectly depicts them on-page. Her book-based multiverse is exactly where I want to spend all of my free time.

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid follows the story of the Riva siblings over the course of one full day/night, in the build up and during their yearly party.
I enjoyed this a great deal, and I appreciated the Easter eggs from Evelyn Hugo (and Daisy Jones I believe)- the most notable of course being that the siblings are the children of Evelyn’s third husband Gullible Mick Riva. I love TJR’s writing style as it is very readable and so descriptive; it feels like you’re there in the action and that these people exist.
I really enjoyed the duel timeline of present day and the siblings growing up with Mick and June Riva. I preferred reading about their childhood and reading their backstories as it helped to understand why they behaved as they did, especially Nina. I found Kit to be the most interesting of the siblings and I loved June too.
The build up to the party was great; but once the party began, I felt like the book slightly lost its way and became a bit disjointed. The cast of characters was huge and including the party guests there were perhaps too many to properly keep track of. I suspect that this could be to use some characters in future books and highlight the chaos. I also thought that the ending was quite abrupt and I was surprised that the fires which are so common in that area were not touched upon more.
I did love this one, and I hope the Riva siblings will pop up again, but it isn’t my favourite from TJR.

Thank you to Penguin Random House for my advanced copy in exchange of an honest review.

Great to get to read the most recent Jenkins Reid. Flawless character development, and her characteristic 'real feel' for setting and story. Think this will be a hit!