i had no preconceived opinions to contend with. i had never experienced these authors’ writing styles. schwab book, respectively, and so had no biases or expectations coming into either book. i want to chalk this up to the fact that in both scenarios, i had never read a taylor jenkins reid or v.e. When i saw the overwhelmingly positive reviews this book has been racking up, i felt a similar confusion as i had last year, after finishing the invisible life of addie larue and finding that i was pretty alone in my dissatisfaction. if a five star novel is an onion, this was a single sheet of tissue paper. i flew through the pages in a fit of wrath. my experience with malibu rising was the utter opposite. this is because i enjoy soaking up details, really sitting with and unpacking the many layers that i've come to expect of long-form fiction. i'm typically a slower reader, especially when losing myself in a world i love. This is one of those rare and extraordinary instances where my rage over a book propelled me through its pages at a speed i am totally unused to. White nuclear families will literally surf instead of going to therapy for their trauma and what they will leave behind.ĪRC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family’s generations will all come bubbling to the surface. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can’t stop thinking about promised she’ll be there.Īnd Kit has a couple secrets of her own-including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.īy midnight the party will be completely out of control. Oh, and maybe Hud-because it is long past time to confess something to the brother from whom he’s been inseparable since birth. The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband.

Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over-especially as the offspring of the legendary singer, Mick Riva. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer and their adored baby sister, Kit. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch.

But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever. Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer.

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