Malibu Rising

By:

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Spice Scale

Number of books

1 Published

KU

❌

Audiobook

✅

Series Status

Complete

Interconnected

N/A

Overall Rating

Coming Soon

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid tracks the Riva siblings—Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit—famous offspring of rock star Mick Riva, as they prepare for Nina's legendary annual end-of-summer party at her Malibu beach house in 1983. Weaving between the chaotic buildup to the event and flashbacks to their tumultuous family history marked by abandonment, loss, and self-made success in surfing, modeling, and photography, the narrative captures fame's glittering facade hiding deep personal struggles, sibling bonds, and unspoken resentments. Over one explosive night of excess, revelations bubble up, forcing each to confront legacies of love, sacrifice, and reinvention amid the threat of destruction, without spoiling the night's climactic turns.

Jamie’s review

Jamie hasn’t read this yet, it’s on her never ending TBR

Erica’s review

This was my 1st TJR read and then I went on to read Evelyn Hugo then Daisy Jones afterwards. I think people like this one the least - or at least - I rarely hear of this one. And, maybe it's because it was the first of hers that I read, or that I'm a SoCal gal, but I really liked it. I loved the whole Malibu setting and family drama with old school Hollywood wrapped into one story. It was a fun, entertaining potato chip book. I also love how she ties some characters into her other books.