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Malibu Rising: A Novel (edition 2021)

by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Author)

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Fiction. Literature. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today ? From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . .
??Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach, starring four sexy, surfing siblings and their deadbeat, famous-crooner dad.???People
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Time, Marie Claire, PopSugar, Parade, Teen Vogue, Self, She Reads
Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever.

Malibu: August 1983. It??s the day of Nina Riva??s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. 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. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over??especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva.
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. Oh, and maybe Hud??because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he??s been inseparable since birth.
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.
And Kit has a couple secrets of her own??including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.
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 before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family??s generations will all come rising to the surface.
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 . 
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Title:Malibu Rising: A Novel
Authors:Taylor Jenkins Reid (Author)
Info:Ballantine Books (2021), 384 pages
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Malibu. August 1983. This book spans one 24-hour period in the life of the four Riva children - Nina, Jay, Hud and Kit. They are children of Mick, who is a famous singer and an absent father. This 24-hour period encompasses an annual end-of-summer party thrown every year by Nina at her home. Anyone who is anyone in Malibu is at this party. By the end of the 24-hour period, and the party, Nina's home is on fire. Throughout the book, Nina, Jay, Hud and Kit are each dealing with their own personal crises and the fame that comes from being Mick's children.

Interspersed with the story of the Riva children is the story of Mick and June - how they met, eventually got married, started a family and the end of their marriage.

I enjoyed this book but felt that the ending was a bit rushed. I can see there being a sequel to this book but I don't think there "needs" to be a sequel. ( )
  Cathie_Dyer | Feb 29, 2024 |
The story of the Riva family was hard to put down. The ending was just a little too pat so I deducted a half star. ( )
  DidIReallyReadThat | Feb 24, 2024 |
It’s a great summer book! Very quick read and it keeps you interested ( )
  Spiritrider1101 | Jan 18, 2024 |
This was my first Taylor Jenkins Reid and I made the mistake of going in expecting literary fiction. Many of the characters seemed like stereotypes to me, especially Mick Riva (who bore too much of a resemblance to Dewey Cox), but also June as the forsaken woman and Nina as the beautiful, selfless, responsible one. Nina's husband and marriage also seemed like cliches.

I was unhappy with the ending because I expected there to be some twist and there was not. When I realized this book wasn't that deep, I thought maybe it was supposed to hinge on the mystery of who set the house on fire. But that's not it either. It's also not a romance and it's not especially humorous. So I'm not sure what the appeal is except for the setting. I did enjoy reading the fun hyperbolic party stuff highlighting the fashion and excesses of the 1980s. There were a lot of short sketches of side characters which were fun but didn't contribute much to the overall story.

I have some other TJR books on my TBR list, but now I'm not sure if she's for me. ( )
  LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |
Great family drama!! ( )
  sophia.magyk | Jan 3, 2024 |
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Fiction. Literature. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today ? From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . .
??Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach, starring four sexy, surfing siblings and their deadbeat, famous-crooner dad.???People
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Time, Marie Claire, PopSugar, Parade, Teen Vogue, Self, She Reads
Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever.

Malibu: August 1983. It??s the day of Nina Riva??s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. 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. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over??especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva.
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. Oh, and maybe Hud??because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he??s been inseparable since birth.
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.
And Kit has a couple secrets of her own??including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.
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 before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family??s generations will all come rising to the surface.
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 . 

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

Malibu: August 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. 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. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over--especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva.

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. Oh, and maybe Hud--because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he's been inseparable since birth.

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.

And Kit has a couple secrets of her own--including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.

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 before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations will all come rising to the surface.

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 . . . and what they will leave behind.
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