Malibu Rising
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of CARRIE SOTO IS BACK
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4.1 • 505 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO
'Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book' PANDORA SYKES
'I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun' DOLLY ALDERTON
'It's 365 pages of pure exhilaration' THE TIMES
August,1983, it is the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone who is anyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: surfer and supermodel Nina, brothers Jay and Hud, and their adored baby sister Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over - especially as the children of the legendary singer Mick Riva.
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 of dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family will all come bubbling to the surface.
'The perfect, literal, beach read, with the emotional depth of the ocean' HOLLY BOURNE
'It's a full on escapist delight' STYLIST
'This summer's must-read novel' RED
Taylor Jenkins-Reid, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
When the celebrity-studded Rivas family hosts its annual end-of-summer party in 1983, it’s a must-attend event. But this year it’s also the catalyst for a marathon night of revelations that lead to inevitable (and painful) catharsis. Unfolding over 24 hours, with flashbacks to the Rivas’ tangled history, Malibu Rising captures bright ’80s excess and carefree California living through the lens of a single famous family, including rock star Mick and his surfer/supermodel daughter, Nina. The author of Daisy Jones and The Six brings her usual razor-sharp insights to this poppy period melodrama, as well as generous helpings of sex, romance and era-specific references.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Reid (Daisy Jones and the Six) unfurls a fast-paced and addictive story of a group of celebrity siblings in Malibu. There's model Nina Riva, pro surfer Jay, photographer Hudson, and Kit, an aspiring professional surfer. The Rivas' absentee philandering father, Mick, won over their mother, June, with a sultry singing voice that propelled him to stratospheric fame in the 1950s. This setup launches the novel's two braided timelines: Mick and June's love story and tragic unraveling, and the narrative of what happens on Saturday, Aug. 27, 1983: the day of the Riva siblings' legendary annual party. Everyone who's anyone in Los Angeles attends, the rule being, "If you were cool enough to know about the party, you were cool enough to come to the party." The author capably tracks the siblings' emotionally fraught journeys—especially that of Nina, whose husband has run off just before the party—and evokes a bygone Malibu's natural and social hazards in sharp, descriptive writing, connected by a leitmotif of fire. "Malibu catches fire. It is simply what Malibu does from time to time," the opening lines read, foreshadowing disaster. Reid's handling of the various arcs is impressive, but the novel's climactic scenes verge on melodramatic. Still, this page-turning indulgence hits the spot.
Customer Reviews
Captivating
Another remarkable page turner by Reid. She always manages to surprise yet leave me wondering what happens next.
My new favourite author
Absolutely brilliant. Witty, endearing, nostalgic, and Jenkins Reid always develops a watertight storyline that twists, turns and entertains.
Loved it!
AMAZINGLY WRITTEN
Taylor Jenkins Reid never fails to impress me with her ability to write from so many different perspectives. This book is beautifully written and has lovely and interesting stories that all tie into one. She is an exceptional writer and I endeavour to read all of her books