Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid
Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Malibu Rising

Bestseller

Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 11 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2021


Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today • From the author of Carrie Soto Is Back, 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 . . . and what they will leave behind.

About Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels Carrie Soto Is Back, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones and The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, as well as One True Loves, Maybe in Another Life, After I Do, and Forever, Interrupted. Her books have been chosen by Reese’s Book Club, Read with Jenna, and Book of the Month. Her novel Daisy Jones and The Six is now a limited series on Amazon Prime. She lives in Los Angeles.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on March 04, 2024

I love a good prank as much as the next person, which is to say: kind of, sometimes, hypothetically, and not when it happens to me. So the fact that I am forced to assume that this book represents the culmination of a years-long trick you all have been playing on me is NOT good news. I have read every......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on March 10, 2025

Tatatataaaa! May I present to you one of the best reads of 2021? During my read: • I cried a lot… • I sniffled… • I giggled at the sarcastic humor of the author when she described the party-animal celebrities! • My heart warmed at the close, honest relationships of the four siblings. • I was mesmeriz......more

Goodreads review by Yun on June 27, 2024

I just finished Malibu Rising, and I'm overwhelmed with emotions. I laughed, I cried, and I come away feeling like the Riva family irrevocably touched my heart. On its surface, there's nothing immediately special about this story. It's a tale of functional and dysfunctional relationships and families......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on January 25, 2023

3.5 stars rounded up to 4. This was a weird reading experience for me, if I'm being honest. I absolutely blew through it, picking my kindle up to sneak in an extra page or two during every spare moment that I had. I adored the first 60ish% of the story, but things kind of started to go down hill for......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on June 10, 2021

2 1/2 stars. I like all kinds of books. I like fast-paced gossipy dramas and slower, character-driven literary works. I like the books that you read desperately, that you can't put down, and the ones that make you stop and contemplate something you hadn't before. But, while I didn't always dislike M......more


Quotes

“If summer could somehow fit into a book, then you’d find it in Malibu Rising.”Oprah Daily

“Reid has once again crafted a fast-paced, engaging novel that smoothly transports readers between decades and story lines.”The Washington Post
 
“Taylor Jenkins Reid soars with Malibu Rising.”—Associated Press
 
“Reid delivers a breathtaking, epic family novel.”Marie Claire
 
“A compulsively fun read.”Today
 
“Reid’s descriptions of Malibu are so evocative that readers will swear they feel the sea breeze on their faces or the grit of the sand between their toes. . . . A compulsively readable story about the bonds between family members and the power of breaking free.”Kirkus Reviews
 
“Whatever Reid releases has become a major literary event. And her latest more than lives up to the expectations.”E! Online

Malibu Rising is a fun, unforgettable read.”Business Insider

“Delicious drama.”Vogue

“A must-read.”Parade

“Taylor Jenkins Reid sure knows how to tell a story. . . . It’s an unforgettable book about an unforgettable night.”HelloGiggles