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★★★★☆ 4.04 • Goodreads

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  • Dysfunctional Family
  • Celebrity Culture
  • Emotional Turmoil
  • Sibling Bonds
  • Secrets And Lies
  • Fame's Dark Side
  • Resilience And Growth
  • Nostalgic Vibes

If Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings hooked you on glittering, toxic glamour, let Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid pull you deeper into the wreckage.

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Why It's Your Next Read

  • Fame-fueled family implosion over 24 hrs
  • Sibling betrayals sharper than romantic ones
  • 80s Malibu excess = aspirational wreckage porn
  • No redemption arcs, just messy survival

You loved watching Magnolia Parks' beautiful disasters self-destruct in Chanel—now trade London penthouses for a single legendary night in 1980s Malibu, where the Riva siblings throw the party of the decade while their family disintegrates in real time. This isn't about romantic will-they-won't-they torture; it's about blood ties fraying under the weight of inherited fame, where sibling jealousy cuts deeper than any love triangle ever could.

If you romanticize beautiful people making spectacularly bad choices, this is your next obsession.

The same sharp-edged banter, the same refusal to offer anyone a redemption arc they haven't bled for. Just swap the toxic boyfriend for a toxic father whose abandonment echoes through every cocktail and betrayal.

If you romanticize beautiful people making spectacularly bad choices, this is your next obsession.

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What Readers Are Saying

"Thought based on wish washy reviews it would be a three star for me, but this was a full five out of five for me." thedettinator, Reddit
"I laughed, I cried, and I come away feeling like the Riva family irrevocably touched my heart. Taylor Jenkins Reid infuses so much more into it." Yun, Goodreads
"I absolutely blew through it, picking my Kindle up to sneak in an extra page or two during every spare moment that I had." Chelsea (chelseadolling reads), Goodreads

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