
#82 in Romance
Malibu Rising
- 384
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 19 weeks on the list, peaked at #3
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About the book
Malibu Rising is a historical fiction novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, published June 1, 2021 by Ballantine Books. The book was a New York Times best seller. It is currently being adapted by Hulu into a television series.
Reading order · Reidverse
Full order & progress →- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoStart here
8.58.5 / 10 - Evidence of the AffairEvidence of the Affair–Not ranked yet
- Daisy Jones & the Six
8.18.1 / 10 - Malibu RisingThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Carrie Soto Is Back
8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 741 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 83% of the weight and the score stays at 7.9 — the Romance average of 7.7 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 14 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 727 | 98% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Let me start by saying I think Taylor Jenkins Reid is a phenomenal writer. I have greatly enjoyed almost every book I've read by her. Unfortunately, Malibu Rising is disappointing for me. I feel that Reid is attempting to capture an atmosphere with the 80s…”
“2,5 ⭐️ I liked the beginning and thought the Riva sibling story was interesting, but the number of times I had to say "a**hole" out loud to continue reading because the behavior of the guys in this was mostly a**hole behavior...”
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It has 384 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Romance.
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