Malibu Rising

Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid

Genre: Fiction

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2021

Pages: 384
Rating: Highly Recommend

Synopsis: 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 also has just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud - becasue it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he'd 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.

Review: This was a fun, summer beach-type read. It was like Elin Hilderbrand, bumped up a notch. This was just a fun book. TJR, as my book club and I have begun to refer to Taylor Jenkins Reid, is a versatile author.

Other Taylor Jenkins Reid Novels:
Daisy Jones and The Six
Maybe in Another Life
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo