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Malibu Rum Gift Set - Malibu Coconut Rum 50ml with Real Coconut Cup and 2 x Cocktail Straws - Cocktail Glass for the Perfect Pina Colada - Men Birthday Rum, Mothers Day Gifts for Women, Mum Gifts

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I have never given any of it below a 2.5 rounded up, and even that was of the "this is trash but fun trash" variety.

now, let me defend my one star rating. there are—generally speaking—three major components i look for in a novel and build a rating around (though they are often adjusted according to the parameters set by each individual book i read). plot is not listed among them because, in many cases, fully fleshed out characters are enough to carry a book for me. This was my first Taylor Jenkins Reid book, and all I can say is, YUM!! I’m definitely gonna want more of this. Don’t care what flavors, just gimme a bite. Maybe Taylor was stoned when she wrote this book....(I don’t think I could blame her if she was).... Even though I gave four fantastic historical, sweet sixties , viva X generation stars, I can honestly say I loved to read this book and to be introduced with those shiny, well-crafted characters. So they’re just having a big rager of a party? Not sure I’m going to care about the storyline here.This is gonna be one of the most thought provoking, sensational, popular fictions of the next year and I’m so happy to have privilege to read its advance copy! TJR is awakening the artistic soul of the readers with her extra creative and realistic story telling skills.

Virginia slims, Marlboro cigarettes, Tab, Jeep’s, Jaguars, Airstream caravans, and Wayfarers classic sunglasses (popular among celebrities) were classic in 1983. 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.The pacing on this book was off. The first chapter of the book was such a disservice. I found it to be incredibly boring and didn't intrigue me or pull me in. As I started to read the book, I started to warm up to it and started to really enjoy it although I do think a few of the stories dragged on a bit too long. I had so much fun with the multiple storylines which is weird because usually I’m against too many characters moving around all over the place. Nevertheless, in this case, it completely worked for me. Treat someone special to a moment of bliss with a box of irresistable Lindt Lindor chocolate truffles. With a smooth melting centre and milk chocolate shell, it's the perfect for any occasion!

Every day of your life feels like you’re climbing up a mountain. And then you get there and you stay for a bit. And it’s nice at the top. But then you start sliding down the other side”. because the writing style keeps readers at arm's length, it does not feel like i know these characters. instead, it feels like i know someone else who does, someone relaying facts about people, with little to no introspection or interesting, informative character interaction. this drove me up the wall because i love third person omniscient—it might be my favorite point of view to both read and write—and i've seen it done fantastically, in ways that humanize characters, that make you feel intimately, humiliatingly connected to fictional people. this was not that. This book told many different stories, and some of them were more interesting than others. However, the author had the bravery to go beyond merely telling a happily ever after story but a more realistic one.i love the way im always pulled into her books. she has a way of writing words that seep into my very being. every single thing the characters feel, from the big heart-shattering betrayals to the small moments of sibling pride, i feel. TJR doesnt just get a reader to sympathise for characters, but empathise with them, and thats what makes reading her books a truly great experience. the riva siblings feel like real people, people i have come to know and understand and appreciate, and i love that.

at times, i forgot that i wasn't reading contemporary fiction. it's only offhand details like random celebrity name-drops (occasionally real celebrities, occasionally fictional) that remind readers these characters are living in the past. malibu rising features a weak facsimile of old hollywood, only believable in that the men of this world are unrepentantly shitty and more often white than not. imagine if the great gatsby were a lifetime made-for-tv movie adaptation. that's the way this book reads. Cigarettes, vodka, tequila, whiskey: booze of all kinds, cocaine, multiple divorces, death, pregnancy, the local surf shop, surfing, ( hot pink surf boards were cool), Tennis stars, pop music stars, Over the years, the Rivas party has become the one event the siblings enjoy together. Yet, this year things are going to be different. Taylor Jenkins Reid fans will gobble this book anyway. Great work, mediocre...some of us simply love TJR ( me too).

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While Malibu Rising probably won’t rise to the top of my 2021 reading list, I still recommend it as a great summer indulgence. Just dive in with no expectations and ride the wave of TJR’s skillful storytelling. Lindt Lindor Chocolate Truffles smooth melting milk chocolate balls with an irresistibly smooth filling, approx. 16 balls, 200g gift box I fell in love with each character, and the new ones who appeared too. It was an amazing ride knowing the Riva kids, and also Casey. You know that feeling you get when you try something amazing for the first time? For me it was the first time I tasted cheesecake. It’s like I inherently knew that I would never meet a cheesecake I didn’t like, no matter what flavor it featured, and I’d always want another bite.

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