Taylor Jenkins Reid is an auto buy author for me so when I heard about Malibu Rising, I knew I needed to read it. I will say this book totally lived up to the hype for me.

For the Riva siblings, their annual summer party is typically the highlight of the year, but in 1983 things will change for all of them. Children of the famous musician Mick Riva they have all grown up in the spotlight. Nina is a supermodel and talented surfer. Jay is a championship surfer. Hud is a photographer who is known for taking photos of Jay surfing. And Kit, the youngest of the Rivas, who is adored by all of them.

I loved all of the Riva kids and their stories. I liked that they each had their own things going on, but were always a close knit family. If I had to pick a favorite of the siblings, I would say it was Hud because I really liked his storyline.

The first part of book is told in dual timelines, and I really loved the parts of the book where we flashback to Mick and June’s relationship and how it lead up to Nina Riva’s infamous party in 1983.

The second part of the book is at the party and although a lot of unnecessary side characters are brought into the book at this time, I enjoyed seeing how the party would unfold.

TJR has done it again with another great historical fiction story. She has great character development, and I totally felt transported to 1983 while reading. I wanted things to work out for all of the Rivas and loved how it all came together in the end.