It’s all real life issues with relatable human reactions, and there isn’t an ounce of fluff in her writing – it’s all hard-hitting rawness that makes you feel so much at once. 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 bubbling to the surface.Īfter reading 2 books by her, I can confidently say that Taylor Jenkins Reid is the best at emotional writing. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. 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.Īnd Kit has a couple secrets of her own-including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.īy midnight the party will be completely out of control. Oh, and maybe Hud-because it is long past time to confess something to the brother from whom he’s been inseparable since birth.

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 has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over-especially as the offspring of the legendary singer, Mick Riva. 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. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Publisher: Hutchinson (Imprint of Penguin Books)

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