There were no other options for Kristen, and she had no choice but to shoot the cute backpacker in self-defense. Emily, on the other hand, finds blood and broken glass in their hotel room when she enters. As a result, Claire embarks on an obsessive quest to uncover the truth about Alison's death as well as the nagging question: Who was her sister? We Were Never Here by Andrea BartzĪs part of their annual reunion, Emily and her best friend Kristen are vacationing in the mountains of Chile, where they are closer than ever. Clive Richardson, one of the men originally suspected of murdering Claire's sister, resurfaces in New York City, where Claire is working and living. As a result, the story becomes the stuff of national tabloids, an unsolved mystery. In spite of this, the men are quickly released. After Alison, Claire's college-aged sister, vanishes from their family vacation at a Caribbean resort on the island of Saint X, Claire is hailed as a 'marvel of a book' and 'brilliant and unflinching.' When Alison's body is discovered on a nearby cay, two local men are taken into custody. Saint X by Alexis Schaitkinīringing to mind both Emma Cline's The Girls and Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies, debut novel Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin is a heartrending look at the bond between two sisters who were never given the chance to know one another. Your quest to learn more about your own identity will be complicated this summer as you witness your own family's dysfunction firsthand. With their secrets and confessions, the Riva family must come to terms with the consequences of their actions.

The party, on the other hand, gets out of hand due to the revelations and confessions of the night. The Riva family, the siblings of Mick Riva, is preparing for their annual end-of-summer party in Malibu in 1983. This list of Malibu Rising-like books will help you fill out your summer reading list! Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

We were looking for a book to read on our summer vacation that included both adventure and self-discovery, and this one delivered. This summer's best-selling novel, Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, features a cast of lovable characters, heartbreaking family dynamics, and the joys of friendship.

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