Set in Malibu, August 1983, the end of summer party hosted by Nina Riva goes completely out of control at midnight and the next day, the house is one fire. The unforgettable night also goes well for the Riva family, where all will have to choose which secrets to share in order for the family bond to strengthen.

The rich people havoc trope of this book was well executed. I loved the bonding of the characters and the four siblings whose love for one another never broke throughout any period of their lives.

June and Mick’s tragic story really carried this book. The author better write a book only focused on their tragic love. I loved how the flashbacks of the family related to the parallel issues Nina had to face. And Nina’s power and will to protect and raise Jay, Hud and Kit in the best way possible--by sibling nurturing and love--made my heart warm to her. 

The character development of Kit and Nina was very strong, but for Jay and Hud, there wasn’t much focus or development at all.

The reason why I don't think this book is 5/5 stars was because of the numerous perspectives of the characters. 

Some characters’ perspectives were shown but literally had no relation to the story at all. I feel like the overwhelming perspectives just overshadowed Nina’s, Kit’s, Jay’s and Hud’s perspectives, which I really didn’t like. I also feel that Jay and Hud’s perspectives were blacked out by Nina’s and Kit’s. There was a very uneven balance of the siblings’ perspectives and their stories for their lives. 

The overwhelming perspectives as well as the miscommunication from Mick to his siblings is what I found useless and made the book not that good. I don’t even get the ending and why their interaction really enhanced the story that much, which was why I didn’t like this book much.