Book review - Addicted series
By Becca and Krista Ritchie
This review is going to cover the 5 books in the Addicted Series (Addicted To You, Ricochet, Addicted for Now, Thrive, Addicted After all) as well as the 4 Calloway sisters books (Kiss the Sky, Hothouse Flower, Fuel the Fire, Long way down) and the Epilogue book – Some Kind of Perfect.
Yes, that is a lot of books in one review. No, you are not getting a detailed retelling of the stories – if you wanted that, why bother to read a book! But what you are going to get is my opinion, FWIW.
These series tell the story of 6 people. The main characters of Lily Calloway and Loren Hale, their addictions, their love and their growth. As the story builds you are pulled into the remaining four main characters: Lily’s sisters Rose and Daisy, Loren’s half-brother Ryke and their friend Connor. Here is what these books so darn good – the Ritchie sisters write unbelievably realistic, engaging, interesting and attractive characters. They are multi-dimensional with strengths, faults and quirks and the more you read about them the more you find yourself wanting to know more. Just as the books start with the theme of addiction, you will become addicted to these characters.
These books are, in essence, love stories. The love between the sisters and brothers shows the strength you can get from a strong family connection. The couples also each display such unique and special passion. Whether it is emotional passion so strong it is like an addiction, a physical need to be together or that mental stimulation only your true match can provide, the love connects with the reader on so many levels. You find yourself rooting for them, yelling at them, smiling with them and sometimes fanning yourself as your temperature rises.
I read the entire series straight-through. At the end of each book, I couldn’t wait to pick up the next and keep going. The authors have started another series (Like Us) which is about the now adult children of the core 6 characters from the Addicted series (trust me – a review is forthcoming). I also love how the authors have really cultivated the characters external to the books. Check out mood boards on their Pinterest page to get visuals on the characters and follow the characters Twitter feeds (yes the characters all have feeds and it is a lot of fun to see the back-and forth between them).
If you are looking for a great series of books with wonderful characters, fantastic dialogue, humor, passion, action, tension and love – sit back, relax and dive in.
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