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Ricochet by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

13 reviews

taelorslibrary's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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meeklovestoread's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

What I liked:

I LOVED seeing Lo's development as a person. He really is all about growing and becoming a better person for himself and for Lily. And I'm so glad he doesn't enable. And he makes it exponentially clear that he only has eyes for Lily. I love how in love he is with her.
I also liked seeing Lily's struggles with her addiciton and learning how she got it in the first place (and learning about everything with her mom and self esteem issued and anxiety); I'm so happy she's getting professional help and is willing to work through her addiciton to better herself
I love her sisterly friendship with Rose. And I just love how close they are.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I loved every bit of Rose and Connor that we got. I didn't really like them as individuals in the 1st book, but I can't help but love them as a couple

What I disliked:

The whole Ryke and Daisy stuff need to end ASAP! But it's pretty obvious they're gonna end up as a couple which I find blasphemous. This is the bare minimum but I at least hope they get together when she's 18 (still doesn't make it right though)
Ryke himself is such a douche to Lily. He can never give her a break and it irks me to my core cuz she's struggling too. He always feels like he knows best and doesn't seem to care who's feelings he hurts. He definitely got worse compared to how he was in the first book.
I hope we get more of a backstory on Daisy and why she is the way that she is because honestly her irresponsible behavior irks me. And her "unaliving" tendecies concern me. Also them describing her as "looking older" to negate the fact that she's 15 and Ryke is 22 is so unnerving.
The past perspective were cute but I really wish we got more moments between Lily and Lo that didn't revolve around sex all the time. I really wanted to see them be emotionally intimate. Also I don't think the pas perspectives really gave any new infor that we didn't know before.

Overall, this book was okay. I'm hopping to grow more connected to the characters cuz right now the only people that I really like are Lily and Rose (and maybe Lo).

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iramdham's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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anovelglimpse's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Note: This review is for an ARC and is my unbiased opinion.

I’m going to start this review a little backwards since this book was originally self-published in 2013 and is now almost ten years later is going to be traditionally published with bonus content. It’s that bonus content I’m going to start with. If you have already read or own Ricochet and are looking forward to a lot of new bonus content, you’re not going to get it. The bonus content is short collection of letters. It is fun, but just a few pages. I was expecting more. Maybe I shouldn’t have been since this book is really a novella.

Okay. Now here’s my original review for Ricochet. I thought I might need to make some changes from when I originally wrote this review, but it stood up in my reread of this book.

Gosh. This book was a(nother) heartbreaker. Seriously. Poor Lily. She’s dealing with so much in Ricochet. Lo’s left for rehab, and she’s alone with her addiction. His absence is tearing her apart, but she knows his recovery is a matter of life or death. Now she has to believe in herself and lean on Rose, Connor and Ryke when she needs help.

I have to admit Ricochet was stressful to read. I had anxiety right along with Lily. The authors’ portrayal of her addiction and all that went with it was so raw and emotional. I kept having to give myself little breaks to recover from everything I was feeling before I could read more. I just felt so awful for her. I feel weird saying I enjoyed getting this view into Lily’s personality and addiction, but I did. It definitely helped me understand her better.

Ricochet wasn’t all depressing. The few interactions between Lo and Lily were so sweet. And there were so many fun moments between some of the other characters! I loved the tension between the two smarty-pants Rose and Connor. The love-hate thing they had going on was cute. Daisy and Ryke were fun, too. Despite their age difference putting me on edge, I loved their flirty banter. There was also a touching moment when Ryke comes to Lily’s aid.

Overall, Ricochet was the perfect bridge between Addicted to You and Addicted for Now. It strengthened my love for all of the characters, their relationships and made me excited for the next book.

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arthur_ant18's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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readerorwateva's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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jclovestoread's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This novella focuses more on Lily's path to recovery from her addiction. As well as her new friendships and how she learns to trust the people around her with a part of herself she always felt ashamed of, and her relationship with Lo before the events of the first book.

I loved her friendship with Ryke, even if he was distrusting of her in the beginning, and how he's there for her when Lo couldn't. I loved Ryke, quite frankly. He's doing his best to be there for his brother while he's in rehab, and for his brother's girlfriend while she's in recovery.

Rose was one of my favorite characters. I loved how she was a key part of Lily's recovery, as her big sister, and how she did everything she could to help her. Same for Connor.

I truly enjoyed it, and it made me emotional at parts.

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sofiarmz13's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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ancdl's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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elfishpond's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

Really didn't appreciate a male characters sexual assault being belittled on at least 3 occasions, by multiple characters. Or the copious amounts of body shaming and the derogatory remark regarding homeless people. Was all entirely unnecessary for the plot, so must have been added because the author thought it was something to be laughed at. Not even going to get started on the creepy adult/minor relationship dynamic.

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