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nyah_nev's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
hsecen's review against another edition
5.0
uly 2022 reread
I’m never getting over how freaking cute Willow and Garrison are together! They just completely fit each other and it’s so apparent in every interaction they have with each other! And the found family vibes throughout this duet are just perfect!
September 2021 reread:
I mean I love this book because I love Willow and Garrison and their romance is absolutely adorable but this time around, my heart was seriously swooning over all the platonic relationships that Willow and Garrison have! Probably because of the long distance aspect of their relationship, they're around other characters more, and I just absolutely love the brotherly bonds that Willow has with Ryke and Loren, and the way that eventually Garrison bonded with all the guys too. And the way the Calloway sisters help support Willow. Ugh it just completely warms my heart, and I love rereading these books! They're so good and I fly through them!
This was the most beautiful, perfect conclusion to Willow and Garrison’s story.
This book continues the back and forth timeline of Whatever It Takes - watching as Willow and Garrison continue to solidify their friendship while navigating the gradual slide into fame and being connected to the Hales, Meadows, and Cobalts in the past; as they navigate a long distance relationship, family and friend dynamics, and more fame.
Wherever You Are was filled with the perfect blend of love and angst. It was a perfect emotional roller coaster that I’d ride ten times over. Willow spent a lot of this book struggling to find her place. Her title as a sibling changed so much in the span of only a few years and as she drew closer to some family members, she found herself isolated from others. I can’t imagine what that must be like but she is such a courageous character (such a Gryfinndor) and she was determined to make the most of what relationships she did have. She grew into a much more confident character by the end of the book and if I was impressed with her journey in the last book, then I was just brimming with pride by the end of Wherever You Are.
Garrison also had such a journey in this book. Oh my goodness, I truly love Garrison Abbey, and this book firmly solidified him as one of my favorite characters from Krista and Becca. After removing himself from a toxic relationship with his own family, he really starts to practice a little more self-love. He learns to accept his past actions but tries to not let them affect his future as much as they used to. Plus I just love the tenderness between him and Willow, especially in the past. Willow is pretty timid when they meet and eases herself out of her comfort zone slowly. Garrison’s been thrown from his comfort zone with too much force and respects the boundaries that make her feel more comfortable. When they had a conversation about this, I swooned so much.
Both Whatever It Takes and Wherever You Are have timelines that overlap with the Addicted and Calloway Sisters series. It was so great to be able to read some of the scenes from those books in Willow and Garrison’s point of views. It makes this whole universe are a little richer. I adore the Core 6 and it’s a fresh, new perspective on their stories that I’m grateful we get years after their series ended.
I loved these two perfectly imperfect characters. A rebel neighbor who, deep down, is a good guy and protects those he really cares about. A wallflower girl next door who hides in the corner at parties but travels across the country, the globe by herself to find herself. They are both contradictions and opposites but they are also perfectly imperfect together and I am so glad that we got to read their romance. I’ve said it a lot already, but I am truly thankful to Krista and Becca for finding time in their writing schedule to share this story with their readers. I didn’t know how much I needed to read Willow and Garrison fall in love until I had these books. If I could give this all the stars in all the universes I would, but I guess a 5 star rating will have to suffice.
I’m never getting over how freaking cute Willow and Garrison are together! They just completely fit each other and it’s so apparent in every interaction they have with each other! And the found family vibes throughout this duet are just perfect!
September 2021 reread:
I mean I love this book because I love Willow and Garrison and their romance is absolutely adorable but this time around, my heart was seriously swooning over all the platonic relationships that Willow and Garrison have! Probably because of the long distance aspect of their relationship, they're around other characters more, and I just absolutely love the brotherly bonds that Willow has with Ryke and Loren, and the way that eventually Garrison bonded with all the guys too. And the way the Calloway sisters help support Willow. Ugh it just completely warms my heart, and I love rereading these books! They're so good and I fly through them!
This was the most beautiful, perfect conclusion to Willow and Garrison’s story.
This book continues the back and forth timeline of Whatever It Takes - watching as Willow and Garrison continue to solidify their friendship while navigating the gradual slide into fame and being connected to the Hales, Meadows, and Cobalts in the past; as they navigate a long distance relationship, family and friend dynamics, and more fame.
Wherever You Are was filled with the perfect blend of love and angst. It was a perfect emotional roller coaster that I’d ride ten times over. Willow spent a lot of this book struggling to find her place. Her title as a sibling changed so much in the span of only a few years and as she drew closer to some family members, she found herself isolated from others. I can’t imagine what that must be like but she is such a courageous character (such a Gryfinndor) and she was determined to make the most of what relationships she did have. She grew into a much more confident character by the end of the book and if I was impressed with her journey in the last book, then I was just brimming with pride by the end of Wherever You Are.
Garrison also had such a journey in this book. Oh my goodness, I truly love Garrison Abbey, and this book firmly solidified him as one of my favorite characters from Krista and Becca. After removing himself from a toxic relationship with his own family, he really starts to practice a little more self-love. He learns to accept his past actions but tries to not let them affect his future as much as they used to. Plus I just love the tenderness between him and Willow, especially in the past. Willow is pretty timid when they meet and eases herself out of her comfort zone slowly. Garrison’s been thrown from his comfort zone with too much force and respects the boundaries that make her feel more comfortable. When they had a conversation about this, I swooned so much.
Both Whatever It Takes and Wherever You Are have timelines that overlap with the Addicted and Calloway Sisters series. It was so great to be able to read some of the scenes from those books in Willow and Garrison’s point of views. It makes this whole universe are a little richer. I adore the Core 6 and it’s a fresh, new perspective on their stories that I’m grateful we get years after their series ended.
I loved these two perfectly imperfect characters. A rebel neighbor who, deep down, is a good guy and protects those he really cares about. A wallflower girl next door who hides in the corner at parties but travels across the country, the globe by herself to find herself. They are both contradictions and opposites but they are also perfectly imperfect together and I am so glad that we got to read their romance. I’ve said it a lot already, but I am truly thankful to Krista and Becca for finding time in their writing schedule to share this story with their readers. I didn’t know how much I needed to read Willow and Garrison fall in love until I had these books. If I could give this all the stars in all the universes I would, but I guess a 5 star rating will have to suffice.
ri_ri's review against another edition
5.0
"There’s no one else. There will never be anyone else. Whatever it takes, wherever we are, it’s always been you.”
I'm feeling overwhelmed right now after reading Willow and Garrison's story. It's the feeling that I always feel whenever I read any Addicted Series book. Somehow all along the way they have given me so much. I have cried with them and I have laughed with them. It's the best feeling. Like I've known these people my whole life
I'm feeling overwhelmed right now after reading Willow and Garrison's story. It's the feeling that I always feel whenever I read any Addicted Series book. Somehow all along the way they have given me so much. I have cried with them and I have laughed with them. It's the best feeling. Like I've known these people my whole life
juliethorlund's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
p1amelie's review against another edition
5.0
“because you’re my girl and that’s not going to change.”
ahhh, i feel like a piece of me breaks or grows everytime i finish a book in the addicted universe. but the little bonus chapter at the end has got me SOSO excited for the like us series! moffy and garrison’s relationship is already one that i loved and just to know its still as strong as it was makes me so happy and so joyful.
willow and garrison are by far one of my favourite couples i have ever read about. through all the trials, tribulations, and the massive sea that separated them, they remained as in love with one another as the day they met and they deserve the soulmate title. i will stand on this sinking ship and scream about how much i love gillow.
willow is by far one of my favourite characters. she is so relatable and so reminiscent of me. an introvert who loves marvel and tumblr and all things to do with fandoms. its so surreal to me she now has her own fandom of people who love her as much as she loved her faves. willow is just everything, she is shy and awkward and adorable. she has a small group of friends who appreciate her even if she is silent and cant find words to say or make conversation and i felt so valid as a very introverted person. she is someone i want to read about for hours on end and could never be bored. her growth and her perseverance and how strong she is. she is so inspirational and i just love her so much. she deserves the world. also pls her and daisy’s friendship has my whole heart. whole fucking heart. like their matching rings and just the way they support one another.
and her other half, garrison abbey. garrison and lo have the best character arc in my opinion and i hold no bias. not only there relationship and how lo constantly wanted to make garrison feel welcome and included because he was that child once. but garrison as a character. sure he is one of the BEST book boyfriends and albeit the bare minimum always asking for consent before hugging, kissing and even canoodling with willow is just such an attest of his character and how much he loves her even respecting her wanting to take things slow. not only that but he one of the most heartbreaking stories and fuck all his brothers and his parents for how they were with him. i hope garrison knows how deserving and worthy of a good and fulfilled life he is. because knowing willow was his saving grace and one of the reasons (along with the hales - screaming crying throwing up) for him to keep living. he deserves so much and it hurt reading every time he believed he didn’t and thank fuck everyone reassured that man because as they should!!
“garrison and i gained another family. not just with the calloway sisters, but with each other.”
(SPOILERS) a summary of thoughts:
- garrison calling willow my girl THEN PROCEEDING TO CALL THEIR CHILD THE NAME OF THE MAIN CHARACTER and then giving her the middle nickname lauren after lo. im actually deceased at this point why do they insist on doing this.
- vada being a bmx rider is so fucking cool, like thats so unique and unexpected but also so amazing!!
- the found family taking me out 24/7 and the fact they all supported vada at her bmx competition despite her coming 6th because they were there it was almost like she got 1st.
- moffy and garrison interactions have my heart
- i wanna sing london boy everytime i see garrison even though he isn’t in london?! like willow is in wakefield?? unless thats in london idk geography not my strong point.
- fuck all garrisons brothers and how fucking badly they treated him for no reason. may they eat shit and rot. they literally broke him down to NOTHING. they broke bones, bruised him. and fuck their parents for doing nothing?! your son does not need thicker skin- he needs his brothers in prison.
- i love the core eight and their interactions sm
- seeing the core six appear from others pov and just how sweet and caring they are despite what they have been through. i just love the calloways and their little family.
- rose feminist icon as always
- whenever they get married and the name on the chapter changes i just cry of happiness like they deserve this sm
i honestly love this duet and would replace oxygen with it (too far but i don’t really care its the truth, this couple OWNS me) im so grateful to have a series as amazing as this and to even have the opportunity to continue to read forward with the spin off. please read this whole series.
“we’re twenty-four, but when we’re together, i feel blown back. it feels like we’re only twenty, then seventeen. distance, time, miles and hours are intangible, metaphysical things, all woven and jumbled in an invisible tapestry, and like my favourite comic books, the beginning is really the end and the end is just the beginning.”
ahhh, i feel like a piece of me breaks or grows everytime i finish a book in the addicted universe. but the little bonus chapter at the end has got me SOSO excited for the like us series! moffy and garrison’s relationship is already one that i loved and just to know its still as strong as it was makes me so happy and so joyful.
willow and garrison are by far one of my favourite couples i have ever read about. through all the trials, tribulations, and the massive sea that separated them, they remained as in love with one another as the day they met and they deserve the soulmate title. i will stand on this sinking ship and scream about how much i love gillow.
willow is by far one of my favourite characters. she is so relatable and so reminiscent of me. an introvert who loves marvel and tumblr and all things to do with fandoms. its so surreal to me she now has her own fandom of people who love her as much as she loved her faves. willow is just everything, she is shy and awkward and adorable. she has a small group of friends who appreciate her even if she is silent and cant find words to say or make conversation and i felt so valid as a very introverted person. she is someone i want to read about for hours on end and could never be bored. her growth and her perseverance and how strong she is. she is so inspirational and i just love her so much. she deserves the world. also pls her and daisy’s friendship has my whole heart. whole fucking heart. like their matching rings and just the way they support one another.
and her other half, garrison abbey. garrison and lo have the best character arc in my opinion and i hold no bias. not only there relationship and how lo constantly wanted to make garrison feel welcome and included because he was that child once. but garrison as a character. sure he is one of the BEST book boyfriends and albeit the bare minimum always asking for consent before hugging, kissing and even canoodling with willow is just such an attest of his character and how much he loves her even respecting her wanting to take things slow. not only that but he one of the most heartbreaking stories and fuck all his brothers and his parents for how they were with him. i hope garrison knows how deserving and worthy of a good and fulfilled life he is. because knowing willow was his saving grace and one of the reasons (along with the hales - screaming crying throwing up) for him to keep living. he deserves so much and it hurt reading every time he believed he didn’t and thank fuck everyone reassured that man because as they should!!
“garrison and i gained another family. not just with the calloway sisters, but with each other.”
(SPOILERS) a summary of thoughts:
- garrison calling willow my girl THEN PROCEEDING TO CALL THEIR CHILD THE NAME OF THE MAIN CHARACTER and then giving her the middle nickname lauren after lo. im actually deceased at this point why do they insist on doing this.
- vada being a bmx rider is so fucking cool, like thats so unique and unexpected but also so amazing!!
- the found family taking me out 24/7 and the fact they all supported vada at her bmx competition despite her coming 6th because they were there it was almost like she got 1st.
- moffy and garrison interactions have my heart
- i wanna sing london boy everytime i see garrison even though he isn’t in london?! like willow is in wakefield?? unless thats in london idk geography not my strong point.
- fuck all garrisons brothers and how fucking badly they treated him for no reason. may they eat shit and rot. they literally broke him down to NOTHING. they broke bones, bruised him. and fuck their parents for doing nothing?! your son does not need thicker skin- he needs his brothers in prison.
- i love the core eight and their interactions sm
- seeing the core six appear from others pov and just how sweet and caring they are despite what they have been through. i just love the calloways and their little family.
- rose feminist icon as always
- whenever they get married and the name on the chapter changes i just cry of happiness like they deserve this sm
i honestly love this duet and would replace oxygen with it (too far but i don’t really care its the truth, this couple OWNS me) im so grateful to have a series as amazing as this and to even have the opportunity to continue to read forward with the spin off. please read this whole series.
“we’re twenty-four, but when we’re together, i feel blown back. it feels like we’re only twenty, then seventeen. distance, time, miles and hours are intangible, metaphysical things, all woven and jumbled in an invisible tapestry, and like my favourite comic books, the beginning is really the end and the end is just the beginning.”
eila05's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
cupcake207848's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
OK, this book was really good. I’m definitely not saying it was bad. I love the main character. Willow and I was all right with the other character Garrison and her love interest. Overall, the book was amazing and I finished it within a day and I probably would recommend the series overall but these books it wouldn’t be horrible to skip them. They were definitely good, but they were not as amazing as what they could’ve been, but that is not a bad thing. Either way the books were pretty good and quick and they did deal with very serious topics very well in my opinion and I think it was done very well and I liked it, this book is not getting a higher rating because I am willing to bet that within a few weeks I will not remember what this book was about or what happened inside of the book