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4.44 AVERAGE
4.44 AVERAGE
Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
*all the stars*
This!
No words... what an emotional rollercoaster. I couldn’t love Grip and Bris more?!
What a journey and story. I literally wept... full ugly cry and later full belly laugh.
I can’t compile the appropriate review. Just know this story is the kind that will stay with me for years to come. Which in my experience is the Kennedy Ryan way... each book I’ve read from her, lives in me.
Can’t wait to read what’s next from her!!
*all the stars*
This!
No words... what an emotional rollercoaster. I couldn’t love Grip and Bris more?!
What a journey and story. I literally wept... full ugly cry and later full belly laugh.
I can’t compile the appropriate review. Just know this story is the kind that will stay with me for years to come. Which in my experience is the Kennedy Ryan way... each book I’ve read from her, lives in me.
Can’t wait to read what’s next from her!!
My favorite Contemporary Romance Book of 2017!!!!
I was so emotional reading this book. The writing is flawless. I almost didn't read this book because the ending of Grip seemed complete to me with no cliffhanger. I'm so glad I did though because even though I loved Grip, Still took it to another level!
The love and passion Grip and Bristol have for each other is absolutely insane. Despite all the haters rebuking their inter-racial relationship, including the media, mentors and even family, their love held strong and never wavered.
Now I have to talk about Grip. Sweet baby Jesus. Calling him my favorite book boyfriend seems insufficient and frivolous. This man is a king among men! He is a poet filled with conviction and passion. Even with his success, he does not forget where he came from. His love for Bristol will make you SWOON! The vows he wrote for their wedding still gives me goose bumps. I keep reading that scene over and over. Of course let's not forget sexy as hell. And you have to love a man that loves his Mama.
The second part of this book was the most emotional. Grip and Bristol had to go through some trials and they had some difficult decisions to make. I felt their pain in my bones but they survived because they held on to each other and refused to let go.
This book consumed me. It was absolutely brilliant. This was real life romance filled with hard truths. It's because of books like this why I read!
6 Stars
Contemporary Romance
Series: Book 2 (Book #0.5 and #1 must be read first)
POV: Dual
Heat Level: Hot
HEA
I was so emotional reading this book. The writing is flawless. I almost didn't read this book because the ending of Grip seemed complete to me with no cliffhanger. I'm so glad I did though because even though I loved Grip, Still took it to another level!
The love and passion Grip and Bristol have for each other is absolutely insane. Despite all the haters rebuking their inter-racial relationship, including the media, mentors and even family, their love held strong and never wavered.
“In a culture, in a climate that would push people like us apart, we choose to be together. We fight to be together.”
Now I have to talk about Grip. Sweet baby Jesus. Calling him my favorite book boyfriend seems insufficient and frivolous. This man is a king among men! He is a poet filled with conviction and passion. Even with his success, he does not forget where he came from. His love for Bristol will make you SWOON! The vows he wrote for their wedding still gives me goose bumps. I keep reading that scene over and over. Of course let's not forget sexy as hell. And you have to love a man that loves his Mama.
The second part of this book was the most emotional. Grip and Bristol had to go through some trials and they had some difficult decisions to make. I felt their pain in my bones but they survived because they held on to each other and refused to let go.
This book consumed me. It was absolutely brilliant. This was real life romance filled with hard truths. It's because of books like this why I read!
6 Stars
Contemporary Romance
Series: Book 2 (Book #0.5 and #1 must be read first)
POV: Dual
Heat Level: Hot
HEA
⭐️ 4.5 ⭐️
What an unexpectedly heavy book. I never cry when I read books, but this one had me tearing up. Grip and Bristol's story had some real high highs and some real low lows, and I was there for all of it. The devotion between these two is unreal - so beautiful to read.
It's not quite a full 5 stars because of the same thing I said for Grip (graphic scenes, crude lines) and also partly because I felt Part 2 of the book was too rushed and skipped too many things that I really wish I could've seen.
Other than that, these books were amazing. They hit me hard, and I loved them both. Grip and Bristol taught me so much about life and about love, and it was an experience I'll never forget. Read this series now - you won't regret it. :)
What an unexpectedly heavy book. I never cry when I read books, but this one had me tearing up. Grip and Bristol's story had some real high highs and some real low lows, and I was there for all of it. The devotion between these two is unreal - so beautiful to read.
It's not quite a full 5 stars because of the same thing I said for Grip (graphic scenes, crude lines) and also partly because I felt Part 2 of the book was too rushed and skipped too many things that I really wish I could've seen.
Other than that, these books were amazing. They hit me hard, and I loved them both. Grip and Bristol taught me so much about life and about love, and it was an experience I'll never forget. Read this series now - you won't regret it. :)
I am so glad I listened to all the recommendations for this book. It was truly epic. The love story was beyond epic and I'm really amazed at all the topics that were covered in this trilogy. Loss, grief, racism, race relations - it's all important moral issues in the world today. I cried my eyes out at this book multiple times and it was such an emotional read.
I'd say this is one of my favorite books of all time.
I'd say this is one of my favorite books of all time.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The topics that Kennedy Ryan speaks about in her books are profound. There was nothing I didn't love about this last installment. Kennedy is truly a literary phenomenon with her use of words that leave you captivated.
In this installment of Grip, the conclusion of this 3 part series, we continue on with the racial and cultural challenges that face Marlon and Bristol. But we also get to see and experience anencephaly, a fatal birth defect. This was heartbreaking to listen to, to read.
These hard to talk about, hardly spoken about heartaches that happen within society are what make these books so endearing - along with the spice
In this installment of Grip, the conclusion of this 3 part series, we continue on with the racial and cultural challenges that face Marlon and Bristol. But we also get to see and experience anencephaly, a fatal birth defect. This was heartbreaking to listen to, to read.
These hard to talk about, hardly spoken about heartaches that happen within society are what make these books so endearing - along with the spice
4.25 stars. KU. This was utter perfection. I’ve grown to love these characters and could honestly read about Bristol and Grip watching paint dry and be entertained.
But the way in which Kennedy Ryan portrayed their happily ever was probably the most raw and real HEA I’ve ever read. Devastating in ways, but beautiful overall. I will never forget their story. It’s engrained in my memory and my heart “always. Evermore. Even after. Still.”
But the way in which Kennedy Ryan portrayed their happily ever was probably the most raw and real HEA I’ve ever read. Devastating in ways, but beautiful overall. I will never forget their story. It’s engrained in my memory and my heart “always. Evermore. Even after. Still.”
This was a tough read. I absolutely tore through it because I couldn't cope with not knowing the end of their story but the knowing was really difficult at times.
Nothing I write in a review would do this trilogy justice to be honest.
It's books like this I want to throw people and make them read when they hate on romance.
Kennedy Ryan gives the most satisfying HEA's but she also gives the reader a lot more than that. She makes me, as a reader, want to know more and educate myself about difficult and important topics. She also gives beautiful stories and is super generous with epilogues. All was *chefs kiss*
Not another series like this one...
I have bought so many of this authors books. But this has to be my favorite of hers without question. The love that extends with those
these to characters is on such a primal level. There is nothing stronger. A must read! Even with the "taboo" issue of interracial marriage, because it still is. The passion and lack of ignorance is what makes this book worth it all.
I have bought so many of this authors books. But this has to be my favorite of hers without question. The love that extends with those
these to characters is on such a primal level. There is nothing stronger. A must read! Even with the "taboo" issue of interracial marriage, because it still is. The passion and lack of ignorance is what makes this book worth it all.
I’m finding it hard to convey my feelings for Still. How do you write a good review when you just loved a book so much? Like, loved it...
Still is the conclusion of Grip and Bristol’s story. You must read Flow and Grip before as it is not a standalone.
”I wish everyone could taste this, could have this. That’s when you know you’re far gone – when you start wishing everyone else had what you have.
We enter the story as Grip and Bristol are solid in their relationship. They’re perfectly in love and nothing can stop them. Grip needs to move for college and Bristol doesn’t bat an eyelash, she’s ready to move with him. She loves him that much.
”I’m as sure of her as I am that every night the moon will show up, the stars I’ll shine down, and hours later, the sun will rise again.”
Still takes place over a few years which I absolutely loved. I love reading the evolution of relationships, especially since Grip and Bristol denied themselves this love for so many years.
I had no idea how fragile joy is, that in a moment with just a few words, everything can capsize.
Still gives us heat, heart, love, so much love, and heartache. Kennedy Ryan pulled out all the stops with this story and I can’t imagine reading anything else. As much as I wish certain events didn’t happen, it molds and cements Grip and Bristol’s love for each other and it is sheer perfection.
Once again, Kennedy gives us more insight on Grip’s passion of social injustice and the sensitive subject matter or racism is written so perfectly. In 2017, we wish this stuff didn’t need to be written, but it does and she writes it spectacularly. I can’t express my love for this book adequately aside from the fact that it needs to be read.
Still is the conclusion of Grip and Bristol’s story. You must read Flow and Grip before as it is not a standalone.
”I wish everyone could taste this, could have this. That’s when you know you’re far gone – when you start wishing everyone else had what you have.
We enter the story as Grip and Bristol are solid in their relationship. They’re perfectly in love and nothing can stop them. Grip needs to move for college and Bristol doesn’t bat an eyelash, she’s ready to move with him. She loves him that much.
”I’m as sure of her as I am that every night the moon will show up, the stars I’ll shine down, and hours later, the sun will rise again.”
Still takes place over a few years which I absolutely loved. I love reading the evolution of relationships, especially since Grip and Bristol denied themselves this love for so many years.
I had no idea how fragile joy is, that in a moment with just a few words, everything can capsize.
Still gives us heat, heart, love, so much love, and heartache. Kennedy Ryan pulled out all the stops with this story and I can’t imagine reading anything else. As much as I wish certain events didn’t happen, it molds and cements Grip and Bristol’s love for each other and it is sheer perfection.
Once again, Kennedy gives us more insight on Grip’s passion of social injustice and the sensitive subject matter or racism is written so perfectly. In 2017, we wish this stuff didn’t need to be written, but it does and she writes it spectacularly. I can’t express my love for this book adequately aside from the fact that it needs to be read.