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Addicted to You by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

300 reviews

sophiaweine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I loved the characters (Loren Hale has my heart), but did find Lily so frustrating at times (eek I know that’s the point, and its meant to be difficult to talk about and I know its my own biases that made it uncomfortable). I am looking forward to the rest of the books because I want to see them healthy and happy - you do really want to root for them both. In saying that, I do think a lot more could have happened in the first book, the last 50 pages were the most engaging part. It was also really heartwarming see Rose and Lily’s dynamic shift so much towards the end (found family kinda vibes with Connor and Ryke too).

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lucycharm9's review

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emotional hopeful informative sad tense 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

3.5

This is a very heavy book focusing on two young adults (to me, people at age 20 and 21 are really young adults) who had been struggling with addictions pretty much throughout half of their lives. Their friendship was definitely toxic. Like they never learned to tell the other what they really want because they were two cowards who loved each other but were afraid of any changes and possible destruction of their current friendship if anything changed. Things were a little better after they became monogamous and officially dating each other, but the story did not really take a turn until Connor and Ryke showed up. They were the true stars who brought changes to Lily and Lo, and ultimately led them to face their issues and go to rehab/therapy. Without them and Rose, I do not think Lily and Lo would have the gut to change and would quickly spiral down their old path, based on their natural subconscious reactions to the stressful situations (for example the gala). I personally do really like either Lily and Lo (well they might be better in the second book and we will see), but I love Connor, Rose and Ryke.

Heat: 🔥

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tabeahaefliger's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was truly a masterpiece 😮‍💨

It wasn‘t cheesy or overdramatized at all and felt so real and also realistic, we got to see what living with horrible addictions is like.
I annotated a whole lot and it‘s unbelievable how many emotions this book made me feel. Never was there any moment where I was bored oder felt like this wasn‘t worth a second of my time.

I‘m really looking forward to the subsequent books in this series and to get to see the further journey of Lily and Lo and all the lovable side characters (btw the side characters are chef‘s kiss 😩)!

I‘m so grateful I got to read this wonderful piece of literature 🙏🏼

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lillicoulson's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I have been in SUCH a romance book lull recently — everything is boring me and I haven’t really been rooting for any of the characters I’ve been introduced to. this is such a breath of fresh air: lily and lo (not a fan of lo’s name but I’ll get past it) make it so difficult to not be in their corner throughout this book. I actually did not cringe ONCE reading this!! I’ve never read about addiction in such a well-approached manner. it’s confronting but not jarring, easy to read while opening my mind to new (at least to me!) struggles and complexities. I’m invested in all of the characters’ storylines and there isn’t an authorial decision so far that I’ve questioned or disagreed with. it’s so rare for me to be connected to a character-driven storyline and I’m loving it!

genuinely very excited for the rest of the series!

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bookish_meli's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What if I told you I’m already attached to all of them?? And that my heart hurts?? And that I want to give them a hug even if they frustrated the hell out of me??

Nobody should be surprised that I read this in 24 hours. I can’t wait to see where their journey goes.

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leonie555's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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kellyb96's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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monitiq's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.75

i love you rose calloway

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folkofthebook's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

No one told me you can love someone and still be miserable. How is that possible?

y'all... i ate this UP. my jaw DROPPED in chapter 1 when he kissed her and then asked her if she blew some guy, i knew i was SOLD on this.

this relationship is giving me exactly the angst i need - first with the OBVIOUS pining and cluelessness to each others' feelings because the love between them is so real and tangible, but also bc their addictions and self-destructive tendencies are so strong. the side characters are so loveable as well - connor and rose. connor is my fav, he's a real one. i could predict some of the things coming (ryke) but i enjoyed it.

i went into it thinking this would be a soap-ish rich bitch drama, which it kind of is, but they're fairly down to earth (considering everything) relatable characters. there's something about this relationship that anchors them and makes me love them and root for them, flaws and all.

i'm hoping at the end when all is said and done, lily and lo give me couple goals.

“Just repeat this phrase whenever you feel the urge to jump some other guy’s bones.” His mouth brushes my ear. “Loren Hale fucks better.”

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