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3.93 AVERAGE
5 stars
Thrive takes place during the events of Kiss the Sky and Hothouse Flower. It’s just a compilation of both previously mentioned books but from Lily and Loren’s POV. This book shows the evolution of Lily and Lo’s relationship and friendship—how they are fighting their own addictions in their own way but without enabling each other. They are both trying to learn and grow together by each other’s side, but sometimes they regress too, and that’s all part of their journey.
I’m happy that the authors decided to write Thrive because skipping this part of Lily and Lo’s story wouldn’t have done justice to their journey. They were still fighting their addictions, and I just didn’t want to miss this. I love all the references they made to Marvel comics, Harry Potter, GOT, and so many others. The fangirl inside me was screaming every time they mentioned Marvel or Harry Potter. I completely understand Lily and Lo’s obsession with them.
Lily Calloway is my favourite girl. She is the best. THE. BEST. GIRL. The things I would do for her. I love her so, so much, and I am so happy that she’s trying to fight her sex addiction in her own way. Rose was always there for Lily, and she is the only reason Lily has been able to cope with her addiction. I just want her to have her own happy life with Lo and her loved ones.
“The world seems empty whenever I watch her. It’s a peaceful existence.”
Loren Hale is the love of my life. I swear I would do anything for this man just to see him happy. I’m so proud that he’s doing everything he can to fight his addictions just so he can be a better man for Lily. He never abandoned her; instead, he tried—and is still trying—to be a better person for her. I understand his choices, and I know he can become the best version of himself.
“I wouldn’t be here without you.” It is bigger than an I love you. It is a declaration that solidifies what I’ve known for so long. We aren’t connected by our addictions, but by our childhood. Souls fused together from the very, very start.
Lily & Loren “The Marvel Nerds”
Lilo is the heart of the Addicted series. I would do anything for them anything just so they can have their happy ending. I love them so much. And trust me, I would do anything to protect my precious babies. They aren’t connected by their addictions; they are connected by their childhood. Their souls have been fused together from the very, very start. They may be two different people, but they are one soul.
Reading about Lily and Loren always brings me so much comfort, they are my ultimate comfort couple. They both deserve so much better. They deserve all the love and happiness. I just want to hug them so badly. And to those who made them feel like they were just two addicted people who didn’t deserve anything. I hope they all burn in hell.
And that scene where Lo relapsed and got sick—that scene broke everything inside me. His pain, and what Lily had to go through shattered my heart into million little pieces.
Rose & Connor “The Hottest Nerdy Couple”
I love how their intelligence turns each other on. And they’re going to have a baby, while Rose was literally horrified at the idea, but Connor was always grinning like, Damn, he won. He finally knocked up Rose, and now he can build his empire filled with babies. I love them.
Daisy & Ryke “The Adrenaline Rushers”
I love them. They are so adorable. I want more of them in the next books now that they’re together. They’ve been through so much together, and all I want for them is happiness and love. They deserve all of it.
I love Lo’s relationship with Ryke and Connor—how he’s trying to build a better relationship with his brother and his best friend. Connor and Ryke were there for Lo at every step of his addiction, even when he relapsed. And their banter is hilarious. And Lo is Connor’s new Darling, and Connor is Lo’s new Love. Lol, they are besties.
The last chapters were hard to read. I cried so much. I understand why Lo said those things, but I know he will change for Lily. They are all entering a new chapter in Addicted After All, and I know the Core Six are strong enough to get through it. I know they will do anything to protect each other and their children.
I haven’t even completed this series, and I’m already missing them. I refuse to believe that they are just fictional characters. They feel so real to me now. I would do anything to read more of them. They all have such a special place in my heart.
➙ Second read: October 2024 — 5 stars
➙ First read: January 2023 — 5 stars
“But we’re in Earth-616, love. We’re going to have our happy ending. It just may take us a while to get there.”
Thrive takes place during the events of Kiss the Sky and Hothouse Flower. It’s just a compilation of both previously mentioned books but from Lily and Loren’s POV. This book shows the evolution of Lily and Lo’s relationship and friendship—how they are fighting their own addictions in their own way but without enabling each other. They are both trying to learn and grow together by each other’s side, but sometimes they regress too, and that’s all part of their journey.
I’m happy that the authors decided to write Thrive because skipping this part of Lily and Lo’s story wouldn’t have done justice to their journey. They were still fighting their addictions, and I just didn’t want to miss this. I love all the references they made to Marvel comics, Harry Potter, GOT, and so many others. The fangirl inside me was screaming every time they mentioned Marvel or Harry Potter. I completely understand Lily and Lo’s obsession with them.
Lily Calloway is my favourite girl. She is the best. THE. BEST. GIRL. The things I would do for her. I love her so, so much, and I am so happy that she’s trying to fight her sex addiction in her own way. Rose was always there for Lily, and she is the only reason Lily has been able to cope with her addiction. I just want her to have her own happy life with Lo and her loved ones.
“The world seems empty whenever I watch her. It’s a peaceful existence.”
Loren Hale is the love of my life. I swear I would do anything for this man just to see him happy. I’m so proud that he’s doing everything he can to fight his addictions just so he can be a better man for Lily. He never abandoned her; instead, he tried—and is still trying—to be a better person for her. I understand his choices, and I know he can become the best version of himself.
“I wouldn’t be here without you.” It is bigger than an I love you. It is a declaration that solidifies what I’ve known for so long. We aren’t connected by our addictions, but by our childhood. Souls fused together from the very, very start.
Lily & Loren “The Marvel Nerds”
Lilo is the heart of the Addicted series. I would do anything for them anything just so they can have their happy ending. I love them so much. And trust me, I would do anything to protect my precious babies. They aren’t connected by their addictions; they are connected by their childhood. Their souls have been fused together from the very, very start. They may be two different people, but they are one soul.
“I’m going to love Lily how I want to love her. Overwhelmingly, uncompromisingly. Look away if you have to.”
Reading about Lily and Loren always brings me so much comfort, they are my ultimate comfort couple. They both deserve so much better. They deserve all the love and happiness. I just want to hug them so badly. And to those who made them feel like they were just two addicted people who didn’t deserve anything. I hope they all burn in hell.
“Our love is rare. It’s one I can’t abandon, even if I tried. When she screams, an identical one rips through me. When she cries, my world rains with grief. When she loves, I truly, truly fly.”
“Remember how when we were little?” I whisper.
“You’d chase me around before midnight.”
“You always ran out of breath.”
“I wanted you to catch me.”
“I thought so.”
“Catch me,” I whisper.
“I already have,” he murmurs.
And that scene where Lo relapsed and got sick—that scene broke everything inside me. His pain, and what Lily had to go through shattered my heart into million little pieces.
“Lo,” I whisper, my fingers making circles on his black shirt. “I just want you to know that if you leave this world, I won’t be in it for much longer.”
Rose & Connor “The Hottest Nerdy Couple”
I love how their intelligence turns each other on. And they’re going to have a baby, while Rose was literally horrified at the idea, but Connor was always grinning like, Damn, he won. He finally knocked up Rose, and now he can build his empire filled with babies. I love them.
Daisy & Ryke “The Adrenaline Rushers”
I love them. They are so adorable. I want more of them in the next books now that they’re together. They’ve been through so much together, and all I want for them is happiness and love. They deserve all of it.
I love Lo’s relationship with Ryke and Connor—how he’s trying to build a better relationship with his brother and his best friend. Connor and Ryke were there for Lo at every step of his addiction, even when he relapsed. And their banter is hilarious. And Lo is Connor’s new Darling, and Connor is Lo’s new Love. Lol, they are besties.
The last chapters were hard to read. I cried so much. I understand why Lo said those things, but I know he will change for Lily. They are all entering a new chapter in Addicted After All, and I know the Core Six are strong enough to get through it. I know they will do anything to protect each other and their children.
I haven’t even completed this series, and I’m already missing them. I refuse to believe that they are just fictional characters. They feel so real to me now. I would do anything to read more of them. They all have such a special place in my heart.
➙ Second read: October 2024 — 5 stars
➙ First read: January 2023 — 5 stars
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
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
I love Lilo.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙗𝙮 𝙆𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖 & 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙘𝙖 𝙍𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚
𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 #𝟒
𝟒,𝟓 ★
“𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑒’𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ-616, 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝑊𝑒’𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐼𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒.”
This book was so emotional! It doesn’t add much in terms of story, because it’s basically everything that happened in the two previous books but in Lily’s and Lo’s pov. Still, it was such an interesting book.
For me, it’s with this book that we finally start to see Lily and Lo recovering. We still have a few fallouts, but it’s the first time where it happens and I feel like the characters are devastated because they failed. It’s the first time where I see them both want to get better, want to be better. It made my heart so full and happy to see this evolution.
Being in Lo’s head also made me understand a little bit better what he felt towards Ryke in the last book. It was something that made struggle with ‘Hothouse Flower’ because it felt he didn’t want Ryke to be happy, but now I understand his intentions in saying what he said and the battle that was in his head.
I’m so happy that Lily is getting stronger. She is talking more, she is more at ease and she is happy which is what she deserves.
The end of this book brought a challenge and one side of the coin that even I didn’t think about. I can already predict that it won’t be easy for any of the characters involved, but it also left me excited for the last Lily and Lo’s book.
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay so. I decided to come back to the Calloway sister series after a VERY long and needed break. And I have to admit… I still am not a fan of LiLo at all. And really, my issue is with Lily. I actually DO like Lo in and of himself. I just still standby my opinion that Lily is very selfish and she isn’t a good partner. I understand she is struggling and going through her own issues, as she always has been. But it just feels like in their relationship it’s always Loren having to compromise or appease her and not the other way around. That’s my own personal opinion on her.
However, Lily aside I actually did enjoy this book. I do love Rose and Connor so I enjoyed seeing their interactions from a different perspective. Same goes for Ryke and Daisy. And I really liked the insight that is given to Lo and what’s going on in his head. Overall I’m going to continue the series (I will admit mostly to get to Rose/ Connor and Ryke/ Daisy’s books) but this one was probably one of the better ones in the series that centers around Lily and Lo, for me at least.
However, Lily aside I actually did enjoy this book. I do love Rose and Connor so I enjoyed seeing their interactions from a different perspective. Same goes for Ryke and Daisy. And I really liked the insight that is given to Lo and what’s going on in his head. Overall I’m going to continue the series (I will admit mostly to get to Rose/ Connor and Ryke/ Daisy’s books) but this one was probably one of the better ones in the series that centers around Lily and Lo, for me at least.
3.5⭐️ as it was basically a recap of what happened in the previous two books it wasn’t that exciting. but it was interesting to see lily and lo’s pov
Getting through this book was painful I literally do not care about them anymore oops.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes