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Perfect Addiction by Claudia Tan

2 reviews

bribreez's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

5⭐️/ 3🌶️

When I tell you this book was so nostalgic for me since I first read it back when it was just on Wattpad, I was so excited to read the physical copy, especially with it now being made into a movie!!!! OMG! I was ready to read this book! Although I had read this story a while back on Wattpad, it was a good refresher to be back in the world of the book, and reacquaint myself with the characters I fell in love with originally.

Sienna Lane was a strong character with all the intensive knowledge and skill with MMA, and an all around amazing character. The beginning started off with quite the scandal that involved Sienna walking in on her sister, Beth and Sienna’s boyfriend, Jax having sex in their apartment! Turned out that Jax and Beth had been hooking up behind Sienna’s back for months, ouch. With that betrayal on constant repeat in Sienna’s mind, she found herself looking for a new place to live, and blocking out Beth and Jax. For Sienna to have walked in on that was the ultimate betrayal especially since Beth and Jax were the people closest to her in life! Sienna had all this pent up anger, and wanted revenge for what Jax did to her so, what better way to get back at him then to train his rival, Kayden, and beat him in the championship fight.

Just from the first few chapters, I was immediately immersed into Sienna and Kayden’s story, and LOVING IT! Kayden was all grumpy, serious, and laser focused on winning, and with Sienna’s help, he became a better fighter for it. Plus Sienna was just so cool! Gosh I loved her! Seeing Sienna whip Kayden into prime time fighting shape enabled him to learn better ways to implement into his training routine, and see sometimes getting a different perspective helps a.k.a. Sienna the absolute genius. Sienna was determined to get her revenge against Jax, and teaming up with Kayden, it seemed like they were on the same page. While Kayden and Sienna started off unsure of whether or not to trust each other, there was still some moments early on that showed Kayden wasn’t all tough and stoic as he seemed. I loved the back and forth banter between Sienna and Kayden from Sienna being sarcastic and sassy to Kayden being blunt yet also having his moments of genuine laughter with Sienna.

(Sigh) my love and admiration for Kayden grew more and more as I read. I forgot how much I loved Kayden from when I first read this, and the way he went from grumpy, but also a complete softie for Sienna was everything! I also loved seeing how Kayden was with Sienna such as, “…during those few rare moments when he lets his guard down, theres a kind of genuineness there that softens me and makes me feel all gooey inside.” Honestly same because even I was feeling gooey inside with the moments of sweetness and protectiveness that came off Kayden (sigh) yeah I hope you can tell just how much my love for this tough MMA fighter was STRONG AND IN FULL FORCE! GIMMIE!

The other great part of this story was getting to see some familiar faces a.k.a. Alex, Daniel, Cara, and Simon from the first book! I haven’t read the first book in a long time (not since it was on Wattpad), but I had remembered some parts of Alex and Daniel’s story so it wasn’t hard to understand their dynamic in this book. I also loved seeing the close friendships formed between Alex, Cara, and Sienna! If you’ve read the books in the Perfect series, then you know that the friendships created become a central part of the found family dynamic between all the characters which I throughly love! The paintball scene was a great moment in seeing the girls and guys hang out together, and of course for Sienna and Kayden to share a moment together.

Now I love me some good tension filled moments, and OH BOY DID I GET TENSION BETWEEN SIENNA AND KAYDEN! The way that Kayden would be staring at Sienna and being close to her at certain moments throughout the story had me like, “KISS HER!” So close and yet they would pull back because, hello they were trying to maintain a somewhat professional relationship with each other, and also Kayden was being a gentleman realizing that Sienna wasn’t ready to jump into something new after getting out of a long relationship. Either way, Sienna and Kayden’s relationship grew more as the story continued and the scene when poured paint on each other had plenty of tension that was equally apparent, and even Brent and Evan’s could see that there was definitely something going on between Kayden and Sienna!

Throughout the story, there were some pretty amazing moments between Sienna and Kayden or even individually, but among those, I absolutely loved when Kayden got vulnerable and told Sienna how he felt about her! When Kayden said things like, “you’re my weakness”, or “I’m addicted to you”, OR “you’ve sewn yourself into my brain. Embedded yourself in my heart. I’m a goner…” (sigh) Claudia, I’m going to need you to rush order me Kayden Williams A.S.A.P! Because that man had me swooning, looking into the distant with a dreamy eyed look, and imagining Kayden all day everyday! I’m telling you when you read the way Kayden was and the things he said! You’ll understand my obsession and love for him!

The emotional pull this story had was a reminder of the heartbreak and sadness that lingered in Sienna and Kayden’s story. I truly forgot some of the emotional parts of this story especially with Kayden’s past which by the way was tragic. With so much that happened throughout the story, even towards the end, emotions were at an all time high when it came down to the final fight, but also the fight for Sienna and Kayden’s relationship. Dang, I was really out pumped up by all the training sessions, romance, spice, good humor, and then I remembered all the tragic stuff and sad parts and I was immediately feeling sad. In a way, it was a rollercoaster of highs and lows, but in the best way possible. Claudia really wrote this story in a way that had many layers to Sienna and Kayden’s story as well as adding a bit of drama, danger, sadness, and heartache. A story that checked off all the boxes to hit you in all the feels.

WOW! When I first read this story on Wattpad, I throughly remember loving it, and now few years later reading it again, I rediscovered my love for the characters. Claudia did such a fantastic job of weaving together Sienna and Kayden’s story from their emotional connection to the love they found with each other. The character growth was really amazing especially for Sienna to realize that not only was revenge the wrong path for her, but she ended up going to therapy to work through long held issues that she kept buried for so long. Kayden also had his time to heal himself and see that what he wanted to do in life, better himself before fully being with Sienna. The romance was freaking fantastic, with Kayden saying the most romantic, genuine, and sweetest things to Sienna, (sigh) I wanted that man for myself! The spice was also a great time! IYKYK! I loved the other characters as well from Alex, Daniel, Cara, Brent, Evans, those people were loving and hilarious. I had so much fun reading this book, but also equally felt like I got to better understanding Sienna and Kayden’s struggles. By the end, I was feeling a bit emotional, but hopefully especially with the way the story ended. This had a little bit of everything from an MMA trainer/ underground fighter dynamic, action, grumpy male lead but he’s a softie for her, forced proximity/ roommates, spice, heartfelt connection, and lovable characters, you’ll love this story because I sure did!

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