gabicreads 's review for:

Fuel the Fire by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

3.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Original review at Gabic Reads.

https://gabicreads.blogspot.com/2025/05/fuel-fire-addicted-8-by-krista-becca.html

 

I do really love the nostalgia of this series because I really love not only Lily and Lo's story, but also Rose and Connor and Daisy and Ryke's stories. There were a lot of growth from both Rose and Connor and it felt so natural from the two. They have to navigate Connor's past romantic endeavors and how that knowledge becoming public affects their family and friendships. Connor also must learn to be more in tune with his emotions. This book has a more emotional Connor and I am so here for it!

The majority of this book just made me feel like this series should have ended with Addicted After All. As much as I love Rose and Connor, I felt like there was a good conclusion to all the sister's stories last book. This book also has abrupt scene endings and time jumps and it felt like the Ritchies haven't figured out how to write montages. I also felt like some of the storylines just came in and out of the story, to the point where I sometimes forgot about them.

Spoilers (but not that spoilery) The epilogue definitely had me crying because it reminded me of my sister and I moving out of our shared apartment. These sisterly moments in this series are part of what keeps drawing me in.

I'm so excited to finish the last two books of the series and then I'll be set to read about the next generation of Hales, Cobalts, and Meadows!