A review by dlrosebyh
Thrive by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

emotional 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

2.5

Lily Calloway slides into a dark place as allegations spread like wildfire, such as having three-ways with her boyfriend's rock climbing brother. Her personal space. Loren Hale is more self-assured and determined to keep their sex life hidden from their friends, and he assists Lily in the only manner he knows how. But what is the limit of love?

Their lives are documented, scrutinized, and videotaped. Throughout it all, Lily and Loren must contend with opponents they never expected to encounter, demons they don't know how to bury, and obstacles they didn't expect to encounter. Not anytime soon. 

One rumor, in particular, may be too much for them to bear. It will push them to their very limits, and if they don't cling on to each other, someone will drown.

Since this novel covers the time period from Kiss The Sky to Hothouse Flower, 75 percent of the book was repeated, but solely from Lily and Lo's perspective. Everything wasn't really a surprise, and there wasn't really a "wow" moment, thus this book wasn't as as remarkable as I had hoped.
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