ADDICTION is the outstanding 3rd of 4 books in Ms. Brandon's SAVAGE AFFECTION series detailing the rocky journey taken together by Tucker & Ella.
In order to appreciate this book, you must read the 1st two.
Ms. Brandon (IMO) has crafted a superb series which is a superb & stellar example of literary character development. In this series the reader is treated to both Tucker & Ella's POV, wherein we are slowly given peeks & hints into the true reasons behind their actions as well as their responses & feelings. We learn in layers about the character's backgrounds & traumas, experiences which created their extant personalities, triggers & lifestyles. We learn that neither Tucker or Ella are truly the person they present to the world at large but yet to some degree they are. A beautifully complex as well as intriguing conundrum for the reader.
Ms. Brandon in making this a 4 book series has allowed herself (and the reader I add) the rare luxury of true, deep, enthralling character development not often experienced in today's novels.
I personally, love this. Intensely.
Yet there is no dragging, no 'padding' of the story, there is a skillfully steady & subtle unfurling of a plot perfectly balanced with the right amount of scorch, lust, tension, suspense, betrayal as well as mystery to keep the reader deeply invested & immersed while on delicious tenterhooks.
This is a reader's delight: superbly written, fascinating & enthralling characters bound together in a mesmerizing plot.
And I loved it.