Ricochet

Addicted #2

by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie, Natalia Wyględowska (Translator)

Kilka pierwszych dni po odstawieniu jest torturą. Szczególnie gdy jesteś uzależniona od seksu,
a twojego chłopaka nie ma tuż obok.

Lily i Lo postanawiają walczyć ze swoimi nałogami. Każde z nich toczy odrębną bitwę, której wynik będzie miał wpływ na przyszłość ich relacji. Droga, jaką muszą przejść, okaże się prawdziwą męką

i największą dla nich dotychczas próbą. Ból, szczęście, radość, krzywda zaczną odbijać się rykoszetem od każdej obranej przez nich ścieżki i od każdego z odkopywanych wspomnień.

Czy sama miłość wystarczy, by pokonać nałóg?

Genres: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary, Friends To Lovers, Contemporary Romance, Found Family, Fiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2013

About the author

NYT & USA Today Bestselling Authors Krista & Becca Ritchie are identical twins—one a science nerd, the other a comic book geek—but with their shared passion for writing, they combined their mental powers as kids and have never stopped telling stories. They love superheroes, flawed characters, and soul mate love.

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Reviews

[Maditales · Rating 4 out of 5]

connor my hubby

[kendyl ʚ♡⃛ɞ (hiatus) · Rating 5 out of 5]

“i love you and no other man will ever say those words and mean them the way i do.”

“i’m remarrying you, lil. fuck, i’d remarry you a hundred times until it stuck.”

“you don’t make me miserable. you make me want to live. and i want to live with you.”

“no, lil. you’re the opposite. you’re my stability…my home.”

loren hale is so bf. these quotes have seriously done something to me. every time lo calls lily “love”>>>>>

5 amazing stars. i’m convinced that none of these books are gonna be rated any lower. idk how, but i liked this book even more than the first one…these books are just going to keep getting better and better, i seriously don’t know if i’m prepared. this book had me blushing, kicking my feet, giggling, smiling till my face hurt, but then it also had me sobbing. again, search up trigger warnings my loves🫶🏼

“our i love yous encompass years of heartache, of hurt, of laughter and pain. and every time we say those words, i feel the rush of our childhood. i couldn’t imagine ever losing that.”

“he’s my best friend, my whole world.”

“he’s always felt like home to me too.”

“he’s still lo. he’s still mine.”

how can anyone not absolutely adore lilo🥺they are literally so precious. the way they talk about each other and to each other is so🤌🏼i’m in love with the way they love each other. them having to spend time apart while they work on fighting their addictions, but still being so madly in love with each other literally broke me. all lily wanted was lo, but she knew they both needed this, that they both needed to be apart so they can be in a healthy relationship. them realizing that all they were doing was hurting one another and enabling each others addictions literally made me sob because i can’t imagine unintentionally doing that to someone i love :( i literally need to shut up because at this point i’m rambling and sobbing.

“how do i bear the hurt of being so lonely without hating myself at the same time?”

“hope. that’s all i have to go on right now. it’s my driving force. it’s literally what keeps me standing.”

can i just say how proud i am of lily? don’t get me wrong…i’m just as proud of lo as i am of lily but since this book is only in her pov it hits different. you go through her journey of fighting her addiction, with her🥺every time lily cried…i cried with her. honestly i don’t think i would’ve been able to handle going through lo’s journey with him at the same time. they’ve already come such a long way while they were apart. i can’t wait to read the next book and see how different their relationship is compared to how it was in the first book.

RAISY AND COBALLOWAY. how is it that this book isn’t even theirs and i’m already obsessed w them!? krista and becca ritchie really knew what they were doing because even tho this book was HEAVY on lilo…i can’t stop thinking about the raisy and coballoway scenes…they’re literally engraved in my mind.

i’m a slut for men with the last name meadows, that i know for sure.

“then whoever fucked you didn’t do it right, sweetheart.”
daisy is stronger than me because i would’ve instantly folded like okay boo show me how it’s done right.

GUYS THIS HAD ME DYING…..

“did you orgasm at all?”
“i’m…i don’t know.”
“you didn’t then.”
“but i was…”
“wet?”
“yeah…wait, no, i wasn’t.”
“this was your first time?”
“no big deal.”
“yeah, that’s a big fucking deal. what kind of asshole enters a girl on her first time without getting her aroused first? it probably hurt like hell.”
“not really.”
“i don’t believe you.” GUYS GUYS GUYS “in fact, you should stay away from any guy who doesn’t make you come at least twice before he fucks you. keep that in mind.”

PLSSSSSSS i WILL be remembering this scene when i get to their book. this book was seriously 10/10 and then it was the way connor always shows up for rose when she needs him and the way he GRINS every time he challenges her or literally anytime she’s talking…shut up they’re so cute😭

“you’re right. you don’t need a man, rose. but you need me.”
yes she does🥹

lilo, coballoway, and raisy make up my entire heart and i wouldn’t want it any other way🥺🫶🏼

ps: thank you krista and becca ritchie for this amazing series🥹it’s authors like you both and books like yours that keep me going every single day🫶🏼🫶🏼

[Lilyya ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

"Our I love yous encompass years of heartache, of hurt, of laughter and pain."

love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love,love, love, love, love, love, love, love. 🥲

"Grab tight, love."
"I miss you, love.
"Talk to you later, love. "
"Just relax and breath, love."
"No yet, love"
"Hold on, love."
“I wish you’re here.” “I am there, love.”
"My eyes, love, not my cock," he says, a smile behind the words.

You know the moment you’ll close a series it’s gonna hurt when first, you regret not giving a five star to the previous book while reading glimpses of the protagonists’ relationship since their very start and actually thinking how it’s gonna be hard to say goodbye to the characters when you are only going through the second of ten books or so long series.

" We started a fake relationship. We ended it. We dated. We loved. And then we separated. Pain, happiness, joy and hurt ricochet from each path taken and from each memory uncovered.
One decision can change my life forever."

Lily : the novella was more centered on her and how she perceived her addiction, how she acknowledged its repercussions on her relationship with Lo and how in a certain way she kept him trapped in his as well, when she didn’t want to break their "addiction pact" by providing each other the help they needed. Lily’s complex character in the previous book was pretty understandable in how it has never accrued to her to seek for help or to reach for support from her family.
But it’s also understandable that for certaines personnes the need to have a contextual response to why she was so selfish or self-centred in "Addicted To You" is necessary, even if it was obvious that her acts and thoughts were dictated by her addiction and the therapist’s sessions highlighted it perfectly.

"All I’ve ever wanted was for Lo to be happy. I just never thought his happiness would coincide with my depression. It seems stupid and moronic, but in order for him to become healthy, he needs to stop focusing on me so he can worry about his own problems."

First, with how Lily had this universal thought and believing that her addiction problem wasn’t tangible because she never had a triggering event to detonate it. It just happened and she just became a sex addict without any traumatizing event. She downplayed what she was going through and believed that everyone would think and do the same.

"Keeping my addiction from my family has always put this intangible gap between us."
"Because I think I know…I think I know that I’ve always felt this way, even before my addiction. Before there were any secrets at all."

Second, how she always felt and was attributed the transparent role between her too charismatic and too successful sisters. How her mother lost any interest in her when she understood that she had "no talent". why do i have the feeling that their mother is equally or more atrocious then Lo’s father and yet she doesn’t receive the hate she needs? The way she treated her daughters in this book was abominable, always running and trying to put together a "perfect family image" to the world when behind closed doors she starved one, criticized and slapped another and didn’t even acknowledge the existence of the third, Lily.

"We have an unhealthy,
co-dependent relationship.
I know this. "
" I want to grow with him.
I want to be with him.
I want to love Lo without people telling me that our love is too much. "

Lo : There weren’t much present-apparitions of his character in the novella but the flashbacks brought some life into his personage and with their moving and nostalgic retailing, they translated some important events that marked their relationship.
I don’t know If I’m an emotional mess right now or if the flashbacks are actually pretty emotional, but I cried a lot while reading them. The way Lo talked to Lily, the way he touched Lily, the way he called her "love" again and again in these segments of their past made his persona so lovable and attaching much more than in the first book. When both of them talked for the first time in this book since the last events of the previous one I cried SO HARD. The way that both of them were finally conscient of the toxic environment that they build together and lived in for years and tried/are trying to do better and be better for each other and combat their demons, ugh.. if this is not freaking well done character development.

Side Characters :
just gonna mention Ryke and how he got on my nerves
Ryke, his character was disturbing in this book, his devotion for helping Lo in the previous one was admirable but his obstinacy to remind Lily about her addiction and in how Lo was better off without her was irritating. The way he was talking to Daisy wasn’t appropriate, at all, and portrayed his personnage in more of an ugly way.

Ps: loved to buddy read this novella with my loves, Aliki and vio, and can’t wait to read the 3rd book altogether and with milo🤭🤭

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That’s the review 😌
Jk rtc

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Im too CHICKENSHIT to face lilo alone so buddy read with my amazing babes Aliki and vio💜💜
Wish us luck..

[Kezia Duah · Rating 4 out of 5]

“You’re right. You don’t need a man, but you do need me.”
Okay but that’s literally the hottest statement I’ve ever read.

Lily and Loren are both working on their addictions, and I’m so happy that this wasn’t something that is being done quickly. The Ritchies did a great job in making this as realistic as possible.

Lily has let a lot more people into her life. I’m glad that almost everyone in her life is really there for her and is helping her in this journey. I especially enjoyed Rose’s involvement. She is a really good sister. It’s important to have these characters to highlight what kind of people one needs in their own life during a difficult time. I’m also glad that we delved deeper into the root of Lily and Lo’s addictions.

I also really liked her therapist!! She teaches Lily that she doesn’t need to completely stop having sex, but she needs to find a healthy balance. She also lets Lily know that she shouldn’t feel guilty for being this way. There is usually this guilt for some people having trouble with addictions or their mental health because they feel like they have “everything” they need and other people have way worse problems. This is always a great reminder for everyone.

Ryke’s character was really cool. From afar, he seems like a total jerk, but I surprisingly liked it. I just like how real he was. Sometimes we do need those characters who genuinely do not care to impress anyone. He really cares about Lo and Lily and does a great job in helping them get through these tough times.

I also like her sisters. They are all different and unique. I saw that Daisy and Rose have their own books, but I don’t know if I’m interested enough to read them.

I also really hope to get more of Lily and Lo. Their bond is just everything.

I’m hoping to read the next book soon!!! Also, the parents in this book suck!!

[kim ౨ৎ · Rating 3 out of 5]

── 3.75 stars ୨ৎ
꒰ spoiler review ⊹₊ ⋆

⊹ ࣪ ˖ "i love you," he says again, "and no other man will ever say those words and mean them the way i do"

┆ ⤿ ✉️ ⌗ thoughts
⟡ this was only the second book & i can already tell i have such a deep connection to these characters. even with lo + lily being so far apart from each other, getting to see them working through their own struggles was so special to read about. i loved how this book dove deeper into their addictions and all the little key factors behind them. as well as lily and lo's relationship in the earlier years of their life. it was definitely needed for the story and helped me to understand everyone more than the first book gave us.

⟡ them being able to realize that their relationship was toxic when they were enabling each other's addictions was so important in their healing journeys, and they finally realize that they need to get better individually so they can love each other better together. them fighting through their urges to give into the addictions because they love each other genuinely moved me to tears, and i could sob just thinking about them.

┆ ⤿ 🎹 ⌗ characters

⌗ ┆ lily calloway
꒰ this is me trying by taylor swift ⊹₊ ⋆

lily's healing journey in this book was so important to me. my girl is making slow progress, but she's doing the best she can and i know that she's going to be okay one day. holding herself accountable by telling her sister & her friends is such a brave step and she really is just so strong. i'll be patiently awaiting her future growth in the next books, and while i know her progress won't be linear, i can already tell that one day she's going to radiate light + happiness. as she should!!!

⌗ ┆ loren hale
꒰ liability by lorde ⊹₊ ⋆

my sweet boy, words can't even describe how proud of him i am. him taking the initiate to go to rehab was such a good move on his end, and i know that he's trying his hardest despite everything to get better. he loves lily sm and you can tell by the gentle way he treats her, and once they are both healed ik they will be absolutely stunning together. until then i can only watch their journeys to a safe space while learning to love each other in the process. <3

⌗ ┆ rose + connor
꒰ stargirl interlude by lana del rey ⊹₊ ⋆

when i tell you i have been FEASTING on the little crumbs we are getting of them, i'm not kidding. every little scene with them had me giggling so hard, i will always adore a reverse grumpy sunshine + rivals to lovers book. kiss the sky is going to be one of my favs in the series i'm predicting right now!! rose pushing him away anytime he gets too close is so real of her, she's literally me. and he will always be right there to fall back into her again when she wants it again. they break up, then get back together, then break up again. it's a little toxic right now and i can't wait until they can have their own book and hopefully be smooth sailing from then on.

rose was such a good sister in this book, it really shows that she's not just the "ice queen" but instead a compasionate girl with overflowing love for her sisters. her being there for lily any time she needs it no matter how much she may get pushed away is so sweet to see, and knowing that lily will always have at least one shoulder to lean on at all times makes me so happy. connor is this book was so caring to lily as well, because he was her friend first after all. him helping rose get the proper help for lily was so cute, and it's nice to know that there are people in lily's corner outside of her family. :)

⌗ ┆ daisy + ryke
꒰ invisible string by taylor swift ⊹₊ ⋆

awh they rlly prove the invisible string theory right. right now they kind of just exist around each other, always somehow meeting again, and knowing they get together in the future is so exciting to read about. i find it a little... odd sometimes when they were lowkey flirting because, even tho i'm BEYOND excited for their book, she's still 15/16 and he was in his 20's. or maybe i'm just taking it in a flirty way. either way, i loved their banter in this book + seeing how much ryke cares for daisy is so special. when it comes to eating or doing daredevil shit, he's always there to support her and I NEED THEIR BOOK RIGHT NOWW.

daisy is actually my fav girl ever in this series so far. she lives life on the edge, but still radiates sunshine everywhere she goes. i can tell there's a deeper story behind her life--she's a model at fifteen for god's sake. and the eating thing had my heart hurting so bad for her because nobody gets her like i do i fear. and ryke, i love him sm bc i can tell he has a lot of empathy for the people around him under his "cool guy" exterior. when it comes to lo, daisy, and even lily sometimes, you can tell he just cares a lot. i do hate how he is so fucking hard on lily tho, because he will never understand what she's going through. and while i like ryke, i love lily more. everytime he disrespects her + makes a dig at her, i try to give him a break but UGH ITS HARD. istg he better leave her alone cause i can't take it much longer.

┆ ⤿ 🦢 ⌗ final thoughts
⟡ i actually need to start the third book right now because i fear i will combust soon if i don't read more lilylo. WE NEED THEIR HAPPY ENDINGGG.

⟡ my review of book 1 addicted to you

⟡ my playlist for lily & lo

⟡ my addicted calloway series pinterest board

started ➤ june 7, 2025
finished ➤ june 9, 2025
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┆ ⤿ ❤️‍🩹 ⌗ the addicted series
꒰ book one : addicted to you ⟶ 4 stars
꒰ book two : richochet ⟶ 3.75 stars

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars



The minute after I finished Addicted to You I started listening to Ricochet. Safe to say I am becoming addicted to this series!

We started a fake relationship. We ended it. We dated. We loved. And then we separated. Pain, happiness, joy and hurt ricochet from each path taken and from each memory uncovered.

This companion novel starts off right after book one leaves off, and it lasts 90 days. 90 days where Lo is in rehab staying sober and 90 days where Lily must live in the real world staying celibate. Both are getting the help they need and fighting their addictions. Even though they’re not together physically, they’re still together fighting their addictions and trying to stay strong for each other.

This, like the first book, is entirely from Lily’s pov. I really wanted more Lo in this one, like maybe some of his time away, that’s the only reason it wasn’t quite a 5 for me. I still loved it lots. It was great to get a little more time with Ryke and Daisy- I can tell their book is going to be fun!

I listened to this book, and the narration was fantastic. I think the woman who voices Lily does a fantastic job capturing her. Now on to listen to the next one and get my next fix of Lily and (hopefully more) Lo!

[Sabrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Each day feels like an obstacle. And a victory.”

The missing half star is for lo’s absence

The other 4 are for lils journey with her own growth and character development. I was extremely proud of her and her willingness to take a chance on herself. Aside from the crumbs we did get of the others and lo especially through lils glimpse into their past and few present day interactions.

The closeness and bond between lily and her sisters (esp rose — the sister I’d love to have) and just the intimate overall look we got of everyone interacting here was so enjoyable! I couldn’t get enough. Rose and Connor’s banter was for sure engaging — they’re so alike and I love them sm lol. Idk how I feel about Ryke just yet even though his heart seems like it’s in the right place but certain things that transpired just felt off even tho his support is much appreciated. The support given from mostly everyone was invaluable to say the least.

Lily’s journey to recovering from her addiction isn’t an easy one as it isn’t for lo, so I know to expect the highs and lows between them. But for now, I lovedd her ability to push forward to give herself the chance to get better and be open to the help she needed.

I admired the inclusion of therapy, in helping her identify where the addiction could’ve stemmed from, and how she can work through that without placing guilt and shame upon herself. It felt like such an important step to getting her on that path that’ll eventually solidify her recovery as well as lo’s. More importantly, so they can be truly happy after much hurt and pain inflicted and enabled among each other

“Our I love yous encompass years of heartache, of hurt, of laughter and pain.”

As for the few crumbs we did get of lo, they were so pleasing and i enjoyed their few moments. Some of it included diary like entries of lils past memories: from their journey in the beginning as friends, to their relationship as lovers, and lo navigating through his own recovery. Evidently, the connection between them begins to strengthen here (despite his absence) bc of all that they’ve been through and as they grasp what’s crucial to their well-being along the way — they begin to work on improving and abstaining from their toxic behaviors.

I loved seeing lo being able to comprehend and doing his best to help lily sort through her own addiction. He wasn’t enabling nor testing her limits especially during that Skype scene (I was internally screaming for lily). As a result of all that and this — the communication between them improved immensely

Overall, this met my expectations, it made me laugh and feel. the emotions were definitely felt here given the writing and this being lily's personal journey with her recovery, and I’m so ready for Lo’s pov finally!

Some quotes I loved:

“No, Lil,” he tells me with a short laugh. “You’re the opposite. You’re my stability…my home.”

“I am transfixed by Loren Hale, my everything.”

“I want to grow with him. I want to be with him. I want to love Lo without people telling me that our love is too much. One day, I hope we’ll get there. Hope, that’s all I have to go on right now. It’s my driving force.”

“Eyes on me, Lil.” The times he has said this 🤌🏼

“I’m some girl who decided to fill the emptiness in her heart with sex. Neglect and loneliness drove me to this place. A single choice to start and then the inability to stop.

“Giving something up isn’t the same thing as losing control. It’s the opposite, Lily. You’re taking back control.”

“We started a fake relationship. We ended it. We dated. We loved. And then we separated. Pain, happiness, joy and hurt ricochet from each path taken and from each memory uncovered.”

[Larissa Cambusano · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️ the only reason this isn’t a full 5 stars is because it was lacking Loren Hale for most of it and that’s simply: unacceptable. I am fully in love with that man, there’s no going back. I felt so much emotion for Lily throughout the whole book, how hard she was fighting is so admirable and the same goes for Lo. They deserve everything good in this world. I also love Rose so much and I love much she supports Lily. When this series is over I will be fully broken :-) sos.

[myo ⋆｡˚ ❀ * · Rating 2 out of 5]

this was so boring bro 😭 why are the side characters better than the main character?

[Sophie Jayne Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5* (I think I'm started to get it)

[Ri ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

“I want to grow with him. I want to be with him. I want to love Lo without people telling me that our love is too much.”

This book broke my heart more than the first one did. Rereading it made me realise just how much deeper Lily and Loren’s addiction problems run and why it took them so long to disentangle themselves from their destructive and co-dependent relationship. They may not be the reason for their addictions, but they very well know how to enable each other. Still, I am so, so, so proud of them for finally getting the help they need and trying to deal with their addictions in a healthy way. Loren’s father and Lily’s mother played a huge role in their destructive addictions, and it hurts to see how these two rely on each other for all the love and affection that should have been given by their parents in the first place. I hate Jonathan, and I hate Samantha.

This book is centred mostly on Lily’s addiction and how and why they are so dependent on each other and their addictions. Ricochet is definitely better than the first one—not just because Lo is in rehab and Lily is getting therapy but also because of the many glimpses and scenes of their past as kids, teenagers, and adults. How Lo and Lily engraved each other into their lives to the point that one can’t live without the other.

Lily’s growth in this book was slow but so realistic. She did spiral a few times and had breakdowns because she felt alone, but I was glad she was making an effort to get more involved in her sister’s life and with her friends. She’s trying, even though she feels like she doesn’t deserve anything in her life. A few chapters about her past helped me understand her even better—why she has social anxiety but also hates being lonely. She’s been hurt and alone for years, but she just didn’t realise it until she went into therapy. Lily downplaying her sex addiction is one of the hardest things she has to overcome. She always thought that her family or friends wouldn’t understand her fears and urges just because she never had a valid reason or a triggering event that led her down this path. She tried to drown herself in sex because of loneliness, emptiness, and neglect—and her mother is solely responsible for it.

“Everyone eventually grows up. But if there’s anything I know for certain in this world—I never want to change without Loren Hale. We have to try to evolve together.”


Loren was in rehab for his addiction problems. I missed him so much in this book. I really wanted the Ritchie sisters to focus on his addiction while he was in rehab, but sadly, it wasn’t explored much. The flashbacks brought so much attention to his rebellious side and his need to be accepted and loved, which Jonathan exploited. He chose Lo only to criticise him and abandon him. How is it even possible that I am falling for this man on every page of this book? The things he did for Lily and to Lily had me absolutely swooning. The way he called her Love, the things he said to her, the way he reassured her so many times that he would always come back to her, the way he touched her, protected her since they were kids, made excuses to touch her under the pretence of their fake relationship—his I love yous and I miss yous—I love every broken and beautiful piece of Loren Hale.

“I love you,” he says again, “and no other man will ever say those words and mean them the way I do.”


Lily and Loren have been battling their addictions separately for three months now. They have never known how to live without each other, and it was heartbreaking to see them both so sad and in pain. Their fears and what ifs about their changed lives when Lo returns from rehab were so real, raw, and painful. They are both so scared of losing each other—what if the other realises that life is better without them? They have stopped enabling each other, and now they are working towards a healthier, more intimate relationship in which they don’t lie to their friends or family.

“Even if I make you miserable?”
There’s a long pause before he murmurs, “You don’t make me miserable. You make me want to live. And I want to live with you.”

Those few chapters about how Lo saved and protected Lily from the moment they became friends, how he fell first and fell harder for her, and how he would do absolutely anything to keep her at his side—I love them so much. I was a sobbing mess when they had their first conversation in weeks and when Lily felt so relieved that he called her. The first time she saw him on a video call had me sobbing with happy tears. Every interaction, every flashback, every conversation had me crying and smiling. I loved seeing how they have lived through the best and worst parts of their lives together, protecting each other because none of their parents were ready to accept them as they were.

“Our I love yous encompass years of heartache, of hurt, of laughter and pain. And every time we say the words, I feel the rush of our childhood. I couldn’t imagine ever losing that.”

Coballoway crumbs were everything! Their lively banter, their stupid 24-hour break-up over mundane things—they are just perfect. I loved the way Connor was there for Rose when her mother slapped her and how he assured her. Rose deserves so much better.

“I don’t need you,” she repeats, her voice breaking.
“You’re right,” he says softly. “You don’t need a man, Rose.” He pauses and I barely hear him whisper, “But you do need me.”

Raisy gave me a major ick because Ryke shouldn’t have flirted with Daisy—it was really creepy. Even though their banter was funny and Ryke’s intentions weren’t like that, I still can’t forget that Daisy is just sixteen right now. I love them to bits, but Ryke pissed me off a lot in this book—with his snarky remarks about how Lily shouldn’t feel so sad after Lo went to rehab and how he literally told her she was acting so pathetic. I get that Lo means a lot to him, but he can’t just tell Lily not to feel her emotions! I still feel like, if it weren’t for him, they would never be on a healthy path, but he seriously needs to take a chill pill.

➙ Second read: February 2024 — 5 stars
➙ First read: August 2022 — 4 stars

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Rereading bcs i missed my found family 🥺

[Kail Lowry · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved book one - I liked book 2. I’ll be reading the next one - so many aspects of the characters are relatable so excited to see where book 3 takes us.

[nina ★ ⸝⸝ · Rating 5 out of 5]

“pain, happiness, joy and hurt ricochet from each path taken and from each memory uncovered. one decision can change my life forever.“

this is a love letter to the book and to bruna because she forced persuaded me to start the book.

if someone were to ask me which book makes me feel comfort, i would name this book series without hesitation.

“some books are so familiar that reading
them is like being home again. ♡₊˚ 🦢・₊✧”
― louisa may alcott

it's the kind of story you just cannot help but fall in love with. a story about two people who are deeply in love with each other fighting as hard as they can to overcome the obstacles in their lives.

˚⋆˙⟡ lily calloway
⤷ the novella was mainly focused on her and the process of her recovery. she has grown on me so much as you get so many insights into her emotions and fears.

“be strong, lil, lo would tell me. when i come back, i’ll be strong with you.“

˚⋆˙⟡ loren hale
⤷ he may not be very present in this book, but he‘s always there for lily although he happens to be in rehab at that time. he made her feel secure.

“i’m remarrying you, lil. fuck, i’d remarry you a hundred times until it stuck.”

˚⋆˙⟡ rose, daisy, ryke and connor
⤷ we see much more of lily’s bond with them. ryke turns into lil‘s nr. 1 support person as he has promised lo to take of her while he‘s not around. i love her sister rose for helping lilly find a therapist and a place to stay in the meantime.


˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ lo‘s words that touched my heart: ˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗

“you’re the opposite. you’re my stability…my home.”

“you don’t make me miserable. you make me want to live. and i want to live with you.”

[Antje ❦ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 🌟
WHEN THEY GET A THERAPIST 😍😍😍

I loved this sequel so much!!! This is becoming one of my favorite contemporary series (a bit early to say since I'm only done with two books, but I have a feeling).
Objectively, this was so much better than the first book. The writing has improved so much, the story had a nice flow (some chapters were a bit longer than I would like them to be but you can't always win). It's not very thick so it's something you can read in a day, but so much was told in not even 200 pages???
I love Lily and Loren so much. They showed so much growth and I'm excited to see them evolve while also rooting for them to be happy together and as individuals.
I loved Lo more than Lil in the beginning (I mean he's just impossible not to adore), but she's also now growing on me, MY GIRL IS BECOMING SO MATURE 🤭💅
As I said before, side characters in this series are AMAZING and I can't wait to read about them more. I won't spoil anything, but I'm starting to dislike Ryke, the whole thing is weird to me (sorry if you like him). On the other hand, CONNOR OMG hope I get more of him in the next book.
Enough rambling, I LOVE LOVE THIS SERIES and starting book 3 RIGHT NOW!!!

WHY not 5 stars? I'm giving it an opportunity to get even better (why am i like this) + I JUST WANT LO AND LILY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION THAT'S NOT ABOUT THEIR ADDICTIONS PLS 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

ahh this series is getting better 🥰 rtc

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Abandoning my tbr and immediately going from book 1 to 2, after the cliffhanger 👀

[lulu · Rating 4 out of 5]

First reread:
i basically cried the whole time 🥲 lily my precious ❤️‍🩹

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I loved seeing Lily’s character development and getting insight on her addiction. I loved the scenes with her therapist. I needed more Lo but also understand that it was important to see Lily go through this journey.

She loves her sisters but just doesn’t know how to take care of them when she can barely take care of herself. She underestimates herself and what she would and wouldn’t do. She’s the biggest overthinker which is so very relatable, and it’s why I appreciate her inner monologue so much. It feels very realistic, especially with what she’s battling.

I love the greyness of all the characters. To be able to see their flaws but still be able to empathize with each character brings them to life. Even the characters you want to hate, that you feel like you should hate like Jonathan Hale, you feel such complex emotions towards him. I hate him one second but then the next he says or does something where I appreciate his character a lot.

I loved learning more about Ryke. HOWEVER, I did NOT love the relationship between Daisy and Ryke. I feel very uncomfortable with the way they interact. I felt like Lily was voicing my thoughts whenever she was around them. I’m interested and kinda scared to see how that whole relationship is going to play out though.

I think we’re all old enough to feel the scars of our upbringing. Now we just have to find a way to heal.

[n ୨୧ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5★

if I never find a man like loren hale then I'll never get married

[sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only 241 pages but it felt so much longer in the best possible way! I feel like we got so much more out of this than the first book. I enjoyed it way more and I just know the next books will continue to get better as well!!

Lily’s personal growth in this book is truly incredible. I loved seeing her battle her addiction. I loved how much support she had with it. I just wish we got to see more of Lo. It would have been so nice to have the POV of his own journey.

Our I love yous encompass years of heartache, of hurt, of laughter and pain. And every time we say the words, I feel the rush of our childhood. I couldn’t imagine ever losing that.

I struggled to feel Lily and Lo’s relationship in the first book, but oh my I take that back having read this. There are so many throwback scenes in this book that now I truly see how deep their bond is and just how complicated it runs. The first book was all about the toxic side, but this book does a really good job at showing how much they really care for each other. It was so emotional. They still need to communicate beyond their addictions though, but as this is just the start of the journey I’m sure there’ll be some of that in the next books! They’ve already come such a long way and I’m genuinely rooting for them 🥹

Again, loved Rose, Connor and Ryke too. Plus, we got to see more of Daisy! These characters gave us some much needed lightheartedness 💜

[lexi · Rating 5 out of 5]

can this series last forever? like, can krista & becca ritchie never stop writing about this beautiful storyline? another 5 star read within the series, hands down.

lo is away at rehab for the entirety of this book. (yes, he is finally getting help)! therefore this novel is in the point of view of lily and is centered around her getting help as well which i honestly loved. she’s truly such a raw, honest, likable character. and rose is an incredible sister to her. we also get more of daisy in this! the only character i’m not feeling anymore is ryke…shady. but i just savored every sentence of this book. the writing style is immaculate; simple yet powerful. at times my heart ached and other times it smiled, yet i enjoyed every second.

the authors did a fantastic job at showcasing the importance of getting help, whether it be therapy or rehab. not only does it change your own life but it trickles down to those around you. and nobody said it’s an easy road but those who truly love you will stick by your side for support. lilo i’m cheering you guys on! i’m so happy to be able to add another lovely 5 star to my collection.

*trigger warnings for addiction, mention of sexual assault, and sexually explicit scenes*

[vio · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Where are you?” I whisper.
“Right here. With you,” he whispers back.


I can fully understand now why Lilo is so loved by so many people, myself included now. It's just the way they both are the key to each other's future how they really complete each other. An each of puzzle pieces that really matched. Though in the dark times too but I hope they will be in the bright times soon.

Lilo is jsut the characters that you couldn't help but to really cheer and hope nothing but the best for them. Also hoping that everything will work out in the end for both of them. And I do, I really do from the bottom of my heart.

Now on to the review.

I suppose this is a pretty long novella if I must tell you and honestly there were some parts that I enjoyed and didn't. But mostly I enjoyed each of Lily and Lilo's scenes in this book, I really couldn't careless about the family drama in this book especially about Ryke and Daisy. It just felt like an unnecessary filler for me in the book, in which you'll be perfectly fine if this didn't exist in the book. And since some parts were just annoying as in it was unnecessary for me and I couldn't careless about everything except Lilo, some parts really feel dragging for me. Though I'm not sure why I did feel that in the flashback scene, I was just really leaning towards the present Lilo.

About the characters, I really love and I mean love it so much how it turned out for Lily in this book. How she unraveled, how she came into some sort of realization, how vulnerable she was, how in the end she became strong, how she really trying to accept and gave people chance. I love it so much and I think she evolved pretty good in this book, though this is still 2nd book and it's still to early for bigger picture but I still love her. She really turned out great. Loren turned out pretty okay too, I mean I didn't see him a lot in this book and I did feel he was getting better and I love that for him. Can I just simply say that I really love Lilo and how they turned out and really complete each other? I just couldn't wait for more of their story now that he got out from rehab.

Now, Coballoway also held a special space in my heart and I just found both of them adorable and so stinking cute. I can't help but wanting to pick up their books immediately. Ryke, on the other hand, turned out to be a fucking jerk and 24/7 pissed and I couldn't for the life of me to figure out why. He was so bad- like so so bad in this book that I really don't like him. His character consistency didn't add up in the first book and I got so many questions about him. Also I'm very uncomfortable in the way Ryke and Daisy interacted in this book considering Daisy was an underage. And Daisy was annoying so was her friends and like I said I couldn't careless about both of them because my solely focus was on Lilo.

Now the plot though- frankly it wasn't a mess but it wasn't tidy either. Like it was an abstract and to be honest when I read this I'm not sure where the fuck are we going in this book? But I suppose it served the job, to give us a glimpse how is Lily without Lo while trying to battle her addiction. Was I satisfied with this book though? Well, nope. But I do understand that it meant to be that way so we could read the 3rd book. So yeah- the plot was meh. But since I was just so immersed with Lily and Loren, it didn't bother me that much.

I want to give this 4 stars, but I honestly can't considering the plot and how some unnecessary parts were added also with other family drama especially Ryke and Daisy. So 3 stars.

I still want to continue this though though. I really hope it gets better.

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THANK YOU LILYYA MOM AND ALIKI. I had so much fun with our buddy read! It was fantastic and I really like that we three irrevocably and unavoidably fall in love more with Lilo. Looking forward to our next br with this series plus Milo coming along with us 💖💖
I had so much fun and ily guys!!🫶🏻🫂

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Deciding to go through this with friends 🥲
Cause I might have a huge feeling that it'll be pretty hard to go through alone- so yeah.
Buddy reading with my lovely internet mom Lilyya and my lovely internet wise bestie Ali
Hope we'll have fun with this read until the end!!😆💖

[elle · Rating 1 out of 5]

??? how do you ship daisy and ryke???? he is twenty three and she is sixteen???? i am literally so confused?????
are people unhinged? how is this an actual storyline?????

[Madison Kait · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25

[manas (NEW YEAR) · Rating 4 out of 5]

➳ 4.25 ☆

“all i hear is: i’m going to be with you again. i feel like i can breathe again.”

people who compare them to magnolia and bj must hate lily and loren because they are not similar at all. i am however, glad i finally decided to continue with this series because i loved this book way more than addicted (book one).

➺ lily calloway~ i found her character to be more relatable and congenial as opposed to her character in the beginning. her nodus is not something i can fully relate to, but i am actually so chuffed that krista and becca ritchie decided to give her more depth with this book (even if it's short). typically when it comes to sex—women are not really spoken about this in any conventional light—but i really like her so far, and am rooting for her.

➺ loren hale~ nothing much to say about him since he was pretty much absent for the duration of this novella. he is better than i remember him, but i am interested to finally get his POV with this next one. he seems really supportive and sweet though.

“i’m remarrying you, lil. fuck, i’d remarry you a hundred times until it stuck.”

“and you think i don’t know what my son did to you? i helped him ruin you, you piece of shit,” he says.

➺ rose calloway~ i really like her. she is probably my favorite of the sisters. i cannot relate to jackshit when it comes to her brains, but her being the eldest sister who is put off as being cold, bitchy, and discourteous makes me love her more. i just love misunderstood 'mean' girls. while she isn't fully relatable (i don't have that kind of money to know what the fuck is going on), i do think she is the more pertinent character to this type of story telling. in addition, her relationship with her mom is one i am very intrigued to move forward with.

➺ (richard) connor cobalt~ not much to say about him because he took a back step in this one. i already know he is my favorite guy as he knows when to shut up, but i like his dynamic with rose too.

“you’re right,” he says softly. “you don’t need a man, rose.” he pauses and i barely hear him whisper, “but you do need me.”

➺ daisy calloway~ is. she. a. child..... i am confused. trust, i know there are some books (i have read) that are weird, but her entire character in this made me uncomfortable. i just didn't understand why she couldn't have been at least eighteen or nineteen? i am earnest to see what is going to happen with her and her modeling career. especially given her personal struggles and insecurities surrounding it.

➺ (jonathan) ryke *what the fuck* meadows~ right so, i am confused. why is he speaking to a CHILD the way he was... i am scared guys. he is my age and i would never look at anyone under twenty the way that he was.... he was extremely brusque to lily for no reason, and the sexual 'jokes' he made towards daisy had me bamboozled. i know they have two books to themselves but i am lowkey scared to even read that because he is really nettlesome. i know he and daisy have the grumpy x sunshine trope, but being an insolent bitch at the ripe age of twenty two is not it. especially as a man? sit down hoe.

“she’s fifteen,” i say roughly. he shrugs. “maybe she’ll get boobs then.” i. am. TAKEN. ABACK.

overall, this series gets compared to boys of tommen and magnolia parks A LOT. while, i can see the similarities and differences, people often tell me this is the best of the three. i am so excited to move forward with their journey. rose and connor are most likely going to be my favorites with the way this is progressing. however, i want a daisy story so bad, but i’m just not sold on ryke right now (?).

[janeee :D · Rating 1 out of 5]

rating : 1.5 stars.

elly if u see this click OFF im telling u now this will not be nice . do it for me just click off . i havent done a rant review in AGES my anger has been simmering for so long i just cannot hold it back 😞😞 BACK AWAY ELLY ‼️ all other stans stay cuz i need yall to assess ur priorities and why u like shitty books cuz no way no way no way . fuck me anyways

not only was this book unbelievably boring , a lot of shit and a lot of PEOPLE [!!] pissed me off 😁😁 so good luck to ur faves because i fucking hate all of them because i enjoy life actually 🤔 lemme start 😵‍💫

writing.

writing and writing style - pota sasabihin q na lang to sa tagalog kase di ko gustong maoffend ang mga tanginang gago dito pero PUTANGINA buong librong ito nagbibigay ng kuto FJDSKFNDJN swear before i didnt and now i,,, i wont speak nalang okay 😞😞 i dont even know if thats proper grammar filipino writing is not my strongest suit BUT YK WHOSE WRITING IS ALSO NOT THE STRONGEST ?? these fucking sisters yup what a segway . either the writing is pretentious or lily speaks like a fucking movie caricature cuz the way she speaks… is it ever rlly that deep . like these bitches are so corny u are in college . no one speaks like that . shut the fuck up . like the writing is so unpalatable not because its good but because the use of adjectives is so fucking excessive that u have no idea whats happening cuz knb really wanna sound smart 😍😍 stop it . u sound dumb . i cant read 8 more books of this if the writing stays static because i might kms 👍👍 also forgot to put this in but the authors dont know subtlety at all every line and every nuance is spoonfed to us come on is that not annoying like,,

dialogue and scenes - i hate to tell the sisters this and all but,,, no normal person says anything the characters are saying . like they are not real . maybe i just dont know rich people but everything they fucking say is just so stupid like theyre so art thou and yes like what this is not shakespear were in pennsylvania 😭 or something idk its not the most fun to read about white privilege lol it kinda makes me wanna fucking die so that was fun that was really fun . ill talk about that more below cuz trust me i have thoughts 🙏👍 when do i not tho FKJSNFKDJNJK

random filler/idk where to put this shit - the white privilege in this is fucking insane . the class privilege too but well u can only be this exorbitantly rich and willfully ignorant if u are white of course , so lets discuss it 😵‍💫 i understand people find fiction as a manner of escapism , itd be stupid of me to denounce that as i do the same . i just find it kind of uncomfortable how much shit all these people get away with because ik theres only one way they could get away w it . separate fiction from real life , i get that , but its kind of hard when the stories portray real life struggles , no ? if it was a fantasy , thats fine , thats a whole different world . if its dark romance , thats fine too ! cuz most dark romances are spaces for random sexual fantisies , not to reflect real life issues . books like these though , books that grasp to be a source of comfort for people who have serious problems , will inevitably be harder for the lines to be kept completely separate . here , take this line . “Hell, I wouldn’t have been accepted to Princeton or the University of Pennsylvania without my family’s prestige." rn , im trying so hard to convince my parents to let me into this big international school that costs so fucking much because i want to study abroad , specifically in the states in one of the ivy leagues . my family has to work for that fucking money , bro . i have to work to be the best because i dont have the resources to just fucking get in . and thats a reality ill have to experience because if i do achieve my dreams , if i do get into an ivy league like ive always wanted , what of the expenses ?? im from the philippines , there isnt that much fucking money here . and once im in that school , privileged people like lily calloway who have rich families will always remain because they have fucking connections and money . that fucking sucks bro . " her family chose that life not her " is that supposed to make me fucking feel any better ??? fuck off really just fuck off . another thing that pisses me off about this whole thing is that all the characters act like theyve really been through the brunt of it . like yeah sure u have trauma but to act as if ur the most unfortunate person on this earth then strutting into galas wearing a gown that could pay for my tuition crying your eyes out because u didnt want to be here GOD . lily acknowledged that privilege once because she was deflecting her problems , not because she actually cared . everything about their money and their whiteness and their refusal to accept accountability and their selfishness and them acting as if no one could ever have it worse than them,,, its such a slap in the fucking face

plot.

overall plot, premise, and random shit - this is a like novella or something so its more character driven but that doesnt exempt it from being bad 😭😭 " this is a novella its not gonna be state of the art quality " no one cares assess ur reviewing priorities because they do not sound quality 🙏 overall the book was just boring like god i love boring shit but this was just,,,, not good . the first book started out so strong and then,,,,

characters.

➷ lily - god this review will be so long cuz i have so much to day but LILY my girl do u want elly to murder me 😭😭 work with me and shut the fuck up please 😞 bc my ass will be dead by tomorrow im sure of it anyways lets start !! lily , as im sure u hear awhile ago in my white part , she isnt my fav KJSFJDNK . but even disregarding that and pushing it to the back for a second,,, shes kind of annoying yall like sorry 😭 shes always mentioning that shes a nerd and that shes different and while her feeling invisible is valid , her saying shes a nerd every two seconds is fucking annoying . pabebe ass DO U GO TO ATENEO ANSWER QUICK 😟😟 its like knb put one interest for her and its just : nerd . her life revolves around being fucking whipped for media this is why we shouldve never stopped bullying nerds 👎 like im obsessed with books dont get me wrong but it isnt all i talk about cuz im not a loser ????? like pleek HELLO ?? also more serious topic now , how she acted to ryke being molested ?? god she can die . both her and lo . LAUGHING ???? i understand the person who SNUCK INTO RYKES BED AND STARTED GROPING HIM AND WAS INTENDING TO DO MORE WHILE HE WAS FUCKING ASLEEP is a minor , but at 15 u know not to fucking do that . fuck lily for laughing and for calling him ridiculous. the fact that she was almost sa'd as well but when it happened to ryke she laughed and called him names,,, the double standard is insane . that wasnt okay thats never okay its kind of funny to me actually how people never bring that up and are like if u hate lily calloway ur a loser !!! do u lack a moral compass answer quick . god i am physically incapable of liking her . do yk how terrible that is ? telling someone about something that happened to you and being called names for it ? god . this girls needs to get a fucking life

➷ lo - and fuck u too loren hale . he was my favorite cuz he wasnt here to talk and cause mess but uhm “The part where Ryke is scared of a high school girl. What a pussy,” he says with a laugh. like he needs to get jumped bad . this is why everyone hates u . lily and lo soulmates 😍 invalidating someones sa experience 😍 “I can handle you. I have a greater chance of getting raped outside this room. “You honestly believe they’ll rape you?” He’s being ridiculous. they have one friend and its each other . god thats insane just patheticism . anyways lo is kinda vile and terrible and mean but yk what its funny i had a laugh

➷ ryke - ryke is no less of a freak than the other two . just evil people all around just terrible !! daisy is fifteen this entire novel . fifteen . god shes a CHILD and hes flirting with her , making comments about her boobs , talking to her viscerally about sex EVEN AFTER lily was like shut the fuck up . hes fucking insane climb rocks and never come back please 👍 Ryke leans forward on his chair a little. “Then whoever fucked you didn’t do it right, sweetheart.” GOD shes fifteen fuck get it through ur thick ass skull . i understand he doesnt intend to flirt , and thats really his personality , but when there are kids around maybe fucking change ur attitude u sick fuck . god . PLUS HES SO NOSY ???? NONE OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE FRIENDS ASIDE FROM EACH OTHER AND IT SHOWS CUZ ALL THESE BITCHES R JUST PATHETIC LOSERS 👎👎

➷ daisy - daisys annoying . sorry ! sorry . She nods with a goofy smile. “Some fashion lines like the quirky thing. You know, the bushy brows, gap-tooth sorta look.” … “I kinda wish I had a cooler signature trait.” its so hard being conventionally attractive omg… also cmon does that not sound motivated somehow LIKE IDK shes just annoying . shes supposed to be the girl with mental health issues so i was like omg shes so me but wow the ignorance really just permeates through every fucking character its laughable

➷ rose - no one likes rose . " shes an ice queen " is this fucking avatar the last airbender ?? rose as white katara guys #REAL . please . “His therapist is also his ‘best friend.’ So no, we do not have that in common. I actually have people close to me that I love. Like you and Poppy and Daisy…” u see how not a single friend that isnt her family was mentioned ?? what a lewser . u suck rose . no friends , no nothing . i hope shakespear wrote somewhere that u should get that stick out of ur ass hmph

➷ connor - connors a guy who has a cat so i would like him but he encourages rose to be herself and thats not something i want so fuck connor too

➷ samantha - samantha calloway is so delibirately obtuse and such a fucking 3d villain its laughable . im pretty sure people like her exist but cmon shes just pathetic . the writing for her is so poor give her motivation or something fuck ??? like drama for drama for real . “Women like us have a figment of power. In the end, we’re all marionettes to men...” white feminism always just rattles my bones i hate it when white women speak like im so serious . i dont even think hcing these characters as filipino could fix them . just terrible .

romance.

➷ lilo - lilos cute i fear . although theyre both terrible people , the couples kinda cute 😒 THE FIRST PHONE CALL ☹️☹️☹️ CUTENESS !! funny thing that happened tho : "I’m trying to be better about it, but some things still make me uncomfortable. Especially since Lo isn’t here to help ease me into this new, terrifying social world.” like lo would deliberately make it worse ive seen it before . ive finished one book and ik that for sure just embarassing 😭 the first book made it seem as though theyve only seldom touched each other but no theyve BEEN touching i was like woah

➷ cabolloway - i wished u guys murdered each other during one of ur debates im tired of the both of u #justice4sadie

➷ raisy - walk in a jail cell ryke , yeah ? then never come out . better yet die doing something u love , climb a mountain then fall violently to the ground 🙌

final thoughts.

my lip started bleeding during a sex scene . dont know why . thought that tiny bit of information would be more interesting than anything that happened in this book . also did not proofread gn 😋

[emelie &#x1d717;&#x1d71a;⋆₊˚ (exams!!) · Rating 3 out of 5]

જ⁀➴ 𝟑.𝟓𝟎₊˚⊹❤️‍🩹 𝟘𝟜/𝟙𝟜/𝟚𝟝—𝟘𝟜/𝟙𝟞/𝟚𝟝
WHAT WAS THAT ENDING?! i thought there was gonna be more 😭 (not in a bad way, though). i think it ends so abruptly because it was originally a novella (1.5) until it was renamed as a normal novel! anyways, immediately moving on to the second book!!

lily and lo were ADORABLE in this book!! the yearning, character development, everything was perfect. i usually hate forced separation in books but they did it so well in this one!! lo was only in the book for like 3 scenes(?) but i loved him in each one.

this book definitely more focuses on lily’s character development and her growth, which i’m not mad about because i love her. seeing her grow and pass through struggles was really sweet.

just based on lily and lo this book would be somewhere around four stars, but i bumped down some points due to ryke…why is this man so annoying?! him constantly talking about lily’s body and then DAISY?! a sixteen year old! every time his name popped up on the page i skimmed…i did LOVE daisy though!

honestly if it wasn’t for ryke this book would have been rated A LOT higher but i still really liked it for the most part!! onto the next book!!

₊˚⊹ ᰔ 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝:
i did say i would try not to rush this series and read them slowly…but here we are 20 minutes after finishing the 1st one!! lily and lo have my heart <3.

[mara · Rating 3 out of 5]

"our i love yous encompass years of heartache, of hurt, of laughter and pain."

if there's two characters i'd kill for it would be lily and lo <3
hated the amount of raisy i got in here. loved the crumbs of roseconnor <333

"you don't make me miserable. you make me want to live. and i want to live with you."

[EmBibliophile · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars

Some choices define us. And in this moment, I make a decision that will change the course of our lives forever.
Or maybe, I just prolong the inevitable.
Either way, in my heart, I know this feels right.

One thing for sure, this series is really addicting, specially because of the wide set of characters. It got me hooked and more interested in reading the other characters’ books. I still not really into Lo and Lily and as much as this made me feel super eager and more excited to get into Rose/Connor’s and Ryke/Daisy’s books. I feel like I need a break from all of this drama. A break from the whole genre, lol! However, I’m still committed to this.

Highlights:

-The cliff jumping scene!!!
-Every Rose/Connor freakin scene. Those two are superior!

#1 Addicted to you ~ 3 stars
#2 Ricochet - 3 stars
#3 Addicted for now ~ 3.5 stars
#4 Thrive ~ 3 stars
#5 Addicted after all ~ 3 stars

[Mysza · Rating 5 out of 5]

**** 4,5 stars ****


I loved it! I was curious how it will all work out... Lo in rehab, Lily alone for 90 days... and well, it was very well played. Though we didn't have much Lo in present, we had plenty of him through flashbacks from the past. They showed how LiLo's relationship began and why they started enabling each other's addictions.

I loved how Lily and Lo realized that they needed to change to have a healthy relationship. Sure, they still have a long way to go but the urge to work on their problems is there.

My last tear falls. I can’t move to wipe it. I am transfixed by Loren Hale, my everything.
“I love you,” he says again, “and no other man will ever say those words and mean them the way I do.”

Beside our main couple and their epic love story, we also got more of Connor and Rose. And you can't do nothing but love this overconfident, know it all, preppy boy and this sophisticated, frosty, independent girl.

“She’ll be intelligent and know more than Connor and me put together.”
“That’s impossible,” Connor tells her. “We’re the two smartest people in the entire world. You put us together, and you get a superhuman.”

Not to mention Ryke... because really... I love him... can't wait for his book. There was so much of him here, it was like prelude to his and Daisy's story.

“Hate to break it to you, but sex is ten times better than skydiving.”
“No it’s not,” she rebuts.
Ryke leans forward on his chair a little. “Then whoever fucked you didn’t do it right, sweetheart.”

All in all, loved this one and highly recommend!

[madi · Rating 3 out of 5]

⋆˙⟡ — 3.5 stars
⤷⊹ started: january 16th, finished: january 16th

rtc!!

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i soft dnf’d the last book in this series because it was wayyy too long for my liking, but now i wanna read it and i also wanna reread this series 🤭 and obviously i’m reading this with har!! ilysm babes!! i can’t wait to see you fall in love with these characters 🥹💗

[kimberly ☆]

2.5/5 stars

okay, so i kinda like lily now. i feel for her and i can see that she’s actually really trying but ehhhh. of course lo is my baby and connor cobalt is still the best character in this entire series. this book isn’t anything special, to be honest i’m just waiting to get to rose and connor‘s books but i have a good feeling the next book is going to be better