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A review by shaylee_reads
Addicted To You by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Ratings:
Plot:⭐⭐⭐/5
Writing:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Overall:⭐⭐⭐/5
Sadness:💧/5
Romance:❤️❤️❤️❤️/5
Spice: 🌶️/5
Diversity: Unlabeled Queer SC
Tropes: Childhood Best Friends to Lovers and Fake Dating
Content Warnings: Alcoholism, Sex and Porn Addiction, Sexual Assault (minor), Verbal Abuse, and Toxic Relationship.
Addicted to You by Krista and Becca Ritchie is the first book in the Addicted/Calloway Sisters Series. Lily Calloway is addicted to sex and her best friend Loren Hale is addicted to alcohol. In order to hide their addictions from their families, Lily and Loren have been in a fake relationship for the last three years but what happens when they decide they no longer want their relationship to be fake? Are either of them willing to fight their addictions in order to give their relationship a real shot?
This series has been on my TBR for a long time and I finally decided to pick it up in hopes that it would get me out of my dreaded reading slump.
On the plus side it did sorta get me out of my reading slump, I was able to read this book in just a couple of days. On the downside, I was a little underwhelmed by this book.
First, let's talk about the things I liked. I really enjoyed the characters and found that I related to Lily a little more than I would have liked. I absolutely loved Lo despite the fact that he could be a real asshole. I was really rooting for these two characters and desperately wanted them to work through their shit and be happy together.
I have seen a lot of people say that Lily and Lo’s relationship was toxic and I agree but I think that was the point. The only way they were going to get help for their addictions was if they hit rock bottom together and realized that they were hurting the one person they cared the most about.
Now the things that I disliked. I felt like this book moved really fast especially when it came to Lily and Lo’s relationship. In the beginning, I wasn't feeling a lot of chemistry between the two of them and I wish we had got to see a little bit more pining between the both of them.
I also felt like not a lot happened throughout this book. There seemed to be a lot more filler than actual plot points.
I was told that this book was pretty spicy so I was I was disappointed to find out that the majority of the scenes are fade to black and the ones that aren't are vague and have little detail. Ultimately this comment has more to do with me getting the wrong information rather than the book itself but I do hope it changes in the later books.
Overall, I really liked the characters and romance in this book. I like that it deals with some hard topics that you don't see talked about all that often. I enjoyed this book enough to continue with the series.
Plot:⭐⭐⭐/5
Writing:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Overall:⭐⭐⭐/5
Sadness:💧/5
Romance:❤️❤️❤️❤️/5
Spice: 🌶️/5
Diversity: Unlabeled Queer SC
Tropes: Childhood Best Friends to Lovers and Fake Dating
Content Warnings: Alcoholism, Sex and Porn Addiction, Sexual Assault (minor), Verbal Abuse, and Toxic Relationship.
Addicted to You by Krista and Becca Ritchie is the first book in the Addicted/Calloway Sisters Series. Lily Calloway is addicted to sex and her best friend Loren Hale is addicted to alcohol. In order to hide their addictions from their families, Lily and Loren have been in a fake relationship for the last three years but what happens when they decide they no longer want their relationship to be fake? Are either of them willing to fight their addictions in order to give their relationship a real shot?
This series has been on my TBR for a long time and I finally decided to pick it up in hopes that it would get me out of my dreaded reading slump.
On the plus side it did sorta get me out of my reading slump, I was able to read this book in just a couple of days. On the downside, I was a little underwhelmed by this book.
First, let's talk about the things I liked. I really enjoyed the characters and found that I related to Lily a little more than I would have liked. I absolutely loved Lo despite the fact that he could be a real asshole. I was really rooting for these two characters and desperately wanted them to work through their shit and be happy together.
I have seen a lot of people say that Lily and Lo’s relationship was toxic and I agree but I think that was the point. The only way they were going to get help for their addictions was if they hit rock bottom together and realized that they were hurting the one person they cared the most about.
Now the things that I disliked. I felt like this book moved really fast especially when it came to Lily and Lo’s relationship. In the beginning, I wasn't feeling a lot of chemistry between the two of them and I wish we had got to see a little bit more pining between the both of them.
I also felt like not a lot happened throughout this book. There seemed to be a lot more filler than actual plot points.
I was told that this book was pretty spicy so I was I was disappointed to find out that the majority of the scenes are fade to black and the ones that aren't are vague and have little detail. Ultimately this comment has more to do with me getting the wrong information rather than the book itself but I do hope it changes in the later books.
Overall, I really liked the characters and romance in this book. I like that it deals with some hard topics that you don't see talked about all that often. I enjoyed this book enough to continue with the series.