Addicted for Now (ADDICTED SERIES)

I've been in a book slump for months, I started reading a lot of books and none of those entertained me. If nothing else, it made me feel annoyed, bored and completely numb. Anyway I was so excited to read Addicted For Now. Ricochet left me in a disastrous state and I was hoping my reaction and feelings toward the sequel would be as intense, even though there's always a fear when reading the second book in your favorite series, a concern that it might fall in the sequel syndrome. You can now sleep peacefully because Addicted For Now is even better than the first two books and, yes, that is possible!

Addicted For Now was an easy read for me in the sense that it grabbed me from the moment I started reading it. The plot flowed smoothly, I lovde every inch of it. Becca and Krista does a very excellent job of giving the readers exactly what they want. Addicted For Now is undeniably a brutal and painful book and it also is a unique source of humor and great comebacks, and a beautiful romance like nothing you have read before.

I'll be honest. I was skeptical with the dual POV initially because I have never liked male point of view, but upon reading the first five lines in Lo's chapter, I was sold. There's no going back. The transition between Lily and Lo's chapter flow very smoothly, and I love it. Their back-and-forth point of view isn't confusing and it won't make you puke like some books I know.

The character arcs of Lo, Lily, Daisy, Ryke, Connor, Rose and the rest of the characters of this series are so beautiful and very well developed. It's not very hard to miss that they grow throughout this installment. The Ritchie ladies excellently write a bunch of characters who are fully fleshed, authentic, and have depth. You couldn't help but to root for and emphasize with them.

One of the many reasons I love the Addicted Series is the beautiful relationship of the Calloway sisters and the `Ryke x Lo' bromance. It was so entertaining to read, especially the witty, great banter between the characters. I could never NOT laugh!

Let's talk about the romance. Addicted For Now solidifies the relationship of Lily and Lo. They weren't just your ordinary boyfriend and girlfriend relationship. They are each other's anchor. They helped each other to cope in a lot of ways, it's so admiriable. And I really appreciate the fact that a lot of people are helping them to get better. There's a bit of back-story and I personally think it was so cute and it helps to know the characters in a different light, and a handful of times, they reduced me to tears. Connor and Rose, I love their on and off relationship, their genius quarrels/arguments are one of the most entertaining things I've ever read. drum rolls Ryke and Daisy! Ta-da! It's not a secret they are my favorite pair. I swear I didn't expect to ship it this hard. I love their endless `not so flirting' conversation. There's so much tension and stuff going on. I literally can't keep up with them. All I can say is I will literally go down with this ship and I'm so stoked for their own story, Hothouse Flower.

I have so much love for Addicted For Now, I couldn't express it enough with words. It made my heart ache, made me cry a bucket of tears and Its worth it. Addicted For Now is a great follow to a well written new adult series.

These stories are so wonderful. And beautiful. And heartbreaking. And fun. And sad. And happy. And infuriating at moments. And I mean the story line. Some things that happen to these great characters is just so terrible. But in the end it all is working out. I love the realness of these stories. They get so down right real with the emotions. And there are a lot of emotions. And what comes with that is growth. I love these characters so much. And watching them grow and to continue to grow is awesome. These books are so worth your time. I really do not think you will be sorry for reading them. I highly, highly recommend. Lo and Lily are…. I can’t even give these two the right words. They are just everything. I hope you read them. I am falling for them more and more with each book. And it will be wonderful to read more about Connor and Rose and Daisy and Ryke. And more for Lo and Lily! Love them all. Enjoy.

With each book that I read in this series, I just fall more and more in love with the story, the characters, and with Krista and Becca Ritchie's writing styles. :D Addicted for Now is the second book in the Addicted series, and I thought it was an amazing followup to Addicted to You! :D

I loved that we got to know both Lo and Lily more, and that we also got to know all of their friends better, too, including Lily's sisters! I just love how the books have evolved from being totally Lo and Lily-centric to including a bigger group of friends, and I love that the evolution is pretty much the perfect way to show how Lily and Lo have changed from the beginning of the first book.

Lily and Lo have both grown so much, and in Addicted for Now we really got to see how much they've changed, and how much effort they both were putting in to change! The dual point of view worked really well to show how they both were changing and how both of them were affected by their own addiction and by each other's addiction. In Addicted to You, the first book, I really did love seeing Lily and Lo's relationship change, but I loved seeing them grow stronger in Addicted for Now! It was fantastic to see them work to overcome their addictions, and to see both of them mature as well.

Along with the awesome characters, one of the elements that I love about this series is how well the series as a whole is established. Each book soundly represents its own story, and they feel complete in themselves, but at the same time, there is just enough of an open-ended feeling to allow for sequels, and to allow for spinoffs...the spinoffs are another part I love. In the spinoffs, Becca and Krista Ritchie are also writing books about Lily's sisters, Rose and Daisy! The first one, Kiss the Sky, about Rose and Connor Cobolt has already been released. I've also read it and loved it! My review for that one is coming soon! The next book, Hothouse Flower, is Daisy's story...and it'll be releasing sometime in March, and I absolutely CANNOT wait!!! :D

Overall, I thought that Addicted for Now was fantastic! It was sexy, funny, and completely compelling. I was in a bit of a slump at the beginning of the year, and this one really helped snap me out of it because I didn't want to put it down! I find Lo and Lily really easy to relate to because they both tend to fangirl/fanboy and get obsessive about their fandoms. haha I also loved the banter, the story, and as I've mentioned already in this review, the characters! :D I'd recommend Addicted for Now and the Addicted series to contemporary romance fans who aren't afraid of stories that get steamy and are very intense!

• I purchased a copy of Addicted for Now for personal reading. All opinions are my own.
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Gah I loved this book! While the first two books really allowed me as a reader to understand the characters and Lily and Lo’s addictions, this book was more story oriented. As Lo returns from rehab, they start their relationship back up trying to avoid their past habits. Before, Lo would drink from morning to night, while satiating Lily’s sexual cravings. They would stay in their bedroom for days feeding each other’s addictions. But, now they really are making an effort to be a normal functioning couple.

But their addictions are not the only problems they are facing. Someone is out to destroy them. Someone is out to disclose Lily’s addiction to the world, including her family. As they explore their past in an attempt to find the threat, they interact with people from their past. Through this, the reader gets an idea of who they were before college and before their stories started. And quite frankly, it was not pretty.

What I loved about this book, and the series for that matter, was that the authors never let these characters become cliché. They never took the easy way out when dealing with them. It would’ve been so easy that by this book, Lily and Lo were really in a good place with their addictions. I would’ve believed it. But, even though I would’ve believed it, it wouldn’t have been realistic. Lily and Lo are addicts and that is nothing something to take lightly – these authors sure didn’t.

Even in this book, the third one, they are still struggling. Lily is still slipping – she even digresses a bit – and Lo comes close to enabling her again. Here’s the thing….THAT IS REALISTIC. These authors taught me that. I may have wanted Lily and Lo to ride off in the sunset, overcome their addictions and be healthy, but in hindsight, I know if that happened I would’ve thought the story was too perfect. I am in awe of these authors and the way they choose to handle such a sensitive topic.

Lily and Lo are finally really working together to deal with their addictions in the best way…together. No more enabling. No more giving into the addiction. No more hiding. This is where I was most proud of them. This is where I really believed that they truly belonged together.

I am a HUGE FAN of this series and am so invested in these characters. I love how unique each character is and how they each have their own quirks. I love how much Lily and Lo love each other – I am talking walk to the end of the earth kind of love. I love how complicated this story is, yet the authors don’t make the facts too confusing, instead they make it an actual story with depth. I JUST LOVE THIS SERIES!

This the end of Lily & Lo’s story…for now. Their story ends in a good place, one where you do want more, but are okay to say goodbye for now. No cliffhanger. The next two books will be about two other couples, although Lily & Lo will be in those as well. And then their story will pick back up for an additional two books to end the series.

I LOVE LO, STARS!!!

I'm going to draw out every single moment until you're exhausted. And I'm going to move so slow that three months ago will feel like yesterday. And tomorrow will feel like today, and no one in this universe will be able to say your name without saying mine."

I am deeply, obsessed, addictive, in love, with this series. It touches me very deep down to my soul. I have never felt a connection the way I feel when reading this series. It has took a new level of love, a new level of how much I love these books. I think back to every one of them I have read so far and I love them so much more each time I read a new one. I cried in every single book. I have never cried as much as I have in any other series. I feel every struggle, hug, love, friendship, commitment, that tears just start falling out of no where. It's crazy I know!

The best thing about this book to me is that I got Lo's POV. That was the icing on the cake to me. When he first popped up and I was in his head I was jumping from happiness. I jumped off my bed and did a happy dance. I am very serious right now. I really did that. It was so perfect being in Lo's head. He is my ultimate favorite book boy EVER!!!!

I'll remember this moment, how long it took me to right what I had done wrong. I don't want to start that vicious cycle again. I want to break it. I want to beat my addiction for good, no matter if outside forces pull me down. I can do it this time.

This is a new chapter with Lo and Lil. Lo, just came home from rehab and is now sober. :) Lil, on the other hand is still struggling with her sex addiction. With Lo, being home this brings on even bigger struggle for Lil. How can she sleep next to Lo for the first time of them finally being in a real relationship and not jump his bones 24/7. This is hard for her. It would be hard for me too sleeping with Lo. So, I totally get her struggle. Lil she is very likable. I adore her and just want to hug her. She is a struggling mess in this book. Things start to look up for her then next thing you know she is caving and shit starts to go down South again. Thank the Lord for Lo, he is there for her 24/7 and helps her through everything even though she does have some slips.

Things start going out of control when Lo, receives a sex from an Unknown talking shit about Lil, and going on about how this person will expose Lil to the media about her sex addiction. This is a whole new battle for both of them. For most of their lives they both have depended on each other through everything, it has always been about Lo and Lil. But, now that they have family and friends in their lives constantly things have started to become a balance with them.

Lo still struggles with being an alcoholic and Lily is still on the going process of being better with sex and not a sex addict. These two make these book. I loved the journey they are taking with each other. Even though some of it is forced they make it their own way and it's beautiful. I want more from these authors so bad. I want them to write about Lil and Lo forever!!! They have became my favorite book couple and Lo has now my favorite book boyfriend. I couldn't ask more anything more but I WANT MORE FROM THE AUTHORS. I already came up with the idea that these books have been made for me. Everyone can enjoy them but they are mine. :)