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Monday, March 31, 2014

Addicted to You by Krista and Becca Ritchie

Addicted to You
(Addicted, #1)
by Krista and Becca Ritchie
Released |August 22nd 2013 by K.B. Ritchie|
Edition |Ebook|
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She’s addicted to sex. He’s addicted to booze…the only way out is rock bottom.
No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway’s biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.
Loren Hale’s best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they’ve pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They’ve mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.
But as they sink beneath the weight of their addictions, they cling harder to their destructive relationship and wonder if a life together, for real, is better than a lie. Strangers and family begin to infiltrate their guarded lives, and with new challenges, they realize they may not just be addicted to alcohol and sex.
Their real vice may be each other. 
Addicted to you is what I would consider to be my first true feel of the New Adult genre. And to be honest, it just felt like I was reading a romance except with younger characters. But anyways, I liked Addicted to You. The drama in this book was very interesting. This is the second book that I have read that deals with a female being a sex addict. This book was pretty hard to read in some ways because both of the characters are struggling with being an addict, we're dealing with a sex addict and an alcoholic. For them to be so young, they're struggling with something so serious. I liked that the book wasn't some mushy romance. The characters were in love, but that love was painful. The entire time I was reading the book I was hoping that things would start to magically get better for them because of everything they were going through, but in this story, that didn't happen. But that is what made the story so realistic!

Lily is the pov that we are reading from in this book and at times she annoyed me. She is the sex addict and it started at a very young age with her. And then there's Loren who has been an alcoholic since he was very young as well. Lily's character was a very shy even though she had problem. She wasn't a very social person and could easily be embarrassed. Loren was kind of funny at times and he could be hostile and easy going at the same time. The two have been friends since they were kids, but have been in a fake relationship with each other for 3 years to help each other cover up their problems. But soon they start to fall into a real relationship with each other, but that relationship wasn't an easy one. I liked Lily, but at times I didn't because she had a weak mind and not referring to her addiction even though she was weak minded there as well. She had issues saying no to people. If you don't want to go somewhere or do something just say no. Yes, she pushed her family away, but she always felt like she had to yes to them. She tended to guilt herself into things and I don't really like that characteristic about a person. I liked Loren, but that guy had serious issues. His background was a lot more intense than Lily's and I think that made me connect with him a tad bit more.

Both characters had some character development, but I feel that Loren's had the most. Lily wants help, but she doesn't at the same time. I feel she didn't really put forth as much effort as Loren did in the end. Don't get me wrong, I liked her character, but she still has a long way to go. The relationship between the two was hard to watch because you could tell they loved each other, but their relationship wasn't all that healthy. The entire time I was rooting for them though. I want them to get better. The side characters were pretty interesting as well. I don't know for sure about Ryke, but he has me intrigued and Conner was a pretty decent guy especially if he can deal with Rose, Lily's demanding sister. I can't wait to continue on with this series to see where things go from here with the characters. If you like this genre, I'd definitely recommend checking it out :)

15 comments:

  1. Agreed, it was hard for me to read this book as well and it was really realistic :) Ha! One of the reasons I had to give this book 5 stars was indeed the fact that I found Lily a tad annoying, just like you. Well, as you know, Lily's growth happens in Ricochet so it's really rewarding after seeing the self-destruction with both of the MCs in this book. CONNNNOOOOORRRR!!!! <3 Love, love, love him to pieces :') Ha! I'm so happy that you enjoyed it. It's always nerveracking to recommend something you love so much and especially when it's out of the other person's comfort zone. Great review, my friend! :)

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    1. I know what you mean about recommending a book, but I'm glad I liked this one and the ones that followed :) Connor just surprised the mess out of me and we both know I now love Ryke lol

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  2. This was such a tough read because of the realism. I was dying over the part in the classroom with the porn. Great review!

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    1. OMG Heather yes! I swear it was funny, but cringe worthy at the same time lol

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  3. loren sounds like a character that I would like as well.

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  4. Lily annoyed me a bit too so I didn't enjoy this one fully, but all in all it was a really great read. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and let's hope we'll both read the sequel soon. I promised some people (hides from Siiri) that I'll get to it soon. Great review, Janina :)

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    1. Tanja, I've read all the way up to the latest book :) I swear the books get better and better. You should read Ricochet soon. It was pretty good!

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  5. I really don't like the NA genre, I feel like it's just an excuse for authors to load an otherwise YA book with sex. I definitely won't be reading this one but it was a great review =)

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    1. It's not that bad, but I don't see myself reading it constantly. It was refreshing since I've been reading nothing but YA. I like that the characters in this book were in their early 20s instead of 18

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  6. Thanks for this review, Janine. A story about a sex addict and an alcoholic at such a young age is quite very heavy, and if I'm allowed to say, a bit stressful. I can't even imagine the issues that one has to face when they have something like this. Addiction is never a good thing, and reading about someone struggle with it is equally depressing. I'm not sure I want to read this despite the hearty rating. When a book gets too serious (at least TOO SERIOUS for my liking), I can't help but stop for a while because I can't take all the drama. Awesome review, though! :)

    Faye at The Social Potato Reviews

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    1. It has it's good moments, but I like to read books like this for some reason. Heavy books are something I go to every once in awhile.

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  7. I have never heard about this book before but now i'm dying to get my hands on it and read it. Like immedatily. I like realistic stories so i feel like this would be right up my alley (althoug i've never read one about a female being a sex addict) and now i'll probably be getting this one on my kindle. Thank you for the honest thoughts and i like how you mentioned it a series because i need a new NA series to strat LOL!
    Lily @ Lilysbookblog

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    1. Ooooh! I hope you check it out :) And I hope the sex addict part doesn't throw you off. It was quite interesting. If you read it, I'd love to see your review for it :)

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  8. I had a hard time with this one, DNF, I might pick it up later on.

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