Book #1.5 in the Addicted series
Full-length New Adult Romance – Recommended for readers 18+ for mature content
As a sex addict, Lily Calloway must do the impossible. Stay celibate for 90 days.
Cravings and fantasies become her new routine, but while Loren Hale recovers from his alcohol addiction, Lily wonders if he’ll realize what a monster she really is. After all, her sexual compulsions … all, her sexual compulsions begin to rule her life the longer she stays faithful to him.
Progress. That’s what Lily’s striving for. But by trying to become closer to her family–people who aren’t aware of her addiction–she creates larger obstacles. When she spends time with her youngest sister, she learns more about her than she ever imagined and senses an unsettling connection between Daisy and Ryke Meadows.
With Lily and Lo’s dysfunctional relationship teetering and unbalanced, they will need to find a way to reconnect from miles apart. But the inability to “touch” proves to be one of the hardest tests on their road to recovery. Some love brushes the surface. Some love is deeper than skin.
Lily and Lo have three months to discover just how deep their love really goes.
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Includes the first chapter to the sequel Addicted for Now.
A full-length New Adult Romance that continues where Addicted to You left off. As a companion novel, it bridges the gap between the first and second book. It is highly recommended to be read before Addicted for Now.
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In Ricochet, things are a little different. We got to know Lily more without Lo, and to be honest? I missed Lo, it wasn’t the same without him. Yeah he was still there but he was in rehab for his alcohol addiction, so he wasn’t there as in with Lily. Lily started seeing a therapist about her sex addiction and started to work on herself without Lo’s extra baggage. I love these two, although they seem like they are toxic for each other, I actually think the love they share is what finally get them to starts to see them overcome their addictions… As screwed up as it may sound.
Lily is struggling to keep herself from sleeping/cheating on Lo while he is away, but to everyone’s surprise, even my own, she was able to stay celibate the entire time, but it sure as hell wasn’t without struggling and a lot of temptations. Both Lo and Lily have overcome so much in this book and have started taking the right steps to recovery.
The authors also showed us parts of their past, how they became friends, the enabling and how it all really started and little bits of their family life.
All in all, I think it was an amazing book, and it flowed perfectly. These authors are flawless and have delivered an addictive plot that kept me on my toes. I can’t wait to see what they have planned next.
Erin did amazing as always with her narrating, she nails both the female and male voice flawlessly, and this book is a prime example of why she is my top female narrator.
5 Stars!
I’m doing this backassward because I’ve already read the entire Addicted/Calloway Sisters series (I’m obsessed, okay?) but am only now reading this book. Richochet bridges the gap between Addicted to You (book 1) and Addicted for Now (book 2). It spans the 90-day period that Lily and Lo are separated while Lo is in rehab for alcoholism and Lily seeks therapy for sex addiction.
There isn’t a lot of action in this book, which makes it seem on the longish side. We do get to know Daisy, Lily’s younger sister. It’s nice to have a window into her daredevil nature that comes into play in later books. Ryke reeks with disapproval of Lily, which is a shame since she’s already feeling extremely insecure. He’s a bit of a one-dimensional character here. Rose proves again what a fearsome, awesome sister she is.
The reason for Lily’s addiction to sex has been a mystery, and it’s only in the last chapter of the book that we get close to the source. It’s also addressed in later books, though, so reading this book isn’t vital to enjoying the series. However, diehard fans are going to want to spend as much time with the Calloway/Hale/Meadows crew as they can.
So many emotions as we get more of Lily’s story, more of her addiction, and the reasons why she does what she does. Her need, her pain, her love for Lo, all continue in this book – with a little more explanation. I am invested in this story and its characters. Not only do I want more of Lily & Lo, I also need more Connor, Ryke, Rose, and Daisy.
“His words are beautiful and painful at the same time. Like us, I suppose.”
Wow. I think I’ve already mentioned quite a few times that I rarely like the sequels as much as the originals. However, this book was mind-blowing. It also came as a surprise. I’m a die-hard romance fan: if the book’s more suspense/woman fiction/mystery/action than romance, I’ll skip it 99% of the time. And while Ricochet is certainly still a romance, it focuses much more on Lily, her feelings, her thoughts, her life, the recovery, and everything else she goes through in the months after Lo decides to go to rehab, than on the relationship itself.
And I absolutely loved it. Lily was much weaker character in Addicted to You, and although all the angst makes it really hard sometimes to understand these characters, I wanted to. Especially Lily. The first book, as well as this one, were both in Lily’s POV, and that makes me feel like I got to know her much better than Lo. And that’s why I wanted to understand her better, and the story in Ricochet allowed me to. I loved seeing Lily become stronger. I hated her insecurities, her self-doubt: not because I think she’s whiny, but because she hurt. But with each passing page, I could see her getting less self-conscious, stronger, friendlier (or more open towards people who love her), and even more loving regarding herself. Of course, there’s always Lo. Maybe not physically with her, but I loved seeing their relationship hurling towards something much more healthier than they had, but just as strong and unbreakable.
“You are my stability…my home.”
Of course, the supporting cast was just as amazing. We see some more of Daisy and Ryke, and Rose and Connor. They all intrigue me in their own ways, but I must say Lily completely stole my heart with this book. This quirky, insecure girl – a sex addict who blushes at the mere mention of word ‘sex’ – made me love her so hard, despite her vices and flaws and because of her determination to get better, even when she falls and needs help getting up along the way.
“You make me want to live. And I want to live with you.”
I can’t wait to find out what faith has in store for these beautifully broken and unbelievably strong characters. This series is a definite must-read!
In this part of the series you get a better look into Daisy. This is the story of Lily and how she is working through her addiction alone. Dealing with herself while Loren is in rehab working on his. You get a lot more idea of how insecure she really is with her relationship with Loren…. And everyone else. She starts to see a therapist and gets to the bottom of why she has the insecurities that she has. A whole lot more insight into the mind of Lily Calloway. You also get to see how the people she has surrounded herself with refuse to let her self-destruct. A great bridge to the rest of the Lily and Lo story.