Two people drifting through life—one on a firmly established plan, the other with no plans at all.Both believing they know exactly what they want.But what happens when a chance encounter is so electrifying that everything they believe is threatened with destruction?Suddenly fixated on each other. Will it make them stronger? Or will everything come crashing down? An addiction so strong, the high … strong, the high will be unforgettable, but the inevitable low will be devastating.
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Fixation by Nicole Dykes
Blake is your typical ‘bad boy’ who is all about parties, women, sex, drugs and alcohol.
Elle is the ‘good girl’. She studies hard and is a planner. She makes it a rule to not get involved with men.
There world’s collide and they are both presented with a whole lot of unfamiliar feelings. They test the waters and get involved only it’s definitely not all smooth sailing for the unlikely pair.
This book was well written. It took me a little while to get into this one, but once I was drawn in I was hooked. My first of Nicole Dykes book, but it will not be my last!
Iam really beginning to think this author has the amazing ability to to wrote totally fantastic books with brilliant character’s and a storyline to match.no spoilers from me but this is one amazing read and you will not be disappointed like at all.i simply cannot wait to read more from this author
h Blake. Oh Blake. Oh Blake.
He’s one of those guys that if you knew him in real life it would take everything in you to not want to throw a punch or at the very least shake him…maybe kick him in the chin?? He walks around like he’s a gift to man and with no apologies. With his cocky smile. His Rolex watch. His drug & alcohol use regardless of who he’s around (including his best friend who is a recovering addict). He sees women as a fun one time. ……you see where I’m going.
Elle has never been given anything in her life. She goes to college full time, she works two jobs and she does it all herself. She has a full plan for her life and a man like Blake doesn’t fit anywhere in those plans. The girl tries soooooo hard to refuse such a fine specimen as Blake. I mean what can he ever offer her to her life but drag her down? Other than he’s hot as hell. He’s a bit infuriating, but hate sex is pretty fun right? In this book, it’s not just fun it friggin
I stumbled across author Nicole Dykes from a Facebook group. She was so so sweet and I asked her if I was starting a book by her what I should start with.. she told me to start with this and guuuurl, I’m sold!!
Blake and Elle have chemistry and as we all no sometimes chemistry is explosive. Blake is a bad boy, no goals-no plans-no commitment friend of Brandon’s. Seeking out his former partner of partying, he’s forced to confront the fact that people, Brandon in this case, can and do choose to be better. Elle has plans and goals and no time for a shiftless, bad boy. Both find one another and ultimately learn change is inevitable. I loved the push and pull between the characters, particularly when they both deny their feelings. I was thrilled to see my favorite Monroe characters revisited. Great story.
This book has so much raw emotion poured through the pages. Blake and Elle’s love story did not come easy. It came with angst, lust and a lot of heartache. These two were like magnets. They couldn’t be near each other without giving into their desires. These two characters were far from perfect but were utterly perfect for each other. The road they took was heartbreaking at times but in the end so worth it.
Blake made me hate him more times than I liked him. He is selfish in his approach to life, doing whatever he wants and missing his party buddy Brandon. When he shows up on Brandon’s door step, I don’t like that he doesn’t support Brandon’s sobriety. Elle is Gabby’s best friend and she has a plan. I love her drive to get her education as she works 2 jobs to pay for college while juggling her classes. She is familiar with Blake and is surprised to see him at the diner then the bar where she works. But what really shocks Elle is she lets herself give-in to one-night with Blake, an explosive night of incredible sex. There is a great battle here as Elle and Blake find amazing chemistry but neither wants a relationship. Yet, the more they hook-up, the more feelings are getting involved until they let each other down. Blake is challenging but when he realizes that he does have feelings for Elle, will this be what he needs to find sobriety? Or will he give up this opportunity for love? Elle and Blake kept me on the edge of my seat, not knowing what would happen next with this journey.
Nicole Dykes kills it again with an another amazing book!! I loved her Monroe’s and Adamson’s series and I’m so happy that she is continuing on with some of the other amazing characters in the books now! Elle and Blake may be my favorite characters off those two series. Blake is just a complete @$$ and challenging everyone and pushing their buttons. Elle has a plan for life and just wants to stick to it and not deviate from the path. Once these two come together all bets are off on what they both want in life and they challenge each other at every second. You literally have no idea what is going to happen next between these two and it literally sucks you in and you can’t put it down till you find out! I cannot wait for the next book to come out, with the next characters she chooses to continue the story on with! I love that with each new book she puts out you still get a glimpse into the lives of the past characters and where they are in life.
Another great book about this wonderful family. I have to say at first, I did not like Blake at first. By the end of the book, yes I did change my mind & I love Ella & him. I honestly can’t wait to see what else this author has for us
Come on Nicole every time I think the last book was the best you have to go and write another one even better !! I loved this book, really loved this book ! Blake needs a hug or thwelve, he is so lost and doesn’t even realize it . Elle is the perfect girl for him she sees more to him than others do . I loved their back and forth, their chemistry their banter. Hell even their fights were hot. The story was spot on and had me completely sucked in. This book is a must so much more than a must read !
I have to start by saying that this is well up there as possibly one of my favourite stories that Nicole has ever written!
Her characters are always so real and flawed and I think that’s why they resonate with me so much, they’re so relatable.
The storyline to this was perfect in every way and I couldn’t get enough! Amazing!!
Awe!
I just need to start off this review by letting you and Nicole know her stories just keep getting better and better. I truly mean that.
Blake and Elle grow together and apart. Ya, that sounds cheesy, but it’s the best way to describe these two.
She’s a sober person and he’s an addict. She doesn’t think it’s a big deal. Probably because she isn’t sure if he is an addict.
He is an addict though. And until he admits he has a problem…
I highly recommend this one!
It can be read on its own although I do recommend reading Brandon’s and Gabby’s story to get a little bit of the backstory.
I did not go to sleep last night until I finished this book! I loved the book! Elle is working her way through college and has no time for a relationship. Besides, real men do not measure up to her book boyfriends. (Isn’t that the truth! LOL!!) Blake comes strolling into town with all of his self-destructive ways. He’s no good for her and she should stay away. He knows he is no good and he should leave her alone. They are drawn to each other and cannot stay away from each other. Great story line and the story was so well written. I read this in one night because I couldn’t put it down!
I must admit I’m not really a wordsmith, hench I’m not an author so I struggle a little with putting what I want to say into words, but I’m going to try.
This book is out of this world fabulous, Nicole is a fantastic wordsmith and is able to grab my imagination, pull me into the book from the start and really get invested in the characters, so emotions get completely invested, so they completely go through the ringer.
I love the push me pull me from the start with Elle and Blake
You can never go wrong with a Nicole Dykes book.
I will always recommend her everyday of the week to anyone who will listen, you will never be disappointed, but be ready for your emotions to be put through the ringer before you get to the end of the book.
Definitely worth more than 5 star’s
Nicole Dykes has done it again! Her latest book, Fixation is so unputdownable it’s straight up addictive! The book is classic Nicole: a yummy, asshole hero, delicious angst, fantastic banter, and holy hell is there steeeeaaammm! Two words: window scene.
Elle and Blake are an awesome couple. Their chemistry exploded off the page. It’s freaking electric! I looooved Elle. She’s strong, says it like it is, fun, driven, a total planner, and the girl is fellow collector of book-boyfriends. She can most definitely sit with us. Then we have Blake. He’s a sexy af jerk frosting through life, but underneath he’s so much more. His character arc was great, but he owns who he is all along the way, and never wants to change Elle. If anything, he grows to accommodate her. *cue all the damn swoons* I loved watching these two dance around each other, collide, and then GROW into something more. These two are fire.
Sprinkled in we get small glimpses of characters from Nicole’s previous series’. If you’ve met them it’s such a treat and if you haven’t you’ll definitely want to!
Fixation is addictive and steamy with amazing banter and characters who will make you root for them. Seriously, if you haven’t read a Nicole Dykes novel this is most definitely the place to start. 5 stars.
Fantastic! As much as this is fiction, the subject matter is not. Such an emotional read, making me rethink what I thought I knew about addiction and really sympathising with the struggles that are so very real. The cover depicts the feel of the story so well and the characters are so ‘real’. I felt connected to them and loved reading this book so much!
This book can be read as a standalone but does have interaction with other stories in the series.
This is Blake and Elle’s story and as with all Nicole’s other amazing stories this one doesn’t disappoint and makes you want to slow down the reading pace so it lasts longer.
Angst, heartwarming and scorching HOT in parts too…..
Definitely recommended by me…
I Loved Fixation!!! I’m mad at Nicole because I was very happy in my dislike for Blake and wanting to whoop his ass, then she had to go and work her damn magic and make me like him….damn her!! Lol I loved Elle and her spunk and her determination to achieve her goals and not allowing anything, or anyone for that matter get in her way….then Blake shows up out of the blue on Brandon and Gabby’s doorstep with a shitty attitude and a whole lot of disrespect for everything and everyone around him, then he meets Elle who just so happens to be Gabby’s best friend and the chemistry between them is off the charts, even when he is doing everything in his power to piss her off…and no surprise it usually works, and Elle is so damn funny when she is pissed at him and all the names she calls him for which he is in complete agreement with Lol something happens in their time together and Blake shows a side of himself that he doesn’t allow others to see and that scares him, and Elle is so focused on what she wants to do and what she has to do to accomplish that she feels that Blake just doesn’t fit, and would happily ruin her plans and not care in the least the damage he could/might inflict and she’s not willing to risk that even if she has feelings for him. Will Blake and Elle find their way to each other and admit they have feelings for each other and work out their fears among other things that need to change or are they gonna walk away from each other? You’ll have to read Fixation to find out, and believe me when I say you will not be sorry!! Nicole is amazing and look forward to what surprises she has coming next!
Another 5 Star Gem!
It was a true pleasure and honor reading this ARC. Not only is Nicole my favorite author but her books are genuine, realistic and tugs on everyday real life issues ugly and all because well, it is. This great story brings two people who appear to be opposites with different lives but embark on a journey that breaks your heart because Blake is on a road towards destruction and Elle apparently has her life all planned out…. but sometimes love happens and things change….This is a sad yet beautiful story.
And let’s not forget the snipets with the Monroes and Adamsons that make your heart all warm and gooey in side…best series!!!
I cannot even tell you how much I Love this book by Nicole Dykes,it is Insanely brilliant and there is not one single part of this story that I didn’t relish.
I completely and unapologetically fell in Love with badboy Blake,he sure as hell frustrated me and could be cruel but his uncaring attitude was just a defence mechanism.Deep down he was a good guy,he just masked his pain through anything he could get his hands on drugs,sex,alcohol he was the ultimate party animal. But I loved his persistence for Elle,and I admired his commitment even though reluctantly to try to be a better man,and overcome his demons,he definitely got my Love and respect as the book progressed.
Elle is such a strong character she was the opposite of Blake she had plans and goals and having Blake bulldoze his way into her plans was not on the agenda,he made her reckless.But she slowly fell for his charms despite his problems,she loved him and that to me takes some courage . To love someone with Blakes problems ,which Blake denies of course.Made it hard for Elle especially when he could be an asshole….No one could get through to him until Elle.
I enjoyed reading their Romance so much, their chemistry was an inferno it was crazy hot ,they were infatuated with eachother.But there were times I thought that this story was not going to go the way I wanted it to and I wanted to just scream,and shake some sense into them.
I could not get enough of their Love story ,their hook ups were Sexy,frantic desperate and steamy.Their banter explosive, and their Love complicated but it was a journey of growth, compromise and a fight that was so worth it in the end.
This book is an Incredible read and it certainly had me fixated,Nicole’s words and writing had me transfixed and I didn’t want it to end….Did I say How much I LOVED THIS BOOK …!!!!!
It has my highest recommendation Fantastic.
Oh my gosh this book! Amazing! Absolutely loved Elle & Blake. It’s so heartbreaking & real to life. Loved that I got to hear more on Gabby & Brandon too! Thanks for another amazing story Nicole