Fuel the Fire (Calloway Sisters)

Connor and Rose are so fascinating to me. The way they compete and banter with each other is so fun. I would never want a relationship like that because it seems too stressful, but it works perfectly for them. And they are HOT! Connor is so sexy. Together they are scorching. Even with their quirks, Connor and Rose care so deeply. For each other. For Jane. For their family and friends. Even Connor and Ryke, who come across as enemies, are actually great friends. I love that they got some good moments together. And when it comes to Connor’s Christmas gifts for everyone? I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying.

I have to admit though that I could not stand the way Connor was treated. Not by the inner circle, but the parents and the press. Who cares about his past relationships? How is that anyones business and what difference could it possibly make? Ugh, the whole thing just made me so angry. So did having Scott show up again. I’ve never wanted to deck a fictional character so much! At least he got his comeuppance.

I love Connor Cobalt!

FIVE STARS ISN’T ENOUGH TO RATE THIS BOOK. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ/LISTENED TO.

I started the Addicted/Calloway Sisters series sometime in January and I’ve been making my way through the series. Connor has been one of my fave characters in the series, followed by Rose. This book just put them both at the top of my favorite characters ever. Krista and Becca Ritchie created these extremely unique characters that are just plain out fucked up but perfect. I have felt every emotion right along with them. I truly don’t believe there are enough words to describe the chemistry and passion between Connor and Rose. Their loyalty, their love, their passion, chemistry and their connection through words is just AMAZING. This book made me feel so many different emotions. I laughed, I burned and I freaking cried. I have two books left to complete the entire series. I really don’t want it to end.

It took me more than usual to read this book, probably because it’s always been harder for me to relate to Rose and Connor than to any other couple in the series. And as much as I loved the beginning of their story in Kiss the Sky, this was amazing on an entirely different level. I always held more affection for the stories that were rounded up, stories with ‘closure’, and I feel that’s exactly what we got in this book with Rose and Connor.

Just like in their first book, this one has a lot of pain attached to it – and from the very beginning – much of it from the ruthless media. I don’t think I ever understood the way of media, publicity, paparazzi, or the life of a celebrities as much as I do now, thanks to Addicted /Calloway sisters, and later Like Us, series by Krista and Becca Ritchie. They give the vulnerability to those who seem invincible, indestructible – and maybe that was the thing I loved most of what I’d seen in this book – both Rose and Connor vulnerable, just human, and just a bit broken like the rest of us. But still, they are fighters. And as much as Lily and Loren had had to overcome in their relationship, so have this couple, in their own way. Walking through their own fears, trying to beat them into submission. They are so very strong! Through all that’s going on in this book – and there’s plenty of unexpected, heartbreaking, and also hilarious, we see how much both of these characters have grown since Kiss the Sky, how much they have embraced different parts of themselves,and how much they not only love, but need each other. To be each other’s strength, each other’s support.

These two are definitely the two characters I compare myself the least when it comes to the Addiceted/Calloway sisters world, and that is why I loved, loved, loved being in the minds of such brilliant characters. I feel like I finally ‘get’ them, and I can admit I loved them more in this book than in the first one. If you read Kiss the Sky, this is definitely the book you don’t want to miss. It’s most definitely a much needed conclusion to all that Rose and Connor have to say. Definitely a recommended read!