ROCK BOTTOMBOOK TWO: TRISTAN & DANIKATheir love had the power of a runaway freight train, and the potential to be just as destructive.The tempestuous sequel to Bad Things picks up where the first book left off. Reeling from a profound loss, Tristan and Danika struggle to pick up the pieces and build a life together, but the hard habits of a lifetime are not so easy to escape. Rock Bottom … escape.
Rock Bottom takes us on a dual point of view journey through addiction and desire, through love and agony, and answers the question we’ve been asking since these characters were introduced in Grounded: “What happened between Tristan and Danika?”
DANIKA
Even love couldn’t cushion a fall like ours. My love for Tristan was so big that I felt consumed by it, and even so, it was not enough to overpower our combined demons.
I struggled. I yelled and screamed. I scratched and kicked.
I fought like hell, but even the most determined fighters have to stop before they break.
No one could say I didn’t fight for him.
“I love you,” I spoke softly into his ear.
He gripped me harder. “I can’t ever lose you, Danika. I’m not sure I’d survive it.”
“You’ve got me. And I’m not going anywhere. Not ever.”
I meant the words when I said them, but life had other plans for us.
I’d have given my life for that fight. In fact, I very nearly did.
TRISTAN
She was the one.
If I’d ever had a doubt, I didn’t now. She was the one I’d be thinking about, longing for, until I took my last breath. If I lost her tomorrow, I’d pine for her like a lovesick fool.
This was the kind of love that only hit you once in your life.
This book is intended for readers 18 and up.
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God damn it.
EVERY. DAMN. TIME.
It doesn’t matter how many times I re-read this series, this book and everything that happens in this book alone… Guts me, rips me to pieces, eats me alive, completely and utterly eff me up emotionally beyond belief… But yeah, I continue to come back for more… and more and more.
This book picks up where Bad Things finished. Tristan and Danika trying to get through the grief of losing Tristan’s brother. They both are battling their own demons on a daily basis, they always had been even before Jared’s death, But they try and move forward in the relationship, and Tristan is dealing with the loss of his brother the best way he can and having Danika there for supporting helps him more than anything but after Tristan decides to rejoin the band him and his brother were in, and they finally get signed to a record deal, things start to go downhill. At first, it was small things that Danika noticed but ignored all the real signs…As she was dealing with her own grief in a way too. But he continues to spiral out of control and sink deeper and deeper into this pit of grief, pain, torment. Using alcohol, drugs and even sex as a vise and all Danika can really do is watch it happen, and it was absolutely heartbreaking to read and finally the thread snaps and it all unravels before our eyes. Just when I think things can’t get any worse, when my heart can’t break any more than it already has, Ms. Lilley goes and throws not one but several more major plot twists that have my head spinning, my heart shattering to pieces, my body shaking and my emotions so strung out and fried that all I can do is cry as I read it. Even thinking about it makes me want to cry again.
And though, I have read this time and time again over the last 6 years, this book never gets any easier to read, it never gets any less emotional. Every damn time, I am left broken and in pieces. I was actually sobbing my heart this time around. The angst in this book is intense, to say the least. My heart and soul breaks for these two constantly. Every time I read this, it’s like the first time all over again and it doesn’t matter how many times I do, I end up just as emotionally eff’d up as I was the first time around.
All I am going to say now, without giving much away is… PREPARE YOURSELF. This isn’t an easy story, this isn’t hearts and flowers. This is not a fairytale. BE PREPARED! Tissue… LOTS AND LOTS OF THEM!!
5 Stars! – I would rate this a thousand more if I could!
Full review on the 3rd book page – Lovely Trigger
This series has gotten me by the throat, It is so awesome, exciting, sad, hot and a lots more adjectives. Tristian & Danika story had a love like no other their connection was off the charts.
I love you,” I spoke softly into his ear. He gripped me harder. “I can’t ever lose you, Danika. I’m not sure I’d survive it.” “You’ve got me. And I’m not going anywhere. Not ever.” I meant the words when I said them, but life had other plans for us.
Only 1 person was jealous of Tristian & Danika relationship, his so call best friend Dean. Dean did everything to separate the two because he missed the old Tristian and wanted fame over anything. So thats how Tristian & Danika relationship continued to be a train wreck always giving Tristian every part of her not considering what she needed going down an endless rabbit hole. As Tristian started to spiral out of control Danika always responded by asking him “What do you need from me, how can I help you” “What is left from a woman when she has given everything to a man…Nothing” So about time Tristian hit rock bottom it was too late, Danika had lost everything that matter to her, nothing else matter, so she gave up on the only man she loved, she let it all go so she could piece her life back to some normalcy without Tristian… UGLY CRY love this series prepare to read in one setting, prepared to go through the journey this author will take you through!!!
OMG…OK, so the first book in the series was emotional and gripping, but this second book just totally wrecked me
What a rollercoaster of emotions, feelings and unbelievable drama.
What started like a nice and sweet romance with a lot of steamy and hot scenes, transformed in a unimaginable tragedy and endless drama.
This story is so incredibly heartbreaking, sad and contains so much dramatic events that I had to stop reading several times to take a break (and breath ). I don’t know how many times I wanted to throw my kindle on the wall
I really think the author is a sadist
I have just started reading the third book in the series.
Yes, I know what you think, that I’m a masochist, but I need to know
Yes, this book is nerve-wracking and emotional-exhausting, but I want to know what will happen with Danika and Tristan at the end of their adventure.
I’m jumping right into the third and last book now I hope I’ll survive it without heart attack so stay tuned, the review will be continued…
Tore my heart out of my chest and had me panting for more. Lilley has done it again…and I need more of these two…so headed to the conclusion….
Wow! This is one angst fest. This couple are so completely messed up, especially the hero that I was tempted to end this pretty early on. Because of friends that have loved it I continued on. There are several triggers here and a lot of stupid actions from both the hero and heroine. I wanted to smack both of them on several occasions. Some of the things that happened could have been avoided by just saying a few words and some things were just a bit over the top. Despite this being a twisted, messy mix of crazy I’m continuing on to the next book. Don’t ask me why, I’m not even sure myself. I’m going to blame it on a bit of OCD. I hate to not finish what I started. Gah!
This book is the second in its series. I loved Bad Things! But Rock Bottom chewed me up and spit me out! Danika and Tristen take you a wild ride! There are times you love them and times they make you want to pull your hair out! You will be on an emotional rollercoaster with them from the very beginning! My HEART aches for them! It’s a must read! 5 stars all the way!