Review Tour & Giveaway: HotHouse Flower by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Welcome to my stop in the HOTHOUSE FLOWER by Krista & Becca Ritchie Review Tour :D! 

Title: Hothouse Flower (Calloway Sisters #2)

Authors: Krista & Becca Ritchie

Release Date: March 28, 2014

Genre: New Adult Romance: recommended for readers 18+ for mature content

   

Synopsis

Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up. 

Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. He just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption. And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have. Daisy Calloway is eighteen. Finally. With her newfound independence, she can say goodbye to her overbearing mother and continue her modeling career. Next stop, Paris. Fashion Week begins with a bang, and Daisy uncovers the ugly reality of the industry. She wants to prove to her family that she can live on her own, but when everything spirals out of control, she turns to Ryke to keep her secrets.  As Daisy struggles to make sense of this new world and her freedom, she pushes the limits and fearlessly rides the edge. Ryke knows there’s deep hurt beneath every impulsive action. He must keep up with Daisy, and if he lets her go, her favorite motto—“live as if you’ll die today”—may just come true.

***Authors' Note*** Hothouse Flower is a spin-off of the Addicted series. Kiss the Sky is required before reading, and we strongly recommend reading the Addicted series before this spin-off.

 

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My Thoughts:

This is the moment all ADDICTED SERIES FANS have been waiting for. I know I was anticipating this moment right from the moment Daisy and Ryke meet, and I enjoyed watching how their relationship developed in the previous books.

I freaking LOVED, LOVED, LOVED reading from Daisy’s POV and finally being able to get into her carefree mind. Just like Rose and Lily, Daisy has her own issues and I think her situation is worse than Rose and Lily because she doesn’t let anyone in, except for Ryke. Daisy is one of the youngest Calloway sisters and she doesn’t want to trouble anyone with her problems, because she believes that they will think she is not handling the situation correct. This really made me emotionally connected with Daisy’s character, because I know how it feels being the youngest child in the family. This is one of the many things I love about Krista & Becca Ritchie’s character that I have been able to connect with each single one of these characters in so many different levels and different ways. Why did I love reading from Daisy’s POV? Her character is so full of life that her carefreeness and wildness gets to you. I felt like I was living all of Daisy experiences with her, and it was nice to read a character that is so carefree about everything she does. Another moment we have all been waiting for Daisy’s character is her finally being able to stand up for what she wants in life! I can say that Daisy has come a far way from how she was in the beginning of this series, and I just love watching her grow and develop  :D!

RYKE FUCKING MEADOWS LADIES :D!!!!!! Ok he is a bit of a jackass and can’t speak a sentence without saying the word Fuck, but I just fucking love his character. In HOTHOUSE FLOWER we also get to read from Ryke’s POV and I was excited to be inside his mind, and see the world through his eyes. I particularly enjoyed reading all his climbing adventures, because this is part of what defines Ryke Meadows- adventures, not afraid to live his life, wild, and so carefree. We also get to see how his mother and father have deeply affected him emotionally, and how deep down he is just confused of what to think of both his mother and father because he just doesn’t know if they want to use him like they always have to cover up things. There is also one scene in the book that had me shedding a few tears, because it was a Ryke and Lo brotherly moment that I have been waiting for and I can’t say more without spoiling the book a little. All I can say is that they both needed this moment to understand each other a little more, and to just get rid of what they were holding back from one another. After reading hothouse flower, I felt a deeper connection and understanding to Ryke’s character. Now the perfect book boyfriend for me would be a combination of Conner, Lo, and Ryke because these guys are just beyond being hot, smart, and real :D!

The relationship between Ryke and Daisy has always been a friendly flirty type of relationship from the beginning. They had an instant attraction and connection towards each other, but the age difference -Daisy being only fifteen and Ryke being twenty-two when they first meet – really stopped them from developing any physical type of relationship, especially since she’s Lily’s and Rose’s little sister. But there relationship goes beyond  being just physical attraction, because they have always been there for each other when the other needed some type of support. This is another reason why I feel for Ryke, because he is so protective of Daisy since he knows how bad things are for her, and the way he takes care of her just makes me want to have my own Ryke Meadows pillow, wolf, protector, and so much more :D! Like I said this was the moment we have all been waiting for, and Krista & Becca Ritchie did not disappoint on how things went down between Daisy and Ryke :D!!! Things between these two heat up fast and it’s wild, passionate, desperate, hot, adventures, and I just needed to fan myself more than once with all the hot make-out scenes and the crazy sex these two were having. I just want more Daisy and Ryke because I love their carefree, wild, adventures, and deep connection they both have in their relationship. You just have to read HOTHOUSE FLOWER to know how hot and hot and how much it was worth the wait to see these two finally together!

I read HOTHOUSE FLOWER by Krista & Becca Ritchie in one day! It’s been a while since that has happened, and yes I have one of those amazing book hangovers that you get when you just can’t stop reliving the story. I loved reading how Daisy and Ryke’s relationship developed throughout the series, and it was definitely worth the wait to see how it leads to them finally being able to be together in HOTHOUSE FLOWER, even when all the odds were against them :D! If you haven’t started this series yet then you are missing out on one of the BEST NEW ADULT SERIES out there! I can’t recommend this series enough to anyone and everyone. Krista & Becca Ritchie just make their characters and story feel real, and I can assure you that you will find a connection with one or all of these characters. I can’t wait to read THRIVE and get more of these amazing characters :D!!

Final Verdict: 5 Stars

 

 

Recommended Series Reading Order

Addicted to You (Addicted #1) Ricochet (Addicted #1.5) <--- The main characters meet here. Addicted for Now (Addicted #2) Kiss the Sky (Spin-Off)(Calloway Sisters #1) Hothouse Flower (Spin-Off)(Calloway Sisters #2) Thrive (Addicted #2.5) Addicted After All (Addicted #3)

 

About the Authors

Krista Ritchie has a clone...or someone who looks exactly like her. If she's not writing books with her twin sister, she's pouring over entertainment news and ingesting copious amounts of pop culture. She likes tennis, that thing called the TV, and beating Becca (her clone) on Sega Genesis. She created YA Book Exchange to combat her book buying addiction and started Nawanda Files, a YA Book Blog that features books into movies news, to share her love for all things bookish. Oh, and she does something called science. Whatever that is. Krista & Becca Ritchie write New Adult books that make you cringe, gasp, and go ooh-la-la. (If you do that sort of thing.) They are currently working on the spin-offs and final books in the Addicted series.  
 

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Blog Tour (Excerpt) & Giveaway: Addicted for Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Welcome to my stop in the Addicted for Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie Blog Tour, hosted by YA Bound Book Tours :D! Don't forget to follow the rest of the blog tour HERE.

Addicted for Now (Addicted #2)
by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie
Release Date: 11/30/13

Summary from Goodreads:

He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.

No. More. Sex.

Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.

Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily’s secret to her family and the public, he promises that he’ll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.

They will torment Lily until Lo breaks.

And his worst fear isn’t relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.

No. More. Us.

New Adult Romance recommended for readers 18+ for mature content.

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Excerpt #4 – Addicted for Now (Addicted #2)

LILY CALLOWAY’S POV

“You ready?” I ask. I look into the mirror and nearly die at my hair. I pulled an all-nighter studying. Taking a shower dropped on my priority list. My hair is greasy and flat and looks kind of gross.

“Just about.” Lo opens the medicine cabinet and grabs a stick of deodorant. I make a bold decision and turn on the sink faucet. Then I lean over the marble edge, trying my best to stick my head in the basin and underneath the surge of water.

“What the hell are you doing?” Lo asks as he simultaneously rolls the stick under his armpits. He’s shirtless, and I really can’t stare too long.

 “Washing my hair,” I tell him. I pull some wet strands through my fingers, and I’m about to squirt some hand soap into my palm.

“That’s not shampoo,” Lo says quickly.

“What are you, the soap police? It’ll work.” I reach for the bottle again.

“Wait,” he says. I lift my head up a bit and move some sopping strands out of my face. He fumbles around in the shower and then closes the glass door on his way out, a bottle of Herbal Essence in his clutch. I hold out my hand while twisting my neck to avoid dripping all over the counter.

“You’re going to create a tsunami in here,” he says, pushing me back to the sink. My stomach hits the edge of the counter, and I bend again, losing sight to my wall of hair. Then I feel his hands on my head, rubbing the shampoo into my scalp. Oh.

This feels nice.

His fingers knead in and out, running up and down, and even pressing against the back of my neck. I never thought that a head massage could feel so damn good.

Addicted Series Reading Order:

 

 

Addicted to You (Addicted #1)

 Goodreads  ~  Amazon  ~  B&N  ~  Kobo

Ricochet (Addicted #1.5)

 Goodreads  ~  Amazon  ~  B&N

 Addicted for Now (Addicted #2)

 Goodreads  ~  Amazon  ~  B&N

 About the Authors:

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.

Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

Find Krista & Becca Ritchie:

Author Website│Nawanda Files│YA Book Exchange 

 

Becca’s Links:

Goodreads│Twitter

 

Krista’s Links:

Goodreads│Twitter 

 

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Waiting on Wednesday #10: Stripped, Manic, & Ricochet

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

 

This week I am eagerly anticipating Stripped by Jasinda Wilder, Manic by J.A. Huss, and Ricochet by Krista & Becca Ritchie :D!

 

Title: Stripped

 

Author: Jasinda Wilder

 

Series: NA

 

Expected publication Date: August 16, 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Description from Goodreads:

So how did I get myself into this situation, you ask? Simple: desperation. When you're faced with being homeless and hungry or taking off your clothes for money, the choice is easier than you'd imagine. That doesn't make it easy, though. Oh no. I hate it, in fact. There's nothing I'd like more than to quit and never go into another bar again, never hear the techno beat pulsing in my ears again, never feel the lecherous gazes of horny men again.

Then, one day, I meet a man. He's in my club, front and center. He watches me do my routine, and his gaze is full of hunger. Not the kind of desire I'm used to though. It's something different. Something hotter, deeper, and more possessive. I know who he is; of course I do. Everyone knows who Dawson Kellor is. He's People Magazine's Sexiest Man alive. He's the hottest actor in Hollywood. He's the man hand-picked for the role of Rhett Butler in the long-awaited remake of Gone With the Wind.

He's the kind of man who can have any woman in the entire world with a mere crook of his finger. So what's he doing looking at me like he has to have me? And how do I resist him when he looks at me with those intoxicating, changeable, quicksilver eyes?

I'm a virgin, and he's an American icon of male sexuality. I'm a stripper, and he's a man used to getting anything and everything he wants. And he wants me. I know I should say no, I know he's the worst kind of player…but what my mind knows, my body and my heart may not.

And then things get complicated.

  

I heard about Stripped from a bunch of bloggers. So I read the blurb and it caught my interest. But once Jasinda Wilder shared a teaser on her blog, I just felt the need to have this book in my hands :D!

 

Title: Manic

 

Author: J.A. Huss

 

Series: Rook & Ronin #2

 

Expected Publication Date: August 1, 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Description from Goodreads:

TRAGIC is over and Rook is ready for the future—Spencer Shrike and the STURGIS contract!

It’s three months of body art modeling! That means three months of Spencer Shrike’s paintbrush all over her body, three months in front of Antoine’s camera, and three months of twenty-four hour filming for Spencer’s Biker Channel reality show.

Wait a minute…what reality show? Maybe she should’ve read that STURGIS contract a little closer? ;)

Sure, Rook’s bank account is almost overflowing, but Ronin is angry, Clare is trying to escape rehab, Antoine is a worried mess, and Elise is just trying to hold everyone together. Her new family is about to fall apart before she even gets the chance to enjoy them.

Add in a mysterious man from her past, a road trip to the famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and a final show in front of the entire world where all her good are on display, and you’ve got Manic—a new adult contemporary romance that will definitely make your summer sizzle!

 

I read TRAGIC by J.A. Huss and let me just tell you that I absolutely LOVED it!!!! So I can't wait to read what happens next with Rook and Ronin in Manic :D. If you haven't read Tragic yet, then you are missing out on Tragicaly Hot story ;).

 

Title: Ricochet

 

Author: Krista & Becca Ritchie

 

Series: Addicted #1.5

 

Expected Publication Date: August 1, 2013

 

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

 

Description from Goodreads:

Lily and Lo's story continues: The three months following the conclusion of Addicted to You.

Includes the first chapter to the sequel Addicted for Now.

**There will be no ARC copies for Ricochet. It's coming out very, very soon. Keep on the lookout. August 1st!** 

 

I read Addicted to You by Krista & Becca Ritchie and became addicted to Lily and Lo's story. Addicted to You is one of my favorite reads of 2013, and I am so excited to read this novella. Need to get my Lily and Lo fix :D!!!

 

BTY: I am giving away (3) Kindle copies of Addicted to You by Krista & Becca Ritchie and (2) Kindle copies of TRAGIC by J.A. Huss for my 150 Followers Giveaway!

 

Have you heard about these books?

 

What books are you waiting for this week? Leave a link to your WoW post on your blog in the comments, or if you don't have a blog tell me in the comments :).