Buy: Amazon | iBooks

Review

I love it, I love it, and I want more!

4.5 stars

I feel like I’ve returned from a visit with dear friends after spending time with the Hale, Cobalt and Meadows families all over again. I freaking Love The Addicted series and this spin off featuring the next generation, and all of these characters have such a special place in my heart. And this book is a whole lot of quality time with characters that I love, revelling in the dynamics (both good and bad) that make this series so sensational, and losing myself once again in an absolutely gorgeous romance that is sweet, funny, passionate and full of chemistry.

He’s mine. I’m his, and there’s no better feeling than that.

In the first book of the series we were introduced to a grown-up Maximoff Hale and got to watch as he fell head over heels in love with his childhood crush and now-bodyguard, Farrow Keane. The intensity of their romance took them both by surprise, and though it was forbidden for them to become involved, they couldn’t help themselves. After their relationship was dramatically outed in the last book, they are settling into being a couple in front of their family and the rest of the security crew, with both of them revelling in their mad love for each other and Farrow still committed to protecting his client – now boyfriend.

I’m the shield that protects Maximoff Hale, and I’m never going to break and leave him defenceless.

This book throws us right back into Maximoff and Farrow’s world, with them dealing with the fallout from the drama that ended the last book. Though the boys are stronger than ever, things are strained between the rest of the family, and with Farrow’s colleagues, and in an effort to fix things, the decision is made that Moffy and his four eldest cousins (Jane, Sulli, Beckett and Charlie) will head off on a ‘meet and greet’ tour around the country. For four months. In a bus. With their security guards along for the ride.

“All five of us are going on tour,” I say aloud. Letting this reality sink in.
No, it’s still a-hundred-million-percent bizarre. All five of us together. Sleeping on a tour bus with our six bodyguards. A total of eleven people on one bus. Driving across America.
How’d I agree to this fucking mayhem?

The stage is set for all kinds of fun and drama, and that’s exactly what we get as cousins who are closer than siblings, friends, enemies and lovers are locked into enforced quality time. I laughed so much at the antics of this crew. There are fun and games, and a whole lot of inappropriateness and smack-talk, and I loved watching them all together.

“God, could you even imagine? What would I say? Hello Mr. Moretti, I’m in need of some oral assistance. Would you be so kind to spread my knees?”

And as if the madness on the bus isn’t enough, Moffy remains in ‘protect my family’ mode, being the one that his siblings and cousins look up to and turn to for help. And Farrow has discovered that Moffy has a stalker, and he is determined to find the identify of the dangerous predator and bring them down – not only to protect his client, but also the man he loves.

I remember what Jane said about most people “crushing” on Maximoff. I can’t believe it. he’s such a man’s man. People either admire him, want to be him, or want to fuck him.
And I never forget that out of everyone, he fell in love with me.

OMG, I am such a ‘Marrow’ fan! The chemistry between them absolutely sizzles, it’s practically another character in the book and you can feel it crackling every time they even so much as glance at one another. Seriously – every. single. time. But along with all of that intensity, there is a great sense of fun between them as they joke and tease, and of course their love for each other is beautiful to see. They are together, committed, and their feelings for each other grows every day, and I adore their relationship.

I never even dreamed about falling in love until I fell in love with him.

But it’s the cast as a whole that make this book so special, and as always, the Ritchie sisters have totally nailed it. The writing is so vivid and descriptive, that you can see every scene playing out in front of you. The dialogue is sharp and witty as always, but the grins, the side looks and the little subtle shifts are all there, showing fantastic depth in each of the characters and their dynamics that these authors write so well.

And as much as I love these families, the security guys really came into their own in this book and I loved getting to know them better and see their individual personalities. They are a great bunch, with their own sets of quirks, and I loved that we got to see the close relationships that they have with each other, as well as the love and dedication they have for the celebrities they protect. There were so many moments that were just pure gold.

Donnelly subtly eyes them while facing us too. “Those mugs are bugging Beckett.” I can’t detect Beckett’s annoyance. But not a second later, he realigns the mugs in a neat row.
Maximoff gesticulates from his chest to Sulli, speaking extremely fucking empathetically to his cousin.
I skim him, a smile playing at my lips, and I take a swig of coffee. “He’s about to hug her.” On cue, Maximoff wraps his arms around his cousin, and she squeezes him back.
Akara bounces his ball. “She’ll buy a Sagittarius something for me. Wait for it…” We watch Sulli scan the shelves and then veer to a display of zodiac jewelry. She plucks a silver Sagittarius keychain off a hook.
Spending 24/7 with a person has this effect.

There’s not a huge amount of forward momentum in the story with this book, but what’s there is special, and it allows us to get to know these characters better (which is always a fantastic thing), and creates a whole slew of theories in my head for future hook ups. Moffy and Farrow are left in a great spot, and with another book for them to come, I can’t wait to see what’s in store next.

4.5 stars.

Like Us

Spin-off from the Addicted series

The Like Us series is a true series, one continuous timeline, that follows a family of wealthy celebrities and the people that protect them. It must be read in the following order.