Scan barcode
suzyq436's review against another edition
3.0
This book is was a little better than the first one in this series. Although, I enjoyed the characters featured in the first book so much more. I realised what I lack in this series is depth. Depth from the characters and depth from the story. I got the feeling that the characters though that the answer to most of their problems was sex. After a while, all the sex scenes just became another repetitive scene which takes away from the intended excitement and intensity of such scenes. Once again, it was the last third of the book that I enjoyed the most as that is where the most substance in this story was placed. I did enjoy the addition of the new characters though and look forward to reading more about them in the third book. With that said, I will read the third book as I am curious to see how the story pans out between the Outlaws and the Enforcers and if a collapse in the system will take place.
beckyrendon's review against another edition
4.0
I strongly urge you to read book one first. As the second in the series, Addicted, is written in a way that assumes you have some knowledge of their world. I did not read book one. It is a separate story though. It builds off characters book one. I was able to enjoy it even without but if I could do it again I would read book one first.
Addicted tells the story of best friends Lennox and Jamie. Two friends who would do anything for each other. But never have they crossed over into more- because Lennox would never allow it.
They have never been intimate together. Lust was never a factor. Or at least one they never talked about. Possession was never a thought. Need wasn't a question. They simply were.
Now questions are coming faster than answers. Fear, possession, and need are all rearing their ugly heads. When the dust settles, what will be left of their friendship?
I have to say the sexuality in this book was very liberal and eye opening. But way, way hotter than I expected! WOW, expect steam and flames to shoot out of your kindle.
Book received in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed on behalf of Once Upon An Alpha
Addicted tells the story of best friends Lennox and Jamie. Two friends who would do anything for each other. But never have they crossed over into more- because Lennox would never allow it.
They have never been intimate together. Lust was never a factor. Or at least one they never talked about. Possession was never a thought. Need wasn't a question. They simply were.
Now questions are coming faster than answers. Fear, possession, and need are all rearing their ugly heads. When the dust settles, what will be left of their friendship?
I have to say the sexuality in this book was very liberal and eye opening. But way, way hotter than I expected! WOW, expect steam and flames to shoot out of your kindle.
Book received in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed on behalf of Once Upon An Alpha
caseroo7's review against another edition
3.0
Find this review and more at Ramblings From This Chick
Addicted is the second book in the Outlaws series by Elle Kennedy. I hadn't read Claimed (the first book in the series) before starting Addicted and I didn't have any problems understanding this one. This book intrigued me right from the start with this unique world and interesting characters. There was a lot to like here and I didn't want to put it down. Yet there were also some things that I had mixed feelings on, and some of them didn't work for me at all.
In the Outlaws series, the characters live in a post-apocalyptic world where the US has been divided into territories and different factions fight for control. Several groups of the outlaws band together to keep each other as safe as possible and share supplies as well as fight the enforcers and bandits. Jamie and her best friend Lennox were forced to leave their home behind after an attack, and have joined together with Connor Mackenzie's group of outlaws. When he asks them to go on a trip to another outlaw camp to help train soldiers for an upcoming war, Jamie and Lennox head out with Rylan, Pike and Kade. Though Connor doubts the outlaw leader Reese's intentions, he knows that they need to go to try and get answers about what is really happening. But while gone, Jamie and Lennox find themselves unable to fight the feelings that they have always felt for one another yet never explored.
I liked Lennox and Jamie a lot. Lennox was super hot and a really great guy. He was everything you could want in a hero and more. Jamie was great as well and I loved them together. They had so much history and friendship and they had always been super close. Though they had each felt more for one another, they had never acted on it and I found that really interesting. You could tell that things were building and it was bound to explode.
The one thing I will say though is that readers should be aware that there is a lot of sex in this book. Everyone sleeps with everyone, and no one has any problems with that. You will find just about every combination here, including M/F, M/M, and M/F/M. If any of that bothers you, you might want to steer clear of this series. Also if you have issues with the hero and heroine being with other people, you also might want to steer clear of this series as I am not exaggerating when I say that these people sleep around more than I have ever seen in a series before and it is no big deal to any of them. At times that attitude and practice bothered me, as I just didn't understand why they were all so okay with it. Later on they mention being jealous of them with other people, but at the time they had no issue with it and watched each other with other people often.
Overall, I found this world to be complex and interesting and I truly loved how different and unique this series is. But there were times that things did get a but slow and boring and I think that was in part due to how big this cast of characters is. Don't get me wrong I am interested in continuing and seeing where things go, but I wish that at times there wasn't quite so much going on. I also felt like at times there was just too much sex. Elle Kennedy is fantastic at writing scorching hot stories and I love a good sex scene as much as the next girl. But there were times it just felt like that was all that was going on. I will definitely read the next in the series and I can't wait to go back and read the first book as well. But readers should be aware of some of the things I mentioned before reading to decide if this series is right for them. If you are not bothered by multiple partners, tons of sex and combinations of sex and like a good post apocalyptic world, then I would definitely recommend giving this series a shot.
**ARC Provided by Publisher**
Addicted is the second book in the Outlaws series by Elle Kennedy. I hadn't read Claimed (the first book in the series) before starting Addicted and I didn't have any problems understanding this one. This book intrigued me right from the start with this unique world and interesting characters. There was a lot to like here and I didn't want to put it down. Yet there were also some things that I had mixed feelings on, and some of them didn't work for me at all.
In the Outlaws series, the characters live in a post-apocalyptic world where the US has been divided into territories and different factions fight for control. Several groups of the outlaws band together to keep each other as safe as possible and share supplies as well as fight the enforcers and bandits. Jamie and her best friend Lennox were forced to leave their home behind after an attack, and have joined together with Connor Mackenzie's group of outlaws. When he asks them to go on a trip to another outlaw camp to help train soldiers for an upcoming war, Jamie and Lennox head out with Rylan, Pike and Kade. Though Connor doubts the outlaw leader Reese's intentions, he knows that they need to go to try and get answers about what is really happening. But while gone, Jamie and Lennox find themselves unable to fight the feelings that they have always felt for one another yet never explored.
I liked Lennox and Jamie a lot. Lennox was super hot and a really great guy. He was everything you could want in a hero and more. Jamie was great as well and I loved them together. They had so much history and friendship and they had always been super close. Though they had each felt more for one another, they had never acted on it and I found that really interesting. You could tell that things were building and it was bound to explode.
The one thing I will say though is that readers should be aware that there is a lot of sex in this book. Everyone sleeps with everyone, and no one has any problems with that. You will find just about every combination here, including M/F, M/M, and M/F/M. If any of that bothers you, you might want to steer clear of this series. Also if you have issues with the hero and heroine being with other people, you also might want to steer clear of this series as I am not exaggerating when I say that these people sleep around more than I have ever seen in a series before and it is no big deal to any of them. At times that attitude and practice bothered me, as I just didn't understand why they were all so okay with it. Later on they mention being jealous of them with other people, but at the time they had no issue with it and watched each other with other people often.
Overall, I found this world to be complex and interesting and I truly loved how different and unique this series is. But there were times that things did get a but slow and boring and I think that was in part due to how big this cast of characters is. Don't get me wrong I am interested in continuing and seeing where things go, but I wish that at times there wasn't quite so much going on. I also felt like at times there was just too much sex. Elle Kennedy is fantastic at writing scorching hot stories and I love a good sex scene as much as the next girl. But there were times it just felt like that was all that was going on. I will definitely read the next in the series and I can't wait to go back and read the first book as well. But readers should be aware of some of the things I mentioned before reading to decide if this series is right for them. If you are not bothered by multiple partners, tons of sex and combinations of sex and like a good post apocalyptic world, then I would definitely recommend giving this series a shot.
**ARC Provided by Publisher**
avid_read's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
geo_ix's review against another edition
2.0
I find major floor in one aspect. The condoms. At one point it mentions “For twenty-seven years, Lennox had lived and struggled in the free land, labeled an outlaw by the Global Council” so its been nearly 30 years since the world basically ended, and these people who screw like rabbits and all have no kids can somehow bring out a condom every time they have sex? And sometimes they’re going for more than one round? Who the fuck is producing them?! It’s impossible! If Lennox and Jamie’s families had never been in the colonies one would assume there were heaps of people in the same situation and no one had found them yet. Right?
It would make sense right after the world ends, but 30 years, they wouldn’t even been in date anymore lol
Overall I didn’t enjoy this one like the first. I found both mains really frustrating. There’s literally a scene where they both jump to conclusions and she SLAPS him across the face for something he never did and when she realises nothing happened she feels remorse for like 2.5 seconds while she says sorry and then it’s nothing.
I also got annoyed that she got annoyed he was protecting her. If we saw her out and about proving she can do it, I would have been on her side, but she’s legit prancing around in dresses in a dystopian world and popping into houses on her own to pick out new clothes and jewellery like she’s at the mall. And later, when someone asks where she got the necklace she’s all smug that she stole it and forgetting that she also almost nearly got raped and murdered for it and had a hissy fit when her man got frustrated and yelled at her for being a dumbass. Because she was. I don’t think he should have yelled at him, but she complained he treated her like a useless child... while running around pouting like a child.
The romance never ended up feeling like romance to me. They just got jealous and ended up together. There were never any nice times that wasn’t sex. A nice talk or a date like event would have made them seem more in love but it was mostly just drama and it took the focus on them. To be honest I started caring much more about Xander and Kade. Bit bummed about Kade. Liked the young kids too that was cute. Unsure if I’ll continue because Reese seems a bit too stupid too with her new plan and I don’t know if I can handle that lol we will see
It would make sense right after the world ends, but 30 years, they wouldn’t even been in date anymore lol
Overall I didn’t enjoy this one like the first. I found both mains really frustrating. There’s literally a scene where they both jump to conclusions and she SLAPS him across the face for something he never did and when she realises nothing happened she feels remorse for like 2.5 seconds while she says sorry and then it’s nothing.
I also got annoyed that she got annoyed he was protecting her. If we saw her out and about proving she can do it, I would have been on her side, but she’s legit prancing around in dresses in a dystopian world and popping into houses on her own to pick out new clothes and jewellery like she’s at the mall. And later, when someone asks where she got the necklace she’s all smug that she stole it and forgetting that she also almost nearly got raped and murdered for it and had a hissy fit when her man got frustrated and yelled at her for being a dumbass. Because she was. I don’t think he should have yelled at him, but she complained he treated her like a useless child... while running around pouting like a child.
The romance never ended up feeling like romance to me. They just got jealous and ended up together. There were never any nice times that wasn’t sex. A nice talk or a date like event would have made them seem more in love but it was mostly just drama and it took the focus on them. To be honest I started caring much more about Xander and Kade. Bit bummed about Kade. Liked the young kids too that was cute. Unsure if I’ll continue because Reese seems a bit too stupid too with her new plan and I don’t know if I can handle that lol we will see
chelseavbc's review against another edition
4.0
Full review at Heroes & Heartbreakers
What makes Addicted engaging is watching these two discover their feelings, acknowledge them and have to come to terms with how it changes how they see themselves, how it changes their relationship and what it means for who they want to be.
It doesn’t hurt that Kennedy also packs some intense (and frequent) sex scenes that will certainly have readers backing Lennox and Jamie’s decision to shift from friends to lovers.
What makes Addicted engaging is watching these two discover their feelings, acknowledge them and have to come to terms with how it changes how they see themselves, how it changes their relationship and what it means for who they want to be.
It doesn’t hurt that Kennedy also packs some intense (and frequent) sex scenes that will certainly have readers backing Lennox and Jamie’s decision to shift from friends to lovers.
wellactjoally's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Friends to lovers. Exhibitionism, control, little bit of threesome. Feelings interrupting fuck buddies. Sorting thru changing dynamics.
Loss of a central character. Off-page rapes, attempted rapes.
Loss of a central character. Off-page rapes, attempted rapes.
alexisroserichards's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
_maii's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0