Krista Ritchie

Becca Ritchie

Lovers Like Us

Twenty-seven-year-old Farrow Keene lives by his actions, and his actions say he’s the best at whatever he does. As a 24/7 bodyguard and the new boyfriend to Maximoff Hale, protecting the headstrong, alpha billionaire has never been more complicated. And one rule can’t be bent: Keep your relationship secret from the public. Farrow is confident he’s the best man for the job. But a twist in Maximoff’s fast-paced life sticks them with the rest of Security Force Omega and their clients. On the road. In a sleeper tour bus. For four rocky months. Sexual frustrations, check. Road trip drama, check. Awkward bonding, check. But Farrow couldn’t have accounted for a high-risk threat (identity: unknown) that targets Maximoff before the ignition even turns. And it hits Farrow — someone has it out for the guy he loves. Every day, Maximoff & Farrow's feelings grow stronger, and together, they'll either sink or swim. The Like Us series is a true series, one continuous timeline, that follows a family of wealthy celebrities and the people that protect them.

Keira 💫

Ana Clara Moreno

leitura demorada e jesus que enrolaçãooo, se eu n amasse tanto essa família eu ia morrer de tédio, tem muita cena desnecessária mas eu gostei justamente pq amo eles então toda cena era uma delicinha. mas ok tem cena de sexo DEMAIS e olha q sou eu q tô falando viu.. achei um exagero botar tanta cena de sexo mas enfim amei o final, ansiosa pro próximo!!

brianna

"we're fucking different but we're still two superheroes who'd die for each other. in any era, any alternate universe."


i'm not sure if i enjoyed this more than damaged like us or if i've just learned to lower my expectations with the series. i wasn't planning on continuing, however, i figured the few core six moments made it worth it. i'll admit, i found it easier to root for maximoff and farrow now that i feel more used to their personalities, but there is still such an obvious difference in kbritchie's writing. it's hard not comparing Like Us to Addicted so much, but once you know what to expect, it's not so bad. i think Like Us has the potential to be a mediocre at best series, but i plan on continuing just to say i did.

Jasmine

4.5 Stars
What can I say I love Krista & Becca Ritchie's characters so much! Honestly, the plot and storyline in this one I found to be pretty thin, the stalker lingering in the background also didn't add much. None of that mattered though because I was so entertained, in the end, I just flew through these pages!

 I can't get enough of Maximoff & Farrow's chemistry, damn they're wonderful together. Finally seeing together as a couple, even if it was just around the other bodyguards and family was awesome. All Farrow's eyebrow raises and smirks reacting to Moffy, absolutely killed me. I think what I really enjoy the best though, is the bodyguard's dynamics, it's what I feel separates this series the most from the Calloway/Addicted series. When Maximoff got to play the drinking game with all of them I couldn't stop laughing, I love these guys together. I'm also slowing falling in love with all the Hale, Meadows, and Cobalt children, way more than previous books, I'd love for some of them to get their own books too. 

The only way I know how to describe the feeling I get when I pick one of these books up, is it's like when you hang out with your close friends and no matter what happens you're guaranteed a fun time! I think that's why I will be forever addicted to them because having characters that can replicate that feeling is the best!<3

"electric love" by børns

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

this book was so enjoyable to read! there was so much happening with so many characters but the authors were able to create a structured storyline that flowed well.

moffy and farrow's love just makes me smile! they're just so precious! 

omg i'm also literally in love with everyone in security force omega!!!!! forever waiting for the link for the hot santa video

Annabella

I did it; read the whole thing regardless of my crazy uni schedule. It was an escape, a way to disentagle the bundle of nerves that uni turns me into. Thank you Krista & Becca.

I really liked this book, definitely better than the first one! 

Love how we got to see more of Charlie’s complex character but it also made me sad because he deserves better, and Lilo renewing their vows was the best thing ever I love them the most. Maximoff and Farrow are also very cute but what made me the most excited (besides seeing the core six even if it was just like two times) were the Lunnelly crumbs aghhh I screamed they’re so good already and they’ve only had 2 scenes.

Zarah Hussain

Yami🌷

We’re in our own world. Our own universe. No one can have it. No one can break it. This moment belongs to us.

4.5🌟

Por favor lo mucho que amé a Moffy y Farrow😭😭

Sin duda este libro me gustó más que el anterior y me gustó toda la dinámica del tour, porque amo los momentos en familia🤧
Me gustó mucho que Moffy y Charlie hablarán sobre todo porque realmente quería saber el motivo porque Charlie era así con el aunque sigue siendo mi menos favorito jajajaja

Sobre Moffy y Farrow no tengo ninguna queja realmente me gustó lo mucho que avanzó su relación ay no es que son hermosos LOS AMO MUCHO💗

Sin duda me encantó volver a ver al core six y sobre todo ver como se disculpaban con sus hijos y en general volver a leer como intercatuan con sus hijos😭

Sentí mucho miedo por Xander pero afortunadamente todo estaba bien y quiero saber más sobre Luna y amo que mude con Moffy y Jane
NO PUEDO ESPERAR A EMPEZAR EL SIGUIENTE🥰

Anastasia 

shar

anessa lawrence 

** spoiler alert **
           “You sure I haven’t drowned you yet?”

“Trust me, I’m very much alive with you.”

Beth

I LOVE THIS FRIENDGROUP!! part of me just wishes that farrow & maximoff could go one chapter without having sex or thinking about having sex. i love them as a couple but i felt like every other sentence was “fuck me”. show their emotional bond more!!!

Sophie 

Oh this book was so good !! 
The character development with Moffy and Farrow but also with Moffy and his cousins and siblings I cry a million times !!
So well written and the plot ooooo I was screaming crying throwing up the lot honestly. Also their scenes together I was sweating !!
Onto the Alphas Like Us !!!!

“Three words that’ll change everything. Lovers Like Us.”

Nedu

lord, this is even worse than the first book. Jane sweetie, i'm so sorry you had to be dragged into this mess.

Kyra

it's been so efffinggg great to get to know the cousin squad and the bodyguard squad a little bit more in this book, the tour scenario was amazing, i loved the dynamic and the whole thing was extremely touching. i still cant comprehend how a single book series, a little book universe can make me feel like this... this world is everything. simply everything. 

Aayusma Aryal

This one was better than the first but I expected that. I also love Charlie bc i relate to him alot. I hope we get to see more of him. I love Moffy and Farrow omg they about to be one of fav gays right after Malec,Alex and Henry and & Thomastair.

Sophie Elaina 

GOODNESS ME!!! The first book was great but this was honestly something else. This is probably my favourite contemporary read of 2018 so far. It was damn near perfection.😍

Lacey

Jessica 

Like Us Series:
 
Damaged Like Us: ★★★★☆
Lovers Like Us: ★★★★★
Alphas Like Us: ★★★★★
Tangled Like Us: ★★★★★
Sinful Like Us: TBD
Headstrong Like Us: TBD
Untitled: TBD
Untitled: TBD 

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THE COVER HAS ARRIVED AND IT'S PERFECT. One of my most anticipated reads before the year ends. I'm so excited--is it October 31st yet? 

(Edited: November 23rd, 2017, for its review. You can also find my review here.) 


  "His satisfied smile stretches from cheek-to-cheek. Somewhere in some alternate universe, I'm a philosopher writing dissertations on that fucking smile. And its sheer effect on me." 


I'm not crying, you're crying. There's nothing like a good book to really kick you in the gut and then proceed to snuggle you afterward. Lovers Like Us is another display at how brilliant Krista and Becca Ritchie are when it comes to crafting a series of characters so real, they may as well be your best friends. It's the same feeling we got while reading Addicted and Calloway Sisters. Nothing can beat that emotion.

Picking up quite quickly after the strained events of the first installment, Damaged Like Us, we pick right back up on the romance between Maximoff Hale and Farrow Keene. As always, their chemistry is sizzling; their banter high paced and fun, their love for one another strong as love can be. If you haven't found yourself shipping these two yet, you will soon. This is their story--and it's beautiful, full of trust and flat out steamy. You can literally feel the pull as you read their interactions and I adore it. As always, the romance is out of this world.

I was a little nervous to pick back up on this series. Not because I didn't love Damaged Like Us but because I was quite worried about where we left things. In particular, I was worried about the effects one malicious rumor would have on the Hale, Meadows, Cobalt family. There was so much to stare in shock about--the idea that anyone could even believe that Maximoff and Jane were having some sort of incestuous affair is absurd and I was so very disappointed in their family for even entertaining such an idea.

Don't get me wrong--Lily, Lo, Rose, Connor, Ryke and Daisy are all my ride or dies. They have my heart, through thick and thin and all that. But the fact that they were so keen on believing the media, even for a moment, made me so disappointed. Like, it cut deeply and I wasn't at all surprised to see the fact that both Moffy and Jane were icing out their parents for a bit of time because, frankly, they deserved it.

And then I was so very concerned on if their friendship would change.

They have such a unique bond--that is like a best-friend and sibling all tied into one--that you just know it would kill to lose it. I was so glad to see the way this was handled. There was a bit of hesitance between the two, especially in public, but I'm glad to see that it didn't destroy them.

It would be like watching Rose/Lily/Daisy fall to pieces and who wants that?!

Lovers Like Us rights the wrongs in a lot of ways. Resolution comes at two different paces for both Jane and Moffy and their parents. I have always liked that about Krista and Becca's writing; things develop in real time and it makes the experience all the more intimate. It wouldn't have been realistic to have Jane and Moffy both forgive their family instantly or even within the same month. This was handled wonderfully.

With old plotlines wrapping up, a few new open. Including a mystery that feels reminiscent to what Lily had to go through right before her addiction was leaked to the media. This time, however, it has the potential to be devastating. And as part of Maximoff's security, Farrow cannot take it lightly: an anonymous troll is out there posting Photoshopped images of violence against Maximoff.

To change the past, some of the oldest in the family go on the road for a bit of a tour. Think of it as a quick attempt at raising money for charity and trying to bring some good back to their family name. I really enjoyed the aspects of living on the road because there was just something light about this. It blended into the central plots wonderfully and spiced things up a bit for almost the entire book.

Other things I loved:

 -Seeing the OG characters: Lily, Rose, Daisy, Lo, Connor and Ryke are all present. Seeing even just glimpses of them is all I need to feel like I've just caught up with a new friend. I just enjoyed it and the fact that they were quick to realize they really screwed up how they handled the rumors. I also loved how they went about making it up to the kids--how Jane had Connor and Rose write essays, how Lily was so bashful in how she approached the apology and then making up with Farrow, etc etc. 
 -Maximoff's trust in Farrow. I mean in all levels of life. Their sex life included. I thought it was a really sweet time for them and every time I think, "I can't ship/love them anymore than I do." and BAM, they hit me with something and I'm swooning for them. There was a time I wasn't certain that I'd love any relationships quite like I do Lily/Lo, Rose/Connor and Daisy/Ryke but Lovers Like Us proves me wrong. They are just as stunning. 
 -"I'm always in hot water." Farrow eats a spoonful. "It's where I do my best work."
 -Seeing the way that Cobalts converse with each other. I really love all of the families in this series but the Cobalts are my babies. Like, adopt me. I loved seeing more of Beckett, I loved getting inside Charlie's head and seeing where he is at mentally when it comes to the strained relationship he has with Maximoff and the sense of loathing he has towards himself and his cousin. Actually, I'll get back to Charlie in a bit. 
 -I ADORED seeing the bond between Jane and Audrey. When Audrey calls Jane and apologizes for something she's done. The entire conversation had me smiling. Cobalts! COBALTS! 
 - Okay, I know you're getting sick of me mentioning Cobalts but... LET'S GO BACK TO CHARLIE. I honestly wasn't sure what I was going to think of him and his presence in Lovers Like Us, but there's something so vulnerable and genuine about Charlie. He is a lot like his father but the further you dive into who he is... ugh. I just love the way he has been developed. He is the best and worst traits of his parents and the vulnerability he has--during THE talk he has with Maximoff--is a little of his aunt, Lily. I want more of him. 
 -
  Donnelly has unburied his face. "I love Cobalts." He smirks. 
FIRST OF ALL, SAME B*TCH, SAME. Second of all... more Donnelly please. 
 -The bodyguards. I liked seeing them mingle more with the family. Not only as their bodyguards. Not just because they are ~sexy~ but because there's this sort of lightness that comes with their presence. They genuinely fit in with each other--the Cobalts, the Hales, the Meadows, the bodyguards. I just really enjoy the contrast. It made the traveling thing all the more fun--you see this possibility of people being paired up, too. 
 -Maximoff's love for his family. His mom and dad, his siblings, his cousins, his aunts and uncles. Moffy just has ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD TO GIVE and I may or may not have cried when he'd show concern for literally everyone. I love Moffy. 
 - The pot cookies. AHEM. Yes. 
 -We got to see more Sullivan, Luna and Xander. We really only get mentions of everyone else but I am looking forward to more being explored in the future. Fingers crossed. I just love the family dynamics they all share. Everything is different. 
 -"His voice is a hundred percent gravel tied in silk." 
 -The reveal of who is stalking Maximoff. I wasn't surprised but it was still a satisfying and creepy reveal that added a lot of tension to the plot. It was angsty. It was spooky. It was heartbreaking. 
 -Jane and Thatcher. Thatcher and Jane. Thatcher overhearing a certain conversation between her and Moffy and his reaction to it. Did I mention Jane and Thatcher? HAPPEN. Please. 
 -Luna's tattoos and her catching up with the tour. I want to see more of her.
 -KINNEY HALE. The rainbow brigade. I need more of this smol cutie. 
 -Luna Hale
 -Luna
 -The fact that Thatcher is now officially part of the same team as the others. 
 -"The thing about addiction is that it changes you," he tells me. "You don't care about the people you love. All compassion and kindness dissolve in the face of your own wants and needs." 
 -Lily and Lo renewing their vows. The scene where all the kids are dancing melted away all the ice from my heart, cleared my skin, gave me ten extra years of life, etc etc etc. 

Basically... Lovers Like Us is romantic, honest and full of life. As usual, Krista and Becca Ritchie prove that the books they write just keeping getting better and better. If you liked Damaged Like Us, you will love this second installment far more. A must-have for NA fans.

This is one of my favourite books of the year and nobody writes the complexities of human emotion quite like this sister duo. They write, you listen and feel.

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