We aren't connected by our addictions but by our childhood. Souls fused together from the very, very start. 
 If you count yourself close to me, you would know that I love the Addicted series with all my heart. Although I care so much about all the six characters and would do anything for them to be happy, Lily Calloway and Loren Hale have a special place in my heart - I'd sacrifice my soul for them. Krista and Becca Ritchie have made them so real, so human, and the desperation and intensity of their feelings for each other make you root for them no end. Their situation is heart-wrenching and yet they're willing to give up anything, do anything, to make it work, just so they can be a better person for their significant other. (Significant other doesn't even cut it at this point. There's no way these two can be anything but soulmates.) 
 I was so emotional over these two. I sobbed for them whenever it seemed like the world was just existing to tear them down again after all the progress they'd made, and by the end, when they both grew into better people and emerged so much more resilient and mature, I was so proud of them. I couldn't help it. At the end of the book, after all that happened, I just sat there and wept bawled. I've journeyed with Lilo from the very first book, from watching them enable each other's addictions and feeling my heart being ripped out for them, to watching them hit rock bottom again and again and again, watching them struggle so hard to triumph their addictions, to watching them support each other every step of the way, to watching them hit obstacles and never give up, to watching them finally get better and squash their compulsions. I love the relationship between them - they love each other so unconditionally and no matter what happens, nothing will ever change that. Nothing. Ever. They might have been problematic with complicated addictions, but their love always trumps their problems. It's the invisible thread binding them together. I don't know how to express the beauty of their love, but I do know that these two are one heart and one soul. They're always together. Always. There's no Lo without Lily and no Lily without Lo. 
 Thrive is literally filler - it spans the two years between Addicted for Now and Addicted After All and is a companion novel to the events that took place in Kiss the Sky and Hothouse Flower. I'm madly in love with the entire series, so needless to say I loved those two books so much (And I'd give anything for Raisy and Coballoway.) But it just didn't feel right, or complete, without knowing Lily and Lo's story in the duration between the two books. I was ecstatic when I realised that Krista and Becca had written this book. It didn't have to go through everything in detail since I already knew what happened, but most importantly it gave me Lily and Lo's perspective. Seeing into Lo's head when he did certain things made more sense to me. This also gave me an all-rounded view of every character's point of view and it made the story so much better. 
 Lily Calloway and Loren Hale. We all know these two are my life force. Their love is all-consuming and epic and they make me smile on bad days. They're such an inspiration to never give up and keep fighting. While reading Thrive, I got so weepy and emotional so many times. I absolutely love Lo's protectiveness and adoration of Lily, and I love Lily's trust and faith in him. 
 "The only thing keeping me here is Lily. I try to make every day count for something. For her. When I fuck up, she doesn't act like it's the end of the world. She tells me that the next day will be better." 
 And after everything, I was so, so proud of them at the end when it was clear they'd fought and fought against their situations and had each other's back throughout it all- and finally emerged triumphant. I was a mess. I cried. It was beautiful. 
 Life moves too quickly. I don't want to speed through a single moment. Not anymore. 
 It's 3.45am and I'm writing this review very incoherently but boy, am I glad that the next book is all set up for me to read already. I'm so excited to read Addicted After All, and even though I'm sad that it's the last Lily and Lo book, I'm glad it's not the last Addicted book. I need more of Raisy and Coballoway as well. It's so amazing that the authors have created characters that you care about, not just one main character but all six. 
 (Okay, okay! I know I still haven't written my review of the very first book, Addicted to You. I'll get to it. Soon. I promise. Just let me read the next book now. I'm so addicted. And yes, this pun has been made before.)