Review: Hothouse Flower is the culmination of 3 years of friendship that has always been one step away from blurring the lines.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
This is without a doubt one of the best books I have read all year. After reading Kiss the Sky I was excited, anxious and hopeful that Ryke and Daisy would deliver. They did.Told in duel POV, Hothouse Flower is the culmination of 3 years of friendship that has always been one step away from blurring the lines.Daisy:Hyperactive, fearless, crazy, and probably the happiest unhappy girl I've ever met.Ryke:He's like my wolf-dangerous and protective-but I can never get close enough or else he'll bite me.Ryke and Daisy have been building a solid friendship over the years. Both are huge adrenaline junkies. Both carry the burdens of their families names. And both of them are misunderstood. The dynamic of their relationship is shaped with adventure, honesty, trust, and insane sexual tension. But despite Daisy turning 18, Ryke isn't willing to risk the relationship with Daisy, or his brother Lo, to scratch that itch that has been 3 years in the making.Things change fast when Daisy heads to fashion week in Paris. Determined to actually live life on her own terms and not under the heavy hand of her mother, Daisy is hoping to mix business with pleasure and actually enjoy the freedom of being a young and successful adult in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. But Daisy has been dealing with some heavy baggage that threatens her happiness, health and well being.When Daisy needs Ryke he comes running, and this sets in motion the realization of their feelings that both of them have tried in vain to fight.One of the biggest strengths of this series and these spin-offs is the personalities, relationships and situations are so unique. Each character truly has their own voice that commands you to pay attention and catch every individual detail. Both Ryke and Daisy are such complex and dimensional characters they blew me away with their connection, their emotion and their depth. Every look, every moment, every will-they-or-won't-they moment between Ryke and Daisy added a new layer to an already tempting and forbidden romance.5 stars*