Reckless (Thoughtless Series #3) - S.C. Stephens

Can love survive when life gets Reckless?

When the band hits it big, Kiera and Kellan must ask themselves: Can their love for each other withstand the constant pressures of superstardom? The friendships they’ve formed, the new family they’ve found, and the history they’ve forged will all play a part in helping them navigate the turbulent waters of the band’s exploding popularity. A greedy executive hell-bent on success, a declining pop star looking for an edge, and a media circus that twists lies into truths are just some of the obstacles the lovers will have to overcome if they are going to remain together. Fame comes with a price—but will it cost Kiera and Kellan everything?
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OH MY GOD!!!! Would it be wrong to profess my love for Shannon Stephens here?

To say I was nervous for this sequel is a bit of an understatement. While we will always want more from our favorite characters, sometimes it's better to leave off with them on a good note, then to beat them with a story to death until they are not nearly as perfect as they once were. Two books worth of a love triangle, the lack of trust, heartbreak...could I really handle this again? Would my heart survive something dividing them again?

I struggled through Thoughtless, not because the writing was bad, but because I wanted to beat Kiera senseless (which I think actually means the writing is very good). When I recommended this series to my friends I would tell them, Kiera will get on your nerves, you will sometimes hate her, you will want to kick her ass..., but Kellan will get you through it. He is the shining star!

Loving Kellan was effortless. Even when I couldn't figure out what was up with him in Effortless, I still loved him. I was annoyed with him, but I still loved him. I still wanted to take the pieces of that broken boy and put them back together and just show him that he was loved - yeah, I know that's Kiera's job...but I love him too.

That being said, when things came together at the end of Effortless, I thought...okay it wasn't exactly the ending I had been hoping for, but it was enough for me. I was happy that they were happy. When I found out there would be a third book my first instinct was … OHMYGOD MORE KELLAN KYLE...HELL YESSSSS!!! Then I thought about it, and I was so afraid of what she was going to put these two through, and whether my heart could handle another round of it.

Shannon Stephens, I am 100% sorry. You are amazing. You are talented, bright, wonderful, expressive, and I think I love you. You brought me more Kellan Kyle and you made him even more perfect than he already was...if that was even freakin possible. 
 
But even more so, you made me fall in love with Kiera. I honestly had zero desire to reach through the book and slap her this time. The growth that you showed us for both of these characters is so strong from Thoughtless, and even Effortless until now. I am absolutely blown away by this story.

There were so many quotes I wanted to highlight, but without having it on my Kindle yet, I couldn't.  So I will have to come back and add them in, but there are so many little pieces they each give each other (or really Shannon gives us) that make you fall a little more in love with all of the Thoughtless/Effortless/Reckless family along the way.

Shannon even gave us new characters to hate... and hate them I did.

I will tell you, stories like these and the The Love Series by Tina Reber make me really think about how involved we are in the lives of these people we don't even know. How many times have we been Team so and so outside of our book boyfriends (Team Jen!) and not thought twice about it... I don't know about anyone else but it makes me look at those magazines in the stores just a little bit differently now.

All three of these stories seem so real, you almost think this is Shannon's real life brought to us in black and white by a division of Simon & Schuster. It's like I could feel the heartache and joy and love and hate... oh and did I mention the passion... OMG KELLAN KYLE!!!! (Okay now I'm just gushing...) but I seriously do love him.  

I easily give this last book (sad face) in this series 5 stars and a little extra love for mentioning Debbie Gibson who was my ultimate favorite when I was younger!