Long Way Down

By: Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Jessica Almasy

Length: 20 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's Summary

Spin-off book in the Addicted series
Book 4 in the Calloway Sisters series

With a seven-year age difference, Ryke and Daisy have faced an uphill battle in the eyes of the world and their families. Known as the most adventurous, fast-paced couple, their next step has always been elusive to the rabid media.

Behind the scenes, heartbreaking troubles continue to test Ryke and Daisy's resilience and shape their future together.

They promise: to never slow down. To never compromise who they are. To never abandon their love for each other.

But preserving their happiness also means adding more risks. Ones that even Connor Cobalt wouldn't take. As a professional free-solo climber, Ryke is no stranger to risk, but his next step with Daisy wagers more than just his health.

With their lives on the line, Ryke and Daisy head toward the vast, wild unknown in this epic final conclusion to the Addicted series.

New adult romance: recommended for listeners 18+ for mature content.

For the most fulfilling listening experience, the Calloway Sisters series should be listened to along with the Addicted series.

Listening order as recommended by the authors:

Addicted to You
Ricochet
Addicted for Now
Kiss the Sky
Hothouse Flower
Thrive
Addicted After All
Fuel the Fire
Long Way Down
Some Kind of Perfect

©2015 K. B. Ritchie (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

PERFECTION

I have been waiting SO impatiently for this audiobook!! Ryke & Daisy are my favorites and this book is just absolute perfection. Krista & Becca Ritchie are superheroes in my eyes.

It's OK...

...if you don't mind unrealistic, fantasy-like story lines.

For the most part, I found the characters annoying and suffocating (seriously, they can't even go to the bathroom without the entire group having a conniption). Of course, every character is the most famous, beautiful, rich, talented, brilliant, well-endowed, [enter unrealistic noun/adj here]. Don't forget codependent, antisocial, and boring.

Lots of unrealistic drama that just never seems to end. They literally can't leave the house without almost dying or some terrible event happening. No wonder their idea of a "fun" night is sitting around staring at each other (which always ends in a fight or tears). But since they aren't wearing bras, it's fun and crazy!!!

Some topics in the book should have been researched more, as it was clear the authors didn't have experience or knowledge with what they were referencing.

As for the narrators, I usually like Jessica Almasy. Stephen Dexter was fine, but I sometimes felt like I was being screamed at or his voice was super dramatic for no reason.

Some parts of the book are cute/funny, and Ryke was okay when he wasn't being a control freak (alpha, I think they called it). Maybe worth reading if you're low on inventory, like me.

A Most Read!

5 out of 5 Stars

Long Way Down is the 9th/4th book in the Addicted/Calloway Series. I really enjoyed Long Way Down and can't wait to read Some Kind of Perfect. I loved Ryke and Daisy. I am Team Raisy

Tear jerker

This has to be one of my favorite. I cried a few sad and happy tears with this one. loved it.

Best HEA

My heart is so freaking full. My love for all the Like Us Kids has tripled. I’m so in love with al of them and want them all to find their HEA. Also, now I finally get to read Willow and Garrison’s books! Absolutely in LOVE!

Love love love Ryke

I love this book! I love Ryke!!!! Truthfully I wish that he ended up with someone else even though there were no other Calloway sisters for him to end up but Daisy is truly my least favorite sister I want to strangle more of them time then not! But regardless of her not being my favorite I love this story and I love their love story mainly because of Ryke of course ♥️

excellent! I love this series!

I love this series and the performances where perfect for these characters! I had read and listened several times and I will read/listen many more times.

Ryke and Daisy have come a long way.

I keep typing and then backspacing, then typing again. I'm not sure where I want to go with this review. #Raisy is my least favorite couple of the Core 6, but at the end of this book, when Sulli was born, a major soft spot bloomed in my heart for them. Maybe I needed them to become parents for me to really appreciate them, which is weird because usually I'm all about being childfree. But I love the Like Us series, which is where it all started for me with this family, so I guess it only makes sense that seeing the start of the next generation makes me happy.
There was a point in this book where I had to set it aside, and I wasn't sure if I'd be coming back to it. If you've read it, you'll know what I'm talking about. I decided I wanted to see it through, though, so I came back to it, but I ended up skipping past a few chapters- my heart just couldn't handle what was coming.
After that it all seemed to move pretty quickly, and I really enjoyed the last part of the book.

I do really like how much Ryke and Daisy care for each other. I've always liked how protective Ryke is over Daisy, even before they were a couple. While the age difference would usually be a bit of a no go for me, especially with how young Daisy was at first, it really didn't bother me as much with these 2 as it normally would.
So this series has done a good job of flipping some of my normal "dislikes" on their head!

I loved the epilogue! And I can imagine how I would have felt so bereft reading it, thinking that was it for this family. But being so late to the game with this series, it just makes me more excited to revisit the Like Us books again, and Willow and Garrison's duet. I'm listening to a different book now, but will be jumping into Some Kind of Perfect next.

I love Stephen Dexter. He makes for a great Ryke. It was cute listening to him voice the little ones. Jessica Almasy is a good Daisy. I did feel like sometimes she was overplaying the part, though, with just how she projected certain sentences in certain scenes. But other times it worked. Her voice is what I'll associate with Daisy from now on, though!

Crazy for Raisy!

I totally subscribe to their fandom. they are both peopled I'd like to know in real life and to see them get their happily ever after is absolutely cake icing!

- 4.25 to 4.5 stars -

This was a long book, but I'm glad I read and listened to it. I did end up getting a bit impatient and skimmed ahead, so I knew about a lot of the major events before I went back to listening to the audio book while reading. The reason I'm impatient is because I want to hurry up and start listening to the Like Us series again. Once again I don't have a whole lot to say about this book.



- Spoilers -

I think Ryke and Daisy's story was particularly beautiful in this book. It was very clear just how much they love each other and were meant to be despite all the odds against them (past and present), such as family, the media, and their age. Their wedding was absolutely beautiful and I couldn't picture a more amazing wedding for them. The moment Daisy started walking towards Ryke had me tearing up.
The struggles they went through of trying to have a child was rather sad and you could see the longer it went without results the more tired, frustrated, and sad they became about it. So it was even more clear just how much they treasure their daughter and how much joy she brought into their lives after she was born.
I loved seeing Lo push Ryke to a better place after his accident as it really showed just how much he cares about his brother.

(possible Spoilers for the Like Us series)
I find it ironic that Lo made a comment about how he would act towards a guy who had tattoos, swore a lot, was older, and was interested in having a relationship with his daughter, when that is actually happening in the Like Us series. I just found it a bit amusing that his comment and fear actually came true. It also sort of applies to Maximoff as well since Farrow has tattoos, is a bit older than Maximoff, and I'm pretty sure he also swears sometimes as well.
(End of Spoilers for the Like Us series)


*Narration*
I have mixed feelings about the narration with this book. On one hand I thought they did a wonderful job and heightened my enjoyment and the emotions I felt throughout the book compared to when I was just reading it. On the other hand there were a few things that bothered me about. With Ryke's narrator, he for some reason made Sam sound like a cowboy/southerner (sometimes) and Garrison's voice sounded off at times as well, or at least not like I had imagined his voice to sound like. With Daisy's narrator, she made Lily and sometimes Rose sound rather harsh, like how Samantha Callaway sounds, but it wasn't all the time. She also made Connor sound rather harsh and snappy as well at times, most notably during the scene when they were with Daisy at the doctor's office. An issue that I had with both narrators is that sometimes the tone of voice didn't match how I thought it should sound, like when Connor was asking Garrison why he got into coding during the Halloween party. But the good things I noticed with the narrators is that they made me feel a lot more emotional during certain scenes compared to when I read it without the audio. Like during the moment in the car when Daisy was internally freaking out about Ryke dying and Lo started breaking down as well brought tears to my eyes. And the emotions both narrators put in their voices during certain moments really made me feel a lot for the characters. The audio also helped with my impatience and understanding of the story. So that is why I'm a bit conflicted in how I feel about the audio book.


Overall, this was a good book with a lot of emotions. I loved seeing all six characters finally reach peace and happiness along with seeing just how much they've grown compared to the first book. I am glad I read this book and I highly recommend this series for other people to read and listen to.

Amazing love story

Wow such an emotional story. Really tugged on my heart strings! Amazing to listen to thanks to the fantastic narration.