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Grip by Kennedy Ryan

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A swoon-worthy epic love story. Grip & Bristol story is beautiful, heart-wrenching and totally intoxicating, I just couldn't put this book down until I finished and then still took some time to put my feelings into words how much I loved it. Love Love Loved this book.

readingwithhippos's review

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4.0

Grip (real name Marlon) is Bristol’s brother’s best friend, and when they first meet they’re young and trying to figure out their lives. Grip dates a lot of women but famously never settles down, and that reputation is what ultimately keeps the two apart despite an amazing few days they share when Bristol comes for a visit. It’s the kind of instant connection you don’t find very often, and neither of them can stop thinking about it even years later, once Grip is a successful recording artist and Bristol is his manager. Beyond the angsty love story, you’ll also get a thoughtful and nuanced discussion of the tensions between police and people of color (which is one of the main reasons I love romance—there’s so much more going on than you might expect).

teesbookjourney's review

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5.0

I am here for the drama to continue - as we know Bristol is not having Grip because he had a girlfriend and didn't say anything

she has serious trust issues due to her upbringing. so she has pushed both Rhy and Grip's careers forward and they are a big artist.

However, Grip won't let her go because they are for each other - this book is 50% Grip and Bristol going back and forth on if they can be together adding in some supporting characters that cause trouble in paradise

I loved the drama of it all and I couldn't put the book down

tfw_'s review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.75

readingbelle's review

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Once again Kennedy uses her platform for good. Love that Grip and Bristol's story tackles the reality of everyday life for POC. This is a romance with meat.

caledonia's review

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5.0

When I said I liked slow-burning-mutual-pining-turned-lovers this is what I ment. It has to be one of the cutest stories I have ever read.

lindaunconventionalbookworms's review

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5.0

Grip delves deeper into Grip's life, but also Bristol's. The story unfolds eight years after Flow, and I just felt so good being with these characters again! I loved Grip and Bristol even more than before. Even if their relationship (or lack thereof) is a tangled mess.
They are both so true to themselves and what they believe in, and I love how they are able to take an honest look at themselves when it comes to the differences in their worlds. And those differences are among the things Bristol wants to fix, and something Grip is ready to fight for.
The writing is like a mix between pose and poetry, and that, the story, the characters, and the social awareness all touched me very deeply.