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Devious Obsession by S. Massery

bubbles1881's review

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3.0

I mean it was good. Idk like sometimes I wasn’t feeling it or the steamy scenes weren’t to my liking which is a me thing. The whole secondary story line with her dad and overall smaller characters felt random and underdeveloped and unresolved.

twirlygirl's review against another edition

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dark

2.5

exquisite_tragedy's review

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3.0

Tropes/Themes:
-MF new adult bully romance
-One night stand to lovers
-Forbidden (they find out they’re step siblings after their one night stand)
-Hate to love
-Opposites attract
-Alpha/manipulative hero
-Sports (college hockey)
-Dual POV
-Book #2 in an interconnected standalone series

This was another bonkers installment in this new adult bully romance series. The hero was a straight up bad guy that does straight up l bad things (especially to the heroine), but for some reason I was still rooting for the romance.

This has CWs galore, so be sure to do your research before diving in. Most notable ones for me were dub con, drugging (by the hero), kidnapping, violence, murder, CSA, strained familial relationships, and many more.

Story: 3/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (narrated by Teddy Hamilton & Desiree Ketchum)
Length 11h14min

bookswithemmaaa's review against another edition

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4.0

4⭐️4

booknerdash's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

5.0

alysledge's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

4.25

rhhill's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

morganrae5601's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5🌟
Very dark hockey romance. Learned some triggers for myself but this is also not my normal genre. I'd say it's top tier dark bully romance! 

imogenreads7's review

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3.0

3.5