Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

7 reviews

orion_schuldt's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Stalking, Mental illness, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Classism

aylin05's review

2.75

i wanted to like this one but honestly it’s was just okay in every way. it was really promising at first but the ending kinda disappointed me. especially because it was left on a cliff hanger. not one of the clique “to be continued” one but Delilah just walked away from a conversation and then i flip the page and there’s the acknowledgments. it felt really out of place to just end the entire book with no final conclusion. you don’t find out what happened to Delilah, if she got arrested, moved to college, confessed to Aisha or what. So it felt sort of sloppy and lazy toward the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Grief, Cursing, Murder, and Toxic relationship

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

disclaimer if you’ve read other reviews by me and are noticing a pattern: You’re correct that I don’t really give starred reviews, I feel like a peasant and don’t like leaving them and most often, I will only leave them if I vehemently despised a book. I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all. Everyone’s reading experiences are subjective, so I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not, regardless if I add stars or not. Find me on Instagram: @bookish.millennial or tiktok: @bookishmillennial

Because one thing I had learned about predators is that there can only be one around. Lisa, Brandon, and Logan were all predators, in their own ways. And, as it turned out, so was I. Maybe Lisa sensed that I was a bit of a natural when it came to killing predators. That I was the snake after all. And maybe, just maybe, I liked it a little.

I did not know that Jesse wrote thrillers like this! For me, Jesse *does not miss* !!! Since I do not read premises, I had no idea what to expect going into this book. I was pleasantly surprised by these dark characters and storyline. The main character Delilah's half-Singaporean ethnicity does not play too much of a role in the storyline but I do think it's important in connection to Logan's first obsession, Sophie (and how much Delilah reminds him of her).

This book moves fast, and I know murder is wrong but I couldn't help but root for Delilah. She and her mom deserved better, especially from the police force that knew something was up with their fellow police officer Brandon.

I loved how quickly everything tied up in the end, and at the end of the day, I support women's rights but more importantly, I support women's wrongs. CRY ABOUT IT! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Death, Violence, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Blood

mchramu's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this book was so good?? such a fun read with a very interesting plotline. i loved reading the different perspectives. logan was definitely super creepy but delilah isn't technically a good person either so um.. very mixed feelings about the characters but overall it's a good read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

taylorsevalia's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

For most of the book, I was expecting to learn more about Sophie. Although Sophie still feels like a mystery to me, Delilah’s story made up for it. I really enjoyed Delilah’s character besides the parts in library, but then, the ending had me wanting more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Addiction

Minor: Eating disorder, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

content warning for child death towards the end of the book

sienna1508's review

dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was so interesting to read but could be very triggering for someone in a toxic relationship or has an abusive relationship. It also talks about sui...cide so just be very careful reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Racism, Car accident, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Cursing

Minor: Eating disorder

beyondapage's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Vomit