Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

10 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was my second book by Ms. Sutanto, and I thought Dial A for Aunties was solid, but I liked the writing style more in this one. I thought it was really creepy, and I was so incredibly stressed out by the mom's boyfriend. I did feel like

the ending was a little abrupt and kind of got the writer out of a tight bind, which was a bit unsatisfying.

I also wanted a little more info about the gal

who died from the drug thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Vomit, and Drug use

cassiereadsbooks_'s review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Addiction

beckybeth's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Not my favorite by this author. Definitely no humor, but the plot was a lot more basic too. A YA version of “You”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

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

jacquibear's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Grief

vale_likescheese's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The ending leaves you extremely shocked! I loved this book and It’s very interesting. I couldn’t put it down after a little bit of reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Death, Blood, Mental illness, Child abuse, Murder, and Drug use

Minor: Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Stalking, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

carolinec_19's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

bellaguiliano's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Drug use, Stalking, Addiction, Grief, Physical abuse, Death, Suicide, and Mental illness

goofy_gabrielle's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Murder, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

larabezzina's review

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood