Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

14 reviews

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

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

eblankenship23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Addiction, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, Stalking, and Suicide

aylin05's review against another edition

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

audlittlebookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

This quick YA thriller was really enjoyable to read. It was a little predictable and I wish there had been a bit more to it just to tie everything together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Drug abuse, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Physical abuse, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Racial slurs, Gore, Suicide, Death of parent, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Racism, Misogyny, and Blood

jacquibear's review

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

naijaleilani's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.5

It was so boring and i wanted to dnf it so bad but i just wanted to see if i was right about the ending which i was…very predictable and the writing is very amateur. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse, Blood, Addiction, and Drug use

sushipie1114's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Ending felt rushed but overall a pretty good and interesting reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Death, Addiction, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishtea's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Domestic abuse

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I'm not gonna lie I read this book because someone said it was giving "YOU" vibes and that sold me. I love that show. And after reading this they're right. It's "YOU", but make it YA and in high school. 

It follows two POVs: Delilah and Logan. 

I would like to note that I read this as an audiobook at 2-2.10x speed and that really made the book a breeze to read. It indirectly set the mood for the whole thriller vibe that the author was going for. And it made for a quick read. 

Reading both Logan and Delilah's POVs were great, but I'm gonna be straight with you I was pretty bored with the story until

she found out that he was stalking her. Then the story really started to move along. And we really got to see Delilah gradually start to grow deranged after her first kill. And start to see her grow more cynical with each thing she learned. And I also liked how realisti  her constant panicking was. And the whole prey v. predators aspect the author had going on. I do wish she could've been smarter in terms of digging dirt up on Logan though.

I really enjoyed that part. It was nice seeing how Logan and Delilah were secretly plotting against one another. Although it was rushed I found the last few remaining chapters pretty satisfying.

Critics: I kinda wished we got more of Logan's homelife. We never really delved into his backstory or only got bits and pieces into Logan's fixation with Sophie. I'm curious as to what lead him to such thought processes. Of cours considering this is a young adult novel I don't expect it to be too intricate, but it would've been nice if we also got to know more of the characters too. Speaking of, it kinda annoyed how useless Logan's supposed best friend was. I felt like he could've planned a bigger role. And the way Delilah found out about Logan's antics and just her own secret about the

her being the one dealing drugs at the school

was very anticlimactic. It's a decent novel though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Addiction, and Death

Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

bellaguiliano's review against another edition

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