Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

66 reviews

nightartic's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Mental illness, and Murder

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

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

cinderellasbookshelf's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Logan is the epitome of a red flag - yikes! 

This book was pretty fast-paced and addictive to read. It’s almost a YA version of You, but not as violent yet still filled with creepiness, especially from Logan’s point of view. Speaking of which, I liked how this had dual POV. Through Logan’s perspective, you can see how he tries to justify everything he’s doing because he’s “in love” and he’s a “nice guy” (nothing he does is justifiable or romantic, let’s just get that out of the way ). And from Delilah’s point of view, you get to know more about her beyond Logan’s warped perfect idea of her.

Sometimes the story and some characterizations felt a little shallow or held back details I wanted to know. The ending also felt abrupt and I wish there was at least an epilogue about what happened after. Despite this though, I really liked reading it. I’m not sure if the author’s other book at the end, The New Girl, is a sequel, prequel, or just in the same world, but I would still check it out. 


Side note: you should definitely check out this YouTube video by The Take about “The Nice Guy” trope. I kept thinking of Logan and how he checked off so many of those boxes on how the “nice guy” isn’t so nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racism

bekah1210's review

dark 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: Child abuse, Murder, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Suicide attempt

goofy_gabrielle's review against another edition

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

stuckinatimeloop's review

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicide

yellowdays99's review

dark 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

Like the show “YOU” with a twist. The ending fell a little short for me I was hoping for more. However I enjoyed the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

mayahall56's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Stalking

ecravens's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Death, Stalking, and Murder

sienna1508's review against another edition

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