A review by reading_rainy
Sweet Obsession by Callie Rose

3.0

This poor cover model probably didn't drink water for an entire day just to get this massively cut photo.

On to actual thoughts about the story.

For the majority of the book I thought it was going to be a pnr. Don’t ask why, I don’t know! Maybe it was the ethereal feel to her dreams or her “connections” with the guys? I was expecting vampire or shifters at the end…so don’t be like me. It has zero pnr action. It's a RH, but there are only a couple steamy scenes and those are with one guy.

Ayla was raised in the foster care system and
Spoiler was raped by her foster father at the age of 15. This isn't really discussed in detail, but we know she tried to take her own life after that.
Also, she may or may not have a younger brother. Ayla was 17 when she lost part of her right arm when she jumps in front of bullets meant for a stranger (at the time) named Marcus.

Some of the plot points felt off, or brushed over.

-All the MC's are 17/18 in the first chapter, and are at a bar drinking and dancing. Maybe all four of them used fake ID's? The bulk of the story takes place 2.5 years after this, so they are all around 22/23.

-Marcus, Ryland, and Theo are the H. They are very wealthy, but we never hear about them actually working. They live in a huge mansion, have nice clothes, and garage filled with expensive cars, etc.

-Ayla has a gorgeous half sleeve but says she barely has enough money to feed herself and pay her own rent, how the heck did she afford that expensive tattoo? We are reminded a few times that she's trying to save up money to attend college. (works as a bartender and temp aid)

- The entire reason for the story felt really stupid and a bit of a let down...probably because I was expecting werewolves. I thought that
Spoilerthe gangster that lost his wife and didn't have any kids might have secretly been her father and when he found out about Ayla, he was going to leave his empire/town to her. Not the lame group of men that are trying to kill each other off for the privilege of ruling.