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A review by alechains
The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
So this is a 3.5 ⭐ for me.
I liked the chemistry between the MCs and the tension that you could cut with a knife every time they saw each other but I need more from both of them.
First of all, Gianna, I wanted her to have more depth, she had a drug problem but I wanted to know why, how did she stop. It was briefly mentioned that she used drugs to cope with her panic attacks but we still didn't get much info about what happened to her to cause those panic attacks. All there was to her was being sassy and dressing over the top, she was always treated her either like a dumb bitch or a whore. I really needed her to tell everyone to go to hell and show them she was more than that but it didn't happen. I would have loved more of a backstory, to know more about her mom, how she got out from that world, their relationship, etc.
On the other hand we had Christian, he was cold, distant and freaking obsessed with Gianna but always treated her like trash. The first 3/4 of the book he was either calling her stupid, whore or gold digger and I don't care how hot, mysterious or intense a man is, I'll tell him to go to hell and never sleep with him after he treats me like that. Gianna needed to grow a bit of a backbone and get some self-respect. Then he opened up a bit about his past with his mom and brother but it was in the last 5% so it felt rushed and like he only did it so Gianna wouldn't leave him and agree to marry him. We also didn't get a lot of story about his career as a fed and how he started working with the mafia.
So I liked parts of this story and the chemistry but the disrespect to the FMC was too much for me. Also Gianna really needed to have more personality and goals in life instead of just agreeing when being forced to choose a husband.
I liked the chemistry between the MCs and the tension that you could cut with a knife every time they saw each other but I need more from both of them.
First of all, Gianna, I wanted her to have more depth, she had a drug problem but I wanted to know why, how did she stop. It was briefly mentioned that she used drugs to cope with her panic attacks but we still didn't get much info about what happened to her to cause those panic attacks. All there was to her was being sassy and dressing over the top, she was always treated her either like a dumb bitch or a whore. I really needed her to tell everyone to go to hell and show them she was more than that but it didn't happen. I would have loved more of a backstory, to know more about her mom, how she got out from that world, their relationship, etc.
On the other hand we had Christian, he was cold, distant and freaking obsessed with Gianna but always treated her like trash. The first 3/4 of the book he was either calling her stupid, whore or gold digger and I don't care how hot, mysterious or intense a man is, I'll tell him to go to hell and never sleep with him after he treats me like that. Gianna needed to grow a bit of a backbone and get some self-respect. Then he opened up a bit about his past with his mom and brother but it was in the last 5% so it felt rushed and like he only did it so Gianna wouldn't leave him and agree to marry him. We also didn't get a lot of story about his career as a fed and how he started working with the mafia.
So I liked parts of this story and the chemistry but the disrespect to the FMC was too much for me. Also Gianna really needed to have more personality and goals in life instead of just agreeing when being forced to choose a husband.