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Devious Obsession by S. Massery

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meowrie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the second book in this series and Steele is a bully, yes, but not like Grayson. He was psychotic. Steele did some horrible things to Aspen but she tried to have a backbone.

The prologue was hot. And the sex was on fire. The two of them together were panty drenching ridiculousness. Lots of somno, lots of oral (missing from the first one), voyeurism, primal play, all sorts of great stuff. Loved it. And there was a plot too. Bully plot with a stalker subplot. Like the first book.

Aspen had a history of trauma so watch your triggers here.

There are some things that happen that got a little darker too, near the last part of the book. I'm sensing a theme with this series. Not that this is a bad thing. It's doable. I'm digging the series so far. First time reading this author and I like it so far.

The audio was bomb. I love Teddy Hamilton and Desiree Ketchum and they both did a fantastic job with this one.

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goldfish779's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I like this one ALOT! Not only for the twisted (devious more appropriately) obsession between Aspen and Steele, but the loyal friend group who always got each other’s back. I would say Grayson was the darkest but Steele was that mean one.

Heat: 🔥🔥🔥🔥~🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (tons of spice along the story and somewhat feels way hotter than Grayson’s book)

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missdevo's review against another edition

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3.5

I loved the 1st book in this series, so I guess I had high expectations. This one just felt a little... messy to me. The spice was spicing, so no complaints there, but the character building missed a step. The motivation for Steele felt forced, and the subplot about Aspen's past felt too fragile, like the author was afraid to really get into what happened, and that made her trauma feel forced too. I had a hard time drumming up any emotion from the plot, and on face value that makes no sense. If you outlined it, it was definitely dramatic-but the character development stole a lot of that from me. I still liked the book and plan to continue reading the series. I'd recommend it for people who like high spice (check triggers first!) and don't mind the plot being a little thinner.

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aurslde's review

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dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

this was definitely a shift when compared to the previous book in the series. i had little to no expectations of devious obsession going into it. and yet, i still found myself disappointed with reading this.

plot? mess. romance? mess. but don't worry guys there is PLENTY of sex scenes to go around. there was so many that i ended up skimming every single one around the 50% mark. considering this was primarily smut, i found myself dragging through this. the introduction sequence seemed promising but then you're supposed to be lead to believe that these characters hated each other for a little over half of the book??? i just didn't find myself believing that plot point in their relationship. their relationship does take a shift at the halfway mark; however, it is so sudden and messily executed that i still didn't find myself enjoying them as a couple. but i will appreciate the shift for the fact that it did help me get through the book faster. the plot is very little to non-existent. i liked the idea of it, but it just didn't have the proper attention to it enough for me to care.

devious obsession felt like brutal obsession but without any good or substance to it.

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readingwithbec_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

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paoitz's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5!

Wasn’t the plot that I expected, but definitely enjoyed it. Steele is now on the same tier as Dare, Carter, and Ryatt.

This for me showed a different side of the humiliation kink. Especially since we as the reader gets both MC’s POVs.

I loved how they first met. It give them a little bit more edge when they, mainly Steele, began falling in lust/love.

I wasn’t expecting the father plot nor how Stephen really became redeemable in my eyes in that room with her.

But what really surprised me was the Miles’s POV. I am glad we had that little bit of insight, because I was definitely starting to not like Willow. I kept saying come on girl…read the room please.

Then having Jacob and his situation forewarning us for his book…which I am so so ready for. He’s actions are on the level with MC of Sophie’s Surrender. They both are totally unhinged and obsessed. I can’t wait to see how he pulls everything off once he finds his girl again.

I would recommend this and am very glad I got the SE of this book.

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tguccione's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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andeng's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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hotfunnycoolgirl's review

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0.5

watpadd-y. also there’s a lot i think you can get away with when reading something that you’d hate in real life (almost all dark romances) but this was ridiculous my heart just broke for her.
He doesn’t discuss boundaries before doing anything (which of course turns out awfully with her being retramutised) which makes it assault and also sends her into shock as he basically recreates the most traumatic moments of her life.

and then goes on to say (while having sex with her) he’s nothing like her dad even though he put her in the exact same situation he put her in against her will

he feels bad but then says he’d never apologise are you fucking kidding me. he never does aftercare even when he’s supposedly falling for her (he does after he assaults her whoopdydoo - but even that was more consoling her) fucking hate this guy also his whole broody thing fuck off, firstly very wattpaddy also you can’t even begin to compare his past to hers.

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