Jesse Sutanto

A classic sort of love story...except somebody might wind up dead. Nobody knows Delilah like Logan does. Nobody. He makes sure of it by learning everything he can through her social media and watching her through a hidden camera he has trained on her house. Some might call him a stalker. Logan prefers to be called "romantic". But after Logan sees Delilah killing her abusive stepfather, he realizes there's still more about her to discover. His sweet, perfect Delilah isn't so perfect after all. Delilah knows she should feel guilty, but all she feels is free. She's so over the men in her life controlling her. Except Logan saw what she did, and he won't let her forget it. Delilah is done being the victim. And she refuses to be a character in Logan's twisted fantasy. If Logan won't let her go...she'll make him.

The Obsession

Okay so many fucking plot twists. I swear I couldn't comprehend how much. BUT, it was so good! One problem was I didn't know how to feel about it. Like Logan and Delilah had SUPER cute moments, but then I would remember that Logan is her stalker, and Delilah likes to murder people and she's a drug dealer. I recommend this book, but it was VERY confusing at times. 

Bea </3

౨ৎ | “i like him, sweetie. i think he’s a keeper.” mom always did have the worst taste in guys. 

i loved watching delilah change from the shy timid girl, to this girl filled with rage and becoming someone who won’t let anyone walk all over her. especially a man. 

i wish there was more to the story and more got explained. like i wish we got an epilogue or even a novella spin-off because dee was so, so intriguing. i wanted to know more. 

the writing was very fast paced and it was a very quick page turner. i would recommend if you want a quick and easy thriller book!

౨ৎ | “i like him, sweetie. i think he’s a keeper.” mom always did have the worst taste in guys. 

— ★ 3.5/5 

i loved watching delilah change from the shy timid girl, to this girl filled with rage and becoming someone who won’t let anyone walk all over her. especially a man. 

logan was, well, logan i guess! 

i wish there was more to the story and more got explained. like i wish we got an epilogue or even a novella spin-off because dee was so, so intriguing. i wanted to know more. 

the writing was very fast paced and it was a very quick page turner. i would recommend if you want a quick and easy thriller book!

trixie

look i actually did not moral dilemma over delilah as much as i was supposed to i actually thought she was kinda kickass but i spent the whole book wanting to gouge out logan’s eyeballs

Sydney Minick

dorah luxieux

the book was good like it wasn't bad, but i feel like the ending could've been better. i dont know i feel like everything was rushed, but i still enjoyed.

Nicole Triana

It was a really interesting book but the ending just seemed a little rushed idk it just seems a little incomplete. That's the only reason I gave it 3 stars, other than that it was great.

" And maybe, just maybe, I liked it a little. " she is so crazy love her

Campbell Berry

Kind of a basic book. The plot was interesting enough but did get dull and times. The best part was definitely the ending. It was the perfect way to end the story.

Chloe Searles

THIS BOOK BLEW MY MIND AND WAS DEFINITELY A PAGE TURNER. the review I’m about to write will not do it justice, but I will try my best. The authors way of telling the story through a stalkers perspective was phenomenal. If this book hasn’t won an award yet, I don’t know why. The characters are a great balance, and the ending is surprising. This book also has a sense of female power #girlboss. READ IT IM BEGGING U. I would also re read this any day, anytime, anywhere. I also can’t wait for the new books coming soon from the author. STUPENDOUS WORK.- The Obsession’s biggest fan.

Jesse Q Sutanto

Ipshita Kanungo

3.24⭐ Basically the author read You by Caroline Kepnes, loved it, created a younger version of Joe Goldberg, and to not make it look like a copy of You, created a female character who is equally immoral just to give it the, 'badass, feminist' titles. Look i'll be honest, i did enjoy reading it, but that's coz You is one of my favs novels of all times. The book was SO predictable. Like you already know the whole plot just by glancing at the back of the cover of the book. I wished there was something more to it. It was creepy yes, but idk it never gave me the chills. Like it didn't have that creepy atmosphere to it, it didn't appeal to me tbh. It was like, pretty basic writing to me and characters with pyschopathic tendencies but nothing more to them. Yeah there's things about them but still I didn't find anything amusing. Also, i needed an epilogue to learn if the lead got away with everything or what. It's a short read though, and fast paced, so if you have like not read You, or anything that has a pyschopath as the lead character, you might like this.

stephanie archer 

dropped a star bc i hated the abrupt ending

Megan Oiler 

Flew through this! A high school version of “YOU”. So good!

Kayla 

This is a book that has a lot of hard topics in it, so I do recommend that if you have any trigger warnings to look into that before reading. Although this book has to do with a creepy aspect of stalking I enjoyed the book, it helps you open up your eyes a little bit to be more careful, which I feel is sometimes something we need to remind ourselves expectably in todays time period with taging your location on social media ect. It was a compelling story that kept me wanting to read.

Tiffany Robinson

I really enjoyed this book, but I felt like there were so many unanswered questions at the end. I need to know what happened after everything.

Caitlyn DeRouin

Belle Ellrich

For fans of You and Pretty Little Liars comes a dark and twisted story told in dual POVs of two morally corrupt characters.

After reading the synopsis of The Obsession, I’m not ashamed to admit I was a bit obsessed with getting my hands on it. However, I hadn’t been expecting just how messed up the story truly would be. There were so many twists and turns, and each time they popped up, I was holding my breath and wondering how long it’d take them to pass before I could breathe easy again.

The Obsession follows two main characters, Logan and Delilah. Delilah is just a girl trying to survive high school until college, where she can move to Singapore to attend her dad’s alma mater and get as far away as possible from her mom’s abusive boyfriend. Logan couldn’t be any different from her. He’s a textbook-defined stalker, and Delilah isn’t his first victim. However, with his unassuming behavior around others and his good looks to act as a cover, he’s made it seemingly unknown that there’s something seriously wrong with him.

Each time I read through Logan’s POV, I found myself cringing or screaming--but in a good way. Jesse Q. Sutanto has crafted a character so disgusting and convincing, that you can’t help but remind yourself that he’s the deranged one in this story. His chapters each felt genuine, convincing the reader that he couldn’t help but “protect” Delilah and save her from the dangerous world around them that he’d believed to be true. It was eerie how well written Sutanto made his character. He clearly didn’t understand just why his plans weren’t always working to his fruition, nor could he place the emotions and reactions he omitted when they failed.

Delilah, on the other hand, is different from most of the protagonists we see in our stories. Sutanto created her in a way that, at first, you’d think she’d be this damsel in distress. But no, oh no, she is no damsel. Delilah is the dragon that guards the fallen castle. Out of impulse and sheer fear of her and her mother’s possible futures, she cuts her mom’s abusive boyfriend’s life short by kicking his car’s floor jack, thus making the car and all of its weight fall on top of him in a quick and gruesome manslaughter. Though she feels guilty, it’s clear that she’d do it over again in a heartbeat if it meant keeping her mom and herself safe from him. It’s through this, and secrets we learn later on in the book, that we learn Delilah isn’t as “pure” or morally adept as we might’ve thought. Sutanto made sure that Delilah would surprise us in delirious and unexpected forms, and I both loved and feared all of it.

With both of these characters, I have no doubt and fully believe that the author designed them brilliantly. The character development, not just with these two characters but all of them, was amazing throughout the story. They each had a storyline; each gave the reader feelings and thoughts that made them second guess. I honestly feel as though this was one of the best stories I’ve seen yet that has contained such carefully and well-thought-out development in a set of characters.

When it came to the world-building though, I was a bit unimpressed. Sure, there were a couple of scenes outside of the school and Delilah’s home, but overall, I felt that this entire book just took place at these two locations. It was kind of boring, in that sense. Because of that, I wouldn’t list this book as dark academia. Yes, it did take place at the school, but the school didn’t have an overall influence over the character’s decisions but for maybe two or three things.

The plot, on the other hand, had me completely shocked. Earlier, I’d mentioned that there was quite a bit of breath holding within this book, and to only briefly touch on it would be a crime within itself. This book was shocking. I hadn’t been expecting just how dark it would get, nor did I anticipate the complete shift in power by the end of the book. There were tons of secrets with unexpected twists and turns. Even though a lot of them were revealed around the midway point or past that in the book, I don’t feel as though they were suddenly added. Sutanto weaved them into the story, almost like a stitch that mends together a ripped collar on your shirt.

I will say, though, the ending was a bit disappointing. It left me with quite a few questions, such as, “Is that really it?” “Will there be another book then?” “But what happens after they find out about this?” “What will the repercussions of that be?” and the like.

Overall, I fell completely head-over-heels in love with this book, maybe even a bit more so than anticipated. Though there were a few things I feel could’ve been better, I do think that the majority of this book was a masterpiece in and of itself. For that, I rate this book 4.5 stars. Jesse Q. Sutanto is a brilliant writer, and I look forward to reading more from her in the future.

Kate

Fast paced, über creepy and utterly additive. 

This is the perfect book for YA readers wanting a twisted read with major 'You' vibes, whilst also exploring topics such as domestic abuse. 

TW: domestic abuse (emotional & physical), racism, mention of suicide.

The Obsession

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