The Obsession by Jesse Q 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.

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This is a fantastic, chilling, scary story. Logan is a perfect psychopath; charming, convincing, and convinced that he's in the right. The scary thing is, when we're in his point of view, it almost makes sense; it almost seems reasonable, the things he's doing. That's great characterisation, of course, not just for him but for Delilah as well.

I was surprised to read on Goodreads that this is part one of a series, as it all seemed to wrap up beautifully at the end. I'll be very interested to see what happens in part two! I'm sure Jesse will come up with something just as fun and creepy as this.

I really enjoyed this read - although I'll be looking over my shoulder for a while! - and I can't wait to read the next part.

The Obsession publishes on the 1st of February, 2021.