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Obsession: The bestselling psychological thriller with a shocking ending
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The #1 ebook bestseller
‘Thrilling, unputdownable, a fabulous rollercoaster of a read – I was obsessed by this book’ B A PARIS, bestselling author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
‘One of the sexiest, most compelling debuts I’ve come across this year, it cries out to become a TV drama’ DAILY MAIL
One evening, a wife asks her husband a question: who else would you go for, if you could?
It is a simple question – a little game – that will destroy her life.
Carly and Rob are a perfect couple. They share happy lives with their children and their close friends Craig and Jenny. They’re lucky. But beneath the surface, no relationship is simple: can another woman’s husband and another man’s wife ever just be good friends?
Little by little, Carly’s question sends her life spiralling out of control, as she begins to doubt everything she thought was true. Who can she trust? The man she has promised to stick by forever, or the best friend she has known for years? And is Carly being entirely honest with either of them?
Obsession is a dark, twisting thriller about how quickly our lives can fall apart when we act on our desires.
Perfect for fans of B A Paris and Jackie Kabler.
‘This is one highly addictive novel!’ WENDY WALKER, AUTHOR OF ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN
‘A compelling page-turner on the dark underbelly of marriage, friendship and lust’ FIONA CUMMINS, AUTHOR OF RATTLE
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Additional information
| Publisher | Avon (4 May 2017) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 2708 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 438 pages |
by sandy
Totally enjoyed this book..felt a little confused at times but hated the ending..just my opinion but it could have been better
by Ali .C
This started off really well for me, the story does move along at breakneck speed and I did really enjoy the first half of it. I was surprised with the amount of sexual scenes in this book and I won’t lie it was probably a bit much for me in the beginning, but after a while I did become immune to it.
The plot itself was very out there, I would say there was plenty of shocking content in this, these characters were an absolute mess and it was like watching car crash tv, I couldn’t look away. However by the time it got to the second half of the book, I did start to think it was becoming a little bit repetitive and I did question these people’s behaviour constantly, it did seem to be a bit too far fetched. It did also make me feel a bit frantic at times, I’m not sure if it was the writing style or because it was so chaotic and it was the ending that really got to me, when I finished it I was sat there thinking what the hell was this all for. ????
I am conflicted with my rating of this, as I neither loved or hated this book and there were some aspects of it that were redeeming. I was compelled to read it and I thought it portrayed mental health problems and toxic relationships quite well, but I’m not sure I would recommend it, I will leave it up to you to decide if you want to read it on this occasion, but do the check triggers!
by Karen
This was a decent enough book, but I think it just went on too long in places and got a bit over wrought. I would ideally give it 3.5 stars.
The story starts with bored wife and mother Carly, asking her husband Rob if he has ever thought of other women. Rob hasn’t, not really, except maybe the odd thought about doe eyed Jenni, one half of another couple they hang around with.
Carly seems to be unhappy with life in general and this is later presented as depression. She dwells on her husband’s remark and then decides to embark on an affair with Craig, Jenni’s husband.
I think there was a decent story within all the bed hopping and angst. Carly had the main voice within the book and, while not exactly likeable, she was more developed.
The other characters just seemed like bit parts, particularly the husbands. Rob, the saintly Doctor husband and Craig, the walking cliché and deliverer of some cringeworthy lines (“Jenni starves me, x feeds me”).
Both husbands also seemed to have some fairly unpleasant attitudes to women and operated in a 1970s haze of “well, if it’s offered on a plate/I couldn’t help myself”.
The most interesting character was Jenni, a saintly practising Christian, a doe eyed gentle, meditating vegetarian. Yet still waters run deep, I thought Jenni was sadly relegated to shorter more skimped over chapters while the rest of story centred around the vapid Carly and her endless whines.
It was enjoyable and I read to the end, but I think it ran out steam just as the plot started to get more interesting. It was like a book of two halves in a way, an in depth first half about a woman’s extra marital affair which was, somehow, all her friend’s fault. Then a darker, more complex story in the second half that got a bit rushed and overlooked.
by Ali .C
As soon as I saw the blurb I wanted to read this. A psychological thriller – yes please – definitely my kind of book and now after reading, I have to say it is quite different to many that I’ve encountered recently.
When Carly asks her GP husband Rob one question whilst on a family holiday, it sets off a chain of events that nobody could forsee. The lesson here is don’t ask a question that you don’t want to know the answer to! Each chapter is told by one of the four characters and whilst this sometimes repeats some of the narrative, hearing their version of events in their own voice does give another perspective and a makes it a more personal and, at times, voyeuristic read.
I can’t remember when I last read a book where I disliked the characters so much but then I feel that was the author’s intention. This is not a sugar coated story but more of a delve into the darker side of the human psyche. Carly, I detested from the outset. She had a nice life, children (who she didn’t seem to care for very much) and a loving husband but she still wasn’t happy, picking a fight whenever she could – my nickname for her was Carly the Cow. However, as I read on, I began to realise that none of the others were any great shakes either and actually I couldn’t really get behind any of them. Perhaps Rob, Carly’s husband, was the only one that I felt any remote sympathy for in the beginning but then he began to grate with his religious outpourings and double standards. I am not an atheist but I’m not particularly religious either and religion does feature heavily with a couple of the characters. Surprisingly so really, considering some of their thoughts and behaviour.
This is very much a slow burner of a story and focuses more on the characters than actions, however, the slow build up did add to the intensity of the story – you just knew that something bad was going to happen but you couldn’t look away. The short chapters made it a very addictive read; I may not have cared much for the characters but I was still desperate to know what happened to them.
There are several themes covered in this story including mental illness, depression and addiction. Don’t be mistaken however that this will be a depressing read – these darker elements add to the gritty realism and the realisation that in fact the scenarios our characters face could happen in other families. The author has woven these strands very well into a dark and gripping plot with the power to shock. One thing I should mention is that there is quite a lot of sexual content in the story, so much so that when I first started reading, I thought it was heading towards being an erotic thriller – this didn’t bother me at all but if that isn’t your thing, just be warned.
Obsession is the author’s debut novel. The storytelling is accomplished and powerful and I’m looking forward to reading more by Amanda Robson.
by Ronnie
This has a lot of potential but for me it honestly just was a Waste of time
by Mary Pritchard
Good