The Obsession

A fast-paced teen revenge-thriller from the author of Dial A for Aunties, The Obsession will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

Boy Meets Girl. Boy Stalks Girl. Girl Gets Revenge.

Logan thinks he and Delilah are meant to be.

Delilah doesn't know who Logan is.

Logan believes no one knows Delilah like him. He makes sure of it by learning everything he can by watching her through a hidden camera. Some might call him a stalker. Logan prefers to be called "romantic".

Delilah is keeping secrets though, deadly ones. There's so much more to her than meets the eye.

Logan is determined to make Delilah the heroine in his twisted fantasy and he'll do anything to get what he wants.

Delilah is done with the men in her life controlling her. If Logan won't let her go...she'll make him.

"Sutanto has crafted a page-turning work of suspense that questions the line between romantic 'research' and stalking in the age of the internet, analyzing the roles played by abuse, misogyny, racism, and violence in contemporary relationships."--Booklist

"Set against a Northern California private school backdrop, the sensational plot is riddled with twists that come at a furious pace...A suspenseful page-turner."--Kirkus Reviews

"This tense, quick-moving thriller is also a thought-provoking story about the different shapes of abuse. Fans of high-drama fiction with a dark edge, like Karen McManus's One of Us Is Lying or Gretchen McNeil's #murdertrending, will be hooked."--School Library Journal

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320 pages

Average rating: 7.36

33 RATINGS

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CharleyB
Jul 03, 2024
10/10 stars
Great read. Psych thriller with a high school drama overlay. 10/10
Lina<3
May 04, 2024
Such a good book!! If you want a book that is so good, you could finish it in one night, obsession is your book. This book portrays the feelings of the main characters so well and is the epidemy of gaslight gatekeep girl boss. <3
Anonymous
Aug 30, 2023
2/10 stars
did not finish
tonyalee
Jul 19, 2023
8/10 stars
Well, that was an interesting ending. I would have loved an epilogue, though!

This was a quick, fun listen! It wasn't very... deep? Sure, the subject matter is dark but there was a lot of room to go with it. If that makes sense. Also, Delilah is my kind of character. You think you know someone....

As far as narration, it was well well done but nothing special or memorable. I listen at 1.3x speed and it was manageable!

Trigger warning: domestic & family abuse, stalking, suicide, drug use
averisivak
Feb 20, 2023
9/10 stars
I love the tension in this story. The way the boy is obsessed with the girl. And the secret the girl thinks nobody knows about.

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