The Maddest Obsession (Made)

THIS IS SPOILER FREE. READ IF YOURE ON THE FENCE ABOUT READING THIS OR ABOUT READING THE FIRST ONE. 😅Okay seriously. Let’s talk about this, guys.Part 1 of Review—Why Book is Great:This book was so brilliantly written. The whole development of these characters was clearly well thought out and plotted with great attention to detail.I’m assuming this is because the writer had to go back in time to tell these Characters’ stories and then weave it into the parts of book 1. And because of this, everything was carefully thought through and mapped out. This is a testament to how every writer should be mapping out these stories just like this before writing them— because LOOK AT THE QUALITY ACHIEVED!!Part 1.2– The Couple Dynamic:I haven’t been this blown away by a romance novel in a very long time. Christian and Gianna are almost like the GrumpyXSunshine trope, but Gianna doesn’t let people push her around. She is kind and optimistic but it’s mostly stemming from the trauma she’s experienced throughout her life.I’ve seen people disliking Gianna and There will be no Gianna slander on my watch. Make no mistake, she may come across as entitled and immature, but she is as 3 dimensional as a character can get. Her motivations follow her through the novel.Now, Christian. Man. He is the closeted cinnamon roll we all need in our lives. (What? Don’t we all love a semi sociopathic king? Only me? Okay.. lol) Just like Gianna he has experienced trauma, but his coping mechanisms aren’t like Gianna’s(hers being drugs and alcohol and optimistically risky behaviors) — his consist of mild OCD, hyper fixations, and shielding his emotions from others.Part 1.3– Mood Of Novel. Dark romance. Comedy:Now, I know the subject matter seems dark. There is killing and trauma and drug use and mental health issues — HOWEVER— this novel is not weighed down for longer than necessary. The BANTER. Jesus. The banter. It’s always enlightening when you read what actual great banter is and realize the other books you thought had great banter really were just meh. Bc that’s what happened here. The banter is so great. I actually was laughing out loud. And I’m from the generation of “lol” *keeps straight face*. Gianna is so funny. Her internal dialogue is great- but doesn’t feel like the jokes are forced or trying to make her quirky. And Christian- his dry-witty responses to her are sooo funny. Made me love him.This book has so many levels to it. I promise this is one of the lightest “dark romances” I’ve read. In terms of emotional weight I felt reading it. Because even when you find out the horrid details of their past traumas — their relationships brings you back to the surface of this witty adorable atmosphere. They react in ways that I’ve seen actual trauma victims react in terms of letting things roll off your back when possible - but having no choice but to succumb to triggers.Part 2– Critiques:The prose can still use work. Repeated phrases are always a Pete peeve for me. Like “vise grip on my wrist”- girl. There are so many other way to say this. Lol and “look of vehemence”. When writers use these same phrases to describe the same things over and over again it starts to feel like they’re using a template to write. But— with that being said, the character development and their relationship development is so good that I was able to over look that. Where it would’ve normally taken me out of the story- I was already so sucked into it that it didn’t affect me as much.I RECOMMEND SO MUCH! LolPart 3– Relationship to First Book:The crappy thing is that the first book was good. But just good. I would rate that at 3? The lead’s relationship was cute. I really like Ace and Elena. But the conflicts felt forced. Could’ve been solved with simple communication. the story was entertaining though.I wouldn’t recommend the first book to anyone though. I *WOULD* recommend the second(if you haven’t been able to tell by now)But in order to read this book you really need to read the first one. Which sucks because the first one doesn’t give the greatest impression of what the second book has to offer.***So, if you’re wondering if you should read this book YESS.Should you read the first one in order to fully grasp this book? YESSAfter you finish the first book and you’re like “eh. It’s okay” should you ignore that opinion and read this book anyways?Y U P lolOkay. That’s my rant. Whew. Lovely to see you again, Book Hangover. 😅

Prch Amz August 14, 20214.25 Stars.This one is definitely better than the first book in the series. Christian and Gianna were great characters to read about. I thoroughly enjoyed their story.Quite a few surprises where Christian is concerned.Gianna gave me quite a few chuckles.Both has some heartbreaking moments.Some of their interactions made me laugh out loud.And Lord have MERCY the steamy sex scenes between these two could set an Igloo on FIRE!What kept this from being a full 5 Stars is the author seems to really live to drag things out. From about chapter 25 or so and on to the ending things just pretty much went no where for no reason. Most of what happened in those chapters should have happened a lot faster without all the unnecessary angst. This made these areas feel a bit repetitive and bogged down.Not all of what was in the last 11 or so chapters were that way. Some of it was really good. But it made you feel like the author was stretching things out just for page count.All said and done, I really did enjoy it and I'm definitely going to read the next in this series.Keeping my fingers crossed it will be at least as good as this one.

I absolutely LOVED this book!!!To be honest, when I first started reading the book and the author’s note explained how the two parts of the book were past and present, I was hesitant to keep reading… but I was a thousand times wrong in thinking that. The two parts perfectly tied everything together.The Maddest Obsession captured my attention the entire time while reading. I loved Christian and his obsession with Gianna. Every chapter had me grabbed by the throat and forced to keep reading because that was how intrigued I was with this story.By the time it was 5am, I knew I had to, reluctantly, put the book down and get some sleep. As soon as I woke up, I went straight back to reading. The ending was a million times better than I ever could’ve imagined and I never even saw it coming! I was 40 pages from the end and all I could think about was “How the hell is this book going to end??? I NEED to know!!”I’m more obsessed with how Christian continuously persevered in capturing Gianna’s attention. How he finally let her into his mind. It was so refreshing to read about a love that seemed like it would never happen, but fate had already seared their lives together without them even knowing. Or well Christian knew, but Gianna took a little more convincing.My favorite scene was the first time Christian and Gianna did the dirty in the backseat of his car. It wss spicy and SO captivating !! I loved the intensity and lust between them.Definitely will reread this book in the future!!

I loved this book more than I thought I would. The book is a little different than the mafia romances I’ve read in the past, but I absolutely loved it. Christian Allister is perfect book boyfriend material, and Gianna is chaotic but lovable. The slow burn of their romance just about drove me crazy, but I really enjoyed Danielle Lori’s story telling in this one. I might even like this second installment better than the first (but I definitely recommend still reading Book 1).

This one has to be one of my favorites. The fact that Christian was going to therapy because he was obsessed with her, watched her get married twice, and still waited 8 years, he wore her hair tie for 3 years around his wrist, and she was the only woman he had ever kissed. I mean what is love if it isn’t that! Gianna and Christian were made for each other. My favorite part “What do I taste like?” His eyes drifted back up to mine. They were so deep and serious they held me captive. His next two words tugged at my heart, even though I didn’t know the meaning. “Kak moya.” Means “like mine” Swooning!!if you like a mafia romance this is for you🖤

Gostei muito mais desse livro do que do primeiro.Christian e Giana tiveram muito altos e baixos, o destino afastou eles várias vezes , mas no final ele venceram.Christian e Giana cresceram em países diferentes, mas tiveram infâncias semelhantes, cada um com o seu devido trauma, porém aprenderam a duras lutas se entregaram e cresceram.Foi muito legal ver Giana dobrando Christian.A escrita da autora é fluída, algumas vezes fiquei triste pelos traumas, mas ele cresceram e isso que importa.Bom demais!!!

This book is even better than the first in the series, which is surprising because I really loved the first book, but I was definitely more excited about the second installment in the series..What I enjoyed the most was the pace in the relationship. We have an 8 year period making the romance believable, while also building delicious anticipation..I had a bi panic in this book because I was so in love with every minute Gianna appeared this beautiful, strong and daring girl stole my heart from the first chapter despite everything she had to go through in her childhood I wanted to do was hug her and protect her from everything bad in his life..Christian Allister is a man on the lower end of the OCD spectrum. He needs order and has some obsessive tendencies. He's a fed, but there's a mysterious and dangerous darkness around him now. His connection to the mob was unwanted until something, or someone, caught his eye. He is now living his life in a mess of conflicting emotions, trying to overcome the urges that drive him forward..What I like best about Gianna and Christian is that they put on a front for the outside with their indifferent personality and not a care in the world, but they could see each other's truth beyond that. Gianna saw something dark and dirty lurking behind her cold eyes, while Christian knew that Gianna was a vulnerable girl who just wanted to be loved, but deep down she felt that she didn't deserve it. Gianna was and always will be the chink in Christian's armor..The story is about their journey towards each other, their push and pull, their back and forth, their character development, their misconceptions, insecurities and underlying love for each other. I loved how he loved her. God, he loved the way he loved everything about her, the good, the bad, and the ugly. He never once tries to change her, to make her something that he is not hers. He accepts, wants, loves and appreciates everything about her.

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Uno dei libri più belli mai letti. personaggi scritti benissimo. storia avvincente senza mai annoiarti.Letto in solo due giorni.

Great storyline, everything is just so heart wrenching and heart warming both at the same time, I loved Gianna and Christian to the moon. The way Christian is obsessed with her is something not at all let goable.