The obsession by Nora Roberts

Naomi Bowes lost her innocence the night she followed her father into the woods. In freeing the girl trapped in the root cellar, Naomi revealed the horrible extent of her father's crimes and made him infamous. Now a successful photographer living under the name Naomi Carson, she has found a place that calls to her, thousands of miles away from everything she's ever known. Naomi wants to embrace the solitude, but the residents of Sunrise Cove keep forcing her to open up, especially the determined Xander Keaton. Naomi can feel her defenses failing, and knows that the connection her new life offers is something she's always secretly craved. But as she's learned time and again, her past is never more than a nightmare away.

Nora Roberts certainly has a style. I knew who the killer was before it was even introduced that there WAS another killer. This book is 100% predictable especially if you've read even one of her other books. SNOOZE. Last Roberts book I'm reading for sure.

Another Nora Roberts reread. I enjoy her character development so much. You can see it really well in the J D Robb books, since those follow the same characters, but even in a standalone novel the characters are great. The side characters have their own lives and motivations, and while we might not see all of that in the book we still have the sense that it's there. These people exist outside of the main character.

“There could be pockets of normal even in the middle of the awful.”

I have always heard such fantastic things about Nora Roberts' works and after reading this, I can see exactly why. This was the first book of hers that I have read and I know she will become a favourite author for me.

From the very first chapter, I was hooked and I started cursing myself for never picking up one of these books before. The characters are so complex with many dimensions to them that you can't help but be intrigued by them.

Two of my favourite genres are mystery and romance so this was a perfect mix of the two of them. Usually, with books that have two genres coexisting together, one or both of them can feel rushed or undeveloped but with The Obsession, everything felt so cohesive and written perfectly. I didn't want to put this book down, there was never a moment where my attention wasn't on this.

This was a thoughtfully written out plot with fantastic characters to complete it. Naomi is fierce, independent and such a great female protagonist. Xander was just the cherry on top with how his character complimented and never overshadowed or took away her character development. I would love to read a story about Mason and his story following his journey with healing from their past and how it affects his day to life with his career as an FBI behavioural analyst.

This was suspenseful and so much fun to read.

I am so excited to read more from Nora.

Probably closer to a 3.5 but I really liked the beginning and end. I happen to agree with the rest of the people that all the house renovation stuff was boring and went on for WAY too long.