The Obsession by Nora Roberts (Epub)

Description

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. No matter how close she gets to happiness, she can’t outrun the sins of Thomas David Bowes.

Now a successful photographer living under the name Naomi Carson, she has found a place that calls to her, a rambling old house in need of repair, thousands of miles away from everything she’s ever known. Naomi wants to embrace the solitude, but the kindly 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 the sins of her father can become an obsession, and, as she’s learned time and again, her past is never more than a nightmare away.

User’s Reviews

Review Praise for The Obsession “Roberts retains her impeccably high standards in this excellently executed tale, once again dazzling readers with a sophisticated blend of edge-of-your-seat suspense and sexy romance.”—Booklist (starred review) “Roberts has an unparalleled ability to paint a picture with words—readers will easily picture Naomi’s photographic art and her rambling home with its beautiful view—and the story is expertly executed. Sizzling romance, affable characters, and enticing suspense make this a read to be savored.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“This riveting tale benefits from an immensely likable supporting cast and its rewarding blend of suspense and romance. Brief glimpses into the killer’s mind add a chilling touch to a story you won’t be able to put down.”—Library Journal

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ The only reason I completed this story was due to my book club. I imagine she sells enough books that her publisher does not edit for content. This starts out as an interesting thriller, but too soon dives into an edition of Town & Country Magazine. I skipped through the chapter on “picking out dishes.” Ther is also entire chapters on refurbished furniture. If you like trashy romance and lust, you’ll like this book – and the recipes! GAWD I’m so glad to get my life back.

⭐ The story started off really good and I thought I was in for a really good book, but before long it became long and drawn out with too much needless talk about photography and decorating and other stuff. I skimmed or skipped over a lot just to get to the end. Really disappointed after the first few chapters. I don’t know how this book received as many good reviews as it did. I wouldn’t recommend it.

⭐ Another amazing, suspenseful but not too scary listen (read?) from Ms. Roberts. Twelve-year-old Naomi Boze (Bose) unwittingly found a young woman bound and gagged in a root cellar and helped her to the police. Then her world unravelled as her father was imprisoned for the deaths of no less than 22 women. This story follows Naomi, now Carson, as she and her family struggle to survive their lives after this. An adult Naomi follows her profession in photography all over the world and finally attempts to settle in a small town in the northwest United States. Maybe she has found normal at last. Or has she. With a clear sense of setting, dialogue, just the right amount of stream-of-consciousness, and perfectly described characters, Ms. Roberts takes the reader (me, at least) on a ride of tension, compassion, small town values, romance and a serial killer’s madness — and she does this without my having to be thoroughly terrified or grossed out by the time I finish. BTW, the narrator does an outstanding job.

⭐ Typical boy-meets-girl from Nora Roberts. Boy is manly, handsome. Girl is self- confident, gorgeous. Her father, who happens to be a mass murderer and rapist, is a deacon in the local church. Her mother is, of course, a pathetic, submissive wife. Once her father is imprisoned, Naomi ends up living with her two gay uncles who are portrayed as if they have no faults.. Loving, no end to their wealth, Naomi grows under their care with her brother, Mason, after she finds her father’s rape victim in the forest. Fast forward to today, where Naomi meets and falls in love with Zander. Of course there’s again no end of money, no real “job” keeping them back from life; no constraints keeping Naomi from going hog wild on a home remodel, buying furniture, and getting a friendly dog. Story is mildly intriguing and kept me going. Did not like the obvious anti-Christian (all bad), pro-gay (all good) bias of the book, nor the typical and obvious masculine and feminine stereotypes of the main characters. Otherwise, I did enjoy the main storyline of the mass rapist and Naomi’s,struggle to escape her dark past.

⭐ I LOVED this book. It was just the right mix of romance, mystery and suspense. The author wrote with such beautiful imagery, I was transported to Sunrise Cove. I could not put this book down, so much so, I sat in the parking lot of a Sushi restaurant where I just had dinner and read in my truck for over an hour. I read at stoplights, I read in the bathroom, I read at work, I read until I finished the book in one day. Yes, I thought the Kindle price of $14.99 was steep, and I usually wait until the price drops but I splurged and am glad I did. This book re-ignited my love for reading. It was one of those books that you can see, smell and taste the descriptions. I do wish there would have been just a little more backstory to the father, maybe some insight as to why he committed the acts that he did, and I also guessed the copy cat killer as it was a little predictable, but overall I enjoyed the story and twists and turns. The character development was superb and I fell in love with Naomi, Xander, Kevin, Jenny, Loo, Lelo, Tag and most of all the Uncles. I really hope their is a sequel to this book.

⭐ Warning- don’t pick this book up unless you have a weekend to spend reading!! I was captured in the first chapter and had a hard time finding a place to quit for the evening. I loved the characters other than the ones you were supposed to hate. I had no problem getting into the storyline and staying involved. At times I wished for a slow stretch just so I could put it down and get something else accomplished. It never appeared. I bought the book and audio so I could read some of it at home then listen to the rest during a four hour road trip I had coming up. Well, as it turned out, I only had two hours left in the book by the time my trip started. While I was listening to “The Obsession” the miles flew by so the first of my trip was gone in a flash but the remaining half took forever. In my opinion you will not regret purchasing this book. The professional narration really helped to bring the characters to life. Great read!!!!

⭐ Good story, good reader. There is a minor detail at the beginning of the book that bugs me every time I get to it, though – Naomi, as a child, is talking about the Sabine women in the Bible. That is SHAKESPEARE, not the Bible – it is a horrific incident in history, perpetrated by the ancient Romans, when they raped all the women in a rival tribe after pretending to want to make a peace treaty (also, by the way, why I absolutely hate the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – they turn it into a cutesy song about “sobbin’ women,” as if rape is ok if you can make it cutesy, but I digress). Shakespeare wrote about it, but it is most definitely not in the Bible. It’s not even inappropriate in the context of the book, and ultimately makes no difference to the plot, it’s just mis-attributed. Anywho, it’s kind of a pet peeve of mine when things like that happen in books, so thought I would mention it. Other than that, it’s a good story. The ending is a little predictable, and it has themes the author returns to over and over in her work, but it didn’t feel completely formulaic (like her books on magic and where they are fighting a demon or some other evil force – I can’t stand those, and they are why I no longer automatically buy books by this author). Overall, very enjoyable.

⭐ Well, honestly it was a little light on both but they were in there. But I loved the characters in it. When she was 11she followed her Father into the woods and lost her innocence. She saved the life of a kidnap victim and exposed her Father as a monster. She really was wonderful but so we’re her Uncles and her brother Mason. I didn’t want to stop reading about them. Xander was a great her and I loved him. She found a house and was remodellng it.There were so many great people in the town and then there was TAG! That dog totally stole the show. She found him on the side of a road and she didn’t want complications but the dog stole her heart and the book. Evil is stalking her but I actually guessed who it was from the moment he appeared in her little town. I was disappointed but I knew who he was. I d o by want to give it away but a very entertaining read on a long trip. Really enjoyed It.

⭐ Five plus StarsIf you love romantic suspense, this is a novel for you. From start to finish, you can’t put it down. It is dark. It is chilling. But it will thrill you. And a man knows your past nightmares and overlook them to bring you into the light is a man worth holding on to.No child should have to witness what Naomi did one stormy night in the woods of her rural West Virginia home. But it shows there is strength and goodness in tween when darkness is in her genes.The story is about her recovery and triumph over such dark events. But finding the good in other humans is never easy. There is darkness in more of our human friends than we can imagine. Unfortunately, none of us can run from darkness forever, and once it has touched your life, it never leaves you alone. It stalks her throughout her life. Naomi tries to evade the past and build a comfortable life, but inevitably the darkness finds her.Except for this time the darkness doesn’t consider that Naomi has built a life around great friends, a lover, and a community that supports her; something she didn’t have or understand she had that night in West Virginia. The evil that stalks her soon realizes she has grown stronger than he thought. Love always triumphs over evil, and strong heroin always wins.I read several disclaimers about this novel on Amazon. The story is dark. It gets into the mindset of a rapist, sadist, and murderer. For me, that was what made it more thrilling. You get to see both sides; the woman who can overcome the evil she is a part of, and the disturbed mind that can do such evil to women. If you are a woman who has experienced any type of violence against you, this story will show you can dig out of that dark pit and find love.The novel is also a great example of Third Person Omniscient Point of View. As a writer, I appreciate this. It helps me develop my writing by following Nora’s example. Yes, Nora Roberts is my favorite author and mentor. I hope someday I can write a novel she would enjoy.

⭐ This is the second time that I have read this book and it still holds the attention. It is a good mystery, although the story is so much more than that. The first third is about how someone grows up after finding out, and exposing, that her father is a monster. The second third is that same girl, now a woman, discovering how to stop running and how she establishes roots. The final third is a murder mystery. The culprit is a true surprise, but, this second time around, I was able to suss out little details as I read that somehow made the story fuller. This is probably not a book that fans of only hard boiled crime novels would like, given the romance elements, which are actually pretty tame and are not flowery or sappy. There are three, not overly graphic, sex scenes that completely fit into the narrative (just FYI). All the details seem to fold together like one of Naomi’s recipes. The only downside to the book is that I got the munchies frequently and overate a bit. I would highly recommend this book.

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