ELIZABETH MCGREGOR's novels are always thrilling. "An Intimate Obsession" is a keeps your nerves frayed and your eyes wide open throughout every page. I love her books!

I had high hopes for this novel because I thought the storyline sounded intriguing and I was drawn in by the the books cover. The writing was engaging but too descriptive and almost became annoying and I found myself skipping through large parts of this just to get to the end.

Boring and didn't finish the book.
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

I had such a difficult time getting through this book. It could have easily been written as a much shorter story. The author rambled on and on with irrelevant descriptions of everything from past conversations to what the scenery looked like. The characters were all really odd and I didn't feel a connection to any if them at all. In my mid, Hugh was a disgusting, dirty, uneducated blob of a man. He made me gag every time he talked. Each time I picked this book up to read it, I had to struggle not to mark it as DNF. It was definitely a struggle. Sick and twisted, long and drawn out.

This psychological drama takes its time to develop a fast pace, too many destracting descriptions slow down the story.
Bill's illness and Hugh's delusional concept of life seem real, but Eve and Jon are not as believable. The outcome of Hugh's obsession and Eve's denial of reality is devastating.

I really enjoyed this book, it was well written and the story line was interesting and kept my attention all the way through to the end of the book. A solid 5 out of 5.

This book had such a promising synopysis that I am very disappointed in it.

To begin with, these characters felt very one dimensional. Eve seemed a lot younger than she was supposed to be, both in her demeanor as well as the naivety that she presented. On the flip side of that Jon? Did not come across as only being nineteen. And Hugh? I really didn't understand him at all. It almost seemed as though at times he was the same age as Eve's father, then at times he seemed younger. And even though he was obsessed with Eve, he seemed at times to almost have the mental capacity of a child. Even when Eve said no, he didn't understand.

Added to that, this novel seemed to drag on to the point that I found myself wanting to skip parts of it just to find out what happened. Usually a lot of descriptive passages is a good idea, but not when it becomes so much that the reader becomes confused. And then when we finally got to the end of the story? I still felt like there were things that were left unresolved.

All in all, this was a solid concept that I think will still appeal to those who enjoy psychological stories, however this one just wasn't for me.

DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review. This has not affected my review in any way. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own.

An "Obsessive" read. The title is very well thought out. From the very beginning this book is creepy and chilling, but compulsive reading . Well worth more than five stars

Thank you to NetGalley for my copy of this book.

I really wanted to like this book. The description sounded intriguing and I love a good thriller! There were some parts I liked, but ultimately, this novel ran a little too long for me. The descriptions were great, but a bit much for me. I started skipping and speed-reading & ultimately this one wasn't for me.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers

Eve lives with her father who is suffering from dementia. It is a difficult relationship as her father is aggressive with her sometimes and often goes wandering on his own. Eve is a teacher and struggles to hold down her job and care for her father. Hugh Scott lives next door and offers to help out looking after her father. One day her father goes missing, and Hugh helps Eve to find him. But, Hugh has a secret – he has been obsessed with Eve for years to the point where he has planned their future together. As far as Hugh’s concerned Eve’s father going missing is the perfect opportunity to start his relationship with Eve.

This is a strange book to review. The description sounded like a good psychological thriller. Unfortunately I found the book very slow going. It was very descriptive, almost to the point that I didn’t understand it. Descriptive is good, but not where it was difficult to read. I found it really difficult to get into the story for the majority of the time. This did though, in my opinion, only seemed to happen when it was told from Hugh’s perspective. When it was from Eve’s perspective the story seemed to flow better, and began to think that I might be able to enjoy the book, but then it turned again when the story changed.

I don’t like to leave anything less than a positive review, but I really couldn’t get into the story. The storyline seemed promising, but the writing just wasn’t for me. Sorry!