The Maddest Obsession (Made Book 2) Kindle Edition

Are you in need of yearning, angst, obsession, insecurity, gentle enemies to star-crossed lovers? If so, this is the book you need. I wish I had read it sooner.The FMC, Gianna, may be my favorite FMC ever written. Unapologetically herself, struggling with trauma and anxiety, all while being the number one obsession of her favorite "Dirty Fed."The MMC, Christian Alister, is definitely up there as one of my all-time favorite MMCs. Nothing, and I do mean nothing, will keep him away from Gianna. Not time, space, misunderstanding, or even a rotation of husbands.The intensity of the love and pure gravitational attraction between these two jumps off the page. Their stories, individually and together, make your heart ache for them. Their quirks, their pure inability to mask themselves from each other, and a love story that spans years of their lives make this book one of my favorites this year.On top of all that, the compelling story structure the author used to carry us through their years-long "courtship" was incredible.

I was SUPER excited to read this book because I absolutely LOVED The Sweetest Oblivion. Though I thought this book was cute, it wasn't as good as the first book IMO. I loved Gianna and Christian, but it was just sooooo much back and forth before they finally got together. I definitely will still read the third book at some point in the future!

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. 😅

❤️‍🔥 Mafia💫 lethal mmc❤️‍🔥 headstrong fmc💫 he falls first and hard🌶️🌶️🌶️.5Man obsessed is gonna do it for me 👏every👏time!! I read Sweetest Oblivion a while ago and I’m kicking myself for not immediately jumping into book two!Gianna was the perfect mix of subdued mafia fmc + headstrong, feisty, and independent. She knew what she wanted, but still had to play the game of mafia politics.CHRISTIAN!!! The definition of love at first sight. A broody, mysterious, feared man who can’t be controlled by the men in her life? Gianna was doomed from the beginning lol.Reading their multi-year coming together was hot, heavy, and driving me nuts since they wouldn’t just be together!! But it was all so worth it in the end.Now hoping Ronan is even better?