Review: The Italian Obsession by N.J. Adel

The Italian Obsession by N.J. Adel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from the author and Wildfire Marketing Solutions.  This is my honest review. 

Holy Camolie... I really have no words for this book.  From the very beginning, there was this weird, crazy vibe and the setting of the story was creepy and eerie.  I was hoping things would get better, not as insane, but nope - it definitely got way terrifying by the end.  

I'm very conflicted on my feelings as well, which is why I keep feeling like this is a 3.5 book, but the rating scale won't let me choose that. The author did a fantastic job making me feel just as crazy as Lina felt throughout this entire book, which I think is crazy talent.  She also wrote about an intense trigger subject that I very much tend to stray away from, but she did it in a way that wasn't as terrible as it could be.  I don't know, it's very hard to describe, but I do give the author amazing props on her talent for writing. 

Also, from the get go,  knew that was something extremely off about the entire Bellomo family.  Both are uber intense and just way too much to deal with.  I honestly feel bad for Lina, but she really wasn't going to be able to escape seeing all of the connections the Bellomo family has. 

So, yeah, overall, I was entranced by this book, just like Lina was, but I was also disturbed by this book as well.  If I decide to dive back into a N.J. Adel novel, I will have to proceed with caution after reading this book, and I will only be able to read 1 of Adel's books a year to recoup from the trauma I've been through!

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