En Çılgın Takıntı

Made #2

by Danielle Lori, Beyza Bozsu (Translator)

Kadın dar kıyafetler ve upuzun topuklu ayakkabılar giyerdi. Yüksek sesle kahkaha atar, edepsizce yemek yer ve bilinen çoğu deyimi yanlış söylerdi. Bunların, her seferinde bir panik atağı gizlemek için yaptığı numaralar olduğunu bir bilselerdi…

Gianna’nın maskesini kimse düşüremezdi…
Fakat o adam hayatına girince her şey değişti.
Çoğu kişi o adama baktığında bir ahlak abidesi ya da kanunu koruyan özel bir ajan görürdü. New York yeraltı dünyasında ise hırslı bir katil olarak tanınır, kalbi kadar soğuk olan kişiliğini herkes bilirdi. Christian Allister, gençliğinde soğuk ve nemli bir hücrenin sert ışıkları altında hayal ettiği yaşam planını her zaman takip etmişti. Düzene ve üç rakamına olan eğilimi onu güvende tutmuş, rotasından sapmak için asla kışkırtılmamıştı. Belki de asla asla dememeliydi…

Bir kış gecesi Christian ile Gianna’nın hayatı kesişti. Kadın, adamdan –onun soğukkanlı tavrından, kibrinden ve her şeyi anlayan bakışlarından– nefret etmişti ama yıllar geçtikçe onunla oynadıkları oyunlar için yaşamaya başladı. Bu oyunlar birbirlerinin görünüşlerine ve zekâsına hakaret etmekten ibaret olsa bile…

Christian’ın hiçbir planında Gianna’ya yer yoktu. Kadın kaosun vücut bulmuş haliydi ve hiç tipi değildi. Ayrıca evliydi ama bunların hiçbiri, Christian’ı onu gittiği her yerde takip etmekten alıkoyamıyordu.

Gianna başından beri ona ait olduğunu bilmiyordu bile. O, Christian’ın hem hüsranı hem de büyülenişiydi…

En çılgın takıntısıydı.

Genres: Dark Romance, Romance, Mafia Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Dark, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance

432 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2019

About the author

Danielle Lori's novels incorporate morally questionable heroes, electric hate to love relationships, and sometimes sweet but mostly sassy heroines. She has written in both the fantasy subgenre as well as contemporary, but will never stray from romance.

A normal day for her includes coffee, bodice rippers, and 1990s chick flicks. She lives in small-town Iowa with her husband, son, and too many dogs.

UPCOMING RELEASES: MY DEAR HUSBAND, THE VINTAGE CLUB, & THE PUREST ADDICTION (MADE #4)

Website: https://daniellelori.com

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Reviews

[Phuong ✯ · Rating 5 out of 5]

☆⋅⋆ ── 1st read 2020: 5 stars
☆⋅⋆ ─── x re-read 2023: infinity times infinity stars 💫

Christian and Gianna are the definition of romance. Reading their book will always give me the greatest high, no drug could ever achieve. There is a reason why christiangianna only have one book, because perfection has already been achieved. 🙏

"There are plenty of women who could make you happier, Christian."
"You're the only one I want."

Some people are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Gianna Marino and Christian Allister are all of the above.

Warning : This reviews contains a lot of fangirling. Might even give you diabetes by reading it.

"It means, to live with wolves, you have to howl like a wolf."

Goodreads might say that I've only read this book twice, which is a huge lie considering the number of times I've re-read this book hasn't been invented yet, cause it goes beyond infinity.

Anyway, my first review for The Maddest Obsession was a disservice to Gianna and Christian. It didn't capture the obsession love I have for this book and for this characters enough. I'm really sorry and I needed to do better.



My darling ➳ ✨GIANNA RUSSO MARINO ALLISTER✨:

The love I have for Gianna is out of this world. She's my darling, my sweetheart, my love, my baby and my little star. Christian and I do not have a lot of things in common, but ONE thing and perhaps the most important thing is that we're both crazy obsessed with Gianna. 💫

That girl has the biggest heart in the universe, but covers it up with sarcasm, alcohol and drugs and a lot of sass. She has so much love to give, but no one gives a shit about her. Antonio, Sydney, her father … they are all on top of my hit-list and I wish them all the bad karma in the world. Whatever will come their way, they deserved it.

Stopping abruptly, I turned and walzed back up to the counter, taking my heels off as I went. "Can you make sure my cellmate – goes by Cherry – gets these?"
"You want to give an opioid-addicted prostitute" – she tilted the shoe to look inside – "Jimmy Choos?"
I brightened. "Yes, please."

"Gianna wasn't in the passenger seat when I headed outside–she was across the street, handing money to a homeless man who looked like he'd just been released from the state penitentiory."

My girl is selfless af. She would walk barefoot in the snow to give some prostitute her shoes and give money to the ones in need. Gianna is the best and I truly thought I couldn't love her more, but then she had to go and say THIS to the love of her life:

If you looked a little less like an anal-retentive asshole, you might get laid every once in a while.

And that's children, is how my obsession began. How can you NOT love her, if you don't please get help 🙏. My obsession really went out of hand, cause I made a list why Gianna and I are soulmates. If you look at the following list, you would think Christian who?

Kissing Christian Allister made me feel more alive than any drug ever could

1. Sooo, i've never kissed someone whose name is Christian Allister, but yk semantics. If I'd kiss Christian I'd definitely feel like Gianna too. It's the thought that counts. Told ya we're the same person.

"That's because I only run when someting's chasing me."

2. Never in my life have I related to something more. Because same girl same. I hate running. Running was invented by the Devil and shouldn't be done under any circumstances. The act of sweating by exercising? D-I-S-G-U-S-T-I-N-G.

It had only taken five days for me to feel like I needed to find a support group for Christian addicts.

3. Did someone say Christian ADDICTS? 🙋‍♀️ The only difference between us is that all it took me was less than one hour before I got addicted and not 5 days. That's some resilience, I'm giving her that. If anyone knows where to find said support group for Christian addicts, please show us the way, Mina and I, we truly need to find the way back.

Later, I pushed his meticulously-placed toothbrush an inch to the left in retaliation.

4. THAT'S HOW YOU START A WAR! If your significant other pisses you off, you rearrange his toothbrush so his OCD ass is getting triggered. That's how it's done, Gianna baby show them! She's my spirit animal. One day when I grow up, I aspire to be this passive-aggressive and petty. There is still so much for me to learn from Queen Gi.


➳ ✨CHRISTIAN – THE KING – ALLISTER✨

Black suit. Broad shoulders. Smooth lines. Blue.

The fact that I will never have a guy like Christian who is crazy obsessed with me for years and calls me "malyshka" or "moya zvedochka" is what is wrong with the world. Tell me what's the point? What's-the-fucking-point-in-living? Maybe I'm still in denial, but what I know for sure is that I'll never get over it and will mourn this forever.

I couldn't help but think this was a man all other men aspired to be. He was the perfect prototype, and everyone else had just gotten the small details wrong.

No offence to the rest of the male population, but they just don't have what it takes to be on Christian's level. He shot someone because he found that person annoying for god sake and not to forget that guy disrespected Gianna infront of him.

He looked up. His eyes were cold enough to give me frostbite.
"No," I breathed.
But it was too late.
He pushed the door open, and his lazy, heartless gaze found Charming. A muffled pop hit my ears. Blood splattered across the counter and cupboards. White powder dusted into the air as Charming hit the floor, cloudy blue eyes wide open, a bullet hole in his forehead.

I love psychotic characters so much. Christian really doesn't like it if people touch his stuff. Noted.

For someone so cold, the world that come out of Christian's mouth… whew my ovaries exploded.

If you ran, Gianna…" The words were malicious yet somehow as soft and desperate as sex in a war-torn field. He pressed his lips to my ear. "I would find you."

"What are you afraid of?"
"Everything," I whispered, trailing my finger across the starched collar of his dress shirt. "You're not afraid of me." We were so close his cheek brushed my tear-streaked one when he rasped, "And baby, I'm worse than the dark."

"I'm going to ruin every part of your body for any other man, malyshka, and you're going to thank me when I'm done."

Jeez, sir chill! Please stop for a moment and let us all ordinary humans breath for a second. Your charm is hitting me so fast & hard in the face, it's making me dizzy. 🥵

He helped me rinse off the dishes and clean up the kitchen. Then, he held my face and kissed me softly on the lips. 
"Thank you for dinner, malyshka."

I don't know where Christian learnt his manners, because it's obviously not from his mother. But a man who can show appreciation when his woman does someting for him: ✨A GEM✨ He can tell me that he can throw a 50kg rice sack around and that doesn't even make him half as manly as just having decent manners and saying thank you. It's not even something big, but the fact that Christian is always thanking Gianna for making dinner is making me so soft! Grand gestures are overrated, start with the little things first. 
 
Safe to say that Christian ruined me for all fictional and non-fictional men.

➸ THE DRESSED-TO-THE-NINES AGENT & THE WALKING FASHION DISASTER A.K.A ✨MY PARENTS✨
  
Christian and Gianna were two asteroids orbiting around each other for 7 years and meant to collide at some point. They tried so hard to stay away, but one can not outrun destiny.
 
I once heard a proverb that said "You often meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it." and it fits Christian & Gianna perfectly. They couldn't be more the polor oppsites, but that's what makes them PERFECT together. 
 
Christian the cold OCD dirty perfectionist fed who has his whole life planned down to every meticulous detailmeven the woman he's going to marry. And then BOOM enter Gianna the chaotic bubbly live-for-the-moment entrepreneur slash gambler Italian who dressed like the love child of Britney Spears and Kurt Cobain. They hate that they feel even an ounce of attraction, but every time they meet their explosive chemistry is undeniable. 

I stepped on each of his shoes and then rose to my tiptoes. With a shot of vodka on my tongue, my lips hovered close to his. Close enough to kiss. Close enough to bite and lick. My breast brushed his chest and heat shot straight to my core. When his lips parted, I let the liquor trickle from my mouth to his.

 
Christian and Gianna are hands down one of NA most entertaining couple and it's all because of their BANTER. There is nothing that brings me more joy than seeing Gianna's witty answers and Christian's dry responses to everything she says. 

"What did you do to your hair?"
"What?" My lips formed a pout. "You don't like it? I did it for you. I heard you like blondes."
"You been thinking about me?" he drawled. 
"Every day, every hour. You're always there, like a fungus, or an incessant bug swarming around my heard."

Paaa-lease, imagine someone else calling Christian an incessant bug. INSTANT DEATH. But coming from Gianna, that's the highest praise one can get. We stan one sassy queen. 

"You blackmailed some unfortunate girl to marry you, bought a house in the suburbs, and had two kids." That was an obvious negative. The next guess escapted me before he could respond. "You visited Antarctica and realized it was home." I was so pleased with myself for that one, and it showed. "You done?"
I pursed my lips. "Yes."

AHAHAHA. I can't. I really can't with this girl. Christian is acting like he's so done with Gianna, but his heart secretly SOARS every time she opens her mouth. 

"Say something in Russian."
"Ty samaya krasivaya zhenshchina kotoruyu ya kogda-libo videl."**
"What did you say?"
"You're annoying."
"I would hate to be Russian if it takes that many words to say something so simple."

**You are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. 

ADLDK$/IEOWOM(/ZTF§E/ZGJGF"WMSLEÖ=)$?`DKL YOOOOO RIP. Here lies my completely obliterated heart and ovaries. Cause of destruction: Christian Allister beeing a smooth motherf*cker. 

He looked at the dessert in my hands as though he'd never tried sugar before. He nodded toward it. "Chocolate?"
"Arsenic."
"My favorite."
He took the plate from my hand and slammed the door.

The range they have, to go from that** to this. UNPARALLELED SHIT. If that's not couple goals, I don't know what is. 

"I'm clean," he rasped. 
"I'm not worried. I'm sure your body temperature is too cold for any STDs to survive."

LMAO 😂 Gianna roasting Christian's cold demeanor. Girl, I aspire to be such a savage!  

"Who's paying for this private plane ride? My tax dollars?"
"You have to make an income to pay taxes."
"I do. I'm an … entrepreneur." 
"You're a gambler," I corrected dryly. 
"Same thing, really."

SIR? Back off! Not everyone in this world can be a fed. Entrepreneurs like Gianna are EXTREMELY important for the economy. I just wrote an exam on Entrepreneurship SO I KNOW. I'm basically an expert on that topic. Takes an entrepreneur to see one 🤓

What if someone arrests me while you're in the bathroom?"
"I'd bail you out."
"If you couldn't?"
"I'd be locked up beside you."

I- 🥺🥺🥺 my babies are so precious. I love them so much omg. If something would ever happen to them, I'd burn the world down. 
 
And one last quote. I already had to cut down A LOT of this review because initially this was a thesis, but Goodreads said no. I hate you @Goodreads, you made me choose between my children.

"Would you visit my grave if I died?" His eyes grew dark. "I'd die before you were ever in a grave, malyshka." I loved his possessive side. And I loved his dark side, too.

Leaving all snark and sarcasm aside, my favorite thing about Gianna and Christian is that they put on a facade for the outside with their indifferent / no-care-in-the-world persona, but they could see each other's truth beyond it. Gianna saw that something dark and dirty was lurking behind his cold eyes, while Christian knew Gianna was a vulnerable girl who just wanted to be loved, but deep down felt like she didn't deserve it. Gianna was and will always be the chink in Christian's armour.

"Ask me what her name means." 
"What does her name mean?"
"It means ruler of men."

They are soulmates. As much as they tried to stay away, fate brought them back together over and over again. Christian was there for Gianna's most pivotal moments and helped her through her lows. 

My voice was a whisper. "I'll make him love me, you'll see." A thumb skimmed across my cheek. "If anyone can do it, it would be you…" His voice was soft and rough. "Moya zvezdochka."

Christian @ Gianna the whole time:



And that was how Christian felt every time Gianna married some old dude, who was twice or trice her age, and who wasn't him:

Christian was SCREAMING CRYING SHAKING in his office losing his goddamn mind. He was simping hard for Gianna knowing he could not have her.

The Maddest Obsession called me lonely in Russian and English over 333 pages and you know what? I'm totally fine with it, because in some fictional universe somewhere in New York, Christian & Gianna are sitting in a park and feeding pigeons together while whispering cute russian endearments to e/o.


This was so hard to cut down so much, but I hope I made my parents proud and I absolutely can't wait to see them again in The Darkest Temptation.

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MADE SERIES

#1 The Sweetest Oblivion ­– 3.5 stars
#2The Maddest Obsession – 5+ stars
#3 The Darkest Temptation – 4.25 stars
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[Val ⚓️ Shameless Handmaiden ⚓️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

4 Stars Upgraded to 5 since I've now read it ten times....

This is my second book from this series (and by Ms. Lori) and I really enjoyed it.

Before starting this, I actually went back and picked up book one with the intent to skim it, as I could not for the life of me remember who exactly Gianna and Allister were after reading the blurb. I knew I knew who they were...but I didn't know who they were...know what I mean?



Anybadmemory, I recalled them and their story very quickly upon skimming the first few chapters; however, I actually ended up re-reading and enjoying book one again in its full glory. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like it made this book even better for me.



I remember when I first read book one, I was pleasantly surprised. As I said, I hadn't read Lori before. Plus, I seem to have trouble finding good mafia romance these days - although I'm unsure if that's because it's tough to find...or because I've just read so much of it I've created my own veritable bear market.



But I digress.

I definitely enjoyed this one just as much as the first one.

Christian Allister was deliciously fucked up and I always enjoy reading about lead females who are quirky hot messes, but still manage to avoid being a dreaded Manic pixie dream girl (perhaps one of my least favorite things of all time).

The push/pull between these two was delicious and Allister provided the OTT obsessive alphahole I love to read about, but would get a restraining order and a Concealed Carry permit for in real life.

In short, I hope Lori brings us more of this series and I can't wait to read it if she does.

[Ayman · Rating 1 out of 5]

DISCLAIMER: racist author, i don’t support her and you shouldn’t either

you’d have to be sick to simp over a cold blooded killer. that man needs to be thrown in jail without the key. *cough cough*

anyway i new this was going to be my favorite one in the series after reading the first 3 chapters. Gianna and Christian have more dynamic than Elena and Nico. I like them better together and as separately as characters. they deserve the world

as can be expected i was cheeking and screaming while reading this book. i was hollering off the top of my lungs at the ink on paper. i couldn’t control my breathing, not just during the hot and heavy scenes, but also the funny scenes. i was making animal noises at what i was reading 😂

I knew Gianna was already a better female lead the second i started reading in here pov. she’s funny as fuck and relatable. i loved every scene that made Christian fluster because of her actions and vice versa.

Christian can fucking get it. the things i would do to be Gianna. Ugh i wanna hate her but i mostly wanna be her. grrrrr!! Christian had my knees trembling, my throat dry, and my thrussy growling. i am in LOVE with him and he ain’t even real. It got to the point that i had to download the duolingo app to learn Russian just in case there’s this small chance i ever run into a dirty fed.

i completely ran out of the red and pink tabs due to this book and i don’t regret shit.

[brooke (hiatus) · Rating 5 out of 5]

➸ 5 stars

why should i settle for less when christian allister went to therapy bc he was so obsessed with gianna, had to watch her get married TWICE, BUT STILL WAITED 8 YEARS FOR HER, shot a guy bc she planned to sleep w him, wore her hair tie around his wrist for THREE YEARS, despises germs but would let gianna spit in his mouth, told her if she ceased to exist in this world he would find a way to take himself out of it, washes her hair EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT. AND HAS ONLY EVER KISSED ONE WOMAN IN HIS LIFE AND THAT IS HIS WIFE.

”would you visit my grave if i died?”

“i’d die before you were ever in a grave, malyshka.”

— THERE IS NO ONE LIKE HIM

[kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

a man going to therapy? romance is getting fucking wild these days

[myo ⋆｡˚ ❀ * · Rating 5 out of 5]

did i cry because i don’t have a sexy, tall, muscular Russian man obsessed with me? yes…

[annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

This is my 3rd review — yes, I've got a lot of time to waste — and I'm here again to profess my undying love for this book! 😌 Fanart one & Fanart two – i'm in love!! 😭♥️

❝Haven’t you heard? Love is an obsession. Some would even say... the maddest obsession.❞

Yes, I've developed exactly this type of obsession with this book! I could read it again and again without getting bored, and Christian and Gianna are etched into my soul like a kind of drug that gets me high <3

THIS BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS — Part 1 revolves around different timelines in Gianna's POV, and Part 2 is the present, after "The Sweetest Oblivion."

➳ Gianna Bianchi Russo Marino Allister .𖥔 ݁ ˖

This girl was so imperfectly PERFECT that I can't help feeling jealous because she has the most handsome made men 🥺 Gianna literally got ready, SLAYED, and made none other than CHRISTIAN ALLISTER obsessed with her! 🤌🏻 She dress like Britney Spears and Kurt Cobain's love child — as Christian said — and she had the most chaotic wardrobe ever! 😂 She had a lot of sass and boldness and wasn't afraid to call anyone out on their bullshit. I'M SO IN LOVE. 😍 She's the girl everyone bitch about, but secretly wants to be like her!

❝You look like you got lost on your way to a grunge concert.❞

Gianna had many flaws and experienced difficult times, but she was curious, lively, and optimistic! She made efforts for the people she cared about, but she was constantly let down by them — family, husband, friends. She only had belief in love, which was snatched from her when she faced abuse, cheating, and betrayal in her first marriage! She hid all those bruises, emotions, and panic attacks but turned to drugs, which were the only things that made her feel alive... until Christian came along!

❝She was put on this earth to aggravate me, to humble me.❞

➳ Christian Allister .𖥔 ݁ ˖

I'm on my knees! 🧎‍♀️
I'm the number 1 fangirl, I'm TELLING Y'ALL!
My husband 😭
Is it okay to want a married person?

I will never be okay knowing Christian Allister is not real because that man deserves THIS WORLD! How can someone write such a beautifully obsessed and dangerously tempting character so easily and drive us CRAZY! 😳

Christian is famous for being the most good-looking MADE MAN because he has a pretty face (you can ask Nico 😂). Men, women, and children get all tingly, fluttery, and dreamy when they see him, because he's that PERFECT! 🤧 He's not easy to understand, he's dangerous, tough, and risky. Even though he's a FED, he holds great importance in Cosa Nostra and commands fear and respect! Behind his carefully constructed reputation of lies and deceit, he's manipulative and broken, with so many layers!

➳ CAN WE TALK ABOUT NICO'S OBSESSION WITH CHRISTIAN'S FACE !!!!????? 😭💀

❝If I didn’t already know you’re a fucked-up bastard and like pain, I’d be making your face a lot less pretty right now.❞

❝The asshole had a pretty face, and it annoyed me more than I cared to admit that it had interested Elena.❞

— It's okay, Nico. 😭

╰➤ THE OBSESSION:

❝The sight of her calmed the rush in my ears, the beat of my heart.❞

CHRISTIAN IS THE BEST 'OBSESSED MAN,' AND NO ONE CAN ARGUE WITH ME ABOUT THIS!!!

While Nico told Gianna not to strain his ties with Allister – she was the reason he became part of Cosa Nostra. He felt drawn to her from the moment he glimpsed her hair and became obsessed with her when he saw her, AND THAT WAS ON HER WEDDING DAY! 😭 And Gianna doesn't even remember anything because she was drunk!

❝I love your hair, malyshka. It’s the first part of you I saw —the back of your head at your wedding.❞

From 2011-2015, they met at several events, insulted each other, played different games like ignoring each other, or Gianna pretending to be in love with him — they were literal enemies (or that's what Gianna thought of him). After Antonio's death, Gianna was finally free! In a fleeting moment, both Christian and Gianna yielded to their desires and shared an intimate moment — which was cut short when he had to rescue his brother. He did give her his number, though. But due to feeling rejected and seeing herself as a mere game to him, she was furious. However, events unfolded, leading Nico to compel her to marry again, all within a mere 2 weeks!

❝I wanted something I could have.❞

Christian, being an obsessed baby, smashed and broke the whole computer room down and went to therapy because of it! 🥹

❝It felt like something had been fucking stolen from me.❞

They met after 3 years — and again, insulted each other, but this time with enough sexual tension — and Gianna's second husband was nearly on his deathbed. *A win for Christian, eh?*

❝I had every intention of coming back for you three years ago, Gianna.❞

➤ He was madly obsessed with her that he:

1. Wore her hair tie around his wrist for 3 years.
2. Doesn't like to kiss anyone but lets her spit in his mouth.
3. Went to therapy because of her.
4. Washed her hair every night.
5. Joined the Mob just because of her.
6. NOTICED EVERYTHING ABOUT HER. 😭 (Obviously he did)“You changed your hair,” he said softly.

❝I notice everything you do, malyshka.❞

╰➤ THE POSSESSIVENESS:

1. Shot an Abelli in the head (without even glancing 🥹) because he was saying crude things about Gianna!
2. Shot Charming because he went home with Gianna!
3. Threatened Vincent because he liked Gianna.
4. Punched and threatened Nico because of Gianna.
5. Threatened Gianna's father.
6. Being jealous again and again by seeing her with someone!

❝How could I say every strand was mine any clearer than washing it every goddamn night?❞

╰➤ THE BANTER:

❝He preferred classy, composed, and docile. I was the opposite. He wanted me, and he hated it.❞

TRUST ME, it was one of the best banters I've ever read! The way they both literally insulted each other in the worst way and pissed each other off! Gosh, they both lacked boundaries, but I loved how far they pushed each other, and it made the whole reading experience so good! All those insults with a mix of lust, hate, and obsession were so good, and the NICKNAMES CHRISTIAN HAD FOR GIANNA:

Malyshka (Baby)
Moya zvesdochka (My Little Star)

🥺🌸🌈🎈😭🧸💖

╰➤ THE PAST:

It hurts every time to even talk about it. Gianna's past was bad, and whatever she faced was so wrong to her. The only person she loved — her mamma — she wasn't even allowed to meet her, and then she died. 💔 I still loved how Gianna coped and stayed strong!

Christian's past was heartbreaking, and I'll never stop cursing his mother for what she has done! He spent all his youth either being on the streets, being abused by his mother and her clients, and in jail. He was taken advantage of for his beauty again and again, shaping him into a cold and emotionless person! He was so pure in his heart, and he also ached for love, which was fulfilled by Gianna! They both wanted one thing they never got... love!

❝You think I’m good-looking now? You should have seen me as a kid.❞

— 💔💔

╰➤ THE ENDING:

I'm so, so sad that the book ended! I was in the worst hangover the first time. It was not supposed to end! I WANT MORE CHRISTIANGIANNA. 😭 Okay, but the ending was so wholesome and cute, and the way Christian was thinking about Gianna's interaction with baby Kat and her being the best mother ever! THEM LIVING AS A PERFECT FAMILY! 🥺 I WAS SOBBING. THE ENDING CONFESSION WAS SO GOOD! 💞

Their crumbs in "The Darkest Temptation" were so cutttteeee. I was so happy they got scenes there, and they're having a boy too! 😭💕

❝Why do you kiss me?❞
❝Because you’re the only woman who’s ever tempted me.❞

— SOME OTHER THINGS...

• Whenever Christian said 'Ah' while talking, I became a bit more unhinged! 🥺🤭

• ❝How could someone ever forget your face?” I’d asked him once.❞ — Gianna after forgetting about Christian lol

• Also, Gianna not even knowing his name, and I swear Christian's ego must've taken this hit so badly! 😂

• ❝My hand was shaking. Fucking ridiculous. You’d think I’d just lost my virginity.❞ — God, this cutie???? They had sex for the first time, and he was shaking 😭

• ❝But... I held grudges. Fucking sue me.❞ — I literally laughed at this scene! I was wondering while reading "TSO," why was Christian even paying attention to Elena when he knows Nico liked her? God, he was taking revenge 💀

• ❝He wouldn’t hit you, would he?❞
❝No.❞ I was suddenly never surer of anything.

• CHRISTIAN ALLISTER EXISTS: 🧎‍♀️(Cosa Nostra, Nico, Elena, FEDs, Sasha Taylor, Russian Models, Police Officers, his mother, every woman, ME)

Reviews:
The Sweetest Oblivion
The Darkest Temptation

[SK · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars ✨

"Haven't you heard? Love is an obsession. Some would even say... the maddest obsession."

STOPPPP I thought I enjoyed the last book but this one was so much better. Sure, a little flawed but OMG I am in love with the couple and Christian (always Christian). Like the man can do no wrong in my eyes (even if he does). The romance, the spice, the tension and storyline was pretty much perfect.

The only flaw was it got a bit repetitive towards the end. The issues between the two and then some of the words Gianna used to describe herself- although understandable from a mental health perspective, that issues don't get resolved immediately and yet it was repeated a bit too much. But other than that, I found it perfection.

Gianna is such a boss babe. I don't care what anyone thinks of her, I'll protect this queen with my life. There were certain parts to her story that I found oddly relatable which I would have preferred if I got my own Christian too but it is what it is 😮‍💨 Christian is better than Nico (or some would say worse- not me). The man is possessive, rough around the edges and in his approach and he knows exactly what to do to get what he wants. I find his attitude and personality so sexy, it should be a crime. I claim this man 👀

The chemistry between them is far better than Nico and Elena imo. But then again, that was a bit sweet and spicy sort of chemistry. Gianna and Christian burn hotter and the heat is off the charts with them. The spice was chef's kiss and yet there were intensely tender moments. The romance between the two had me swooning 🥵🥵

Omg I think I need air and dive into the next one. Cause I'm obsessed.

~•~•~
I just know Christian is going to give me all sorts of butterflies. He just has that aura about him 😌

[Tears Of Venus · Rating 5 out of 5]

REREAD N° 40-something: this book is now part of my genetic makeup.

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ETA : after long conversations about Christian & Gianna, which truly breathed life into us, the Queen Phuong and myself came to this conclusion :

CHRISTIAN ALLISTER & GIANNA MARINO INVENTED ROMANCE PERIODT.

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Review

Warning : This review is me confessing my undying love for this book. It’s gonna get cheesy, corny, a little pathetic and won’t always make sense.

Songs that make me think of this book : Video Games by Lana Del Rey and Get You The Moon by Kina.

Before we get this show on the road, picture this :

It’s one of those September nights, summer just ended, but autumn has yet to set in, so the weather is somewhat indecisive. Days are getting shorter, nights are getting longer but this night in particular…this night seems to last forever. I’m sitting on a balcony overlooking the sea, feeling the soft breeze whisper across my bare shoulders. I sigh and look down at my dress, I knew I should’ve worn something less revealing, something less edgy, something less me, something more her. Maybe if I did, you wouldn’t be in there with her and I wouldn’t be out here cold, and alone. I wish you felt my absence. I wish your soul was as attuned to mine as mine is to yours. Oh, how I wish…
At least, I find my dress is pretty. I mean, if you’re going to feel like shit, might as well feel like shit wearing a kick-ass dress. It’s a red number, with a plunging neckline, side cut outs, a side slit and an open back-all the works. I saw it in the window and thought this is it, this is the dress that’ll make him love me like in all the books. Silly, silly me. How can you love me when you only have eyes for her? I’m sure if turn around, I’ll see you looking at her, smiling down at her, maybe even dancing with her. Your eyes will crinkle when your smile reaches them, you’ll hold her close, you won’t ever want to let go…and why am I doing this to myself?
I pull my phone, my airpods, my pack of cigarettes and my lighter out of my purse. You see, I came prepared. I even chose the right song earlier, when I was getting ready. Hope Is A Dangerous Thing by Lana Del Rey, I decided, was the sound that’ll keep me company while nicotine spreads through my body and you ignore me for her. I get more comfortable on the chaise, open the book app on my phone and float away. Away to Christian and Gianna’s world, and I wonder.
I wonder what it would be like to be loved, to be cherished, to be someone’s Maddest Obsession…


I wish I was cool enough to pull off that kind of dress, but I guess that’s what imagination is for, right?




This book, you guys, this book.
Sometimes, all the stars align, the moon is full, Mercury isn’t pulling off any shady shit and you stumble upon a book. The book. This was that for me. I read this book close to a year ago, at a particularly hard and stressful time in my life (maybe that’s part of why I loved this as much as I do) and it provided the perfect escape from reality. Since then, I’ve re-read it no less than 15 times. At this point, I’ve memorised some parts of it because anytime life gets difficult, spirits go down or stress prevents sleep, I pick up this book. It’s up there among my all time favorites, with Thornbirds, Wuthering Heights and Queenie . Yup, this book is home and comfort and a safe haven, now. 🖤

The Maddest Obsession tells the story of Gianna my-spirit-animal Marino and Christian owner-of-my-heart-and-soul Allister.

Gianna Marino
After reading the first book, I was afraid I wouldn’t like Gianna. HA! Joke’s on me because she’s now one of my absolute favorite heroines ever. This beautiful, strong, sassy girl stole my heart from the very first chapter.

“A different part of me, one quiet but strong, wanted to shout, to scream, to let her rule with a steel heart and red hair.”

Dressing like the love child Britney Spears and Kurt Cobain (Christians words, not mine 🥰), giving away her Jimmy Choos to a prostitute in the dead of winter, getting high on coke to overcome the sense of unworthiness instilled in her since she was a child, growing up afraid of the dark, believing in a fairytale just to be slapped in the face by reality, being at the mercy of made men and having them control her life, I loved Gianna through everything. Like, I seriously have a girl crush. ❤️

Christian Allister
Sigh. Another sigh. And another. There was never any doubt as to the fact that I would love Christian, what surprised me is just how much.

“Broad shoulders. Black suit. Smooth lines.
Blue.”

This OCD dirty fed with mafia ties ruined me for all men. Fictional men (if I say non fictional, would you judge me? 🙄). He set the bar so high, I don’t think anybody else could ever measure up. 😭
Growing up the way he did, Christian planned his future life, all of it down to the kind of woman he’d marry and the type of hardwood he’d have in his apartment. He imagined structure, precision, neatness and order. Nowhere in his plans did he imagine Gianna Marino. She promises chaos and disorder and Christian should steer clear of her, but he can’t. Because she’s so far under his skin he could never get her out. Because he’s obsessed with her and has been that way since the first time he ever saw her, at her first wedding.

The Banter & The Sexual Tension
Delicious. Absolutely, incredibly delicious. Danielle Lori does sexual tension like nobody else. Her writing style is incredible, and dammit I can’t find enough worthy adjectives to describe it.
I tried to find some of my favorite parts to share but considering I highlighted almost the entire book, that didn’t work out so well. 🤣
Anytime these two were on page together (which luckyyyyy for me was the whole purpose of this book ❤️), sparks flew. Heart beat faster. Panties melted. Brain stopped functioning. Ovaries worked overtime. And I’m pretty sure my eggs danced the tango once or twice.

“I’ve thought about you so much you’re mine now.” It was a growl that lowered into a threat. “You’re lucky you didn’t let him touch you, Gianna, because I really don’t like it when people touch my things.”

“What do I taste like?”
“Kak moya.” (Russian for "Like mine".)

“When you’re obsessed with something for so long and finally obtain it? It feels like coming home to God. And nobody gives up their fucking spot in Heaven.”

These two just completely owned me. 🥺



Now I’ve seen some of my friends complain about the plot, but personally, I didn’t mind it one bit. All I wanted was Christian and Gianna and I got them, so this girl? Deliriously happy. 💃🏻



The story is all about their journey towards each other, their push and pull, their back and forth, their character development, their misconceptions, insecurities and underlying love for each other.
I loved how he loved her. God, did I love the way he loved all of her, the good, the bad and the ugly. He never, not once, tries to change her, to make her something she's not. He accepts, wants, loves and cherishes all of her.

“How about because I love you, Gianna? Because I think I have since the moment I saw you? Because if you weren’t in this world anymore, I would find a way to take myself out of it?”

I absolutely loved every second of this book and wouldn’t exchange any of it for all the mystery/intrigue/suspense/intricate-plots of the world. Just give me more of Christian & Gianna. That’s all I want. 🖤🖤




To sum it all up

What I Loved
Every. Single. Detail.

What I Hated
That this book ended. Phuong and I need, like, 4 or 5 more years with Christian and Gianna.

Lastly, I cannot recommend this book enough. I hope whoever reads it falls in love, just as I did.

[kendyl ʚ♡⃛ɞ (hiatus) · Rating 5 out of 5]

i wanna be christian’s malyshka🧎🏽‍♀️

infinity stars guys…like this book now owns a part of my fucking soul. infinity stars that make up all the constellations christian knows so much about😮‍💨can we just all acknowledge that danielle’s instagram bio states “i don’t write about gentleman”….y’all she is not lying. i loved this book more than the first one 😭 nico baby i still love you don’t worry but christian just 🧎🏽‍♀️ yk? the amount of times i felt like i was gonna pass out reading about this man…….the amount of times i put this book down and screamed…an embarrassing amount of times guys. if you have NOT read this series i’m gonna need you besties to trust me on this one and go read this immediately. the writing is outstanding…book 2 is significantly darker than the first one guys, so please search up triggers before because your mental health matters and ALWAYS comes first🫶🏼my heart completely broke for both gianna and christian omg at one point i was literally sobbing because i just felt so attached to these characters that’s literally just how amazing the writing was. i loved having nico and elena sprinkled into this book too omg😩🫶🏼could y’all imagine being in a room w both nico and christian…😮‍💨i’m just gonna stop right there with that. ugh GUYS HOW DO I READ THE THIRD ONE NOW!?!? no one is gonna be better than christian…nico is reallllllll close but cmon😮‍💨he spoke so sweetly to her in russian guys, he’s the definition of “touch her and you die”, AND he gave off “who did this to you” vibes🥵🥵🥵literal perfection. y’all i love a good toxic fictional man, they get me every time i swear🤭🦋no because i just LOVE reading about men who would scare the shit outta me in real life…i fall for them every time🙈gianna boo you’re so fucking precious🥺one of my favorite female main characters ever🫶🏼guys please go read this series….the SPICE in this book was immaculate, wayyyyy more in this book than the first one. and the SLOW BURN!?!?!? amazing, idk if everyone would see it as a slow burn but it definitely was for me and i absolutely loved it. everything about this book was so good. AND THE EPILOGUE!?!?! perfection. i honestly can’t wait to read the third book even tho i have no idea who or what it will be about but i literally just trust danielle lori and i know the man in the next book will be 🥵 but no one is taking your place christian hehe. “i told you, i would run” “and i told you, i would find you” OK BABY you can share the throne with zade meadows🤭🫶🏼🦋







SPOILER WARNING besties, stop reading if you haven’t read this book hehe🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼







i already knew that because this book was about christian…it was gonna be five stars even tho it ended up being infinity for me🤭guys i LOVED how we got to read into gianna’s past like everything connected to the first book and it gave us more insight…so good. i’m literally so sick…EIGHT YEARS, he was obsessed with gianna for eight years ever since he saw her drunk after her wedding cuz she found out her husband was not faithful. GUYS gianna said “you sound like an impressionist” and he said “i think you mean pessimist” she said that when she was drunk and then she said that again at the end of the book omg i absolutely loved it😭😭😭he literally picked her up bridal style, carried her to a bed, touched her cheek and called her my little star in russian……….every time he said something in russian to her i ALWAYS looked it up and immediately swooned after it was all so fucking cute. my heart literally broke for gianna because her husband had been physically abusing her :( and the fact that she told christian about it🥺🥺🥺and then she struggled with a drug problem because she couldn’t escape her past of being molested as a child :( and she was scared of the dark. omg the chapter where there was a storm that knocked out the power and she lived in an apartment across from christian’s and she ran over to him freaking out…he was so gentle and kind to her and then she opened up to him and this is where he fr gave “who did this to you” vibes i SCREAMEDDDDD i loved that chapter so much. y’all i literally hoped gianna would get pregnant because i already knew christian would love that shit😮‍💨their spicy scenes were so fucking good i swear. when christian was telling his therapist that he never slept with the same woman more than three times and that he never kissed a woman in his life…….and then he kissed gianna and she was always paranoid about how many women he kissed before😩😩like girl that man is entirely yours boo. completely obsessed with you for 8 years. i loved when christian told gianna about andromeda and then later we saw he got a fresh fucking tattoo of andromeda on his body along with all the other tattoos with meanings that connected to her dark past🥺i cried for christian and gianna they literally both went through too much when they were just kids. it literally made me sick to my stomach. i feel like there were so many things in this book that i loved that i’m struggling to remember every single detail😭these books are definitely gonna be rereads!!! i fucking loved the love/hate they had going on the entire fucking book. they were so hot and cold and it made the book so enjoyable to read especially because it just all made sense😮‍💨 “moya zvezdochka” gianna hehe christian’s little star🥺i loved christian’s and nico’s relationship and also omg when gianna was trying to show elena how to cook😭in the epilogue when christian was talking about his daughter and he said “she looks like my wife” “that’s all i need to see to know that she’s mine”🥹🥹🥹🥹fuckkkkk. christian😭this book just took a huge piece of my heart and i never want it back. danielle lori take all my money and keep writing these amazing books🤭🫶🏼

[jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

sad to report i still feel the same way about this as i did two years ago!

"You sound like an impressionist."
A smile touched his voice. "I think you mean pessimist."

hi. yes. you are hallucinating. this isn't real. i am not giving this five stars. maybe you should see a therapist for seeing things that aren't there.


you wanna know what my notes for this looked like? kindle says i have 226 of them. an excessive amount of times to use this emoji combination 🥺❤️. or this one 🥰🥰. or this 😭❤️. but who am i to judge myself.


i don't know what to do with my hands. what do i usually do with my hands while writing a review.


the way these two had me giggling. unreal. i swear i'm usually cooler than this. idk how i will ever move on. i might never recover.


Christian is just really hot. okay. i don't care what you are saying. i'm not listening. he's so formal and uptight and so fucking obsessed with Gianna and so soft and tender - i love him.
every time he would smile at her or caress her softly i just lost my shit. i can like a psychopath man every once in a while. as a treat.

i also love Gianna. i swear she's so funny. the way she banters with him? this is my idea of love.
i also love how kind hearted she is. and her weird sense of fashion. and how she takes no shit from him.

Christian is the hottest man i know and she the hottest woman and they are the hottest couple. have i mentioned that i love them.

the way he helped her through her panic attacks? softest man, so tender. he did shoot a few men. but all is fair in love and war.

and him constantly correcting her when she used the wrong word? cute. he's so cute.


also them going through the whole ordeal of hating each other and making snarky comments at each other while being like "huh what is this feeling i'm experiencing. must be a cold. whatever". and christian being like "i will never be one of those men that pines over you". sure sure. you tell that to her hairband you've been wearing on your wrist for three years. and the shrine you so obviously have of her.

and they say love is dead. i mean it probably is for the rest of us because these two have it all.


i hate writing five star reviews. for one star reviews i have extensive notes with thoughts and feelings and just so many well thought out points to make. here i just have pages of notes that say "hihi" and "he's so hot" and "i love her" and "i love him" WHAT THE FUCK IS A MAN SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THAT. anyway. five stars.

[Lilyya ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I NEED MORE. THE EPILOGUE IS NOT ENOUGH 😭
———•———
here we go..

[manas (suffering) · Rating 5 out of 5]

raw, deep, and passionate. no further questions.

[Bibi · Rating 5 out of 5]

*4 stars* Changing my rating to 5 stars

I wasn't sure Danielle could redeem twice-widowed drug-using Gianna, but boy was I wrong. Christian and his broody unrequited love turned my insides to mush. Love love.

[Larissa Cambusano · Rating 4 out of 5]

YALL— i’m.. dare.. i.. say.. it.. obsessed. This story fully had me the entire time. I adored how deep and emotional this book got. We really got to know Christian & Gianna separately before we got to know them together. Gianna is now officially one of my favorite mc’s ever, she was so strong and hilarious & i have no words for Christian, he was everything. I loved their banter, the spice, the obsession, and everything in between.

“love is an obsession, some would even say the maddest obsession.”

[Cas (Fia) · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Haven’t you heard? Love is an obsession. Some would even say…the maddest obsession.”

You were all right about this book. It’s even better than the first one🤧

I love Christian motherfucking Allister so much. Just like Gianna, I am in need of a Christian obsessed support group.
I want this man and I have to have him. He has to marry me. I will wear his hand as my choker everyday.
Idk what he did to me but he unlocked the deep parts I didn’t know I possessed.

If my husband doesn’t go to therapy because he is so obsessed with me it kills him, doesn’t shoot any man that touches me and follows me everywhere I go, doesn’t believe we were brought together by fate…I don’t want it.

I absolutely loved Gianna. She is so hilarious and I smiled at her sarcastic nature. She is very loveable but misunderstood. I felt represented by her in some aspects even. Loved her reactions and wit. Her pov was great.

The plot was not deep but still there. The smut top tier😩
Overall I loved this book. I couldn’t stop and devoured it.
May I meet my own russian speaking dirty fed with painfully handsome face and absurdly hot body who will be crazy over me, wear my hair tie as a bracelet and compliment my nails. Amen.


The Sweetest Oblivion review
The Darkest Temptation review

[⚔Irunía⚔ · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨Upgraded to 4.5 stars✨

Gianna ended up being my favorite heroine of this series. The joke is on me, I guess. 🗿🚬

I was really wary of Gianna as a main female character based on the information we had been provided with about her in the 1st book.
Call me judgemental, but reading about a twice married sugar baby 🌚 with drug addiction didn't excite me in the least.

Well played, Ms. Lori. My expectations were lower than Lake Assal and your execution turned out to be top-quality.

The book was so frustrating it got to the point of unputdownable... The amount of time Gianna and Christian were separated?? INSANELY LONG. I felt deprived. 🚿💦




The highlight of the book for me was definitely Gianna. A witty, extravagant, feisty woman with tortured past. Tough and bitchy act paired with the softest heart? These ingredients at the hands of a talented writer never fail to deliver divine meal.😩

Ms. Lori took the notion of 'multi-dimensional character' to the next level. 🤌🏼

Nevertheless, I don't share a common sentiment towards Christian: for a man irrevocably obsessed he had been letting Gianna off the hook for too damn long. His covert mania made my heart flutter. 🫀

P.S. I love Miss Lori's writing style. My eyes leisurely absorb every line this woman writes.

Nothing like savoring the feeling of reading a book in which every word is meant to be.

I nearly died laughing when I saw people placing Lark's and Lori's mafia series at the same level. 911...powerless in certain cases. 😇

[vee!]

problematic author!

— 5 stars ✰

"what do you want from me, christian?"
"everything"

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

the jealousy, the angst, the tension, the pining, the banter, the depth, the romance, the connection, the LOVE THEY HAVE FOR EACH OTHER, the cute moments, the sad moments, the EVERYTHING

how am i supposed to find a man who is so obsessed with me that he needs therapy? or wears my hair tie for over three years? or be his first and only kiss?

"would you visit my grave if i died?"
"i'd die before you were ever in a grave, malyshka"

HE CALLS HER MALYSHKA 💞💗💘💕

christian "because if you weren't in this world anymore, i would find a way to take myself out of it" alistair set the bar high and i don't know how to cope after finishing this book. where do i find a russian guy who will get rid of anyone who looks at me the wrong way? or will tell me to howl like a wolf when i need a pep talk? and how the fuck do i become gianna? i love this woman and i will protect her until the end of my days

"she was so goddamn beautiful i
couldn't even stand to look at her some days"

[anh · Rating 4 out of 5]

If a man’s not obsessed with me to the point of needing therapy, then I don’t want him. 🥰

[moonlight ☾ [semi-hiatus] · Rating 5 out of 5]

reread (lost count at this point, don't judge me): november 2022

I choked on my fury. “I hate you.”
“I think about you.”

the comfort read i needed to get through this month. 🥺🥰

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ

reread (2): october 2020
christiangianna supremacy 🗣️🗣️

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ

reread: july 2020
i loved this even more the second time around (i didn't think it was possible cause i already loved it too much lol). <3

*still waiting (im)patiently for ronan's story*



✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*:･ﾟ

5++ stars ☆

“How about because I love you, Gianna? Because I think I have since the moment I saw you? Because if you weren’t in this world anymore, I would find a way to take myself out of it?”

before going into this book, Gianna (h) was the character i was looking forward to learning about because she intrigued me in the first book, but tbh i wasn’t expecting to love Christian (H) as much as i loved Nico (H of book 1) ...yet here we are. 😭 i loved the banters and push and pull between these two. their dynamic felt so special. not to mention, Christian's obsession with Gianna was chefs kiss, it was written so well imo. :)

although this book almost had no flaws to me, i admit the time skips felt confusing at times and i wish there was more to the ending cause it felt abrupt but, aside from those small things, Christian/Gianna has my whole heart. ♡

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Christian, enough said!!
I don't think you understand how obsessed I am with him, this book changed my brain chemistry!! I need him biblically.. I fear a lost my mind a little reading this, the things I would do..

Christian was everything I wanted in a character, completely unhinged and possessive. He was a man obsessed and I loved him for it. He killed, not one, but two men for her and he shot a man in the arm for touching her, he was so protective and jealous for her, it made me feral.. I absolutely loved when his control slipped for her, it was everything ahhhh... But those moments when he was vulnerable, when he would open up and all those sweet moments where he took care of her, they were everything. He was obsessed since the first moment he saw her and she was the only women he ever kissed!! He went to therapy, helped her through her panic attacks, he washed her hair every night and the hair tie, I mean, how could I not be obsessed... The way he loved her, you don't understand, that man was perfect in every way!! His past though, it was so heartbreaking reading about it.. He deserved so much love..
I loved Gianna too, her loneliness, her fears, her selflessness.. She was such an amazing character and while she did have her fair share of problems and made some questionable decisions, she was always kind, always sassy, always herself, and seeing her stand her ground with Christian was amazing. She felt so safe with him that even her fears became less and she finally found the strength to fight because of it. I adored seeing her slowly fall in love with Christian.

Their banter, the insults, the chemistry, it was so good, I devoured it!! The lust, the hate, their push and pull ahhhhh.. They were polar opposites, but absolutely perfect for each other.. They truly saw each other, they were destined for one another.. The amount of times I had to stop and scream was absolutely unhealthy.. They both finally found the one thing they desperately needed, love.

The story did get a little repetitive, but I was too far gone for Christian to care, I would read about him watching paint dry for a thousand pages and still say thank you!!!
Also, never been more happy that I learned Russian in middle school, because even do I'm a little rusty now, I understood everything that man said and I was swooning so hard!!
"моя звёздочка", "малышка"
"Ты самая красивая женщина, которую я когда-либо видел."

Also, that epilogue was the cutest!!! My smile was so big, my face hurt. I need more..

P. S. I'm so sorry I was so late in writing the review, I read it while traveling and didn't have time to write it, and Christian deserved a review of me freaking out in real time 🤭 So, I totally took that as a sign to reread it, which I did, and I have to say that I'll never get tired reading about him!!

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𝓑𝓻𝓸𝓪𝓭 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓼. 𝓑𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓼𝓾𝓲𝓽. 𝓢𝓶𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓱 𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼.
𝓑𝓵𝓾𝓮.

𝓚𝓲𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝓐𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓪𝓭𝓮 𝓶𝓮 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝔂 𝓭𝓻𝓾𝓰 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭.

𝓨𝓸𝓾’𝓻𝓮 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓪𝓯𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓶𝓮.”
“𝓐𝓷𝓭, 𝓫𝓪𝓫𝔂, 𝓘’𝓶 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓼𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓴.”

“𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓭𝓸 𝓘 𝓽𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮?”
“𝓚𝓪𝓴 𝓶𝓸𝔂𝓪.”

“𝓘 𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓭𝓸, 𝓶𝓪𝓵𝔂𝓼𝓱𝓴𝓪.”

𝓘 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪 𝓭𝓮𝓪𝓵 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓵.
𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓘 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭𝓷’𝓽 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓶𝔂𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯.

“𝓨𝓸𝓾’𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝔀𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷 𝓘’𝓿𝓮 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓴𝓲𝓼𝓼𝓮𝓭, 𝓶𝓪𝓵𝔂𝓼𝓱𝓴𝓪.”

𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾’𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓼𝓸 𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓸𝓫𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝓲𝓽? 𝓘𝓽 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓸𝓭. 𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓷𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 𝓰𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓼 𝓾𝓹 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓻 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓼𝓹𝓸𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷.

“𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝔀𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓮𝓻, 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓪𝓷.”
“𝓨𝓸𝓾’𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓘 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽.”

“𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓲𝓽’𝓼 𝓪𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾.”

“𝓦𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓿𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓯 𝓘 𝓭𝓲𝓮𝓭?”
“𝓘’𝓭 𝓭𝓲𝓮 𝓫𝓮𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓲𝓷 𝓪 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓿𝓮, 𝓶𝓪𝓵𝔂𝓼𝓱𝓴𝓪.”

“𝓗𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷’𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓭? 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝓷 𝓸𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷. 𝓢𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓼𝓪𝔂 . . . 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓭𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷.”

𝓗𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓘 𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓹𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓼. 𝓦𝓮 𝓭𝓲𝓭𝓷’𝓽 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓼𝓮𝓷𝓼𝓮.
𝓑𝓾𝓽, 𝓼𝓾𝓭𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓵𝔂, 𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓮𝓵𝓽 𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓱𝓲𝓶 𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻.

“𝓘’𝓶 𝓪𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓶𝓪𝓵𝔂𝓼𝓱𝓴𝓪.”

“𝓗𝓸𝔀 𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓫𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓖𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓪? 𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓘 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝓘 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓘 𝓼𝓪𝔀 𝔂𝓸𝓾? 𝓑𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓷’𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭 𝓪𝓷𝔂𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮, 𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓭 𝓪 𝔀𝓪𝔂 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓶𝔂𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯 𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓲𝓽?”

“𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓶𝓪𝓵𝔂𝓼𝓱𝓴𝓪.”
“𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓽𝓸𝓸, 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀?”

.·:*¨ ¨*:·.

Finally getting a life is really getting in a way of my reading..
I'm really looking forward to reading this, so I need to find the time!!

[Warda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I really fuckin’ enjoyed this?!?!?!???

Especially since book 1 was a dud for me.

My only gripe was that I wish we had the backstory of these two characters early on in the book, because in order for me to enjoy a book, I need to latch on to the characters. The backstories came too late for my liking.

BUT, once I got it, holy shit. I fell in deep!

I loved Gianna. There’s more to her than what meets the eye, and I love uncovering characters like that. To discover what they’re really like than seeing only what they choose to present to the world since people are... meh. Especially, in a (mafia) world that’s so damn conniving.

And Christian! This guy was an asshole and faaaaar too possessive, but when those layers were peeled and he talked about them, my insides went so soft. 😭 He became disgustingly soft for Gianna and I hated it, because his extreme alpha tendencies started to make sense. I loved him!

Really, I love it when stories just make me weak with emotions.

This wasn’t perfect by any means but I think it has to do with the fact that I am still learning about all things mafia and I guess I have to accept that the men in this world are outwardly and inwardly dick-ish and women don’t have a lot going for themselves at all. I’m still looking for dark romance/mafia stories that are more layered, but this was quite close to a win.

I’m so happy! 😁

[Yana · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the easiest 5⭐️ ever, loved this book from page 1 till the very last page

[Saswati · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 “You’ll never be done with me” stars ⭐️

“Why do you kiss me?”
His gaze dropped to my lips, his jaw ticking in thought. “I wanted to know what you tasted like.”
“What do I taste like?”
His eyes drifted back up to mine. They were so deep and serious they held me captive.
“Kak moya.”

To anyone who's wondering, ‘kak moya’ means ‘like mine’. Go ahead, swoon, I sure did 🙈

This review is, first and foremost, an appreciation post for Gianna Marino aka the BEST heroine I've ever come across in a mafia book.

Psychologically and physically abused in childhood and even after her first marriage, Gianna's view of the world, and of herself, has become jaded.

My chest had felt hollow since I was five years old, and sometimes, where emotions should be, there was only numbness. Some called it depression. I called it life.

However, inspite of all that, she's a badass woman who dances to the beat of her heart and dresses like ‘Britney Spears’ and Kurt Cobain’s love child’. She has a heart of gold which she wears on her damn sleeve, and for that I couldn't be prouder of her.


Now, let's move on to Christian Allister aka the only man on this planet who deserves the gorgeous mess our Gianna is!

His gaze met mine. Blue. Cool silk sheets beneath a darkening sky. Although, there was something else. A flicker of something bright and full of life. Like the reflection in a neurotic person’s eyes. It was madness. It was obsession.

Christian's been obsessed with Gianna for years! So much so, HE WORE HER FUCKING HAIRTIE ON HIS WRIST for three whole ass years, I mean if that's not obsession I don't know what is. He is an anti-hero of the highest degree, but even though he wants to possess Gianna, he always holds himself back from ever crossing the line.

When she was close, all I could focus on was that she smelled like temptation. Like something I wanted to worship and degrade at the same time.

Between Christian and Gianna, we get what's probably the best sexual chemistry I've ever come across in a book.

He fisted my shirt and dragged me closer, pressing the next words to my ear. “I’m going to ruin every part of your body for any other man, malyshka, and you’re going to thank me when I’m done.”
I was making a deal with the devil.
And I couldn’t even find the grace to save myself.

When they finally give in to their attraction, it's explosive in the best possible way. The make-out session and backset sex scene were oh-so-hot 🔥

To see them slowly opening up to each other, with witty banter and casual sex, and then crossing the line from hate/obsession to love is honestly the best feeling!

Whenever they had a fight, my heart broke for them, but their way of making up?

“Don’t tell me no, malyshka.” His voice was so deep and almost desperate, like he wouldn’t know what to do with himself if I denied him.
I wished I could say I held my ground.
But as soon as he kissed me, promising to fuck me missionary against my lips, it was all over.

Look, I know it sounds like they have a dysfunctional relationship, and hell, they probably do! But both of these broken and beautiful people have gone through so much in their lives that they deserve all the happiness in the world ✨

“You called me flighty,” I breathed.
“I meant perfect.”

Trust me, if a man doesn't speak in such riddles with me, compliment my non-existent cooking skills, call me his ‘malyshka’ and DEMAND I dress however tf I want, I don't need him!😌

“Haven’t you heard? Love is an obsession. Some would even say . . . the maddest obsession.”

♠ ♠ ♠

So why not rounded up to 5 stars then? Because of that ending! Their story spans eight years, but the moment all of Christian's horrific backstory is revealed, we get a rushed ending. Jeez, what's the hurry? Just a couple more chapters and a handful of more conversations would have made my greedy ass so damn happy 🙈 *sigh*

If I compare The Maddest Obsession to The Sweetest Oblivion, Gianna is by far a much better heroine than Elena. As for Christian, I really liked him, but to be very VERY honest, that crazy bastard Nico still owns my heart ✨

♠ ♠ ♠

This next part (or rather, quote) is a little spoilery, but since it's one of my absolute favourites from this book, I have to include it here!

“I can’t marry another man I don’t know.”
His voice was rough, dipped in something sharp. “I’ve told you more about myself than I’ve ever told anyone else.”
“That’s not a good enough reason for me to marry you, Christian.”
“Fine.” He shook his head, his eyes flashing with darkness. “How about because I love you, Gianna? Because I think I have since the moment I saw you? Because if you weren’t in this world anymore, I would find a way to take myself out of it?”
My heart stopped.
Went cold.
And then lit with fire.
We stared at each other, silence and the vehemence of his voice touching my skin with rough fingers.
“You don’t mean that,” I breathed.
“I meant every goddamn word I said.”

Shoutout to my amazing book twin Renee for reading, ranting and raving about this book with me and just making it an even better experience. Here's our happy dance! 💕

[Youssra (semi ia) · Rating 4 out of 5]

INFINITE STARS FOR CHRISTIAN ALLISTER OH MY GOD THIS MAN WAS UNREALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 😩😩😩😩😩

As for the book, and for anyone curious about it, you should know it is VERY character-driven and not plot-driven. In terms of plot, not that much happens yk? It is very centered around Christian and Gianna and how they finally end up together after a lot of push and pull. This is not a bad thing, but it is a matter of preference for some readers and it is better to be informed about things like that!

the first 60%?? IT HAD AN ABSOLUTE CHOCKEHOLD ON ME OML!! I wanted to inject it into my veins, I wanted to find a witch on Etsy to summon Christian and make him real so I could have him all to myself😭😭 These two and their tension had my nervous system IN SHAMBLESSSSSS.

The remaining 40% was kinda repetitive tbh, but I still ate up every scene this man was in I was OBSESSEDDDDDD. HE KEPT HER HAIRTIE FOR 3 YEARS ARE YOU KIDDING MEEEE??????

Overall, this wasn't a groundbreaking mafia romance, but it was still one of the most entertaining ones I've read! Guys just read it for Christian trustttttttt.

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Pre-read

Not even waiting 5 minutes to start this!. CHRISTIAN ALLISTER YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE MY FAVORITE I JUST KNOW IT!!

impromptu br with Kitkat CAN'T WAIT TO OBSESS WITH YOUUU

[T.S · Rating 5 out of 5]

5.00☆

⚠ DON'T LET DANIELLE LORI SEE THIS REVIEW! ⚠

HOLYFUCKINGHELLWHATTHEACTUALFUCK?!?!?d🫨🫨 Bro this book was pure CUNT!!! The amount of unadulterated pure crack that Lori laced this book with needs an immediate investigation IMMEDIEATLY! just when I THOUGHT this series couldn't get any better, it went and slapped me in the face with an even BETTER book.

IDC if you disagree, but I have to say it — Christian and Gianna are more SUPERIOR couple then Nico and Elena!!🗣️🗣️😤sorry Iqra 🙏. They've got a more dynamic relationship, they got more TENSION, their banter was bantering, Spice was Spicing. I knew from the moment I read about them in the first book that I was going to become OBSESSED with them both individually and as a couple. These two will always live in the prefrontal cortex of my mind.

↳Gianna
She's hilarious, relatable, and oh my gosh, the way she kept provoking and teasing Christian! it like she is poking a grizzly bear with a stick! i mean literally because he’s this beast like man with this monstrous, beastly, grizzlyious cock that the author makes sure you’re reminded of every 3 chapters🙈🙈🙈 ... .. I am afraid Gianna wasn't the only one blushing. If there's one thing I'm devouring, it's seeing Ginna bringing chaos to this perfectly organized man without ANY apologies! Her revenge and witty comebacks … every time she teased him it had my sore throat growling.

↳Christian
if Christian was mine, i wouldn’t even try to change him. i’d accept him with all his darkness😪🫂 This man's middle name should be 'Self-Control' the way he's so obsessed and possessive from the START! 😭, like bro really went to therapy for 10 years because of his obsession with her, CREATED A CRATER in his perfect, fancy-ass reality, thinking LOUDLY about how Gianna is the best thing the universe has ever made, and he'd happily die between her legs.

I don't even know Russian but when Christian said to Gianna '' Ty samaya krasivaya zhenshchina kotoruyu ya kogda-libo videl.”“ why did i feel something heavenly shift within my organs?!

The plot outside the romance was actually really interesting to read about too! i was intrigued and gorilla eyed glued pages after pages waiting to see what happens next in the mafia world.

anyway people say it only gets better from here... we shall see😙👀

[Saranya ⋆☕︎ ˖ · Rating 5 out of 5]

𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤.
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐄.

⤷ ゛𝟓 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬! ˎˊ˗
(Correction: 6 stars minus 1 star for a few questionable stuff)

▸click only if you want the reason behide the minus 1 star -> this guy touched other women's hands while being obsessed with the fmc {Tell me, shouldn't my heart break over this?}

˖᯽ ݁˖ 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙤
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯!
Let me start with the obvious: Christian Allister owns this book. Nico? Forget him. My heart beats in Russian syllables for 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓪𝓷- the man is cold steel wrapped in obsession!! A paradox of brutality and tenderness <3
Eto zakhvatyvayet dukh 🧎‍♀️

𝓖𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓪: from hate to holy grail
💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃
I’ll admit it: in The Sweetest Oblivion, I hated Gianna. She grated on me, reckless and chaotic. But here? She is reborn. She talks like me, jokes like me, 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 like me and I believe:
-`♡´-

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛, 𝙂𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖'𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚.

I used to hate her in book 1. God, I hated her so much! Now, I have nothing but love for her in my heart.

𓍯𓂃𓏧♡
𖣂 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:

This book was unputdownable!! I don't believe I dnf-ed it TWICE! I'm not surprised though. I was a different person the. This time I took the place of a married middle-aged woman who has experienced a lot of grief in her life! LOL. And this was so messy, toxic and unforgettable. It’s not just a romance for me but a war disguised as love. OH, WHAT A SLOW BURN THIS WAS! So intense. I forgot to breathe at times! I can't even compare this book to any other! I couldn’t stop reading. Christian’s obsession, Gianna’s chaos, their brokenness- it all felt like watching two stars collide.

When I completed reading this, I was scarred, breathless and strangely grateful.
I can't stop thinking about this book at all!

⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
𝙈𝙚=𝙂𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝟐.𝟎
(˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)
℘“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?”
“𝘛𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.”
That’s me. That’s us!
℘“𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘤𝘦. 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺.”
Again- me ₍^. .^₎⟆

✎ᝰ.
Now let’s talk about the 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳. What the hell is wrong with the men? If you’re obsessed with a woman, SHOW SOME LOYALTY! Don’t touch another woman, don’t hold her hand, don’t even breathe near her. Yet, if another man so much as brushes Gianna’s fingers, it’s Armageddon!! The hypocrisy is staggering.
This double standard makes me want to scream. It’s the eternal XY chromosome problem: men demand loyalty but give crumbs in return! 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘩𝘩𝘩

𐙚 ℌ𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔞 𝔫𝔬𝔱𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔪𝔶 𝔣𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢 𝔥𝔲𝔰𝔟𝔞𝔫𝔡.
Yes, I put it at the end, bc I need to know how loyal and efficient you are in stalking me. So, here's the thing:
If you aren't as obsessive as Christian, I'm not marrying you. And if you had been obsessed with me at some point of time and have stopped in between, I'm divorcing you. So, do your work properly! (I love you {well, maybe not, if you aren't as obsessive as Christian. hmph.}[also, if you don't want to get compared with Christian, you better stay loyal to me and never touch another woman or I'm leaving you and you cannot stop me. hmphh.])

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𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖞:

❦“What are you doing down here?”
“Trying to eavesdrop on all your secret plans to take over the world.”
𝘉𝘳𝘰, 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦!!

❦“Don’t mind me. I’m waiting for Ace. I just need to kill him, and then I’ll be on my way.”
𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦!

“What’s for dinner?”
“Fried towel served with a side of half-cooked pasta.”
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘮𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘩𝘢

❦𝘓��𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥. 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵
HOLY MOLLY!

❦𝙾𝚑, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝙶𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝟷𝚜𝚝 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔! 𝙽𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚍.

❦WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE MEN? IF YOU ARE REALLY OBSESSED WITH THIS WOMAN, AT LEAST SHOW SOME LOYALTY AND NOT TOUCH AND HOLD ANOTHER WOMAN!!!!
𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝, 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚇𝚈 𝚌𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜!
LIKE, YOU CAN LET ANOTHER WOMAN TOUCH YOU AND YOU CAN EVEN TOUCH HER!! AND IT'S A BIG PROBLEM IF ANOTHER MAN TOUCHES HER HAND!!!! LIKE GTFO!!!!!!!!!!!

❦YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT HE HAD HER HAIR TIE ON HIS WRISTS FOR 3 LONG YEARS????!!!!
*melts*

❦I found a few grammatical errors:(

❦I want to add this too. I even read the 𝙰𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝. And the author wrote about her husband eating macaroni and cheese only for a whole month! LOL that was funny XD

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𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟐

Giving this book a 3rd chance
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𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟐

I am done with these types of books. I'm actually done with this genre. I have finally realized that this genre in not in my cup of tea
This is one of the few books I could not complete after starting.

[aly ☆彡 (on vacation) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know about you but there is always something about anthology series that made it hard for me to instantly click with the new characters, especially when the characters in the first book had me firmed on its grip. So, I started this book a year later because

i) I'm still hung up over NicoElena
ii) I was not a big fan of Gianna
iii) I wanna love this book so bad but afraid I won't

Gianna did not make a good first impression but when she said:

"As long as they were looking at my body, they'd never see what was behind my eyes"

I know she's shading me because I failed to see what was behind her eyes when she was first introduced in the Sweetest Oblivion and loving her is not something I foresee myself doing. She was written effortlessly and her perspective allows us to discover the real Gianna, with all her fears and pain that drive her seemingly frivolous behaviors, in the most agonizing way possible.

Meanwhile, the infamous Christian Allister does live up to the buzz around the town. I am keen on Christian in the first book but I have to admit that I was expecting his character to be a bit bland and amiable but was proven to be far from it — with his cruel, icy, and arrogant nature, making him the most ideal anti-hero. The more time we spent with Officer Allister, the more we discovered a man with so many shades of grey that they bled together, who more than often let the darker side win.

That being said, I love how the mix of them gave you such intricacy given the antipodal of their characters. Gianna strikes an excellent balance of sensitivity and resiliency. Christian is a seductively enigmatic alpha who is broody and has OCD tendencies. There were lots of tension wobbled with animosity, desire, and angst that made this book so hard to put down. Every contact between them felt like a verbal brawl that needed to culminate in the bedroom; which when it did, get me fist-bumping the air and later caught fire.

Though I adore them, I wouldn't say they've ever surpassed Nico and Elena on my list, and this book only adds to my belief in Nico's supremacy by providing tidbits from other people's perspectives on Nico's loving and swoon-worthy qualities. Also, Allister and Ace not so bromance (by bromance I mean threatening to kill each other)? Gianna and Elena's besties? I know that right!

Now that I finished this, Danielle Lori had made me madly obsessed with her works. You can't deny that she is indeed a good writer who knows how to make her readers immersed with the characters, plot, and romance. The Maddest Obsession was sinfully passionate, richly nuanced, and emotionally charged; I couldn't help but become captivated. If it took me a year to read Gianna and Christian's story, now it takes me less than a day to start the next one!

[Iqra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Christian Allister is the pinnacle of the boy MAN obsessed trope. No one can do it better than him 👑

Love adore cherish Gianna w my whole heart. She deserved sm better and I love that Christian was the one serving 🙏

Their romance was yummy delicious scrumptious every synonym u can think of. They really delivered on the small moments ugh this was my face the entire last 30% 🥹😭

I’m usually so indifferent to the “I love you” spiel in books but this one?? The love confession was mwah *violent chefs kiss*

The way Nico was ChristianGianna’s biggest shipper 🤭🤭 him playing Cupid made me fall in love w him even harder

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╰┈➤ ❝ He hung his clothes neatly on the back of a chair, while I would have tossed mine into a pile on the floor. ❞

╰┈➤ ❝ Would you visit my grave if I died?”
“I’d die before you were ever in a grave, malyshka.❞

These two quotes are the embodiment of their entire relationship 😭❤️‍🩹

𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
The NicoElena cameos made this book ten times better for me Omg it’s criminal how I went so long without knowing how much I was missing out on like allister needs to cuff me rn 😭😭 these crumbs healed me on a deeper level plss the way Nico dotes on her- MY HEART 🖤💗💘💖🙏💞💕🫦

𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
Belong to me — trey songz (sped up)
Give it to me — Timbaland (sped up)
Obsessed — Mariah Carey (sped up)
Oh — Ciara ft. Ludacris (sped up)
Cheri Cheri lady — malena
Luxurious — ayesha erotica (remix)
Like me — girlicious


#2 Reread — November 2023 - ೃ⁀➷ 4 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀
#1 Read — August 2021 - ೃ⁀➷ 𝟱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀

[Jessica ❥Chatterbooks Book Blog❥ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mafia romance is one of my favorite things to read, but I have surprisingly few "go to" authors in the genre. Danielle Lori just added herself to the mix with The Maddest Obsession, the second book in her Made series. It's predecessor, The Sweetest Oblivion, was one of my top reads of last year, and I can already tell you without a shadow of a doubt that this one is going on my list for 2019!



Gianna and Christian are sexual tension personified! Whenever they came in contact with each other, I felt like I could barely breathe! My heart beat faster. I would get anxious. The whole nine yards! 😂 Seriously, their chemistry was out of this world! Though that comes as no surprise to me, because the author is a master of sexual tension. I dare anyone to read either one of the books in this series and say otherwise! 



If I had to choose one thing I loved most in this book though, it would be Gianna and Christian's banter! It gave me life!! Each encounter between them was a verbal sparring match that felt like it needed to end in the bedroom. Sometimes it did, and when that happened, my kindle almost caught on fire! 



The Maddest Obsession is a steamy mafia romance you don't want to miss! From the spectacular writing to the complex characters and smoking hot sex scenes, it's nothing but absolute perfection. 



If you're a mafia romance fan, The Maddest Obsession is a MUST READ!! Start with The Sweetest Oblivion, because you'll love that, too! As far as I'm concerned, the Made series is gold, and this author is one of the best I've read in this subgenre!