Compared it a lot of thrillers though, it wasn’t especially graphic. It is a first time homeowner's renovation diary masquerading as a romantic suspense novel. The wood tones, rich and lovely, set off the soft colors of the walls. “What the hell does it look like I’m doing?”, “It looks like your putting pants on that dog.”.

First of all, I am a huge fan of descriptive writing and from the moment Abby Calloway pulls up to her new house and "the Honda shakes and vibrates as its tires crunch over gravel and bounce over potholes," I am hooked. When Abby’s parents buy a new house in Wisconsin, the whole family packs up their suburban Illinois life and moves to the sticks. It wasn’t what I expected in a romance novel, but the story was so fascinating that I found myself immersed in it. You may use these HTML tags and attributes:

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Roberts’ books are filled with fabulous detail–from competence pr0n to home remodeling pr0n to descriptions of old barns–that my …

Working my way through a re-read of the Three Sisters Island trilogy so totally one-clicked after reading this review. Abby hates the half-finished house and the small backwoods town and desperately wants to move back to her old house and her friends, so she devises a plan to get her parents to move back to Illinois. Very good story well written, i enjoyed reading it.

When Naomi Bowes was a girl, she followed her father into the root cellar one night, hoping to sneak a peek at her birthday present. To her, the house represents her first real decision to put down roots rather than move from place to place, which increases the risk that her past will be revealed. She realizes he's a total creep and rebuffs him. Women go missing and then are found murdered in the same way her father killed.

The tendency is to skip over some of those small elements in order to get to the ACTION!

Loved all the specific details she used throughout the book. I can’t go any farther if he does. I saw the headline and can’t read the review because I can’t get the book until I’m on the mainland on Friday and you can’t tease me like this! I really enjoyed this book.

First of all, I am a huge fan of descriptive writing and from the moment Abby Calloway pulls up to her new house and "the Honda shakes and vibrates as its tires crunch over gravel and bounce over potholes," I am hooked. I won my signed copy of Obsession by JoAnne Keltner through GoodReads FirstReads, and I loved it! If a woman didn’t have sweet dreams in a bed like that, she needed therapy.

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I enjoyed it very much.

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As a voracious reader and writer myself, I know how difficult it is to hold back and do the hard work involved with really inviting readers into the world of a book.
Naomi helps the woman escape and, even though her young mind is struggling to process everything she’s just seen, tells the police the truth. Mailboxes to Bonetown: Amanda and Sarah Talk Sex Ratings, 426.

The book goes on mysterious things happening. It was a very quick read that had me on the edge of my seat! She’s … Nobody wants to digress to read through thoughts on an enormous renovation project. Abby soon finds herself trying to avoid Greg and solving a mystery about the family that used to live in their new house. Get ready to put on your detective cap →, © 2005-2020 Smart Bitches Trashy Books, LLC, Lightning Reviews: Halloween Reads & a Historical Mystery, Kickass Women in History: Milicent Patrick, 427. I received this book in the giveaway. Picked it up from the library today. One of them is befriending an older boy, Greg, who is helping his dad fix Abby's new house. It's dry and slippery, like the bottom of a floured pizza." All About Murderbot with Martha Wells, 425. She realizes he's a total creep and rebuffs him.

For example "There's a thin layer of white dust between my bare feet and the plywood floor. The heroine is 13-year-old Abby Calloway whose family has just left their home in Schaumburg and moved to a house in the backwoods of Wisconsin. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Every evening you will find her obsessively streaming popular TV shows. But it's that subtle layering of details that creates the world the reader will enter. The dog would’ve rushed over to finish the hello, but Naomi sat on the porch steps, and had the dog in a death grip. Except, the bad idea has less to do with convincing her parents and more to do with the father/son crew.

So obviously I have to read this because that kind of detail is my catnip. Tweens will definitely be able to identify with Abby. As Naomi starts to find her home in her new town–making friends, exploring the natural beauty of the place–she restores her house, cleaning up the broken and replacing it with the new.

I’ve been in a major Nora Roberts standalone slump for what feels like forever now: the last standalone of hers I enjoyed (never mind loved) was High Noon, so fresh with optimism from Stars of Fortune and with such a terrific review from Elyse I’m one clicking this one. It's about 13 year old Abby moving from Illinois to Wisconsin with her family. But the stupid dog seems to like them.”, “Pants of Humiliation.” Xander had to grin. It's dry and slippery, like the bottom of a floured pizza."

How did this book ever become a bestseller? Abby moves to Wisconsin with her family and she hates it there. “You cut a hole for his tail.”, “Kevin had them in his truck.

Loved the story, the plot, and the way it came into play.

I am hoping for many more to come!

Abby then starts seeing a young girl come and go mysteriously on the property leading her to find the diary of the former tenants young daughter, Debbie Holt. Every single promising element of the story was drowned out by pages and pages of mundane renovation stuff. If you’d like to receive updates in your inbox, visit our subscribe page and sign up for the content you crave! The murderer, introduced at the beginning of the story, only appeared at the end of 400 pages plus. Well developed secondary characters are one of the things Nora does best but Mason was so well developed and has so much leading man potential it seems like a waste to let him fade into the sunset of his sister’s HEA.

When Abby’s parents hire a father/son handyman service to help finish the renovations to the new house, Abby sees this as a chance to try and convince her parents that leaving Schaumburg was a bad idea. Just finished reading the obsession.. Its a great read but disappoints towards the end..the suspense is horridly written..but I can guess the killer…the shunned wanna be journalist..the one with the glasses who was with Naomi when she found her mom dead..Caussin?? The suspense plotline was an afterthought at best. Thanks!

I swear on purpose.

So now he’s wearing the Pants of Humiliation.

But Someone please tell me the dog, Tag, doesn’t die in this book. I liked this book on so many levels. I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.

I also enjoyed the book, from the cover art to the ease of reading the story. La Nora is one of the few autobuys for me, and the fact that I have everything she’s ever written and have filled up a bookcase and a half with Nora Roberts/JD Robb books is a testament to how enjoyable I find her writing. March 17th 2015

Except, the bad idea has less to do with convincing her parents and more to do with the fathe.

The Obsession starts when our young heroine, Naomi, is only 11.

Chippendale style–she hadn’t been raised by Seth and Harry for nothing.
), Goth Girl Virgin Queen (Solstice Publishing, 2015), Possessed (2019, Pagan Light Book 1), and Spellbound (2019, Pagan Light Book 2).

Abby begins her plan by befriending the carpenter's son, Greg, hoping her parents will worry that he's too old for her and on a childish whim somehow find it reason enough to move back home. I loved the way the ending.

Yes I am too attached to the dog.

It took me all of two days to read! When it’s revealed that her father is a serial killer, Naomi, her mother, and her brother are forced into hiding.

I recommend this book to anybody who likes paranormal books and books that involve crime or diaries.

I was given this book for an honest review.

I was very interested in this novel as well as the author when I was paroozing through the current First Reads giveaways. It’s a fitting metaphor for Naomi’s life. Abigail, 28, lives alone in the bucolic hamlet of Bickford, Ark., in an isolated house, fortified with firearms, a state-of-the-art alarm system and a vicious dog named Bert. romantic suspense, nora roberts, elyse, awesomesauce, DIY, home improvement, serial killers, interior decorating, dogs, photography, Chippendales but not the fun kind, Pants of Humilation. We also may use affiliate links in our posts, as well.

a very good read. When Abby’s parents hire a father/son handyman service to help finish the renovations to the new house, Abby sees this as a chance to try and convince her parents that leaving Schaumburg was a bad idea.

Home improvement makes my stomach hurt. ), Goth Girl Virgin Queen (Solstice Publishing, 2015), Possessed (2019, Pagan Light Book 1), and Spellbound (2019, Pagan Light Book 2). I totally agree about La Nora novels being restful. They move into a half-finished home that Abby instantly hates. The detailed descriptions blended in seamlessly with the dialogue and action, and it let me shut my brain down for awhile and just enjoy the story. I look forward to Nora Roberts’ new big hardcover standalone thriller every spring and this one didn’t disappoint. I received this book through Goodreads giveaway. Holding him in place while she… Jesus Christ.

Painting and refinishing is a chore–something I’d rather avoid or pay someone else to do.

We also may use affiliate links in our posts, as well. Abby doesn’t take well to the move that separated her from her friends and plunked her down in a house that’s only half-built—one … I also like how you don't expect that the carpenter and his son killed the Holt family and that they were planning to try and hurt Abby's family.

I got creative.”. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Silver lining.

Naomi also talks a lot about decorating–another thing I just don’t get.

Suspension of disbelief sure does work on me Please don’t ruin it for others though, someone can email me! So if you like furniture and decorating and remodeling, this is your book.

Great story! He even convinces her to adopt a stray dog they find together. Even when the characters are spending three books fighting demons and facing the end of the world, I’m completely relaxed inside her world.

Refresh and try again. Also I probably don’t want to read the rape scene even if it is glossed over. It’s not described in detail, but it’s not something everyone will want to read. Hooray! When Naomi grows up she changes her last name and buys a crumbling mansion on a sea-side cliff in Washington State. It's about 13 year old Abby moving from Illinois to Wisconsin with her family. I won this book in a giveaway and I was surprised to find a note from the author herself.

I was absolutely appalled while reading, but certainly entertained. Then I got sick and don’t have the energy to do much besides lay in bed and read. View all 16 comments, Genre: Mystery/Thriller, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Theme: Mistaken/False Identity, Small Town.

It’s a strange book in that the suspense plot isn’t very evenly distributed, but Roberts’ writing is so excellent that I didn’t care. Its one of the things … A very well YA written novella.

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