Publisher: Delacourte Press
Publication Date: December 2025
ARE YOU REALLY HOME ALONE?
Sixteen-year-old Connie has been dragged into the world of vlogging - her mum Lou's vlog is hugely popular, enough to bring in money for a new house, expensive lifestyle . . . and a lot of criticism.
While Lou and Connie's older sister Isla are touring colleges, Connie stays home alone, where she becomes increasingly paranoid about comments on the vlog. Plus someone is turning up at her school and following her on her way home.
Then Connie's best friend is attacked - the third teenage girl attacked in five weeks - and suspicion turns to Connie. Connie doesn't know who she can trust any more and goes on the run. But will the killer - whoever they are - catch up with her?
In The Obsession, Connie is forced to participate in family vlogging by her horrible mother. She hates it, but goes along to keep the peace. When her mother and older sister leave for a college tour, she is left behind to take care of herself for 2 weeks. Things begin to go sideways when her friends begin to be attacked.
Books by this author have kind of been a hit or miss for me. I had high hopes for this one and as far as the reveal of who, I was surprised. But, unfortunately that is about all I liked about the book. The motive made no sense and literally came out of left field. I'm sure the horrible mother and her behavior were some sort of commentary on the whole family vlogging issue that seems to be plaguing YouTube. There were loose ends that never got tied up. And don't get me started on that ending. I had to replay the last part of the audiobook to make sure I didn't miss anything. Ending the book with literally no resolution was not clever and not cute, it only pissed me off. I don't recommend this one.
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