Blind Obsession by Ella Frank
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a haunting, heartbreakingly beautiful story of love lost and man's refusal to find that love again...no matter how deep it pulls him in. This is a story of a man's passion, his grief, his constant battle with guilt and his frustrating and heart-wrenching refusal to absolve himself of said guilt and grief.

I read this book in the dark, giving the book its added haunting quality.

If u read this book, u have to divest yourself of yourself and delve deep into the minds and hearts of each character. The added links of music and pictures dispersed in the book, gives the book a genuine replica of what might have been occurring and brings the reader face to face with the character, known lovingly as BEAUTY.

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Beauty, Blind Obsession

If u listen to each musical piece while reading the book, I can honestly tell u that u feel it to your core. U feel the haunting quality, u feel each emotion, u feel exactly what each character is feeling at the time through each piece. The artwork...my goodness, the artwork! It is brilliant and exactly as how the artist, Phillipe, sees his Beauty. The last piece is most beautiful, haunting and heartbreaking for me though as it depicts....FINALITY. I won't say more.

This book evokes passion and sadness in the same breath. I can understand Gemma's battle with both. Who is Gemma? Gemma is a journalist whose services have been requested to tell the truth behind the loss of "Beauty" from the standpoint of the artist, Phillipe, and.....from Beauty herself.

She finds herself knowing more about Beauty and falling in love with her story and, essentially her...she also finds herself falling in love with Beauty's love, Phillipe, who is still in love with his Beauty. She tries to battle her feelings for this man as she feels that he cannot SEE her, but still can only SEE beauty. But the deeper she gets, the more the battle is a lost cause. her passion for this man takes her down similar roads as Phillipe took Beauty. Her sadness arises out of the realization that she is not Beauty and will never be.

Phillipe is conflicted with his feelings for Gemma and as such, feels like he is betraying his Beauty and continues to fight these feelings tooth and nail.

It is sad to see such pain and utter sadness and suffering. But this book makes u feel everything. It is WELL-WRITTEN. This book began with the investigation of a tragedy and ended as a tragedy. Not only the tragic re-telling of the loss of Beauty, but of the tragic loss of love....for all characters. That's what makes this book so sad....and as I'm writing, I am crying because I still feel those emotions.

Oh, and the sex? Oh my.....intense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I almost want a sequel to this book....where Gemma and Phillipe find each other again. But, for now, I guess my heart will continue to break for the characters. :'(


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I hope I have been cryptic enough so as not to give away any spoilers. But, that I have also sparked enough interest for one to give this book a genuine read :)


I LOVE THIS BOOK, BUT I DON'T THINK MY HEART CAN MANAGE A RE-READ.

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