REVIEWED by Jen B.

TITLE: Obsession of the Egoist

SERIES: Egoist #2

AUTHOR: Nero Seal

PUBLISHER: Nero Seal

LENGTH: 258 Pages

RELEASE DATE: December 9, 2019

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“You aren’t happy with me, you aren’t happy without me, so why the fuck should I leave you alone?”

APATHY. DEPRESSION. EMOTIONAL NUMBNESS.
Thrown out of captivity and into long-awaited freedom, Kuon is in limbo, left with the ashes of the future Yugo destroyed.
Unable to cope with the shards of his former life, he enlists to serve in Afghanistan. Two years later, back in Vienna, he’s once again stuck in nothingness, except instead of the white room, he is trapped inside his damaged body.

ICE. BLOOD. A FROZEN PIER.
Made Yugo seethe with a thirst for vengeance he can never quench. If punishing Mio left him bitter, giving up Kuon wrenched his soul. Determined to let the past go, he concentrates on his future. Until their paths cross again.
Damaged. Aggressive. Hurt. Kuon still attracts him. Haunted by the memories, Yugo wavers. But when another man takes Kuon’s hand, Yugo decides to take back what belongs to him.

REVIEW: Thank goodness, this story picks up right where the previous one left off, and we don’t have to wait very long to get the details of what actually happened. Quite a few twists happen, but they are just the beginning. In this installment, Yugo has set Kuon “free” as it sinks in that Kuon would rather take his own life than think about being with Yugo (regardless of their crazy relationship).

So, Kuon goes back to his old life but is at a complete loss as to how to integrate himself back into it, how to simply reappear at work, how to explain everything, etc. This is to say nothing of his issues regarding Yugo. With little regard for what his life has become, he enlists in the military where he quickly gains the reputation as a loose cannon. Two years have passed since his time with Yugo when Kuon is injured on a mission leaving him blind. Meanwhile, Yugo, not faring much better with his feelings for Kuon, finally steps back into his life.

This installment is a bit different in that much more time passes and the direction changes quite a bit. Yugo is now determined to have Kuon by his side once again though in a slightly different capacity than before – he wants him there willingly. But, Yugo hasn’t just become a better man with romance on the brain. He is still the evil bastard he always was, and as more of this story unfolds, more turns are twisted and dots are connected, the story becomes about much more than simply Yugo and his seemingly brainwashed captive. The same complicated “attraction” is still there on both sides, but with Kuon’s injuries, it makes things more difficult.

Suffice to say, I felt much more invested in this installment wanting to know more about the other players, more about Kuon’s background now that we know more about his connections, and what will happen when Yugo finds out. Is it all part of a bigger plan and Kuon just wasn’t able to resist the torture and inevitable psychological impact? All I know is that I was ready to keep going as soon as I turned the last page. This ends with more of a happy for now than the cliffhanger of the previous book, but I still felt left hanging and jonesing for the next one. Hopefully we won’t have to wait too long to get it. 🙂

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