Brutal Obsession

By: S. Massery

Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Heather Firth

He's a hockey god...and she's the one who got in his way.

I had a foolproof plan.

Finish college playing the best sport on earth. Hockey.

Get drafted by an NHL team.

Make my senator father at least a little proud of me.

I was on track to do just that…until Violet Reece and I collided. Literally.

Turns out, my plan didn’t account for a night in jail–and the news articles that followed it.

Everything fell apart after that.

New school, new hockey team. And a resentment like I’ve never felt before directed at the girl who set me off course.

Lucky for me, she attends this new school of mine.

And there are a thousand ways to ruin her.

Brutal Obsession is a sizzling, dark college bully romance. Our hero does not grovel under any circumstances.

Listener discretion is advised.

©2022 S. Massery (P)2022 S. Massery

Absolutely amazing

This book was fantastic. Great enemies to lovers. Incredible plot. Shocking, interesting, original. 10/10 would recommend.

Teddy Hamilton 😍

Any book he is narrating I’ll take it. Lol. Such a good story from enemies to lovers!!!! I loved it. Can’t wait for the next book.

Major triggers beware

I’m not into dark dominant stories but I love hockey romances so I read Grays story and the plot was good and there were twists and turns and the ending blew my mind. Gray was a little too much of a psycho for me. Some things he did were way off scale for me. I hated seeing people so taken advantage of and I don’t like when the girl is just plain stupid. Violet gets herself into way too many situations that don’t go her way. If you are a female with a backbone this story will frustrate you and have you yelling at the characters.
The narration was awesome, Teddy is one of my favorites just don’t like men doing female voices. If you’ve been abused or assaulted this is not the book for you. If you like dominant males then go for it. If you’re like me it’s a good book just be ready to yell at some characters for being naive, insecure and sometimes just plain stupid.

Brutal Obsession ❤️

Admittedly, it took me a minute to get onboard with Greyson. I wasn’t sure what to make of him for awhile and I didn’t like how he treated Violet. But once he get himself and his feelings straightened out he really was able to shine through. Learning about his background and his father helped a lot as well. Violet was amazingly resilient. After suffering through what was potentially losing her life’s work and dream, she still found ways to center herself and persevere and I loved that about her. Her and Grey really brought out different sides of each other and it was interesting to watch that unfold. Ultimately they are exactly what the other one needed. Another wonderful S. Massery story!!

Brutal Obsession

Loved the book - couldn’t stop listening to it. Fantastic story, definitely a little dark but so well written!

I loved this!!

No one is more shocked than I am by how much I ended up loving this. I went into it intrigued by the hype it’s been receiving but anticipating hating this based on reviews I was seeing on Goodreads and tik tok. This seems to be a pretty polarizing story - people either love Greyson or hate him. I enjoy bully romances and always have, but there is a caveat to this: I am absolutely a girl who loves groveling. And on top of that - there are certain lines the hero can’t cross. I was skeptical because I kept hearing that Greyson doesn’t grovel and for what it’s worth… he doesn’t but the way he and Violet connect just made sense.

I enjoyed watching them push each other to their limits. I wish I would have seen a little bit more bite and resistance from Violet, but overall I enjoyed her character arc. I liked how she was open to her new reality and how she was shaped by her trauma. And I loved the way Greyson was absolutely obsessed with her. And for what it’s worth I enjoyed the scene with Steele as well 🥵 I cannot wait for his book and I’m so glad I took a chance on this book.

Great enemies to lovers dark romance

S. Massery delivers a new adult dark college romance featuring a former dancer and the hockey player with a powerful father who caused an accident that ruined her future. As their relationship evolves, Violet connects with her own hidden darkness as Greyson, possessive and sadistic, introduces her to his own dark and punishing side. Excellent performances from both narrators. I have no triggers and highly recommend this audiobook!

beautifully done!

I loved this dark bully romance! Teddy & Heather did a fantastic job narrating an really took the story to another level! I was able to listen and have the book to read when listening wasn't an option. Was very easy to jump back and forth. Highly recommend!

Dark romance hockey gods

Since I am in my hockey romance era, I thought I would give the Hockey Gods series a try. Oh my…. Greyson is unhinged and has massive red flags. This was my first bully romance and at times I was super uncomfortable but obviously since it is fiction, and because I know there is an HEA in the end I was super curious how they would get to that point.

In the end, I liked Greyson and Violets connection (although it took a while for me to get there). I’m not sure how healthy a connection it is though but I am looking forward to seeing their relationship woven into the other books in this series.

Genre: dark romance (check your trigger warnings)
Think if Haunting/Hunting Adeline and The Deal had a baby- it would be this book

Series: First book in the Hockey Gods series ( I recommend reading them in order)

Spice level: This book was 5/5 chili spices for me. (Again, check your trigger warnings)

Writing/plot:
I did like the story line and how it all unfolded. I liked the suspense aspect and how there were twists I didn’t see coming.

Characters:
Greyson is an alphahole hockey player who gets what he wants when he wants it. As a senators son, his family has the ability to wipe away any bad press. They can make his bad actions “go away” which thus fuels his morally gray behavior further.

Violet is just trying to find her way after a car accident ended her dance career. I liked Violet as an FMC but at times she gave into Greyson a little too easily and I would have liked to see a little more fight or payback.

The male side characters are seriously ride or die like no other. They are there for each other with no questions asked and have each other’s back even if what is being asked of them borders on insane/illegal, etc.

Audio: 5/5 Teddy Hamilton and Heather Firth did an amazing job bringing these characters to life!

Ok, I loved this book,but it is a MAJOR dark romance.

This book has a wonderful plot. The storyline is captivating,BUT you have to read your trigger warnings. The ending is AMAZING!!!! It makes the book totally worth reading ,and you will absolutely fall in love w/Grey. and Violet. ✨️