Painter's Obsession By Luna K Wicked

 

Synopsis:

I wasn’t supposed to feel this way about him... the man dating my sister. But no matter how much I try to focus on other women, my mind keeps circling back to him. It started as unease, an itch I couldn’t scratch, a feeling that there was something off about him. Then it grew... an obsession I couldn’t control.

Secrets aren’t meant to come into the light, and monsters should stay under the bed. I thought I was smart enough to keep my distance, but with him, logic vanishes. There’s no sense—only madness.

The deeper I dig, the darker it gets. He’s not just a man with secrets...he’s something much worse. And I’ve made one fatal mistake...stepping into his world.

Now, it’s not just about uncovering the truth. It’s about surviving it.

Review:

I had to let this one marinate for a hot minute before I could even attempt a review. 😅

Now listen… I live for psychological thriller movies. True crime.. Inject it into my veins. 🖤 But for some reason, when it comes to reading them, they don’t always hit the same way for me ... and unfortunately, this one followed that pattern.

That said… it came highly recommended, and with two of my absolute favorite narrators attached.. Oh, I was seated and ready. 🎧✨

Overall.. It was okay. Not terrible. Not life-changing. Just… okay.

I will absolutely give credit where it’s due: Ren’s madness is fascinating.. unhinged. A whole psychological rollercoaster. I was genuinely intrigued and flew through the pages because I needed to know what was going on in that beautifully chaotic mind of his. This was my first Ms. Luna Wicked read, and I can clearly tell she put a lot of care into crafting the intensity of this story

But here’s where I got stuck. Ren’s obsession with Bryon left me scratching my head. 🤔 What was the endgame? What was the purpose? I kept waiting for that deeper layer to click into place, and for me… it just didn’t. I wanted more clarity, more emotional grounding behind the fixation.

"The thought of Byron with anyone else is... unacceptable. My pet. My art. My muse."

And the labeling confused me a bit. It’s marketed as MM, but both MMCs read as bisexual, which isn’t a problem at all ...just not quite what I expected going in. And the Stockholm syndrome element? I kept waiting for it to fully develop and never quite found it. Maybe I blinked. Maybe it was subtle. But it didn’t land clearly for me.

All in all, I can absolutely respect the work that went into this story. The concept had teeth, the tension was there, and the narration elevated the experience. It just didn’t fully deliver the emotional punch I was hoping for.

Still, if psychological chaos and morally gray madness are your thing, this might absolutely work for you. It just didn’t completely work for me.

3 ⭐