ARC Review: ‘My Sweetest Obsession’ by Gwyn McNamee
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My Sweetest Obsession
by Gwyn McNameeSeries: The Sweetest Lie Duet #2
Published by Self-Published on November 13, 2025
SubGenres: Contemporary Romance
Format: eArc
Pages: 318
Source: the author
Audience: 18+/Adult
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I didn’t think I could love anyone the way I did my twin brother, then his fiancée became my sweetest obsession...
The first time I saw Ivy, I knew I had to have her.It didn’t matter that she wasn’t mine.Or that she belonged to my twin brother…An instant cosmic connection that I couldn’t break took a stranglehold on me. I thought I understood addiction.Had battled it and won.But every fleeting touch only makes me want more.Each kiss drags me deeper into my obsession.Ivy has become the worst kind of drug.And actions have consequences.A hard lesson I’ve learned in the most brutal way.I’m being torn apart.Those demons I’ve fought so hard to keep locked away shred me from the inside out.I’ve lived through unimaginable loss and pain.Agonizing guilt and shame.I know I should walk away, but…Ivy has become my sweetest obsession even if she might be what truly destroys me.
My Sweetest Obsession is the second book in the brand new contemporary romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Gwyn McNamee featuring forbidden attraction, shared grief, a morally gray, broody obsessive, protective bad boy hero and a good girl, lies, gut-wrenching angst, intense spicy scenes, and secrets that will leave you reeling. Please start with book one, My Sweetest Agony.
I may need to send Gwyn McNamee my therapy bill after finishing My Sweetest Obsession, the last book in her The Sweetest Duet. This story took me on an emotional rollercoaster. While My Sweetest Agony was emotional, this sequel goes even deeper by focusing on Cam’s perspective. His feelings, particularly about Ivy and his brother Drew, truly brought on the waterworks. After the cliffhanger at the end of the first book, I should have expected the angst and emotional moments that followed.
Ivy’s reaction to Cam’s confession about what happened to her husband, Drew, was completely justified, and I would have done the same. To make things even more emotional, she faces a life-changing moment in this book. Throughout the story, I felt for Ivy and hoped she would find happiness after everything she endured.
I appreciated that this book was mainly told from Cam’s point of view. While it was hard to read some of his struggles, it was important to read his side. He may come across as the bad boy, the opposite of his twin, but he has a sweet side when it comes to Ivy. He made sure she ate and offered her things throughout the story. Even after learning new things about her, he never gave up on being part of her life.
This book is now one of my favorites. The emotional storyline and characters drew me in from the start. Cam and Ivy’s love story is both tragic and moving. Ivy gave Cam color in his life, and Cam revived Ivy’s spirit. That’s why they belong together. I give this book five stars, and I wish I could give it more.
POV: First Person (Dual POV)
Standalone or Part of Series: It’s the second book in the Sweetest Lies Duet and needs to be read in order.
Would I recommend this Duet? Yes. If you enjoy emotional, angsty books, check out the Sweetest Lies Duet. Just be prepared to need some tissues.
What to Expect:
✔️Forbidden Love
✔️Opposites Attract – Bad Boy/Good Girl
✔️Morally Grey Broody Obsessive Hero
✔️Shared Grief
✔️Angst & Spice
✔️Secrets & Lies
About Gwyn McNamee
USA Today Best Selling author Gwyn McNamee is an attorney, wife, and mother. Originally from the Midwest, Gwyn relocated to her husband’s home town of Las Vegas in 2015 and is enjoying her respite from the cold and snow. Gwyn has been writing down her crazy stories and ideas for years and finally decided to share them with the world. She loves to write stories with a bit of suspense and action mingled with romance and heat.
When she isn’t either writing or voraciously devouring any books she can get her hands on, Gwyn is busy adding to her tattoo collection, golfing, and stirring up trouble with her perfect mix of sweetness and sarcasm (usually while wearing heels).
Gwyn’s debut novel, Savage Collision, the first book in The Hawke Family Series, was a 2017 Romance Writers of America Passionate Plumes Contest Finalist for excellence in contemporary steamy romance.
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