Beyond Obsession
The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly

Abusive, manipulative, horrible mother raises an abusive, manipulative, horrible daughter who eventually forces her pathetic, needy, brainwashed boyfriend into killing said mother. Reading this book, it was hard to find sympathy for anyone at all, least of all, the murder victim, which is bizarre in......more

I found myself engrossed in this book, which really painted a vivid picture of teenage love and obsession. But be forewarned, NONE of the people profiled are sympathetic and you'll encounter plenty of sentences like this: 'What’s more, Jill Smith, the woman who had taken care of Karin when she was s......more

Joyce Aparo seemed to be the perfect mom to 16-year-old Karin. She encouraged her daughter to be everything she could. At least that was the public perception. According to Karin, her mother beat her, kept her isolated from other people her age and criticized and demeaned her on a regular basis. But......more

This was not that great. An interesting case spoiled by clumsy writing and too many of the half-crazed letters that passed between the killers. The author clearly is not conversant with psychiatric diagnosis and did not know what he was talking about when he described that critical area of the case......more

A student recommend this to me during the first week of school. Normally, I make note of a book a student likes, and then I try to get to it later. But the little sweetheart brought it to me, so I decided to read it right away. She raved about how much she liked it, after all, and I like true crime......more