You Love Me: A You Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Can't get enough of Joe Goldberg? Don't miss the latest thriller in Caroline Kepnes's compulsively readable You series, with an all-new plot not seen in the blockbuster Netflix show. "Fiendish, fast-paced, and very funny."--Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MARIE CLAIRE Joe Goldberg is done with the cities. He's done with the muck and the posers, done with Love. Now he's saying hello to nature, to simple pleasures on a cozy island in the Pacific Northwest. For the first time in a long time, he can just breathe. He gets a job at the local library--he does know a thing or two about books--and that's where he meets her: Mary Kay DiMarco. Librarian. Joe won't meddle, he will not obsess. He'll win her the old-fashioned way . . . by providing a shoulder to cry on, a helping hand. Over time, they'll both heal their wounds and begin their happily ever after in this sleepy town. The trouble is . . . Mary Kay already has a life. She's a mother. She's a friend. She's . . . busy. True love can only triumph if both people are willing to make room for the real thing. Joe cleared his decks. He's ready. And hopefully, with his encouragement and undying support, Mary Kay will do the right thing and make room for him.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MARIE CLAIRE Joe Goldberg is done with the cities. He's done with the muck and the posers, done with Love. Now he's saying hello to nature, to simple pleasures on a cozy island in the Pacific Northwest. For the first time in a long time, he can just breathe. He gets a job at the local library--he does know a thing or two about books--and that's where he meets her: Mary Kay DiMarco. Librarian. Joe won't meddle, he will not obsess. He'll win her the old-fashioned way . . . by providing a shoulder to cry on, a helping hand. Over time, they'll both heal their wounds and begin their happily ever after in this sleepy town. The trouble is . . . Mary Kay already has a life. She's a mother. She's a friend. She's . . . busy. True love can only triumph if both people are willing to make room for the real thing. Joe cleared his decks. He's ready. And hopefully, with his encouragement and undying support, Mary Kay will do the right thing and make room for him.
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I must start this review with the truth... ... ...I've never read the first two books in the You series. I know, I know... But I AM a huuuuge fan of the Netflix series.
[spoilers ahead]
Which is why I was SHOCKED by how much I disliked Book Joe! (Though, at least he's not all murder-y in this one like the other two.) As TV Joe, Penn Badgley is so very charming, and you feel like he's really wanting to be a good person and just be in love even while being A COMPLETE PSYCHOPATH. And maybe it's because we are only constantly in Joe's mind in the book, but Book Joe feels like a complete psychopath from page one. He's rambling and angry and hateful and throws around the f-bomb like it's a common noun. You read his thoughts (literally) and roll your eyes when he says how much his new obsession is in love with him, too. Now, granted, she is, but at the moment there is nothing to prove that; there's not really anything that she seems to be doing to encourage this love initially. His love felt forced and unwelcoming...not exactly what you are looking for in a leading man.
However...
[Again, MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD.
Seriously. Do Not Continue Reading If You Don't Want To Know a MAJOR Plot Point.]
I did feel for Book Joe in the end. He hasn't killed anyone with his own hands. (Can we really blame him *completely* for the suicide?) He seems happy in his new role as father and husband. He's settling down and finding peace in his life... ... ...and then BAM! Kepnes kills off his wife. Because of her daughter. Completely by accident.
What. The. Actual. [Joe's Favorite Word].
I'm so torn on how to feel about this book. I *know* that my outlook has been completely tainted by TV Joe and his adorable, psychotic ways. But even thinking outside of that and taking this book completely on its own, I was more turned off by his antics than interested.
3.5 Stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for giving me a digital copy to read and review.
[spoilers ahead]
Which is why I was SHOCKED by how much I disliked Book Joe! (Though, at least he's not all murder-y in this one like the other two.) As TV Joe, Penn Badgley is so very charming, and you feel like he's really wanting to be a good person and just be in love even while being A COMPLETE PSYCHOPATH. And maybe it's because we are only constantly in Joe's mind in the book, but Book Joe feels like a complete psychopath from page one. He's rambling and angry and hateful and throws around the f-bomb like it's a common noun. You read his thoughts (literally) and roll your eyes when he says how much his new obsession is in love with him, too. Now, granted, she is, but at the moment there is nothing to prove that; there's not really anything that she seems to be doing to encourage this love initially. His love felt forced and unwelcoming...not exactly what you are looking for in a leading man.
However...
[Again, MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD.
Seriously. Do Not Continue Reading If You Don't Want To Know a MAJOR Plot Point.]
I did feel for Book Joe in the end. He hasn't killed anyone with his own hands. (Can we really blame him *completely* for the suicide?) He seems happy in his new role as father and husband. He's settling down and finding peace in his life... ... ...and then BAM! Kepnes kills off his wife. Because of her daughter. Completely by accident.
What. The. Actual. [Joe's Favorite Word].
I'm so torn on how to feel about this book. I *know* that my outlook has been completely tainted by TV Joe and his adorable, psychotic ways. But even thinking outside of that and taking this book completely on its own, I was more turned off by his antics than interested.
3.5 Stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for giving me a digital copy to read and review.
This book was good. Not great. It is much better than hidden bodies, imo, but still not as good as You. I feel like this one made more sense as a sequel, but not as much sense as I would like. Per usual this is a spoiler free place, but come on? The Nomi bit at the end? It felt forced to me on so many levels. Still made for a quick engaging read
2 stars.
I do not know if I will read anything else from this "series". I had to force myself to read it and it was just ridiculous most of the time. I enjoy an over the top ridiculous read as much as the next human but I've basically read this 2 times before aka the previous books. Also, Joe just did some overall really stupid things in this book that for someone so "smart" and up on current things, just seemed off.
I do not know if I will read anything else from this "series". I had to force myself to read it and it was just ridiculous most of the time. I enjoy an over the top ridiculous read as much as the next human but I've basically read this 2 times before aka the previous books. Also, Joe just did some overall really stupid things in this book that for someone so "smart" and up on current things, just seemed off.
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