You
(You #1)
by Caroline Kepnes
From
debut author Caroline Kepnes comes You, one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books
of 2014, and a brilliant and terrifying novel for the social media age.
When
a beautiful, aspiring writer strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe
Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he Googles the name on her credit
card.
There
is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. She has a public Facebook account and
Tweets incessantly, telling Joe everything he needs to know: she is simply Beck
to her friends, she went to Brown University, she lives on Bank Street, and
she’ll be at a bar in Brooklyn tonight—the perfect place for a “chance”
meeting.
As
Joe invisibly and obsessively takes control of Beck’s life, he orchestrates a
series of events to ensure Beck finds herself in his waiting arms. Moving from
stalker to boyfriend, Joe transforms himself into Beck’s perfect man, all while
quietly removing the obstacles that stand in their way—even if it means murder.
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You by Caroline Kepnes is a book where after
reading, you might contemplate cutting off all ties from social media and maybe email for the rest
of your life without even missing it. This is a chilling read that will dig its
claws into you and devour any safe feeling you have when you post your status
or pictures on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
You will not want anyone to know anything about your life after reading
this book. The reason behind this quest
for life as a social network hermit?
One Joe Goldberg.
Joe
Goldberg is a seriously f**ked up psychotic and obsessive man who will go
through any lengths to get the woman of his desire, Guinevere Beck (Beck to her
friends). Poor unsuspecting Beck can’t
help herself from constantly posting about her life on any social network site –
leaving breadcrumbs everywhere and making it so much easier for Joe to keep
tabs on her. But Joe can be a charmer
and Beck falls for him not knowing that in the depths of his sick and twisted
mind he is planning for that one day when Beck will forever be his - to control both her body and her mind.
I
both loved and hated this book - not because of the writing, but for the main
character Joe. Joe is not a character
that will give you a warm and fuzzy feeling.
From the very beginning I instantly disliked him and at the end I hated
him. I would like to tell you that Joe is just a misunderstood fellow, that he could seek help to fix this issue, but in all honesty you can't fix this level of craziness. His only redeeming quality in my opinion is that he is an avid reader who works in a book store - but that is where the love ends for me. Most of this story is told via Joe’s point of view through his thoughts and actions and the reader really gets to 'see' inside his mind – and let
me tell you, it’s a jumbled hot mess. Joe is a seriously messed up person with some
major mental problems. He thought
nothing of killing anyone who came between him and Beck. He is a true sociopath who truly gave me the
creeps.
You is a dark, twisted and chilling tale that
totally immersed me in a reading experience like no other and I am a bit disturbed that I liked it as much as I did. I wanted to put the book down and stop
reading, but just couldn't. I just had
to know how this story played out and as expected, it did not have a happy
ending. Although You wrapped up quite nicely (and by nicely I just mean no major cliffhanger), the author opened the door for the next
installment of this twisted series and even after the love/hate relationship
that I had with Joe, I can’t wait for its release.
This well-written book is not an easy read, but it will challenge you as you take a dark and twisted journey
into the mind of a cold-hearted, psychotic, stalkerish killer. Check it out, but be prepared to get the major creeps....because you will have them.
4 stars
Caroline
Kepnes is the author of You and Hidden Bodies. She splits her time between Los
Angeles, California and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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