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jess_mango's review
4.0
You Love Me is the third book in the YOU series, which stars protagonist Joe, these creepy dude who narrates the book but addresses it to "You", the person he is currently obsessing over. In this book, he has moved to the Pacific Northwest and is working as a volunteer at the local public library. This is where he meets the latest women who is the object of his attention, a head librarian. Like in past novels, Joe focuses his efforts on this one woman and deals with others who get in his way or threaten to reveal his past misdeeds.
This was a nail-biting read like the other books in this series. Joe is chilling and creepy, but hey, the ladies he goes after find him charming. So, yeah. It is always a bit tense reading books like this (and American Psycho) where you are inside the brain of a creepy dude who is savage in how he goes about getting what he wants.
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
This was a nail-biting read like the other books in this series. Joe is chilling and creepy, but hey, the ladies he goes after find him charming. So, yeah. It is always a bit tense reading books like this (and American Psycho) where you are inside the brain of a creepy dude who is savage in how he goes about getting what he wants.
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
skidd's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
booktokbrie's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
joelette's review
3.0
This is the 3rd book in the You series. It is better than book 2 but not as good as the first book in the series.
kayleighmay's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
meegsy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jillybeanxo's review against another edition
5.0
How authentically CK can write from inside the head of a male sociopath astounds me and it’s an inner monologue that entertains me to no end. Automatic 5 whopping stars of course
katykelly's review against another edition
5.0
Clever, sinister, personable.
A fan of Joe since book 1, I was keen for a continuation of the serial love-obsessed stalker's narrative. I just adore the style of these books, how Joe talks to his current 'love', and how he rationalises everything he and they do.
This picks up not long after the events of the second Joe Goldberg story, with a now wealthy Joe (after a payoff from a former lover) leaves him able to set up a home for himself and not worry about his financials, even volunteer at the local library, among the books we know he loves.
And now he's found small-town life, he's after a similarly-minded woman and a happy new life, forgetting his past. But Mary Kay, librarian, is soon worming her way into his heart, even with the ever-present best friend and teenage daughter in tow. She seems interested... is she? Can he win her?
Joe hasn't changed. I spent the whole audiobook smiling wryly at his justifications, at his actions, at the situations he makes for himself. He manages to remain likeable while still being creepy, insidious, dangerous and condescending.
This time around, there's a sweeter 'heroine' paired with Joe, smalltown girl with her own busy world, but a wonderfully catty best friend who is ever-present (their relationship itself is a small world in itself). There are also faces from the past who reappear unexpectedly, and new minor characters who make an impression.
Joe goes over and above in his attempts to woo Mary Kay, to amusing effect at times, and the patterns of the past don't seem to be far from his present.
I love listening to Joe books, I love hearing his voice talking to me/his love, it's the perfect format for this series. The book just flew by.
I'd be happy to listen to further Joe adventures, it seems his story may never peter out, there is always more drama, more tension and more entertainment to be had in Goldberg's serial love obsessions.
With thanks to Nudge Books for providing a sample Audible copy.
A fan of Joe since book 1, I was keen for a continuation of the serial love-obsessed stalker's narrative. I just adore the style of these books, how Joe talks to his current 'love', and how he rationalises everything he and they do.
This picks up not long after the events of the second Joe Goldberg story, with a now wealthy Joe (after a payoff from a former lover) leaves him able to set up a home for himself and not worry about his financials, even volunteer at the local library, among the books we know he loves.
And now he's found small-town life, he's after a similarly-minded woman and a happy new life, forgetting his past. But Mary Kay, librarian, is soon worming her way into his heart, even with the ever-present best friend and teenage daughter in tow. She seems interested... is she? Can he win her?
Joe hasn't changed. I spent the whole audiobook smiling wryly at his justifications, at his actions, at the situations he makes for himself. He manages to remain likeable while still being creepy, insidious, dangerous and condescending.
This time around, there's a sweeter 'heroine' paired with Joe, smalltown girl with her own busy world, but a wonderfully catty best friend who is ever-present (their relationship itself is a small world in itself). There are also faces from the past who reappear unexpectedly, and new minor characters who make an impression.
Joe goes over and above in his attempts to woo Mary Kay, to amusing effect at times, and the patterns of the past don't seem to be far from his present.
I love listening to Joe books, I love hearing his voice talking to me/his love, it's the perfect format for this series. The book just flew by.
I'd be happy to listen to further Joe adventures, it seems his story may never peter out, there is always more drama, more tension and more entertainment to be had in Goldberg's serial love obsessions.
With thanks to Nudge Books for providing a sample Audible copy.
lauc's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5