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becphe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Animal death, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Cancer, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Blood
xfallenxnightx's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Torture
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, and Infidelity
sgonzo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Stalking, Infidelity, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Grief, Addiction, and Confinement
Moderate: Blood and Bullying
everyotherpageorso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Stalking, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Infidelity
_thelitlibrarian's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
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TW; Toxic Relationship, Stalking, Death of Parent, Murder, Addiction, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement.
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In this third installment of the 'You' series, we see Joe as he tries to move on from his past life. He's done with the big city - and ready to move on. He moves to a small island in the Pacific Northwest and ready to just breathe, Joe gets a job in the local library where he meets the delightful Mary Kay DiMarco. This time around Joe promises not to revert to his old ways; he will not pry, he will not stalk, and most he will try not to obsess. It's odd to see Joe in this light - I found that in this book his thoughts were a bit more tame, he still thinks of what he could do; but he doesn't always revert to the choices he would previously make.
As he tries to win Mary Kay the old-fashioned way; he realizes that it might prove to be a challenge. She's busy, she's a friend, a mom, and mainly she's a wife. It was interesting watching the story unfold, however, I felt like it focused more on their potential relationship, and less of the stalking that happened in the previous two books. I found the story was slow-to-start, it lulled for the first 200 pages, but once some typical Joe tendencies started to appear I was much more interested. The last few chapters were intense, there was a twist I did not see coming, but the epilogue was a letdown.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Addiction, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement
markedwithanm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion, Antisemitism, and Cancer
biblio_jordyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The book was narrated in Joe’s POV, like the rest of Kepnes’s novel and she AGAIN does an excellent job of making me get the creepy crawlies, making me laugh when I shouldn’t want to, making me root for joe when I shouldn’t want to, and making me keep turning the page until I’m done!
I am already dying for another book in the series, will there be another book?! Please tell me there will be 😭
I’m also eagerly awaiting season 3 of the Netflix show so there’s that...
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Infidelity, Addiction, and Stalking
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Pedophilia and Rape
melissabynature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Rape
invaderlinz's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
I’m a big fan of the You series and was on the edge of my seat waiting for this one to come out once I learned that it was happening. This has all the classic Joe drama (lots of death but surprise! He doesn’t actually kill anyone this time) but it did drag in a few parts, and the ending was super rushed. The *twist* was just thrown in there and maybe it will play out better on the show, if they use the majority of this story for season 3. Overall, I was enthralled and wouldn’t read anything else until I finished it. I think everyone will love getting to hate Joe again, and this book shows his true colors.
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Antisemitism, Drug use, and Rape