Reviews tagging 'Rape'

You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes

13 reviews

alylentz's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 Honestly, I think this was better than the second installment! I feel like now that it's fully leaned into the ridiculous, soap-opera-ness it is super enjoyable, even despite a few of the more unrealistic turns

(seriously, the fact that Melanda and Phil both conveniently killed themselves seemed like a stretch)

and the fact that it is overly long, but I didn't see the twist at the end coming at all! I think I would read the next one if there were more of these. Also, highly recommend the audiobook--the narrator is fantastic and it really brightened my commutes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

melissabynature's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

3/3.5

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. 

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Content Warnings

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