Reviews tagging 'Murder'

You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes

31 reviews

molly_greenshields's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Having devoured this series with the goal of finishing before the next season comes out on Netflix, I was slightly mind-blown to discover that the books are *nothing* like the show. Seriously, Love shouldn't even be on this cover: she appears for a total of one scene in this instalment... and let's not even talk about the return of Candace. I honestly didn't think I was going to enjoy this read, it's not my usual genre at all, but I was pleasantly surprised by how obsessed I became with it! Very dark, very creepy (so check your trigger warnings) but a fun thriller on the whole! I'm interested to see where she goes next...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia

theimposter's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Cancer, Misogyny, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Abortion

sassykassy08's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Liked the first two books better, this felt a little more all over the place plot wise. Random unsettling ending that I wish was different. Still enjoy the series and will read the next one. Darker than the show for sure!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Death of parent

becphe's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

rachelizx's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Sexual harassment, Murder, Death, Grief, Suicide, and Rape

ashybear02's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Torture

xfallenxnightx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, and Infidelity

jdhauk's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

kaylasbookgram's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the third book of the YOU series. Although I didn’t love it as much as I did the first two I still enjoyed it and the twists at the end. Joe Goldberg came back soft he is not the murderous man it was in the first two he got out of jail and took a new outlook on his life. I’m upset since I’ve been told this book doesn’t match up much to the newest season on Netflix which I knew from the beginning because the trailers all showed Love and Love wasn’t in the book until the very end which kind of made it a slight disappointment for me but that’s my fault for seeing the Netflix trailers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Addiction, and Animal death

elizalavenza's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Addiction, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, and Animal death