Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

You by Caroline Kepnes

58 reviews

victaphone's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.25

This is one of the few books I would entertain the idea that the show was better than the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Classism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Cursing

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

anmariefweeks's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This will get in your head. Def only start it if you have a couple days to finish it (I have kids so it took me three), cause the pacing of it is very addictive and will replace your own cadence. I had yo finish it to get out! 
Fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Classism, Suicide, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

arthur_ant18's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual content, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Confinement, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm

bookobsessedfamily's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I hadn’t heard of this book before seeing the series on Netflix. My husband and I started it, then I realized it was a book. I usually hate seeing the movie or show before reading the book. I decided to pick up the book so I could complete the series before Netflix does. 😉

If you like thrillers you will like this one. If you like books about serial killers, you will like this one.

This book is very different from typical thriller books though. Instead of being written from the perspective of the victim, it’s written from the perspective of the villian.

Joe works in a bookstore. One day Beck comes in to grab a couple books and Joe feels like there is an instant connection. But is there really?

Joe knows everything about Beck, but it’s so easy because Beck is such an open book. He will do anything to have her, but will his love for her go too far?

I should add there should be a trigger warning for stalking and captivity, but it’s also a thriller. This does include some mildly spicy 🌶 stuff. There is also a bit of foul language. I only add this because I know that some avoid books that have some of these things.

I really liked this book, I only gave it 4.5 stars because there were parts that I felt were so unrealistic that it took me out of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lord_morpheus's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Misogyny, Blood, Classism, Death, Sexual content, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

chrysanthxmum's review

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, and Confinement

Minor: Car accident and Blood

a_alves00's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Violence

jessw17's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Death, Bullying, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Car accident, Mental illness, and Torture

mblanke's review

challenging dark 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Confinement, Murder, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Misogyny and Fatphobia

salm0n's review

medium-paced

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

4.0

Coming from someone who watched the show first, I prefer this original version of Joe. His inner dialogue made him come across as creepy and messed up instead of the show's obsessed jokester. The writing was also very good, the story was engaging, and I could easily and quickly get enveloped by the book's world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Confinement, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexism and Self harm