1.96k reviews for:

You Love Me

Caroline Kepnes

3.57 AVERAGE

dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I've read all of the You books now, and watched all the tv shows, and I have really enjoyed all of them. I loved this book, which is the third book in the series.

Joe is back, and this time, he has had enough of Love, and has moved onto Mary Kay, who is a librarian.

I like how we get to see inside the mind of a stalker and serial killer, which I find really fascinating. Joe gets obsessed with Mary Kay, but Mary Kay has a lot of baggage. Will Mary Kay fall for Joe, in the same way that he has fallen for her?

This book is full of drama, love, suspense, craziness and humour, and I loved every bit of it! Highly recommended.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.

Sadly I was disappointed in this book. I pondered and pondered what it was that bothered me so much about this one. Kristin's review found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3418625257
is exactly how I feel about this one and couldn't have written a better review, so read hers.

2.20.23 Audio Review: 4 stars. Santino Fontana is an excellent “Joe”. I’ve read all 3 books and I’ve also listened to all 3 books on audible. The audio version on this one was way better than me reading it. Enjoyable, thanks to Santino!
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Another great book Caroline Kepnes! Can't wait to watch the show (I know it will be different, but still)

I was NOT expecting the twist at the end and felt it was well done!
adventurous mysterious 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

A undecided 3.75 STARS

Joe Goldberg is back and better (yes pun intended)! AND best of all, he is alot less Patrick Bateman than Hidden Bodies.


Kept me on the edge of my seat
adventurous dark medium-paced

The first book is still my favorite, but I liked this one much more than the 2nd book. Couldn’t put it down! Some plot points were wrapped up way too conveniently, and while the ending was interesting, it came abruptly. At this point, I kind of wish this wasn’t turned into a series... YOU as a stand-alone was perfection, and the more I was reading this, the more I wanted to return to Beck and NYC. I do like Kepnes’ writing, though. It’s easy and quick to read, but in terms of themes, YOU has a lot more going on. This series is fun, and if she writes a 4th, I’m sure I’ll still read it.