Book Review: You Love Me: A You Novel by Caroline Kepnes- Mystery/ Thriller

 Hello dear Readers,

My book review of You Love Me: A You Novel by Caroline Kepnes.

Title: You Love Me: A You Novel

Rating: 3/5 Stars

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Author: Caroline Kepnes

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: April 06, 2021

Language: English

Hardcover: 400 pages
Meet the Author: Caroline Kepnes
Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

The highly anticipated new thriller in Caroline Kepnes’s hit You series, now a blockbuster Netflix show—a compulsively readable trip into the deviant mind of the uniquely antisocial, savvy bookseller . . . Joe Goldberg.

“Fiendish, fast-paced, and very funny.”—Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Cosmopolitan, PopSugar, Literary Hub

Joe is done with the cities. He’s done with the muck and the posers, done with Love. Now, he’s saying hello to nature, to simple pleasures on a cozy island in the Pacific Northwest. For the first time in a long time, he can just breathe.

He gets a job at the local library—he does know a thing or two about books—and that’s where he meets her: Mary Kay DiMarco. Librarian. Joe won’t meddle, he will not obsess. He’ll win her the old-fashioned way . . . by providing a shoulder to cry on, a helping hand. Over time, they’ll both heal their wounds and begin their happily ever after in this sleepy town.

The trouble is . . . Mary Kay already has a life. She’s a mother. She’s a friend. She’s . . . busy.

True love can only triumph if both people are willing to make room for the real thing. Joe cleared his decks. He’s ready. And hopefully, with his encouragement and undying support, Mary Kay will do the right thing and make room for him.

My Thoughts

Unpopular opinion here, but I did not enjoy this book as much as I though I would. I loved You and Hidden Bodies, perhaps some time has passed between books, perhaps some things changed but unfortunately, book three did not make it for me. 

It started very slow, I thought it would picked up at some point but never did. All that dialogue going on in Joe's head got really boring and tiring, almost making Joe a little annoying of a character at times. Then how some situations were predictable and some of the story line felt unnecessary.

I tried really hard to like it this book, to engage, kept reading in the hopes of the story getting more exciting but unfortunately, did not happen for me. 

Thank you Random House and Netgalley for the advanced free copy in exchange for an honest review. 

Wendy