![]() Debut author Caroline Kepnes’ use of second person narrative makes the story feel even more unsettling, as Joe’s words are all directed at “you.” The book challenges you by making you empathize a little with Joe, even though he’s so off the rails. YOU takes you inside the mind of a stalker and the obsessive way he follows his prey. It is so intense and addictive, but at the same time so painful and you just want it to end! I’ve never been so relieved to reach the end of a book. ![]() Whoa Nelly, this book! The first word that comes to mind to describe it is unrelenting. In YOU, Joe is a New York bookseller who develops a dangerous fixation on a young woman who enters his shop. But there’s more to Beck than her oh-so-perfect façade, and their mutual obsession quickly spirals into a whirlwind of deadly consequences. So when her boyfriend, Benji, mysteriously disappears, Beck and Joe fall into a tumultuous affair. Joe needs to have her, and he’ll stop at nothing to do so.As he begins to insinuate himself into her life-her friendships, her email, her phone- she can’t resist her feelings for a guy who seems custom-made for her. ![]() Beck is everything Joe has ever wanted: she’s gorgeous, tough, razor-smart, and sexy beyond his wildest dreams. When aspiring writer and recent Brown graduate Guinevere Beck strides into the bookstore where Joe works, he’s instantly smitten. ![]()
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