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Providence
Providence: A Novel | Caroline Kepnes
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A journey of two best friends that is part love story, part detective story, and part supernatural thriller, from the acclaimed author of YOU, whose work Stephen King describes as "hypnotic and totally original." Growing up as best friends in small-town New Hampshire, Jon and Chloe are the only ones who truly understand each other and their intense connection. But just when Jon is ready to confess the depth of his feelings, he's kidnapped by his substitute teacher, a discredited scientist who is obsessed with H.P. Lovecraft and has a plot to save humanity. After four years in captivity, Jon finally escapes, only to discover that he now has an uncontrollable power that endangers anyone he has intense feelings for. He runs away to Providence to protect Chloe while he searches for answers. Across town from Jon, Detective Charles "Eggs" DeBenedictus is fascinated by a series of strange deaths--young, healthy people whose hearts just . . . stop. Convinced these deaths are a series of connected, vigilante killings, he jeopardizes his job and already strained marriage to uncover the truth. With heart, insight, and a keen eye on human frailty, Kepnes whisks us on a journey through New England and crashes these characters' lives together in the most unexpected ways, exploring the complex relationship between the powerful and the powerless, love and identity, self-preservation and self-destruction, and how the lines are often blurred between the two.
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Madison91
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Panpan

We have a new wooden spoon! When people ask me the worst book I‘ve ever read. I now have a new answer ☺️

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Jgacreations
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Pickpick

It was entertaining. The sci fi element was fun and the love story was good. Wasn‘t an amazing book but def a good listen while working.

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DrLReads
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Mehso-so

The first 2/3 of this novel are excellent, while the final third, comparably speaking, was a bit of a let down. More sci-fi than thriller, fans of Lovecraft will surely dig the intertextuality—but familiarity with Lovecraft and his works are not a must to enjoy Providence.

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laurar311
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Christmas gift from @crazyspine ❤️. I‘ll start reading this one next!

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OriginalCyn620
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I looked to my TBR for books #withonewordtitles and there were quite a few!
#3Books

eeclayton I loved Rebecca! 4y
OriginalCyn620 I can‘t wait to read it @eeclayton! 4y
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Last line: Chloe.

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Loneliness is a specific monster.

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rather_be_reading
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When you get what you want, what you always wanted, what it means to be you is to want this thing and now you have it and there is a roar. Love.

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..how irrelevant love is when it comes to fate intervening.

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Because the universe is timing. We exist, each one of us, because of timing. If you think about it, life is timing.

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I promise youll paint..as if a person you love can promise you what youll do. But isnt it why tou get married in the first place? So that someone can tow the boat when youre tired.

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But then, normal is a bogus word. Theres no such thing as normal, for for anyone.

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Its a pathethic thing, hope, hard to kill.

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But then its nice to be wanted so openly, craved like pizza.

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Everything in life doesnt have an answer or a meaning.

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First line: I brung Pedro home for Thanksgiving break and tomorrow I have to bring him back to school.

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Pickpick

What an interesting book! Certainly the opposite of her "You" books. I just flew right through it. Poor Jon.

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This is how we hide from the fireworks.

VeganCleopatra Ah yes, I know that look. 4y
wanderinglynn Poor buddy. 💚🐶 4y
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Do you tuck or dont tuck?? Ive been using the book flap more and more lately.

PurpleTulipGirl Depends on how far into the book I am and whether I have a scrap of paper nearby or not. I have been known to hand off books I've read to people and they think they're brand new. 4y
SamanthaMarie I tuck 😬🤣 4y
Catherine_Willoughby I don't use book slip or tuck. I have loads of postcards at hand as bookmarks. Must have at least 20 spares 😁 4y
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Elizabeth2 I agree with @PurpleTulipGirl. Depends. I tuck if there‘s no bookmark nearby and I don‘t want to get up. I have been known to continue tucking to the point where I have to use the back flap. 😂 But not often. I do love to keep my books in excellent condition and I have dozens of bookmarks in a drawer dedicated to my reading accoutrements (like bookplates, charging cords fore readers, etc.). 4y
ladym30 I tuck only in emergencies.🤗 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Usually I‘m VERY adamant about bookmarks, but I do admit to having tucked a few pages in an emergency. 😅 4y
Jennifer3 I don‘t tuck. I always have two spare bookmarks in my purse. I@love the magnetic ones! 4y
cdcnmac I like to use a post it or “sign here” flag since I am often interrupted mid page I can just leave it next to the last sentence I finished 🤓 4y
Soubhiville I use bookmarks, but occasionally if I can‘t reach or find one I‘ll tuck. 4y
BronwynMahon Depends on the size of the book! I‘ll tuck on thinner books, or tuck on the first and last thirds and use a bookmark in the middle. It‘s a whatever feels right in the moment thing! 😂 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Sometimes I tuck. 4y
SiameseCatsRead Take off completely and use bookmark. 4y
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Happy Friday all! Enjoying some time outside before its blazing hot.

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And signed by the author!
Thanks again @Come-read-with-me

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🎉💗🎉 4y
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Book 123 of 2020
#tbrlist #spinthewheel

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Another great book from @Come-read-with-me ! I love Caroline Kepnes. Thanks Paula! 😍

Come-read-with-me @rather_be_reading Just another piece of the great birthday celebration of 2020!!! 4y
rather_be_reading @Come-read-with-me ty ty ty 🥰 4y
Gina Ohhh that cover. Oh-la-la 4y
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MidnightBookGirl
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I really liked You (the audiobook is amazing) and the sequel was good. Providence is not You at all, but I ended up liking it even better! A young, nerdy teen is kidnapped, and returns years later with powers he doesn't want and are dangerous to those he loves. I devoured this book, loved the characters and just everything about it. It's definitely more sci-fi, but fear not, there's some murder! #IamProvidence

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MidnightBookGirl
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1. I'm currently listening to the tagged book and loving it! Also reading The Southern Book Club's Guide to Vampire Slayings, which is also awesome.
2. Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires- a utterly fantastic collection of short stories! I love short stories, but usually in any collection there's at least a few duds, but not in this one!
3. People who dismiss audiobooks as lesser than.
@rachelsbrittain

Chelsea.Poole I agree with your pet peeve! 🎧 4y
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MidnightBookGirl
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Completely different from You, I am nevertheless completely being sucked in by this story!

mollyrotondo I didn‘t realize she had another book out not in the You family. Good to know 🤔 4y
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Kaylamburson
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I just don't think I understood this one. I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, but since this was based in reality and was from C. Kepnes, I figured I'd still love it. I have never read any HP Lovecraft, so I felt I was missing key analogies, and I just don't know what happened at the end. I like the idea of the all-encompassing romance, and Eggs was well-developed as a character. Kepnes writing is also amazing. I just personally didn't connect with it.

MrBook Great review, as always. 😊 5y
Kaylamburson Thanks, @MrBook !! Hope you're well! I cant believe how many months it has been since BEA! 5y
MrBook @Kaylamburson Time does indeed fly by. I‘m doing well, thank you! Readjusting to the bachelor‘s life, lol. We should hang out before BEA. A bunch of us, if possible. Maybe a Holiday Season get-together. 5y
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Kaylamburson I'm glad to hear you're adjusting!! We should definitely all get together. A pre-holiday get together would be lovely! With a book or bookish swap or something. @MrBook 5y
MrBook Indubitably! 5y
Kaylamburson Good word of the day! @MrBook 5y
MrBook 😆🙌🏻🍻 5y
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Kaylamburson
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Trying to get through the Providence audiobook before it expires in three days, so doing a puzzle! (Not as riveting as YOU or HIDDEN BODIES yet). I've been thinking about doing one for a while, but I was worried about where to put it in between puzzling. Hopefully this cookie sheet works!

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cookreadsleep
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Mehso-so

I picked up this book as part of #booksparks #src2019. As i read, i realized i should be very interested in this book as a Lovecraft and Frankenstein fan. However, i feel like this book tried to do too many things and succeeded at none of them. It‘s a love story without romance. It‘s a supernatural thriller without excitement. It‘s a mystery with no crime. Too much focus on characters‘ interior lives for my tastes. It‘s fine, but not great.

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cookreadsleep
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“He was missing when we were kids, but this is different. This time he left. I‘m the missing person. That‘s what i do all night, all day. I miss him.”

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GripLitGrl
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You can tell from the book genre this is not going to like other books written by Kepnes. As a reader I appreciate it when authors dive into other genres, at times it has made me appreciate a genre I may not have picked up if not for a particular author.
At the heart of this story it‘s full of romance, literal heartache, sci-fi & suspense.

Read my full review: https://griplitgrl.wordpress.com/2019/06/17/providence-by-caroline-kepnes/

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Hestapleton
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This is super different from YOU and I loved it. Much more character focused and didn‘t make you need to take a shower upon finishing. A slow burn with just a touch of the supernatural. Delightful. #netgalley

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theladygreer
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Any #Littens in Providence, RI? I'm on my way to the Providence Book Festival and the lineup looks great. I'll be talking about Woman 99 solo and also participating in a historical fiction panel with Lauren Willig, Juliette Fay, and others. Hope to see some of you there! https://www.providencebookfestival.org

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sammisho
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Mehso-so

My main issue with this book is, it's not You. And I wanted it to be You. I wanted it to grab me, and the characters to leap off the page like You did. I never got that. The book also ends without an explanation for a major part of the plot and I hate that. It felt very unfinished to me. But it is fast paced and kept me entertained. The audio is great.

#readingwomen book based on cover

MaleficentBookDragon I agree completely. He was no Joe and I wanted more Joe. I didn't like this one very much. 5y
Reecaspieces I did not like this one much either 5y
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Clwojick
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Panpan

Sigh... I knew it was going to be different than You, but I still had high hopes for this one. However, it left me wanting more. I felt like I didn‘t connect with any of the characters, and didn‘t really care about the outcome of the book. Oh well, you can‘t love them all.

Have you guys read this one? What did you think?
#BookishWeekend

starrdom Totally agree with your assessment! I also tried to temper my expectations and I want Kepnes to be able to move beyond the world of Joe but this book just didn‘t work for me. 5y
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Clwojick
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Starting this one while I carry on with my crafting. 💜
#BookishWeekend

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karajay
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Mehso-so

I liked it, but didn't love it. I'd still recommend for a quick, exciting read.

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karajay
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Day off of work gives me a full day of reading 😍

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karajay
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I got this book in a huge haul from thrift books. One of my favorite things about used books is seeing what was important or striking to a previous reader.

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Cupofjo
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This has been one hell of a year.. and somewhere along the way I lost my book drive. Yeah I listened to a few audibles to and from places, but haven‘t picked up a physical book in 6months. Damn, it feels good!
This book is not like YOU, doesn‘t grab you by the throat and pull you in but slowly grips you. I‘m enjoying it very much so far!

Alfoster I liked it too even though it‘s so different from You!😍 5y
Owlizabeth 🙌🏼yay!! 🎉 5y
Cupofjo @Owlizabeth thank you again! This is just what I needed to get back into my reading groove!! ❤️ 5y
Ddzmini Kind of been in the same place for different reasons but trying to get back into my book as much as I can just seems like life is putting up roadblocks to my joy reading 📖 🤪 5y
Cupofjo @Ddzmini totally get it!! Hope you get you book drive going again soon! 5y
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Chelsea.Poole
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Pickpick

This was nothing like YOU, so I'd steer clear if you're hoping for something similar. I liked this multi-genre #audiobook but wasn't blown away. There were some problems I had, but can't really discuss them without spoilers. Somewhat sci-fi/horror, also YA-ish and a bit of police procedural in there as well. It was many things. Lol

LeahBergen I love your curtains. ❤️ 5y
BookishMarginalia @LeahBergen Me too! So pretty! 5y
Chelsea.Poole @LeahBergen @BookishMarginalia thank you guys! IKEA 😊 5y
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Chelsea.Poole
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Listening to this #audiobook thanks to #libby
I hope I enjoy it more than others whose reviews I've read! So far it does feel very YA, not that that's a bad thing.

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FantasyChick
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I don't think I've done this in a while....
1. Tagged. Apparently I haven't read a lot of "P" books
2. Christopher Pike
3. Pride & Prejudice
4. Pistachios

#manicmonday #letterp @JoScho

JoScho Christopher Pike is a good one! 5y
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NatalieR
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Such a heartbreaking story! 😩 This wasn‘t what I expected at all. I wonder if there will be a sequel like the author did with You. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Michelle505
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Very good after a slow beginning. Suspenseful and easy to read. Ending was a little disappointing but still enjoyed.