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cab driver was reluctant at first. I guess I would be ,.
We look crazy from the near death of it all. You're a fucking mess
I‘m so clean that it's almost disturbing, pimpclean to your whore dirty
We're a true pair.” 😂 page 40 first paragraph made me giggle

Been recommended this loads so hinted for Xmas. My brother In law only went and bought me all 3 paperbacks. Was excited when opened them up on Xmas day so started it this morning 3 chapters in. Lot hype over this book. I have watched the series on Netflix. Day off today to so some serious reading let see how far can get into to it today #bookstagram #litsyfind #whatyoureading #weekendreading @Andrew65 :) hi

Going to read this when I get back from having my booster jab. #readingjourney #metime

Day 7 #BeginsWith You. This one jumped out because Stephen King said it was scary. Also this is a Netflix series which I have not seen. @Egg @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#you #beginswith @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

What a weird and creepy book... That's exactly what intrigued me the most about it. It was so weirs to read in the POV of the stalker who thinks he's a good person...
But I think the book dragged quite a bit in the middle. I understand why the author took her time and didn't evolve it faster, still it bored me a bit.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did a fantastic job, so still a pick for me!

#NewYearWhoDis
@chasjjlee @monalyisha

Book that #BeginsWith #You Day 7: was only able to watch season 1 of the netflix series. Does it really get better? And have any of you read the novel? How different is it from the tv adaptation? Too many questions in the morning. 😭😘😴📚📚📚

400+ pages of obsession narrated by a psychopath in first person in historic present is not how I would define what I love to read, but this was very enjoyable. It is well written, and I constantly found myself questioning if how Joe was interpreting the events was really how they had happened. The outcome was quite predictable, still it was a satisfactory ending to this very twisted and sick narrative.

Hoping to finish this read before the end of the month (How is it already December on Wednesday?!)…book Joe is giving me a far more intense creep factor than tv/Netflix Joe…not sure if I‘ll keep on to the other books, but we‘ll see.

You walk into the bookstore and you keep your hand on the door to make sure it doesn‘t slam.

*I‘m on Season 2 of the adaptation, so I figured it a good time to read the source material. 📚

#FirstLineFridays

As crazy as Joe is, he loves being crazy. And it‘s a tense, scary, funny? story. On to the Netflix series. Probably not as good as the book. Give this one 4 💔💔💔💔.

I don't know about you guys but I'm still shock about season 3 ending. 😱

#TeamSlaughter
@Clwojick

Over the last few days I watched the entire 3rd season of You. This show is so bonkers and I loved watching Joe and Love is all their mutual craziness!! 50 points for #teamslaughter #scarathlon2021

Watched 6 episodes of the 3rd season of You. Not sure how I feel about this season yet.

#Scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter2021 @Clwojick

"The only thing crueler than a cage so small that a bird can't fly is a cage so large that a bird THINKS it CAN fly. Only a monster would lock a BIRD in here and call himself an animal lover."

Our cage was only for books [...]

#currentlyreading #bookblurbs

Did I mention that I love disturbing!! 😍

#currentlyreading #juststarted #fiction #novel

You didn't walk in here for books. You didn't have to say my name. You didn't have to smile or listen or take me in. But you did. Your signature is on the receipt. This wasn't a cash transaction and it wasn't a coded debit. This was real. I press my thumb into the wet ink on your receipt and the ink of Guinevere Beck stains my skin.

#currentlyreading #bookblurbs

I finally read this, now to watch the Netflix series since I‘m 3 seasons late.😂🤣

If people could handle their self-loathing, customer service would be smoother.

#currentlyreading #bookblurbs

You sneeze, loudly, and I imagine how loud you are when you climax.

This shit should be interesting. And creepy for Spooky Season

#currentlyreading

I looked up the lyrics to Hungry Like the Wolf for some #LittensDressedInBlood inspiration and this book immediately came to mind! “Woman you want me, give me a sign / And catch my breathing even closer behind” … that‘s Joe!

Since I've been tearing through audiobooks lately, I have a collage instead of an actual stack for the #LittensDressedInBlood festivities. I've already gotten through a few hours of You and it's deliciously creepy & entertaining. I'm optimistic that I'll continue through the series.

@MidnightBookGirl

🎥 first one I thought of was You… Beauty and the Beast, The Notebook ❤️

🎥🎥 The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Tell the Wolves I‘m Home

#Two4Tuesday

Finished this in record time!! Fun read that allowed my brain to decompress after rereading Tolstoy for school. 🥵 I do love an unreliable narrator! Several layers of character development as I realize that no one is really reliable! Engaging inner dialogue that left me sympathizing with a very horny psychopath!😳 I haven‘t watched the TV series, but friends say it‘s good. I doubt there‘s as much masturbation in the televised version! 😂😂😂
4/5⭐️

I love this show so i knew I would love this book. And yes i did! Can‘t wait to read the others.

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 This was kind of gross and strange.. I realize it‘s from a stalker‘s perspective so it‘s probably supposed to be. I found some parts really interesting - how he views the behavior of the girl he‘s stalking and how he justifies his own behavior. A crazy premise. It‘s not very uplifting but I did get through it quickly!

Thanks MM🧡❤️💜💚💛💙💝!! My 💗 is full!

Two Kepnes books, cards & envelopes, handcrafted card & magnets & bookmarks & beautiful keepsake jar...And—2 gorgeous eggs 🥚 🥚

You‘re the best🥳🥰 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A very haunting short story from the Out of Line collection. Shelby doesn't live up to society's standards of a good wife and mother. Sometimes she wishes her life were more like a Hallmark movie. But be careful what you wish for...

For some reason this story is not in the litsy database even though the previous ones from this collection I've read have been 🤷🏼‍♀️

I actually liked the television show better but I still enjoyed the book! Entertaining stalker thriller.

4/5 I watched the Netflix series first last year and I thought it was alright but I never understood the hype. After reading the book I realised just how good this book actually is. It‘s an interesting take on how stalkers view their own actions and manage to justify them and it‘s a terrifying kick in the teeth when you realise that people like Joe exist and people are drawn to them and find his way of ‘protecting‘ someone sweet and innocent

Someone on Reddit made Joe's basement in Animal Crossing 😂😂😂

Hello! I wrote a post on my blog about what I thought were some of the major differences between the book "You" in comparison to the TV show, and what those differences are trying to say. I would love for you to read it and tell me your thoughts! The link is in my page bio!

1. Three of them: You, Midnight Sun (👀) and I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are.
2. I think it was Cherry?
3. Invisible Life of Addie Larue (I had a lot of fun reading it with my bookclub!)

@rachelsbrittain @Blueberry #WeekendReads

I'm trying to get into audio books. I used to avoid them, because when I would try listening my mind would ☁️drift away☁️ & I'd have to start the chapter over again. I read an article with tips on this & it recommended getting an audio book with a story you were already familiar with. Andrew & I watched both seasons of YOU & were hooked on it! But I heard the books were even better (of course) so I've been wanting to read them. Halfway through!!!

“Sometimes, we do bad things for the people we love. Doesn't mean it's right, it means love is more important.”

Thanks for the tag @LazyOwl 😁

1. Give me a character more flawed than Joe. I'll wait. (Still adore that crazy, misguided psychopath though!)

2. Just finished The Bus on Thursday. Soooo many questions I need answers to

3. Fairly often. I never knew how many books missed my radar until Litsy 🤣

It's late but if anyone wants to play... Tag! You're IT

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Full Review: https://suspensebookreviews.home.blog/2021/02/19/you-by-caroline-kepnes/

Joe Goldberg is the boyfriend of nightmares, but you don't know until it is way too late. Creepy, eery, spine-tingling, and no lack of perverted thought woven throughout these pages. This book has is a tale of twisted love, stalking, lies, and obsession. Can't wait to dive into the sequel to see what my buddy Joe is up to next!

Enjoying YOU so much that I had to run out and grab the sequel 'Hidden Bodies' today. Truly creepy novel! I love that it is told in Joe's point-of-view, he is so deranged. His thought process is wild!

🤓I was captivated by the series, I binged watched all the seasons and I am now anxiously awaiting season three. This is also my Book of the Month pick, so I figured now was just as good a time as any to knock it out. A few people in my reading group have already finished it. Let's see how this one goes! 🤓

I liked it. I mean it‘s weird and stalkery but I liked it. The show is good too. I need to pick up the second one.

#bookmail #bookoutlet

My friends have been wanting me to watch the tv series but I have to read the book first. This year I have told myself that I am going to read my own books so I listened to this on audio and wow what a twisty psycho ride. Can‘t wait to read the next book and watch the series!

#bookspinbingo

Some of my favourite quotes from "You" by Caroline Kepnes:

1. I bet we look great from above, lit by stars, in love.
2. Happiness is believing that you‘re gonna be happy. It‘s hope.
3. You love to win and I‘m not a sore loser and we‘ll be as good in forty years as we are now.
4. Everythingship (n): a meeting of the minds, bodies, and souls.
#lockdownreads #thrillers #joeandbeck
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I've never had an unspoken thought. I read stories. I write stories. I talk to strangers. 💜
#you #lockdownreads #joeandbeck

I really wanted to love this book given how much I enjoyed the show. Alas, I found book Joe to be insanely crass and pompous on top of being insane (tv Joe somehow lays on the charm and self deprecation to balance out the crazy and make me like him 🤪). I did enjoy being in his head and seeing how he would spin any situation to make himself the victim or the person doing the right thing. I‘ll still read the sequel but with some trepidation. 🌟🌟🌟

Too funny! 😂😂😂 #LitsyHumor

Started this one yesterday and it‘s...interesting. It‘s such a voyeuristic, graphically worded story that I almost feel uncomfortable reading it. But I am enjoying getting inside the head of this clearly disturbed character. I will admit I like the Joe from the Netflix show better than the story Joe so far.