Bria Lou Reviews

  I read and reviewed the first two books in the 'You' series, so after a bit of hesitation, I pre-ordered the third one just before it came out. I was excited to see where Joe's story would go next. Joe Goldberg has moved to a new town, and there's a new girl that's caught his eye. But Mary Kay DiMarco is different from anyone Joe has ever loved before. She's busy, she has a job, she has a past, she's a mother. Will Joe be able to make Mary Kay realise, and admit, that she loves him? I loved the first 'You' book, and I didn't love the second, 'Hidden Bodies'. I have to say that I really disliked this third one, for a lot of reasons. There's no starting point, so I have to jump right in and say that I have absolutely no idea who Joe is anymore. He is tame, and his actions are so different from the first two books. So much is taken out of his control that the fundamentals of the character are changed, and that was disappointing. Mary K...

Hey Guys x I read Kepnes’ first book, ‘You’ after the first season of the Netflix show came out last year and I completely loved it, so much so that it made me want to watch the show again and buy the second book right away. However, after reading some of the (negative) reviews of the second book on Amazon, I decided that I would leave it where it was and just enjoy the first book as a standalone. But when the second season of the show came out, even though I didn’t love it nearly as much as I loved the first one, it spurred me on to finally buy and read the second book. Joe Goldberg is back. But after the tragic demise of ex-girlfriend Guinevere Beck, Joe needs a new love in his life. And after a few false starts, he finds his love in a girl called Love. But can Joe really change his murderous instincts in order to hold on to his Love? Or are there some things that even love can’t conquer? I enjoyed this book. I didn’t love it, and it took me quite a while to get to a pla...