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For You And Only You

The addictive new thriller in the YOU series, now a hit Netflix show

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For You And Only You

By: Caroline Kepnes
Narrated by: Santino Fontana
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 ‘Joe Goldberg is my guilty pleasure, my strange addiction. If loving him is wrong, I don’t want to be right’ Erin Kelly

JOE GOLDBERG IS BACK, AND THIS TIME HE'S WRITING HIS OWN HAPPILY EVER AFTER . . .

Joe Goldberg is ready for a change. Instead of selling books, he’s writing them. And he’s off to a good start.

Invited to join a tight-knit writing fellowship at Harvard, Joe thinks he’s finally found a place where talent matters more than pedigree. Where anything is possible, even happy endings. At least until he meets his uber-privileged, already-published, already-distinguished peers.

Thankfully, Wonder enters the picture. They have so much in common: no college degrees, no pretensions, just a love for literature. They could be those rare literary soulmates who never fall prey to their demons. If only Wonder could just commit herself to the writing life.

But Joe has faith in Wonder. He will sacrifice his art for hers. And, if he must, he will kill her darlings for her.

With her trademark biting wit, Caroline Kepnes explores why vulnerable people bring out the worst in others as Joe sets out to make this small, elite world a fairer place. And if a little crimson runs in the streets of Cambridge, who can blame him? Love doesn’t conquer all. Often, it needs a little push.


PRAISE FOR CAROLINE KEPNES AND THE YOU SERIES:

‘Crazy, sexy, cool: Caroline Kepnes gets better – and Joe Goldberg gets worse – with every book’ ERIN KELLY

‘Caroline Kepnes writes with such malevolent energy, such dark grace and such ink-black humour. An utterly unique character and an utterly unique writer, in a marriage made somewhere between heaven and hell’ RICHARD OSMAN

‘Fiendish, fast-paced, and very funny’ PAULA HAWKINS

‘Another dark, thrilling, and blackly hilarious adventure from everyone's favourite murderer’ CLAIRE MCGOWAN

‘My new favourite writer’ COLLEEN HOOVER Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Psychological Romance Romantic Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Witty

Critic reviews

Praise for Caroline Kepnes and the You series:

‘Kepnes gleefully portrays the most back-stabbing seminar yet, dropping literary names with abandon as she twists the plot . . . Joe Goldberg might be a narcissistic, manipulative, murderous, utterly unreliable narrator, but he's damn entertaining’ -- Kirkus Review (starred review)

‘Within this intensity, [Joe's] snark-laden observations about ego, love, and loyalty ring true’ -- Booklist

‘Hypnotic and scary . . . totally original’ -- Stephen King

‘I will read anything she writes. . . . One of the smartest, most insightful writers out there’ -- Nicola Yoon

‘Delicious . . . It's Kepnes' wit and style that keep you coming back’ -- Lena Dunham

‘That peerless author who makes me laugh and glance over my shoulder on the very same page’ -- Jessica Knoll

‘I absolutely loved it. It’s completely addictive, razor-sharp writing from Kepnes. Internet creeping at its most darkly humorous. Joe’s back, and this time it’s definitely real love’ -- Catherine Steadman

‘As irresistible and as blisteringly acid as ever. Horrible and glorious’ -- Catriona Ward

‘Magnificent’ -- Guardian

‘Joe Goldberg has become a cultural mainstay. . . . Kepnes has mastered the likable villain’ -- Rolling Stone

‘Everyone's favorite stalker’ -- Entertainment Weekly

‘Chilling . . . dangerously clever’ -- USA Today

‘Beautifully crafted . . . will give you chills’ -- People

‘Caroline Kepnes must be some kind of storytelling sorcerer. How else can Joe Goldberg — stalker, creep, multiple-murderer, blamer of everyone else but himself, a “long overdue book, the one you never thought was coming” — be such an entertaining narrator? Even Tom Ripley, Patricia Highsmith’s famously amoral character (a clear inspiration for Kepnes), could be enjoyed at a third-person remove, unlike the in-your-face immediacy of Joe’s blinkered perspective . . . brilliant’ -- The New York Times Book Review

‘Kepnes waggishly satirizes the publishing industry, and her outsized characters’ egos and anxieties lay the foundations for delightfully deranged plot twists . . . Joe’s stream-of-consciousness narration engages throughout, rendering readers both confidante and accomplice. Kepnes reliably entertains’ -- Publishers Weekly
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I love Caroline.K. In my eyes, she can do no wrong. I even refused to watch the Netflix series as I didn’t think anyone could ever do justice to Joe’s character the way Caroline had written him.
I feel like in the previous book we really lost Joe but we had the cage..so i could bare it. In this book however we lost Joe AND the cage. It didn’t feel like a You book at all.
Like the other readers have mentioned - the story was lacking depth. There was NO story to speak of. Wonders character felt so under developed and the story line felt a little similar to Becks in the beginning too..
I missed Joe sneaking around, plotting stuff and up until now I really enjoyed Joe putting his characters in the cage or atleast the final conversations between Joe and his victims before he killed them. There was none of that here. The book felt rushed and empty.
I do hope we get more in the series and I hope we get Joe AND the cage back. His character, for me anyway, is my favourite in any book/series I’ve ever read.
I think the narrator deserves and Oscar for his performance and to me, his voice will always be Joe. He can do no wrong.
The only thing I have an issue with is the story. Or lack of it.
Read it..it’s OK. Not the best and certainly not the worst.

Hear me out..

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Really enjoyed this one, the pacing is much better and gripping than the last and I feel this book really played into Joe’s character, I can’t wait to see what the next book has in store! Deffo a great pick up for fans of the series!

Best one in the series!

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So like many, I got hooked onto the Netflix series and the series of books. I was genuinely excited and pre-ordered this book, and was genuinely disappointed.

The first two books were fantastic, literally couldn't stop listening and they have found a place on my bookshelves. The third entry was slow, and felt like something she had to do because of Netflix. This entry, just feels forced. Joe has gone tame and mild. His usual reasoning for killing people, which were meticulous in their planning, has gone. It is now a case of, this person needs to die because they have upset me, so they die.

The performance, is once again, excellent, the narrator captures Joe's voice perfectly, but the story couldn't keep up the momentum it once had. If another book is released, I'll read and listen to it, however if the plot line and the pacing stays the same as this and 'You Love Me' I don't think it will get the same recognition as previous entries.

Overall, very disappointed and dissatisfied with this book, and have very little interest in reading/listening to it again in the future.

A weak entry into a great series

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Nothing really happens. This book, same as the last series, ended my interest in YOU.

Killed the series

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After listening to the first three books, this one was really slow and uninteresting. Nothing new or different is going on.

boring

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