*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review*

A great thriller - I would recommend it!

Thank you Netgalley & Thomas & Mercer for an eARC of You Look Beautiful Tonight. This review is long overdue - Pregnancy really got to me, LOL. That being said, I enjoyed this book and found it to be unique. I love the obsession trope in a suspenseful novel.

Mia, librarian (Jealous, me, no. Uh, yes), leads an unremarkable life until one day receiving an anonymous note from a stranger that she looks beautiful. It doesn't stop with the note, though. He's got plans for her.

This book was twisty and you don't know who (or what) to trust. It does require you to suspend belief a bit, so if you are OK with that and want a little stalkerish-suspense in your life, this is a great pick.

I honestly didn't know what to expect with this book at first. I started reading it, and at first, it totally had a romance-type vibe going on...oh...but this book is so much more than that! I actually found myself double checking the description to make sure I was reading the same book! But this book is an expertly woven roller-coaster of a book that will have you not wanting to put it down with a surprise ending that I doubt you'll see coming!

I loved absolutely everything about this book, from the characters, to the setting, to the story! What character could be better than an invisible librarian from Tennessee?

I believe this was my first book by L.R. Jones, which is a pseudonym for Lisa Renee Jones and I could have not been more thrilled with the outcome! It actually makes me want to run out and buy all domestic thriller books by her! This girl has got what it takes to write an awesome domestic thriller/psychological thriller!

Overall, I am super excited to have found another AMAZING author in L.R. Jones and I can't wait to read as much as I possibly can by her.

I would like to take a minute to thank L.R. Jones, Thomas & Mercer, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of You Look Beautiful Tonight, which allowed me to provide this honest and unbiased review.

This was an interesting and exciting read that had me hooked. I needed to know what was going down and read it so quickly!

While i enjoyed the overall premise of this book and the writing was good, I found that it dragged and I kept putting the book down and picking it back up. For me at times there was so much going on with so many different people it was hard to keep it all straight. I personally would have enjoyed if some of the middle parts had been cut and there was a bit more at the end. I was shocked and then felt like the story ended.

Mia Anderson is a quiet, reserved librarian in Nashville who is used to being “invisible”, as she puts it. Her best friend Jess seems to be her opposite in nearly every way. And her work bestie, Jack, is more similar to her, so she gets the best of both worlds in terms of friendship and support. But when it comes to her dating life, she’s not concerned about the lack of prospects. When Jess voluntells her to start online dating to help her with her next article for her job, Mia is not interested in stepping out of her comfort zone. She doesn’t see the point in trying to change her persona and how people see her. But then one day at a coffee shop, she receives a note that says, “You Look Beautiful Today.” Having no idea who delivered the note, she is left confused and alarmed, and suddenly much less invisible. You Look Beautiful Tonight by L. R. Jones is a contemporary thriller in which Mia must figure out the reason for the unexpected attention while on a path of self-discovery to choose which version of herself she wants to be.

You Look Beautiful Tonight will entertain readers who enjoy a mystery/thriller novel with a dash of the Netflix series You. However, they will have to be patient and get through the first half of the story before anything really happens. The pacing is slow and the characters are underwhelming. As Mia gets the unexpected spike in attention, she keeps going back and forth wondering if she prefers to be invisible or not. It became quite redundant, especially with her best friends constantly being equally repetitive in their responses to each new note or message. I will give credit to L. R. Jones for keeping readers guessing throughout the story and creating a twist that I really didn’t see coming. Even so, I wasn’t blown away by the lead up and reveal. Of course, readers are welcome to pick up the book and decide for themselves.

This was a great book. I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece! I read it in 12 hours, which is a lot for me to do! It had everything and more laid out in the novel! I sure hope There is more to come from this author! I am totally hooked!

You Look Beautiful Tonight had such potential but just failed to deliver.
Upon reading the synopsis of the book, I expected a more fast paced thriller-leaning story. Instead I feel what I received was a suspense book with too many story arcs of little relevancy and too many minor characters to keep track of throughout the book that did little for advancing the plot.
The book felt too long to me. There was quite a bit of lengthy description of the mundane that seemed to serve no purpose other than to increase the word count of the book. A large suspension of belief is necessary for what I found to be an implausible, nonsensical twist. There were several unfinished subplots as the book came to a close, making the ending feel rushed.
For these reasons I could not rate this book higher than 3 stars. Thanks to Netgalley and to the publisher for the opportunity to read You Look Beautiful Tonight.

You Look Beautiful Tonight has lots of mystery, suspense, and twists and turns. Mia feels invisible and I have to admit she got on my nerves at times, but I enjoyed the story. Big twist at the end.

I unfortunately found this too slow for my liking, and could not get through it. Regardless, thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.

It was a little slow in the beginning but it did pick up after the 20% mark. Wasn't a big fan of the main character either which didn't help. The storyline was there but it lacked execution.

I felt like this book had too many filler chapters. The twists were not interesting to me, and I did not care about all of the drama with the main character's job and her family. The dialogue felt forced. This book took me a while to get through, and I just found that it was not exciting. I almost DNF'd this one.
Thank you to the publishing company and that galley for ARC for my honest opinion.

Engaging and entertaining. A recommended purchase for collections where crime and thrillers are popular.

Wow! This book was great. Started a little slow but picked up quick. This book kept you guessing until the end. Several twists, but the one towards the end left me surprised. Really good read.

You Look Beautiful Tonight- I give it a 3.25. What I liked about the book; Some of the Pop culture references. It gave it a relatable vibe. I wasn't expecting the ending. Would I change anything? Yes, I couldn't get into it as much because I thought it was going to be more of a stalkerish thriller. I don't think I would reread it again though.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

What if "You" was considerably less interesting and constantly stumbled around its own plot? I know this author is well-established, but I didn't enjoy this. DNF around 30%.

I could feel the fear and angst that was growing ever stronger in Mia as if I was there myself. All of the characters were fleshed out so perfectly that I felt that they were real people. Even the most minor characters. This author has real talent and I look forward to reading more.

DNF at 21%. I really wanted to like this one because the plot was so intriguing, but it just didn’t live up to its potential . I felt like the FMC goes on way too many rants and gets off topic to easily and she just pissed me off.

Started to read…got in about 50 pages and thought it wasn’t going anywhere so I gave up. Might have been interesting according to the preface but too slow going for me.

I wouldn’t really classify this as a thriller. It took until over half way through for any thing actually “thrilling” to happen and even then, I wouldn’t say it was all that exciting. The novel spent a lot of time focusing on family and work drama and was filled with many unnecessary details and repetition that didn’t add anything to the story. This could have been a great premises, but overall, I didn’t find this interesting or find myself caring at all about what was going to happen or about any of the characters.