Joe #4.

OMG. The growth we have seen in Joe from when we first met him until now!
And he's doing it all to be the best version of himself for YOU!
Maturing, writing, and workshopping at Harvard!
All the literary name-dropping!

He has been one of my favorite characters and someone who is always popping into my head.
This book does not disappoint and really just takes us along with him on his growth and development in love.
I am always rooting for him even though I probably shouldn't be.
This book really shows how far he has come since RIP Beck and all his other past ladies and leaves open-ended (which we love!) to roll us right into Joe #5.
I love how much we have seen present-day Joe, but I would love to see more of his prior life (Family is so important Joe! Talk to your mother!).

If you have seen the Netflix version and love it, DO NOT hesitate to pick up the books. Same Joe, different story!
Love it, 5/5 stars.

I hate to rate this book only 2 stars because I do love Joe Goldberg but I'm over you Joe ... It's the same story over & over again ...
I was soooo excited to get this atc but unfortunately it iust didn't do it for me .. sadly I feel Joe Goldberg is old & tired & this story is over .

However I do appreciate the chance to read an arc of Joe's "love story" 🖤
Thank you #NetGalley

It's always nice to meet Joe again, but this fourth book left me a bit bored. I think the internal monologue has run its course.

I know Joe tends to fall fast and hard for women, but it was absolutely ridiculous in the case of Wonder (don't get me started on all the stupid names).

I mean, it was an okay read. But it was just more of the same.

Thanks to Random House, NetGalley, and Caroline Leone's for an advanced copy of this book. I offer my review freely. Pub date: 25 April 2023

The main reason I didn't enjoy this book is it's just so repetitive. It's felt like the same book over and over and over again. Even within each individual story, the inner workings of Joe's mind is so repetitive I don't know how he handles it. It got old very quickly for me. There's been no growth of Joe's character throughout the series and maybe that's why people like it, because he's Joe. The same old psychopathic guy who obsesses over new women every time he turns his head and then ends up killing them or killing for them and then something happens and it goes south and is he gonna get caught? Is he going to kill the woman he "loves"? I can't make myself care about him anymore.

I think this series as a whole has just been slowly going downhill for me. There's no reason for this book to have been as long as it was - I mean almost 450 pages? Of Joe just going on and on and it being so boring and long winded. Cut it in half and you'd have the same story.

Joe Goldberg is back - this time in a writing fellowship at Harvard, writing a book which is, of course, called, "Me." And, of course, Joe once again falls in love, and people start turning up dead. If this is your first encounter with Joe, you should go back and start at the beginning. Joe speaks directly to “You”, which is his most recent love interest. Normally, he ends up killing “You” if “You” don’t return his love the way he wants, and if you don’t read in order, you’ll have trouble understanding what he needs. But even though he is a murderer, we still love him! This time it’s Wonder he loves. This one isn’t quite as good as the very first book but still hits its mark. Many thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for my copy of this book.

Thank you, Netgalley, the author, and Random House Publishing for the gifted e-book ❤️

Read this book if you like: Creepy reads, stalkers, thought-provoking reads

I think I'm just going to have to make peace with the fact that I like this show so much more than I like the books. The writing of the books does not mesh well with me. This was so slow and anticlimactic. This one was just okay. It was just like the other books. Nothing really new and shocking. You may feel differently.

Caroline Kepnes plunges us into Joe's latest escapade at a brisk pace, resulting in the reader feeling instantly immersed in the "You-niverse". Joe is on top ranting form from the outset and in his crosshairs are women, incompetent drivers and educational institutions. Mr. Goldberg remains my favorite literary psychopath. In 'For You And Only You', Joe becomes an Ivy Leaguer who's written a book. Cue the usual, topnotch literary and musical references scattered throughout his internal monologues. Of course, Joe soon scopes out a new receptacle for his warped affection and we get a front row seat for their unravelling love story. Exactly the phenomenal and thrilling read we've come to expect from the brilliant Caroline Kepnes. Her writing is clever and witty and funny and horrifying all at the same time. Highly and enthusiastically recommend!

Him.
Joe.
"Me".

Everybody's Internet boyfriend slash serial stalker slash killer that lives subscription-free in my brain is back. Reading it, killing it.

Not my favorite of the series, but I was really into book 4. He's written, he's reading, he's workshopping. Workshopping is the new stalking in Goldberg world.

In this one, Joe navigates stalking his newest obsession while dodging a true-crime obsessed writer who might be onto him and his past. Wonder, Joe's newest true love for life, has no redeemable qualities and she generally sucks. This is the worst match for him yet, and I scolded him with every page I turned. Why does he pick emotionally unavailable, vapid, promiscuous and lying women? There's nothing for the reader to nod along with as he describes this character. All we really know about her is that she dresses either inappropriately or intentionally unprofessionally, and she wears big gold hoop earrings, the significance of which is not explained. (Rat in a cage on a hamster wheel?)

There's a relationship in this book that went too extreme, too dangerous for Joe. I wanted to give up this book at a certain point but I read on. It worked as the story progressed, so... wow.

I love this series and all the word play, the pop culture references, literary devices and plot points that satisfy a reader's need to feel literary but also naughty.

I really appreciated receiving this advanced copy in exchange for this review. I will always be Joe's Goodreads Girl

I’m honestly not sure why Caroline Kepnes has kept with this series. This is one of the only shows where I think the writers did a better job than the book at telling the story. Book 3 was awful, season 3 was excellent. Book four is so boring. The stream of consciousness narration is too much; the intriguing nature of the narrative in book 1 is totally overdone by book 4. My journey with the written version of Joe ends here.


Thank you to the publisher for the advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

Gotta love Joe Goldburg. You’d think we would be tired of this by now but the guy never gets old. Maybe it’s because he is just so unbelievable, so audacious, so…confident. His thoughts on other writers are pure good. These books get better and better - never stop Caroline! Never!

Joe Goldberg is back! In You and Only You, Joe is now at Harvard in Boston on a writing fellowship. As he does, he starts obsessing over one of the girls in the fellowship.

Joe is now a writer and is back to being all about books but this time in the writing of books. And Wonder’s writing, his new girl.

I find Joe such an interesting character, although extremely disturbing and mostly icky, if I’m being honest. His inner dialogue is always so completely opposite to what comes out of his mouth, which is what is so fascinating about him. He hides that psychopathic side of himself so well. And he really has no clue that he’s a really bad guy.

As much as I loved You, You and Only You lacked what made You so special. I loved that Joe was a bookseller in You and cared more about books than anything else. I loved the fact that he used social media to stalk Beck. It was a real eye opener. Plus, the glass cage was like a third character.

In You and Only You, those favorite elements were not there. But with that being said, I did read late into the night to finish this newest Joe Goldberg book and when I finished, I definitely missed Joe. Without a doubt I’ll be picking up the next book to get more of Joe and his obsessions. Hmmmm…. Maybe I’m the one who’s obsessed.

*Thanks so much to Random House and NetGalley for the advance copy!*

He's baaaaaaack! God, how does Caroline Kepnes make us love a psychopathic murderer? Because he's the charming, irrepressible Joe Goldberg! This time, Joe is off to Harvard, joining a fellowship as an aspiring writer. And of course he falls in love, but honestly? This girl? Wonder Parrish, autodidact and Sox fan, isn't worthy of Joe or his love. Or his murderous intentions. And unfortunately, Joe just doesn't realize, until it is too late, Of course. But by then, the bodies have started to pile up and a fellow (mystery) writer has figured out that Joe isn't just another talented writer.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House for this e-arc.* (May Joe keep on charming and killing his way into our hearts. :)

Caroline Kepnes has done it again! I'm always curious about how they are going to keep Joe interesting, how they are going to keep us invested in his story and his decisions (especially as a morally dark character), but Caroline never disappoints. Joe always finds such interesting groups of people to interact with, and nothing is ever what it seems at the first look. The twists and turns are expected in this kind of thriller story, but I never guessed any of them. Such a creative way to continue the story of Joe and the "You" series. I always love visiting Joe's world, and hope the series isn't over yet!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Joe Goldberg is now writing books and he is on a path of a more positive life. He finds a literary author who invites him to a writers retreat at Harvard. As he becomes ingrained in the group he realizes that they are already a close knit group. Then they start to bring the worse out of him.

I personally was not a fan of this book. I would say you need to read the other books first because it makes way more sense. I became bored with this book though due to how slow it moved. I felt like it dragged and maybe it was just me but I did not enjoy it. I dont think another Joe book was needed and I really wanted to like it. I tried to get into it but couldnt.

I want to start off by saying thank you to Caroline and NetGalley for an eARC of this! Ever since it was announced it has been at the very top of my most anticipated reads of 2023!

Even though I bought the paper back of You Love Me just to read the first two chapters of this book, I held off knowing I would want more than the preview had to offer. And I was right.

It feels weird reading the fourth installment after the fourth season since every other book in this series came after the show, but the two had almost zero ties to each other. It made reading it that much more fun!

I am going to keep this review 110% spoiler free. I have come to the conclusion that no matter where Joe goes, I will read every word he thinks. I won’t lie and say that I think everyone who is a fan of the show will also love this, because that’s just not possible. But if you like the aspect of being inside Joes head and the delusional thoughts that plague his brain on the daily, the. You will fall in love with this next Joe installment!

Another think I LOVE about this series is the narrator for the audiobooks! I haven’t yet heard this chapter of the story yet, but you better believe that as soon as it drop on Audible on the 25th, it’ll be my next listen!

It was wonderful getting back into Joe's twisted head!

Joe is no longer selling books: he wrote one instead. On top of that he has a fellowship to Harvard led by one of the best selling authors in the nation. And there? There he meets his new love/obsession.
Will she be the ONE for Joe after all this time? Or will his relationship with her deteriorate, much like all of his previous relationships? You'll have to read this to find out!

There were definitely surprises in this one, but the fact remains that Joe's story is getting a bit formulaic. There was a long period here where I thought the book was going to be very different but then it passed. I love being in Joe's head though, I have to admit it. Plus this time Joe is in Boston, and as a resident of MA, I must admit to enjoying that too.

The ease with which Caroline Kepnes sucks me in blows me away. As soon as I started reading I fell back into the mesmerizing mind of a sociopath, though Joe himself would not like that term. I think it's my fascination with that mind that keeps me coming back, formulaic or not.

All in all, I found this a mostly satisfying volume and a quick read. Do I wish Joe would break out of his continuing downward spiral? Kind of. For a while here, I thought he might do just that, but I was wrong. Does that mean I'm going to stop reading this series? No, it does not. I rated this 3.5/5 stars, but rounded up here for Goodreads. I'm still ready to read another Joe book!

*Thanks to NetGalley, Random House, and the author for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest feedback. This is it!*

Joe goes to Harvard and meets Wonder. What a wonderful sly way to bring him back, While I've only read one of the books and watched two seasons of the show, this felt both completely familiar and yet fresh. Joe's voice, his snarky propulsive, distinctive voice is what carries this. Yes he's a horrible human being and yes he does amazingly horrible things but you'll find yourself turning the pages. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC, A good read.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for my gifted eARC of this book

As a fan of the show first, series second, I will always read these books! In this fourth book, we find Joe Goldberg has traveled up to Boston to attend a literary writing group at Harvard. Joe’s peculiarities and tendencies shine through from page one

In this writing group full of pretentious students, such of which Joe is not, he meets Wonder. He is immediately drawn to her in true Joe Goldberg fashion. She’s down to earth, cares for her family, and they both want to be writers!

But Joe is always more invested. When people in the group start to get in the way, Joe does what he does best and gets rid of them. But will he continue his trend and rid the world of Wonder like his past relationships?

This story was a solid 3 star for me. It wasn’t my favorite in the series and I felt that it lagged a bit for the first half, but I overall enjoyed the book and would definitely recommend it to fans of the series!

I love this series, but I feel like it’s run its course. This one is not much different than the first 3.

Joe Goldberg is back in For You and Only You!

I'm a fan, but this book was so wildly repetitive of the other three in the series. Joe's inner monologue wore on this story, making it a bear to read. Did this book need to be nearly 450 pages, NO! This wasn't great but it wasn't terrible,. Joe's character may have run its course, but the ending did leave open future books.

This latest installment is not my favorite in the series!

Thank you Random House for the complimentary copy.