Have been IMPATIENTLY awaiting the continuation of Joe Goldberg’s twisted, terrifying antics. This book did not disappoint and kept me guessing throughout its entirety. Is Joe good or bad… each page leaves me questioning. The verdict is still out 😈

I really hate to do this but book four was so very disappointing. At almost 450 pages I found it much too long for what it was trying to say. It was also very repetitive and Joe has lost his lustre. It was simply the same old, same old but without the serial killer vibe and is more like a physiological drama.

The characters lacked depth and there was a lot of rambling and musing going on, so much internal dialogue that was really just Joe muttering nonsense about his book. It felt like there was nothing happening a lot of the time and I am so over Joe by this point. This go was such a slow burn but not in a good way. I had a really hard time getting into it.

To me, it seemed a bit formulaic but without the interesting characters from the previous three novels, which I loved. The characters in this one lacked any sense of personality and there was just so much talk and not enough of Joe doing. I feel this series is drawn out and the Wonder/Joe relationship was really childish at times with their back and forth.

For You and Only You is the 4th book in the Joe Goldberg series, and Joe's DNA hasn't changed.
Joe has decided to write a book, and he gets accepted into a Harvard fellowship, so he finds himself in Boston (where I was visiting while I read this, so it was fun for me!). He has sworn off women until he meets Wonder, a former fellow.
Joe falls hard and fast and will do what it takes to get anyone else out of the way. This time, it is not only out of his way, but also out of Wonder's way to happiness. And he might get caught this time.
All of the books of the You series have had my full attention, but I do think that 4 is a good number to round out the series. I enjoyed it, to the detriment of my sleep, but I am worried there isn't much more that Joe can do in life.
I really enjoyed the other characters in this book, especially Sarah Beth. I have to wonder if the author put a little bit of herself in SB, and I loved that!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book.

This is book for of the You series. Joe Goldberg is ready to do something different. He decides that he should be writing books instead of selling them, so when he is invited to join a writing fellowship, he jumps at the chance. Joe meets someone he thinks has a lot in common with, Wonder Parish. However, he soon realizes that vulnerable people can sometimes bring out the worst in each other,

For You and Only You is the fourth installment in the You series. Like with the previous three, we have murderous Joe Goldberg in a new location, stalking his latest love interest. This time he’s at Harvard, participating in a mentorship with award-winning authors and other aspiring authors. While this one didn’t have much suspense, I felt like it was written better than the last one, You Love Me. There’s still everything you can expect from the previous three, sex, obsessive stalking, strange names, murder and witty writing. I will say I was surprised with how this one ended. Caroline Kepnes is a very talented author and I look forward to more of her work. Thanks to the author, Atria Books and NetGalley for my ARC. For You and Only You is available today.

Wow! Caroline Kepnes’ “For You and Only You” got under my skin and totally creeped me out. Joe Goldberg gets into a Harvard writing fellowship and meets Wonder, another fellow. They fall in love— well, at least Joe does. All of the other fellows are college educated-established writers. Joe and Wonder are neither college-educated nor established writers, so they have a natural bond.

The story is narrated from Joe’s perspective. Throughout the book, Joe refers to many people as RIP [insert name of person]. You later learn that he has killed all of these people for one reason or another. I was kept on the edge of my seat wondering who Joe would kill next and why, including if he would end up killing Wonder, getting caught, etc. Joe is a creepy character who can easily rationalize why he had to kill a person.

Thank you to the author, Random House, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my opinions.

Joe. I thought I could never get enough of him. The beginning of this book had me a little confused. It didn't feel like Joe. The ending redeemed it however I feel like this series might be dragging on. If there is a 5th I don't think I'm interested in it.

This was definitely my least favorite book in the series. Joe just didn't feel like his old self, and him being at Harvard was especially odd to me. Wonder felt very boring to me, and I couldn't understand the feelings Joe had for her. I don't even think Joe understood because I didn't see the yearning or obsession he had for her. I was also missing the general thrill that the previous books had and it felt like the story was just dragging on and on without anything interesting. Overall, the book just fell really flat for me.

For You and You Only is the 4th book in the You series written by Caroline Kepnes. The whole series is a wild roller coaster ride. In this fourth book we find that Joe has moved to Massachusetts for a job at Harvard. He has been a bookseller in previous books but this one he has finished writing a book called Me. He gets the opportunity to join a writing fellowship at Harvard from his favorite author. His love interest this book is Wonder. I really enjoy being able to get more inside look into the mind of Joe. Even though we know what he says he is thinking is typically the opposite. This book is similar to the other in the series. I have enjoyed the other books and this one just continues Joe’s crazy journey. Many thanks to Random House Publishing Group - Random House, Random House and NetGalley for the digital review copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I had a lot of fun with this one. Reading about Joes antics is always entertaining. Kepnes creates such a dark but alluring narration that’s impossible not to get sucked into.

This series has been all over the place for me. I loved the first book, liked the second, actively disliked the third, and thought this one was fine. 
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In this book, Joe has decided to write a book, and is a fellow at a Harvard writing workshop, where he meets Wonder, his latest love interest. I liked how this showed a different aspect of Joe's alternate interpretations of reality, this time focused on his ability to write. It brought a bit more depth to his relationship with Wonder, that they had their romance to sort out but also the innate competitiveness of two people in the same field. 
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This had a few really great moments, where I was really excited to see what happened next. But it also felt like it dragged for a lot of it, maybe even most of it. And maybe I'm just tired of Joe? But I also found that some of the side characters were more interesting. 
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I will definitely still keep reading this series, because I have committed to it! And while I found this an improvement from book 3, it still didn't live up to the first, but hopefully whatever comes next will get there!

The third installment of “YOU” just wasn’t it for me. A lot of the chapters dragged on way too long with repeated dialogue from Joe, none of the other characters had any interesting aspects and I did not care about any of them. I feel maybe that is why this one felt flat to me and repetitive. Joe needs a different tactic or situational problems to come up, or even get his own karma coming on him.

Another great addition to the YOU saga.. not my favorite Installment of this series. However how can you not continue to read when you are already invested...you just have to know.

Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book.

Thank you NetGalley, Random House, and Caroline Kepnes for the advanced copy of For You and Only You in exchange for my honest review.

I'm unfortunately deciding to DNF this one about 29% in. I think the "You" series has just lost its luster for me at this point. NetGalley is the only platform I will leave a review on as I don't think it's fair to rate books I don't finish on consumer sites.

Ugh, I think I am tired and bored of the "You" formula. I loved the previous novels in the series, but book #4 (For You and Only You) just didn't do it for me. It was long and drawn out and it seemed like the same thing as the others (Joe meets someone, Joe stalks someone, Joe kills people...). Sadly this one wasn't for me.

Thank you to Netgallery and Random House Publishing Group - Random House for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I did like this third entry into the YOU series. I just did not LOVE it as I had the previous two. First off, all the mask drama and political commentary. I read to forget daily life and that is a time that I do not care to revisit. But I digress. I just picked up the other two books and flew through the pages without looking back. This one was a little harder to get into. Joe is a student at Harvard now and that was interesting enough. He meets Wonder. He is still my loveable psycho. Something just felt a little off throughout. Hopefully it was just all the Covid talk. The author still does a fantastic job of making us love and root for a morally reprehensible psycho. I still loved his hilarious, witty inner voice and definitely still look forward to more.

Thank you to #NetGalley, Caroline Kepnes and Random House Publishing Group for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

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I really wanted to love this novel. The book series and the tv series have been so great this far, but I just had such a hard time getting into this one. I felt like it was missing something in comparison to the others, and as much as I love the character Joe, in this one I found him a bit tiring.
Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for the advance copy to read and review. All opinions are my own.

Another fun installment of the YOU series. I really enjoyed spending more time with Joe, he a fun character to follow. I also enjoyed that the book is different than the 4th season of the show, I wasn't sure if it would be or not.

I received an ARC through Netgalley. Oddly enough I read the third You book not long ago. This ended up being a bit unfortunate, because I kept comparing the two. I actually liked the story and characters better in You Love Me. Though I really detest the Ivy League pretension trope, so that might be why I was annoyed by this one. However, the writing style is the third You novel threw me for a loop. I felt like there was a ghostwriter or something and it drove me nuts. It was nice to hear what I consider to be Joe's voice back in For You and Only You. It was also interesting to me that our dear Joe seems to be getting more impulsive with his actions. This could lead to very crazy (crazier?) things in his life. In the end, I STILL root for him, I STILL want him to get away with everything. Shame on you for making me concerned for my own psyche, Caroline Kepnes! Also, it's strange to be writing the review on Goodreads. What can I say, I'm a wonderful Goodreads girl.

Joe Goldberg is back and he is now at Harvard University after a stint in Washington state and Florida.
He has been a lover of books, but now he becomes a writer and part of an elite group all out to get their books published under an award winning writer, Glenn Shoddy who Joe befriends right away. This is the perfect place for Joe, no?

Joe is one of my all time favorite anti-heroes and I will read any book that he is in.
He isn't a character where you fall in love with his charm, but more of his wit and dark mind. There is just something about his stalkerish ways and the way he loves. So deeply that he ends up killing.
Now he is at Harvard and he seems like an outsider to his peers. He isn't rich and elite. But he can play the game. He's so good at it. But when he finds YOU, Wonder, he sees someone like him. Someone he can love and manipulate to love him back.

I've loved following Joe and all his crimson shenanigans across the US, but this book just didn't hit the same for me. I think it was the crew of characters that supported him. Wonder wasn't my favorite love interest thus far. And the first 1/4 of the book didn't capture my attention like I expected. Plus the ending? Hmmmm...not my favorite. Was it bad? No. My expectations are just always high when it comes to Joe Goldberg.
Joe will always have my heart and I will always love this character, but this book fell a little flat overall. I will still read any book about Joe and YOU. This one just won't be my favorite.