When a beautiful, aspiring writer strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he Googles the name on her credit card. 
 There is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. She has a public Facebook account and Tweets incessantly, telling Joe everything he needs to know: she is simply Beck to her friends, she went to Brown University, she lives on Bank Street, and she'll be at a bar in Brooklyn tonight--the perfect place for a "chance" meeting. 
 As Joe invisibly and obsessively takes control of Beck's life, he orchestrates a series of events to ensure Beck finds herself in his waiting arms. Moving from stalker to boyfriend, Joe transforms himself into Beck's perfect man, all while quietly removing the obstacles that stand in their way--even if it means murder. 
 "The only thing crueler than a cage so small that a bird can't fly is a cage so large that a bird thinks it can fly." 
 Think about the above quote for a moment. I feel like this describes the book so well! If I had to describe this book in three words, I would say it was exhilarating, disturbing, and enthralling. This is a unique tale of unrequited love gone extremely wrong. The book had a little bit of pining, a little bit of humor and a whole hell of a lot of crazy! I read this book in 2 days, and I had goosebumps the entire time! I was looking through my list of books I read this year and last year, and I realized how much I love dark reads. If you can give me a story about a particularly despicable character, and make me understand the "why" behind their behavior, I will be a loyal reader. If you can make me start to empathize or even begin to root for said villain, or in any way, shape or form "mindfuck" me, I'll love you forever. Caroline Kepnes, I bow down to your genius mind. 
 "You've come home to me, delivered at last, on a Tuesday, 10:06 am". 
 When I heard about this book, I was already intrigued. I had to wonder, why is the story called "You." This is the best part, and ultimately, what makes this book so disturbing. The story is in Joe's point of view and he addresses Beck as "You." The way it is told is as if he is talking to you, about you. It makes it extremely intimate and enhances the creep factor. I had goosebumps the entire time I was reading it. 
 "But the most important thing I know is that I want the possibility of you more than the reality of her." 
 You is a story about Joe. Joe falls in love when Guinevere Beck, Beck for short, comes in to the bookstore where he works. Joe immediately feels connected to her and is convinced Beck feels the same. So, Joe does what any level headed human in lust does: searches for her on every social media platform and finds out where she lives. He starts slow, just hanging around her home. He branches out, showing up at various places that she checks in to on social media. Eventually, he puts himself on her radar and they become friends. As much as Joe tries to make things romantic, Beck is as stubborn as they come and constantly brushes him off gently. Joe decides desperate times call for desperate measures and takes matters into his own hands. Joe begins to obsessively take over and control every aspect of Beck's life.Joe finally wins Beck over and the two fall in love with each other. 
 "You drive me crazy, and then. 
 And then. 
 Your lips were made for mine, Beck. 
 You're the reason I have a mouth, a heart." 
 But, Joe isn't about leave anything to chance. 
 People in Beck's life start going missing. As Beck and Joe fall in love, he becomes more emotional and less calculating and starts to become sloppy in his stalking of Beck. The body count starts adding up. Lucky she has Joe to lean on. Or, is she? 
 "You are going to be so sorry too when you calm down and realize what you made me do. 
 You can't accept my love when you're this messed up." 
 Joe just tries so hard to prepare in advance for every social cue and situation, but life isn't a novel. We can't control situations and we certainly can't control people. I constantly was shouting, "That's never going to work, Joe!" He just never learned, poor guy lol. 
 There were so many times during this story where I would stop and realize I had begun rooting for Joe. When he tells Beck their relationship is an everythingship and he makes a cake with the word on it, that was seriously so adorable. Peach and Benji? I think everyone at one point has had someone like them in their lives. A friend who is extremely high maintenance and makes up or exaggerates stories for attention. A guy you're seeing who is also seeing many other people behind your back. As Joe is manipulating situations to get them out of her life, I was like, "Yeah, Joe, those people are toxic! Beck would be so much better off without them." Then, I'd realize I'm rooting for a s-t-a-l-k-e-r. What kind of human does that make me? It's amazing how a good writer can make a disturbed individual relatable. Joe, You had so many thoughtful moments! Why did you have to be insane? 
 "The problem with books is that they end. They seduce you. They spread their legs to you and pull you inside. And you go deep and leave your possessions and your ties to the world at the door and you like it inside and you don't want for your possessions or your ties and then, the book evaporates." 
 I was so excited when I found out there will be a sequel to You called Hidden Bodies. Hidden Bodies is scheduled to be released on February 23, 2016. I've already pre-ordered it and I can't wait to see what Joe does next.