Okay...So,I wanted this book for a long time and it did not disappoint, writing was good and very flowing like you can actually see it happen in front of you. I really liked Joe from the You series but the real Joe i.e. by kepnes was not a lovable creature, his thoughts were dangerous and his way with stalking and obsessing was not good, I didn't like him at all when I truly knew him. This is the first time I read a book hating the protagonist. And don't even get me started on Beck, she was such a b***h, she didn't love Joe or she didn't love anyone she just wanted everyone to obsess over her. The book ls good in its own fucked up way.

I was prepared that this novel is erotica with some crime elements, so I was disappointed with some aspects of the story as I might have been if I didn't knew these plot points beforehand. I enjoyed it, but at the same time it wasn't thrilling or new or surprising. Sometimes it was even frustrating, since both main characters felt one dimensional and everything they did was so stereotypical. The only one who may not felt like a cardboard-cutout character was Peach, but she also had some characteristics that were simply not good. That being said, I am still interested in reading the sequel and watching the tv show at some point.

Ich hatte noch nie in so fortwährend beklemmendes Gefühl beim lesen eines Romans gehabt. Zu Anfang hatte ich Schwierigkeiten hinein zu kommen, da mich der Stil doch etwas abgeschreckt hatte. Doch als ich drin war, war ich praktisch süchtig nach diesem Buch. Spannung war vorhanden, bis zum Schluss. Doch die zum größten Teil einfach unglaublich nervigen Nebenfiguren, nicht zuletzt auch das Opfer Beck, haben das Buch natürlich geschmälert. Zusätzlich konnte sich sie Autorin wohl nicht entscheiden, ob sie lieber einen Thriller oder Roman schreiben wollte. An sich ein interessantes und aufwühlendes Buch, aber ich weiß noch nicht, ob ich zur Fortsetzung greifen möchte.