So I am paranoid. I'm paranoid that someone will jump out, kidnap me and murder me. I am paranoid that I will be stalked. This book brings those fears to life.

This is insanely good. Telling from the perspective of the stalker is a brilliant choice. It would be interesting to see how many guys agree with Joe, or think that some of his minor stalker actions are okay. I know so many guys who are three steps away from being Joe minus the murder bit (shoutout to my high school boyfriend). This book is creepy and sad and totally worth the read.

Joe also totally encapsulates the "I'm not a bad guy, I'm just protecting her" to the extreme, making him remind me of people who actually think with this mindset. We all know that one guy who will internet stalk you to see what you're about, see if you're okay, text you even after you told them to get lost. We all know guys who would twist words and actions in their minds to justify these types of behaviours (to a lesser extent of course, but still). I think that's the brilliant job Caroline does, keeping Joe down to earth and realistic, but having him sort of call out how crazy he is, and then justifying it with his mindset. It's down right brilliant.

It grabs you from start to finish. Also, I have to comment on how brilliant and simple the title is. When people ask what you are reading (or if you watch the Netflix series), it says weird to say You. When you try to look up the book, it doesn't appear, hidden amongst all of the other books which have You in the title (fun fact, it's a lot), hiding just like a real stalker does. 

I'm honestly excited and scared to read the next book. Scared because I don't know if the rest in the series (at the time of writing there are 3 books) can live up to this first one. We will just have to wait and see.