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At home or any other place that has access to wi-fi. You will need either a touch screen tablet computer such as an iPad (we recommend a touch screen tablet computer as the simplest way to create your Book of You), a laptop or smartphone The Book of You follows Clarissa, a young, sylphlike, ultra-feminine woman, who is being stalked by a disgusting loser named Rafe. Whereas in Into the Darkest Corner, or in Killing Me Softly, the dangerous boyfriend is initially charismatic, sexy, and intelligent, in this novel, Rafe comes across as an unlikeable weirdo from the very beginning. His first intimate encounter with Clarissa is a bad one, and things just get worse from there. If you've been looking for a new, signature hair look for fall, Emma Chamberlain may have just come *through* for you... Leather Custom Engraved Journal, Personalized Journal, Custom Journal, Engraved Journal, Personalized Journal for Women The groups were set up and run with the help of funding from Town Council Grants, Gwynt y Mor, Comic Relief, Tesco and Masonic Groups.

I hate books/movies/ TV shows where a character is being warned with a loudspeaker, bright bold yellow highlighter, flares that you have something bad you are trying to warn them off, but said character acts like she doesn't see/hear any shrill alert in your voice. One glass of wine turns to two...walking her home...then upstairs to her apartment. Rafe- the seemingly concerned gentleman. Clarissa- polite as always not wanting to hurt his feelings- light-headed and confused. It's all a blur. The only thing that is clear the next morning is that Rafe is still there, things obviously went too far, and she doesn't want to see him ever again... Your stomach will be in knots before the end of the first chapter of Kendal's debut novel."-- San Antonio Express-News Thanksgiving Shirt, You Know Why I'm Here Sweatshirt,Thanksgiving Gift, Deviled Eggs Shirt,Family Thanksgiving Shirt,Thanksgiving Dinner Tee stars. I both read and listened to the audio version of The Book of You. The story had a riveting beginning, and an interesting and believable premise—a young woman working at a university becomes a victim of stalking by a male colleague. He becomes obsessed with her following a terrifying incident in which she was involved with him. Following the incident he is continuously texting her, sending her gifts, and appearing out of nowhere. The woman journals her thoughts and collects evidence to take to the police, following advice from the leaflets she has that instruct her in dealing with stalkers. Unfortunately her stalker seems to be one step ahead of her...

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Clarissa wasn't a particularly likable character for me, but I did feel sorry for her. I was impressed by her persistence in keeping up with all of her "evidence" from Rafe's stalking. This book stirred a great deal of emotion in me and felt particularly realistic in some instances; I truly could feel Clarissa's terror as I read along and cringed at the "big finale". While there isn't a load of mystery to this book, there were a few little twists at the end but I found them to not be surprising as I had already guessed them. I also enjoyed the way the book was broken up into sections; without this, I feel like it would have become a monotonous read of repetitive "Rafe stalks, Clarissa collects evidence". Dementia Friendly Denbigh has been a familiar sight around the Denbigh and Ruthin area, as well as further afield. They have supported various local projects, including The Forget Me Not Group Coffee Mornings, the dementia inclusive Nature Through the Window group, and the Denbigh in Bloom sensory garden on Ruthin Road, Denbigh. They have also run a number of quizzes at local pubs as a fundraiser. For sensitive readers, be warned this story features graphic descriptions of sexual violence. Generously, this is a two star read.

That being said, this book did suffer from some problems. Clarisse is a juror on the rape case of Carlotta. Rafe is stalking her, but she really likes Robert. She's upset that her friend Rowena was manipulated by Rafe. Her boss Graham is upset she will be gone and she doesn't like Grant, a fellow juror. What's up with authors using the same letters for characters names? Also, the 1st and 3rd person perspectives tended to confuse me, but only because they were often within the chapters and not separated. This book could have been so much more than it was. In fact, it was wholly a missed opportunity perhaps in part to the fact the author is a first-time writer. While the premise is exciting enough, the delivery falls flat and the story just doesn't live up to the covers proclamations of a non-stop thrill ride. Clarissa is becoming more and more frightened of her colleague, Rafe. He won’t leave her alone, and he refuses to take no for an answer. He is always there.

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She finally goes to the police. They tell her- it's not enough. They need more to go on if they are to step in...So Clarissa starts a journal. She saves allllllllll the gifts, she writes alllllll the times and dates of each incident and alllllllll of her thoughts down...EVERYTHING! But when will enough be enough? The Book of You follows Clarissa as she tries to avoid, and evade the unwanted attention she is receiving from a work colleague, Rafe. The author wastes no time diving into this story and from chapter one the readers are acutely aware that Clarissa is the victim of an EXTREME stalker. The feeling of frustration and helplessness is palpable as Clarissa attempts to gain evidence and support so that she can just go to the police without being turned away. Apparently word of mouth is not enough evidence so Clarissa starts collecting his letters to her, presents, taking photos of him watching her and keeping a detailed journal of every encounter she has with this creep. The amount of hoops that this woman has to jump through just so she can go to a police station and a file report without being laughed out the building is infuriating! And to make the readers even more acutely aware of the helplessness sexual assault victims feel, Clarissa is given jury duty on a case that juxtaposes her own life. Now the readers get to see that even when you report acts of sexual abuse and make it into a court room you still have to deal with victim blaming and slut shaming by prosecuting lawyers and a judgemental jury. I had high expectations when I started Claire Kendal's debut thriller, The Book of You. Promotions compare it to Into the Darkest Corner and Before I Go To Sleep (both of which I enjoyed immensely) and also The Silent Wife (which for me, was a complete bust). Without giving away any spoilers, particular characters who commit murder in the show don't do so in the book. Plus, a certain horrifying scene in the first season is something entirely new and not in the novel.

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A terrifying psychological thriller about obsession and power, perfect for fans of Gone Girl and Before I Go to Sleep.

The word rapidly spread and attendees come from outside Rhuddlan as well. Around 28-30 people attend each group on a regular basis.Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2015). "Greg Berlanti & Sera Gamble Developing Psychological Thriller You At Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019 . Retrieved January 23, 2019. I guess my main problem with the last 1/3 part of the story is the MC: she is a 38 years old grown woman, not some scared teenage girl who doesn't know better, but she is still so........useless. I'm sorry but there is no other way to describe this MC. I try hard to avoid blaming the victim, I understand that she has been in a bad situation for a long time so I don't expect her to be all bold and strong, still when reading this novel I had been waiting for her to be a bit stronger, to overcome her fear and limitation, to stand up against this shameless stalker once and for all, sadly she hasn't done it in most of the book...........even to the very ending she was beat and raped and she needs her new boyfriend to save her from danger. ARGH. I mean, if someone stalked me and threatened me like what the stalker in the book had done to the MC, I would cut him up myself, I won't wait till the stalker rapes me and some guy must come into my rescue. At the same time, the MC was appointed to be a juror in a rape case, this courtroom plot line serves to highlight all the awful things which can happen to the victims when they are at the mercy of the legal system which supposedly should protect them---and many of us know better: reporting the stalking to the police often proves to be useless, raped victims are humiliated and damaged once again in the court room, victims are either being labeled as whores or 'asking for it' whenever there are contradictions (no matter how small or slight) in their testimonies. Therefore, I can understand why the MC hesitated for so long before she made any move against the stalker, I understand to a degree.



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