I was not a huge fan of this book for many reasons. For one, I thought it was highly predictable—I know the outcome within the fifty pages. Another, and probably the main reason as to why I disliked this book was because I hate the main character, Lylah. She, as well as her friends, were just too annoying for me to deal with. Overall, I rate “You Will Be Mine” 2 stars.

You Will Be Mine is a YA thriller/suspense that revolves around a group of college kids living together.As you can tell, I am torn on how to write this review. While I did enjoy the book, I wasn't overly excited with everything going on. And once again, it's because I struggle with connecting to the characters. The storyline itself is interesting but the lack of character development hurt the story overall for me.As I said the storyline was interesting; Lylah and her friends start receiving anon...

Originally 3 stars but changed to 4 stars.I absolutely love Natasha Preston's books so compared to her other novels, this one is my least favorite. It was still an addicting and entertaining read, but was not as raw and original as her other novels in my opinion.

This book was so fun to read - like watching a 90s teen slasher flick...but the whole time I wanted the BAU from Criminal Minds to come deal with this bullshit serial killer since the local detectives seemed to have their heads up their butts (the killer and their motive is pretty predictable, but I did waffle a couple of times). I recommend reading it around Valentine's Day to get the most from the setting.

This is a huge rant, so I apologize in advance. First, I want to mention that the story concept was pretty sturdy; although, the plot was straightforward and overall basic. Preston's writing is mostly geared for teens, so I do understand the choice in writing style. Second, there was an enormous amount of spelling and grammatical errors ("shot" instead of "shop"?). At first I counted them, but I lost track because there were so many. Additionally, there was a large amount of repetitiveness. The

Read this poolside yesterday and have a lot of thoughts. I'm going to try and work them out in a more coherent manner than the rant I want to leave right now. Stay tuned...it'll probably still be a rant...Full RTC.

I really liked the style, loved the characters and it was a joy to read. However, I don’t find it all that realistic. I doubt the killer would have been able to get away with all the murdering and gruesome threats for so long, his attitude towards his killings did not support well, and the ending, although beautifully wicked and squeal-triggering for the reader, is very very improvable.Plus there were a handful of typos.And the last page will ruin it! Do not, I repeat, DO NOT scan ahead. Don’t e...

You will be mine 4.25⭐️I have loved everything I have read by natasha so far. Her novels are gripping, fast paced, alot of fun. This takes place around Valentine’s Day with a group of friends. One of which, Sonny, starts getting werid noted and flowers then free drinks. Everyone thinks its a joke and just some girl obsessed with him but Lylah grows concered as the notes escalate. All of her friends are being targeted because of Lylahs past mistakes. And that ending! The Killer! Holy cow! (Or hol...

When I first saw this book on the shelf I thought it had an interesting cover and the summary really captured my attention- plus it was on sale so it gave me even more reason to buy it. I'm really into the thriller mystery genre, so the moment I got home i wasted no time and got to reading. Honestly, I was pretty disappointed by what i got and extremely annoyed throughout the WHOLE book. Not the good kind of frustration and annoyance you feel when a book pulls in you and aggravates you because n...

I kind of shot myself in the foot with this one. I've read one of Natasha Preston's books before (The Cellar) and loved the premise, but hated just about everything else. The same exact thing happened with this book. It makes me even angrier knowing this book had so much potential. If the characters were developed, it had better and more clever foreshadowing, and wasn't so drawn out, this could've been so, so good. The biggest issue: Every single character is a flat, cardboard cut-out of a perso...

As Valentine's Day approaches, Lylah would like nothing more than to hook up with her friend/crush Chace, but "someone" has other plans for this group of best friends as one by one they are found dead after mysterious messages are discovered. Lylah and her friends must outsmart this "someone" before they are all dead.While Natasha Preston's YA thriller was somewhat formulaic and predictable, I didn't figure out who the "someone" was at all. I had another idea that was totally wrong.Recommended b...

Natasha Preston I was worried about this book because I hated Awake. But my God this book was brilliant! I loved the thrill of it and the terror I felt for my character. This book gave me chills and I’m so happy I didn’t think to hard about who the killer was. Also the cryptic notes at the door were amazing. I loved the ending and I hope there is a sequel. I mean the ending makes me think there’s another one and I’m grinning like a lunatic right now. People are just wondering why the hell I’m gr...

Note: I Received an ARC of this book from Sourcebooks Fire via Netgalley. This in no way influences my opinionFor me, Natasha Preston became an author to look out for after reading The Cabin. It had me hooked from beginning to end and the ending was absolutely shocking. So when Sourcebooks uploaded this to Netgalley, I just had to read it! This book had me guessing throughout, but there were some things that I feel were a little unbelievable, considering the situation.This book follows a group o...

When I originally picked up this book a few years back, I was not having it. It was very boring and completely unenjoyable. However, I decided to pick it up in the midst of a very, very, very bad reading slump and I ended up really liking this book except for the few major annoyances. The setting couldn’t have been more appropriate for the time (it takes place in the Valentine season which it currently is). And this book felt like a mix between Gretchen McNeil’s Ten and Kerri Maniscalco’s Stalki...

What on God's green Earth did I just read???As far as thrillers go, this one was kind of...strange.Here's what I will say that the book did fairly decently: leaving hints and clues as to the fact that Riley, our MC Lylah's brother, is the killer; and it occasionally got a little intense but not outright frightening.Here's what didn't work.1. Red Herring Jake. The hyperfocus on it being Jake from so early on was a deadass clue it wasn't going to be him.2. Audience is supposed to believe a panic a...

At first I thought the negative reviews were being too harsh, but once I got past the first 40 or so pages everything went downhill fast.I really don't know who was more stupid throughout the book—the students or the police. The kids are being stalked by a killer who wants to cut out their hearts, yet they are always sneaking away from their security detail or going off "to just be alone for awhile." The police that are being paid to do nothing but watch them can't keep track of them and keep en...

A shout out to Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book. I was really taken by the synopsis of the book. It is a mystery and it sounded like it was going to be a page turner. However, I could not get passed the writing. It was not the greatest. It was very amateur writing and mind you I do realize that the audience is YA but, I have teens that I know would not be able to stand the writing. It is supposed to be a YA suspense novel that almost feels like it was written for a young...

It's a very bloody Valentine's Day for a few unfortunate college students. YOUR HEART WILL BE MINE This is the first in a series of unsettling letters Lylah and her roommates receive. Who sent it? What does it mean? At first, they all think it's nothing more than a harmless Valentine's prank. But when one of the roommates is found dead with his heart cut out, they realize how serious the situation really is. When more bodies-all cut open and missing their hearts-start piling up, Lylah realizes...

If all of your closest friends at college started disappearing and being found with their hearts missing, and then you start getting a series of disturbing notes and gifts, would you: (a. Get the heck out, change your name, get a bad dye job, move three states away.(b. Find a safer place to stay away from your college dorm, and try to keep it lowkey.(c. Still go out, party, and think about your crush 24/7Yeah, guess what our MC went with? (view spoiler)[ (c. (hide spoiler)]And the ending? Let's...

I was skimming through the pages...Needed this story to endSo I didnt guess the culprit correctly despite suspecting the person. This entire book felt like a fluffy mystery book. A hates B,C,D... so A killed them all. I literally felt it was just like that while I was reading. The depth to the story was not developed well. In fact, it could be a shorter story...