This was quite strange, but fun.

(Sir) Rupert is one crazy little psychopath and Charlotte lacks a bit of common sense. I enjoyed Rupert’s sections the most since he was so over the top and entertaining. There was a definite creepy vibe throughout. There were some twists, some of which I saw coming. It had a decent conclusion. It was entertaining, that’s for sure. I would read more by this author.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and Inkubator Books for a copy in exchange for a review.

I voluntarily read this ARC in exchange for an honest review
All thoughts and opinions are mine

Oh, this was fabulous and soooo addictive

This is deliciously dark and creepy - couldn't put this down - such atmospheric language - really drew me in

I'd not read anything from this author before but I certainly will be looking our for her in future

Loved it !!

Creepy, chilling, and thrilling! One of those books that makes you happy you’ve been married for a long time or if not makes you wonder who you are with! Fast paced, and deliciously dark! A book that’s sure to keep those who love obsessed, crazy lover stories entertained’.
I'll make sure I buzz this book up!

For a thriller this was an awfully silly book. I love obsession/stalker tales (Thanks to you, Ms. Kepnes!) but this one was woefully lacking in the entertainment department.

If you can overlook the fat shaming and a posh British psychopath that converses with his penis named Percy then you may enjoy this more than I did. 1 star!

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for providing me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was okay. I don't know that I'd label it as a thriller, because it was a little slow. The premise was great and the writing was fine, but the execution could have been better. If you like more laid-back thrillers, this may be the book for you.

I'm definitely open to reading more from this author. The villain was well developed and interesting, as were most of the other characters. I guess overall it just wasn't quite my cup of tea.

One word to describe this book: creepy. I was not expecting that and all of the sudden I’m binge reading this book within one day.

Fantastic creepy thriller! Ms Rijks has hit another home run with this dark book of twisted obsession. Charlotte is having a rough year dealing with the death of her fiancé and barely being able to make ends meet. When she is commissioned to paint a portrait of a man for a small fortune, Charlotte takes the job hoping that it will be a help to her struggling finances. Scary tale of a delusional man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Well written and fast paced, and scary, this addictive thriller is not to be missed.

You are Mine is a great read. Charlotte is a talented artist that meets Rupert a wealthy British aristocrat at her gallery opening. Rupert hires Charlotte to paint his portrait. Rupert has one condition she must move into his estate until the painting is completed.

This book is a chilling story of manipulation, abuse, power, love and obsession.

Thanks Netgalley

I read this book in one sitting! The content and topic are nice and creepy, just like I like my domestic thrillers to be! I will probably reread You Are Mine at some point, and will recommend to other readers that love this genre.

Some time ago Netgalley offered me the opportunity to read my first ever Miranda Rijks: Deserve to die. I completely loved it and wrote "I want to read all her other books". When I had the opportunity to read this one I was so glad. And once again I was not disappointed. I was hooked from the start. From page 1 you know someone has died but don't know who it is and who did it. That's where you get that creepy feeling and it stays until the end. Little by little you learn what happened in the past. Until the end you do not know if it will be a "good" ending. This was once again such a fantastic read I cannot wait for her next one!

I read some reviews on goodreads about this book, just to get a general feeling about it. And it was every bit as creepy as everybody described. It was really well written, and I raced through it, just had to see what happened at the end!
Recommended.

I really enjoyed this book! It was well-written and not the usual thriller of late. Without giving away too many twists, I must say it reminded me of The Collector (high praise). Many thanks to NetGalley and Miranda Rijks for allowing me to read and review this book!

5☆ One Word.... Unputdownable!

Wow oh wow! You Are Mine is a fantastic Psychological Thriller. It's gritty, dark, thrilling and perfectly twisty. It took just 1 day to get through It was Unputdownable!

Not sure how I'm going to write my review without giving anything away so I'll just briefly whizz over the gripping plot.

Charlotte is a fantastic artist and after a tragic heartbreak she has finally found her passion again.

When Rupert comes into her exhibition and buys three of her paintings, offering her a commission to paint a self portrait of himself she would never in a million years believe her painting could be the death of her!

I despised Rupert yet he also had this weirdly endearing side that I couldn't help wanting to know more about.

My only niggle with this book was the ending felt a lil rushed. After such a thrilling and spine tingling plot, the end did wrap up but I needed and craved more!

The story is told by alternative chapters by Charlotte, Rupert and some chapters told by Simone, which simply add another puzzle to thicken the plot nicely and paint the future which has become of Rupert.

I can't praise You Are Mine enough, it's
Creepy, Unnerving, had plenty of cleverly plotted twists and turns i didn't see coming, it was deliciously chilling and will give you goose bumps. Wow what a read!
This is definitely on my Top Reads for 2019!
I can't recommend reading You Are Mine Enough!

Thank you to Emma at Damppebbles tours for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

This is what I like to read. Domestic thriller, andPsychological thrillers! Miranda Rijks nailed this and I will definitely be reading more by her. I could not put this down! She described the characters so perfectly I felt like I was there! ( glad I wasn’t) 😉. Indeed this being a movie. I could get this 10 stars I would

This is far from the first time I read this brilliant author. I think this was my 5th book and it won't be the last!

Always well written and well developed storyline and plot with strong characters you love or hate or hate to love. In this book I did kind of love the bad guy, Rupert, I found him touching yet crazy.

This was dark and creepy and I loved it. Talk about obsessive love!

What I really liked :
I'm always into Miranda's stories right away, I'm hooked from page one and don't want to put it down!
I love her writing style, the way she gets the readers invested in the story and keeps them interested until the last page.
How we learn things from the past and how they connect to the present. How things and people affected Rupert as a teen and then as an adult...
Also, every book is different, it doesn't feel like it's the same thing happening all over again with different characters and places.

What I liked a bit less :
What naive woman would go to some stranger's house for weeks because he offers her a lot of money to paint him? You teach kids they must run if someone offers them candy...
I did feel like some chapters weren't necessary and didn't add to the story development when Charlie and Rupert get to know each other at his place, they eat, do some things together, she paints him... then the next day is about the same... ... ... The story really starts to move around the middle, I loved the second half of the book a lot more.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book. This is my honest review. All opinions are my own.

I'm into creepy and obsessive books. Before you judge me what are you currently reading? After reading a book called "You" by Caroline Kepnes, my fascination with books like these sent me on quest. My quest was to find books that were even more darker, and this book satiated me completely. If you are in the mood for crazy and obsessive love, get this book now. You will thank me later.

Well this was terrifying.
Unrequited love and obsession. How far would you go to make the person you love, love you back?
Captivating plot, very well written.. looking forward to reading more from this author!

Artist Charlotte Aldridge is depressed and broke, having lost her yen for her art after the death of her fiancé, Matt. Her sister, Jodi, and her mother try hard to cheer her up and support her.
When Sir Rupert Baskerville offers her twenty thousand pounds to come over to his mansion and paint his portrait, she agrees even though she finds him creepy. The money will come in handy, particularly as her landlord is threatening to evict her, and she has bills to pay. What she doesn’t know is that Rupert is obsessed with her.
Slowly he begins to come on strong, entering her room when she is asleep or away and going through her possessions. Charlotte tries not to let this bother her. All she wants to do is to finish the portrait and leave, but Rupert has other ideas.
A week after moving into his mansion, Rupert shocks Charlotte by proposing to her. When his proposal is rudely declined, Rupert decides to hold her hostage to force her into accepting his proposal. His father has taught him ways to make an obstinate person submissive.
How far will Rupert go to persuade Charlotte to accept him? Will Charlotte ever be free?

All the chapters are in the first person present tense point of view of the character, except for the first chapter which is a prologue of sorts, and is in third person. This prologue shows us the cruel and slow poisoning to death of an unnamed woman by an unnamed man.
Alternate chapters are from the point of view of Charlotte, Rupert and a young French girl, Simone Durand who, in June 1994, was hired to be a resident French teacher to a 15-year-old Rupert by his wealthy, enigmatic father, Sir Oswald Baskerville. Simone’s account begins in July 1994, then moves to August, and then to August 1995. There is one chapter from Rupert in 1997 and a few from Jodi.
There is a sense of foreshadowing, giving us a foretaste of what Charlotte’s future might be.
The name, Baskerville, reminded me of the Arthur Conan Doyle story, featuring Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles.
I found the expression, needs must, indicating that something that had to be done, a little awkward. I had never heard of this phrase before. At first it showed twice in Rupert’s first-person chapters, and I dismissed it as his particular pet phrase. Then the same phrase popped up in Jodi’s viewpoint in one chapter, and it was the oddest thing to have two completely different characters with the same pet phrase.
There were very few characters in this book, but they managed to make their presence felt. Apart from Charlotte, Rupert, Jodi, Oswald and Simone, we have Charlotte’s mother, who is mostly absent, and her fiancé, Matt, who dies when the events of the book begin.
I liked the character of Jodi. She’s plucky and determined. She’s the one you want in your corner when you are in trouble. She refuses to give up on her sister, and is willing to endanger her own life to save her sister. It was good to see the bond between the two sisters. How they stood up for each other.
Rupert was the kind of antagonist I haven’t seen in a long time. Creepy and delusional, he even has a first name, Percy, for his member. He reads books on cheap psychology and on the Stockholm Syndrome. His entire body is unreal, every external physical body part enhanced through surgery, even, might I add, Percy.
Charlotte found him creepy; I thought he was worse than that. I applaud the author’s success in creating a truly demented character.
Rupert was sleazy, but I couldn’t understand Charlotte’s motivations either. When her room becomes too hot (because Rupert has fiddled with the heater settings), she takes off her clothes and sits on the bed in her bra and panties, even though she has seen cameras about the place, and the door is unlocked, and Rupert has just left a few minutes ago, promising to return with soup. Who does something so foolish? It was for this reason that I didn’t really take to Charlotte. I thought she was rather stupid for having agreed to go and stay in a complete stranger’s house in the first place.
It was only when she got into trouble that I felt sympathetic towards her.
It was nice to see the inclusion of three Indian names, all Indian doctors. Jodi’s love interest is an Indian doctor, Rohan, no surname, and the two doctors, Dr Talpade and Dr Amrita Hathimare, who have wreaked Rupert’s unbelievable physical transformation through plastic surgery are also Indian. I found that to be quite a coincidence.
All in all, not bad. Those three stars are just for Rupert.

Charlotte is still grieving the death of her fiancee. Rupert is looking for the perfect wife ...and Charlotte is his choice.

Rupert is wealthy, good looking and lures her into his web by offering her a job. She's an artist and he wants her to paint his portrait for the great estate that is his. Charlotte has reservations, but the money os good and she needs to get her life in gear again.

Rupert has himself convinced that he is in love with Charlotte ... after all, he's been following her for over a year. But what if Charlotte cannot give him the love he's determined to have?

Rupert can be very persuasive. His father taught him certain methods which are extremely effective. Methods that can turn the most determined, ‘I don’t’ into a meek and submissive, ‘I do’....

This is not the first I have read of this author's ... and I was not disappointed. This is a well written psychological thriller with a few surprises along the way. Rupert takes the creepy factor to new levels. The book goes back in time for a look at a teenage Rupert and his first love. The relationship with his father is undeniably dysfunctional. As an adult, Rupert has learned the lessons of his father well. The ending is phenomenal.

Many thanks to the author / Inkubator Books / Netgalley for the digital copy of YOU ARE MINE. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

4.5 STARS

Miranda Rijks novels have become required reading for me. This seems to the the 70th I’ve read lately and it’s fresh and relevant as always with obsessive love as the central theme in this one. This time, it’s the male character who is the really creepy psychopath in his pursuit of the perfect wife and it’s different to read from the male POV as we learn he is really really devious under that perfect exterior. Made me shudder. Made me uncomfortable. Made me mad. Perfect!