𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆.

I started this one on a whim Thursday morning before work and immediately started a buddy read and bullied some friends into reading it. This one is dark, absolutely consuming, and places the reader directly into the obsessive mind of a stalker.

Chris first sees her at the grocery store, and he's enamored. I was immediately uncomfortable with how quickly he studied, evaluated, and planned to devour his prey. Fate hands him a gift when her grocery store list flutters to the floor unnoticed. It's written on a receipt bearing her name--Serena. A cursory online search reveals everything he needs to coordinate an 'accidental' meeting, and before too long, the two are a couple. But Chris keeps running into roadblocks--Serena's friends, her teenage son, even her dog--and those things have to be dealt with, because nothing is keeping him from his destiny.

I think every woman who reads this will be completely and utterly fascinated, repulsed, and terrified. I was worried that I would feel empathy for Chris and find myself in the dilemma of feeling sorry for him, but I'm glad to say he lacks the charisma and vulnerability of the fictional character Joe Goldberg, so don't even try to compare the two. I was also worried about how the author would portray Serena's character, but all my fears were laid to rest. There are no stereotypes here, and for that, this book is far superior to most books with this trope.

Raw, visceral, and an absolute gut punch that took my breath away many times, ALL BECAUSE OF YOU is slated to be a sizzling summer bestseller. Thank you to Thomas and Mercer for the early copy. This book will publish July 29, 2025.

Oooooh love the YOU vibes this gives off. Such a good boook. Literally couldn't put it down. Stayed up all night trying to finish it in one night. Loveeeed it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for an ARC of All Because of You.

Two words to describe this book: deliciously disturbing! The story felt like a train wreck... I didn't want to watch but I couldn't look away! A dark, binge-worthy, super impressive debut! I'll be looking forward to more from Lissa Lovik.

5 stars!

mind-bending psychological thriller that keeps you questioning everything. The story follows [protagonist’s name], whose life spirals out of control after [inciting incident]. As paranoia sets in, reality blurs, and the line between truth and deception vanishes.

This book was darker than I was expecting it to be. I was hooked right from the beginning when Chase immediately becomes infatuated with Serena after meeting her. I really liked how this book is written in the perspective of the stalker instead of the victim. It reminds me somewhat of the show “you”.

I absolutely loathed everything about Chase but the way the author wrote his character made this story very interesting.

There were so many times that i feared for the safety of Serena. Her being oblivious to Chase and his intentions had me wanting to warn her of the danger she was in. She did have people in her life warning her but Chase was very manipulative and that made it harder for Serena to accept the reality of who he was. It’s saddening to see how her past relationships didn’t work out and just when she thought she found someone safe he turns out to be malicious.

It was really hard to read the scene about Ivy and it made me hate Chase more than I already did.

Even though this book is fictional, it’s the reality for many people. Knowing that makes this book even more frightening.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A chillingly creepy story about that guy who just won’t take no for an answer. After a coincidental meeting in a grocery store, a man is sure he’s met the woman of his dreams. It never occurs to him. She might not feel the same way, in fact, he’s sure that she will love him too, she just needs to give him a chance. There’s not a woman alive, who won’t be chilled by this story, and the knowledge that some men refuse to take no for an answer. Read this one with the lights on.