History Literature / YouKepnes

* {{Hypocrite}}: While it's a by-product of his obvious mental issues, it's still notable how countless times, Joe talks of someone being horrible for Peach and outraged by their lying to her when he's doing the same. Notable is his attitude toward [[spoiler: Peach]], citing it as the stalker behavior of "a person who wants her to herself, wants to control her life and not fully loving you at all." That Joe is the biggest stalker of them all never crosses his mind.

* {{Hypocrite}}: While it's a by-product of his obvious mental issues, it's still notable how countless times, Joe talks of someone being horrible for Peach and outraged by their lying to her when he's doing the same. Notable is his attitude toward [[spoiler: Peach]], citing it as the stalker behavior of "a person who wants her to herself, wants to control her life and not fully loving you at all.]]

* PsycholgicalProjection: Going over [[spoiler: Peach's]] photos of Beck, Joe notes "this is not what love is. Let's call it what it is, this is perversion. She wants to control you, like she controls every inch of your life. Beck...you have a stalker."

A mini-series based off the novel will be released in September 2018 on Creator/{{Lifetime}}.

* RaceLift: Peach is ethnically ambiguous in the series, but white in the book.

* {{Yandere}}: Joe. He starts off as an average guy who becomes infatuated with Beck. As the story progresses and his relationship with Beck deepens, he becomes obsessed with her, stalks her, collects her trash for his StalkerShrine, and kills anyone who gets in the way of his relationship with her. [[spoiler:When she learns how messed up he is and rejects his feelings for her, he retaliates by killing her.]]

* .MurderTheHypotenuse: Joe does this to [[spoiler:Benji]] and [[spoiler:Peach]]. There's not many people he ''wouldn't'' do it to.

* VillainProtagonist: The s
tory is told from Joe's perspective and he always uses [[TitleDrop "you"]] when talking about or to Beck.

* LockedInARoom: Happens to multiple people in the

* .MurderTheHypotenuse: Joe does this to [[spoiler:Benji]] and [[spoiler:Peach]]. There's not many people he ''wouldn't'' do it to.

* PsychoLesbian: [[Peach.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: Nicky and Joe describe Karen as this.

* VillainProtagonist: The story is told from Joe's perspective and he always uses [[TitleDrop "you"]] when talking about or to Beck.

* NewMediaIsEvil: Zig-zagged. Joe loves books and hates Facebook, but also uses all modern tools to cyber-stalk Beck. Her openness on such media is what allows him to worm into her life.

* OneWordTitle: Presumably named because of one character's focus on another character. Therefore, really involved with SecondPersonNarration, and the pronoun, "You".

* StalkerWithACrush: Joe uses Beck's social media accounts to learn where she's going.

* {{Yandere}}: Joe.

* MyGodWhatIHaveDone: [[spoiler:Joe has this reaction after killing Beck. Although, he seems to forget about her after meeting a new woman whom he becomes obsessed for.]]

There is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. She has a public /Website/{{Facebook}} account and [[Website/{{Twitter}} Tweets]] incessantly, telling Joe everything he needs to know: she is simply Beck to her friends, she went to Brown University, she lives on Bank Street, and she’ll be at a bar in Brooklyn tonight—the perfect place for a “chance” meeting.

There is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. She has a public Facebook account and Tweets incessantly, telling Joe everything he needs to know: she is simply Beck to her friends, she went to Brown University, she lives on Bank Street, and she’ll be at a bar in Brooklyn tonight—the perfect place for a “chance” meeting.

As Joe invisibly and obsessively takes control of Beck’s life, he orchestrates a series of events to ensure Beck finds herself in his waiting arms. Moving from stalker to boyfriend, Joe transforms himself into Beck’s perfect man, all while quietly removing the obstacles that stand in their way—even if it means [[{{Yandere}} murder]].

* InSeriesNickname: Although Beck is her surname, her friends choose to call her this instead of her first name.

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