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# Providence: A Novel

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“Part love story, part supernatural thriller and completely engrossing” ( People )—from the acclaimed author of You, now a hit Netflix series IN DEVELOPMENT AS A PEACOCK ORIGINAL SERIES FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF YOU “A dark beauty of a book, Providence kept me up at night with characters that made my heart a little bigger.”—Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive Best friends in small-town New Hampshire, Jon and Chloe share an intense, near-mystical bond. But before Jon can declare his love for his soul mate, he is kidnapped, and his plans for a normal life are permanently dashed. Four years later, Jon reappears. He is different now: bigger, stronger, and with no memory of the time he was gone. Jon wants to pick up where he and Chloe left off—until the horrifying instant he realizes he possesses strange powers that pose a grave threat to everyone he cares for. Afraid of hurting Chloe, Jon runs away, embarking on a journey for answers. Meanwhile, in Providence, Rhode Island, healthy college students and townies with no connection to one another are inexplicably dropping dead. A troubled detective prone to unexplainable hunches, Charles “Eggs” DeBenedictus suspects there’s a serial killer at work. But when he starts asking questions, Eggs is plunged into a shocking whodunit he never could have predicted. With an intense, mesmerizing voice, Caroline Kepnes makes keen and powerful observations about human connection and how love and identity can dangerously blur together. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE “ Providence is a novel that doesn’t fit into one box—it’s tender and dark, eerie and cool, heartbreaking but also an affirmation of the power of love. Kepnes perfectly captures each character’s struggle and pain in such a unique, unconventional way that every page—every sentence—is a delightful surprise.” —Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars “Caroline Kepnes is cool right this minute. . . . [ Providence is] terrifically conceived and executed. . . . Kepnes has an exhilarating, poppy, unexpected voice.” — The New York Times Book Review “An addictive horror-tinged romance that’ll keep you guessing.” — Entertainment Weekly

Review: Love, Family, and Friendship - For all the reviews of people saying this is no Joe and Genevieve book. Three words for you. "You're Absolutely Right." It's not a Joe and Genevieve book, that’s the point! If You want another Joe and Chloe book, then you're just going to have to wait for the third installment. An author is allowed to write about other characters in a completely different world then their best sellers. This is a book about, Jon, Chloe, and Eggs and it is fantastic! Before reading Providence, I had taken a hiatus on book reading. It had been over four years since I read a book that I could pick up and not want to put back. I hadn't read a book that had connected to me on an emotional level in such a long time. Originally, I had bought the book as a joke. My boyfriend kept telling me that I need to finish at least one of the many books I had bought over the years. We had recently binged watched season 2 of You and so I was looking up Caroline Kepnes books. I imagined me reading the You series and thinking "I like the show, I should be able to read the series no biggie." BUT I have a type like most readers do, and my type of book is supernatural. I live in and breath a good book about vampires, witches, werewolves, etc. Naturally I was on the fence on reading You, since it is not my preferred genre. But that’s not what drew me to Providence. The title itself caught my eyes. I grew up in the capital of the smallest state in the United States, Providence, Rhode Island. I went into this book just buying it as a statement piece. I did not read a single review, or even what it was about. All I knew, was the cover felt like home. I wanted it for my collection, memorabilia from my childhood. I didn't think that it would take place in the city I grew up. I didn’t think I would fall in love with the story. I read (or should I say started) so many books over the past years and each one I put down and just couldn’t finish them. I didn't think after turning page by page that I would recognize street names, or my high school or even our greatest attraction for tourist, the Water Fires. I smiled at every reference to home that was brought up in the book. No one knows Providence, or even Rhode Island unless you have lived there. But the book takes place in more then just little old Rhode Island. Any New Englander can find home in this book. Any who on to the book. . . THIS IS A SPOILER FREE REVIEW! If you enjoy supernatural beings, destiny, love, family, and friendship, then THIS is the book for you! Right off the back you are rooting for Jon. You love him. You want him to have the world, because he deserves it! He is genuine, and real, a lost soul in a world filled of broken people. He wants to love, he wants to live and at a young age that is all taken from him. You want Jon to be victorious at the end. He doesn't deserve the cards he has been dealt. Each section that features Jon, you long for his redemption, and each page you turn you find that Caroline Kepnes is NOT going to give us what we want so easily. Just like Jon, we need to work for it. Then there is Chloe, a broken girl. A girl that is too ashamed to admit she loves the boy that everyone picks on. A girl that would do anything just to have that boy. She is strong in her own way and you get to see her blossom into a beautiful woman by the end of the book. But my favorite part about Chloe's chapters are you get to feel all her pain. You understand that no matter what, she will always love . . . him. Chloe is not just any girl. She is a girl so in love with something she can't have that she tortures herself for the fantasy of it. A hopeless romantic and she uses her pain to create masterpieces. Good ol' Eggs. A middle-aged man so determined to solve a mystery that his pride doesn't see what’s happening around him. His world is falling apart, and no one can tell him he is wrong. Eggs is the type of man that will risk even the loss of his family if it means he has proven to everyone that he was right. To him that is worth the sacrifice. He wants to figure out what is happening in Providence. He knows that not everything is what it appears to be. You want to hate Eggs, but by the end of the story if Eggs doesn't make you cry than one question . . . Are you even human? I give this book a 5-star rating because that’s what it deserves. I couldn't put this book down. I read 200 pages the first. It was so good that I refused to continue reading it because I didn't want it to end. After a two-week break, I put my stubbornness aside and finished the book. If you plan on reading this book after You. Put You out of your mind because this book will pull at your heart strings in ways I couldn't imagine, and I am longing for a sequel.
Review: Something different, something gripping, something incredible - I feel like books are becoming more diversified. They’re not just one or two things anymore. Where the Shadow Lies was a mysterious thriller with a side of romance. Folsom was a political romance with a side of dystopia. And this book—Providence—is a romantic mystery with a side of science fiction. It’s impressive really. People are so complicated; we’re never just one or two things. We’re many things, and we have many sides. So it makes sense that what we like to read is just as complex. I must admit, I was a little reluctant to read this book. I’m not a sci-fi fan. I like books I can relate to, and supernatural qualities are often unrelatable. Unless I’m smack dab in the middle of watching a Marvel movie, I shrug off the idea of super powers. A web can’t stop a train from crashing, a root can’t defuse a bomb, and a hammer can’t crush a building with one swing. It’s unrealistic to the point of being ridiculous. (Sorry, Marvel fans! I know, I know…you’re booing me right about now.) But that’s what’s so great about this book. Caroline creates an environment that is unlikely and makes it completely believable. Once you’re immersed in the story, you find that you’re less focused on the supernatural element and more focused on the brokenness of the characters and their unjust circumstances. It becomes a matter of who instead of a matter of how. Let’s talk about the main character, Jon Bronson. On the surface, he is a villain or—as he refers to himself many times—a “monster.” He harms people and, at times, he feels no regret. You should dislike him because of what he does, but you find yourself sympathizing with him because of who he is. Sound familiar? If you’ve read Caroline’s first book, You, then you’re very familiar with its main character, Joe Goldberg. Like Jon, Joe is also a villain. He harms people too, and he seldom regrets his actions. And yet, villain or not, you find the guy endearing. Some would even say they’d want to be BFFs with him (ahem, ME). Reading about Jon made me think about Joe. But aside from their three-letter, three-syllable names and “monsterlike” qualities, the comparison pretty much stops there. While there is a similar cadence in the books—story-wise, Providence is a very different book. One of the ways Providence is different is its manipulation of time. The novel spans many years. In that time, settings change and most characters evolve. There’s a real sense of “growing up”…or not. You see that some people mature while others remain stagnant. Some people deteriorate while others flourish. Now, I know you’re all wondering about the ending, and without giving much away, I will say, I had some questions at the end of this book. My thoughts went like this: “Wouldn’t they have [something spoilerish]?” “Why didn’t they [something equally spoilerish]?” “Do they end up [MAJORLY SPOILERISH]?” Some readers have docked the book a star or two because of these questions, but I honestly love novels that leave you guessing. I don’t want everything tied up in a perfect little bow. The fact that Caroline left a few things up to interpretation says (to me) that she trusts her readers. She thinks we’re intelligent, that we can handle the mystery. This just makes me respect her more. My advice to you, should you decide to read this book (and you really, really should) is to go into it with an open mind. Don’t think, “This won’t be my cup of tea.” Don’t think, “I loved You, so I know I’ll love this book.” Don’t think, “All villains deserve to die” (okay, maybe that one’s a bit harsh). DO think, “I want to escape,” “I want to be entertained,” “I want to read something different,” “I want to use my imagination.” If you can do these things, then you’ll love this book as much as I do.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #798,225 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #5,526 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Kindle Store) #5,531 in Kidnapping Thrillers #5,656 in Mystery Romance |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love, Family, and Friendship
*by A***N on January 16, 2020*

For all the reviews of people saying this is no Joe and Genevieve book. Three words for you. "You're Absolutely Right." It's not a Joe and Genevieve book, that’s the point! If You want another Joe and Chloe book, then you're just going to have to wait for the third installment. An author is allowed to write about other characters in a completely different world then their best sellers. This is a book about, Jon, Chloe, and Eggs and it is fantastic! Before reading Providence, I had taken a hiatus on book reading. It had been over four years since I read a book that I could pick up and not want to put back. I hadn't read a book that had connected to me on an emotional level in such a long time. Originally, I had bought the book as a joke. My boyfriend kept telling me that I need to finish at least one of the many books I had bought over the years. We had recently binged watched season 2 of You and so I was looking up Caroline Kepnes books. I imagined me reading the You series and thinking "I like the show, I should be able to read the series no biggie." BUT I have a type like most readers do, and my type of book is supernatural. I live in and breath a good book about vampires, witches, werewolves, etc. Naturally I was on the fence on reading You, since it is not my preferred genre. But that’s not what drew me to Providence. The title itself caught my eyes. I grew up in the capital of the smallest state in the United States, Providence, Rhode Island. I went into this book just buying it as a statement piece. I did not read a single review, or even what it was about. All I knew, was the cover felt like home. I wanted it for my collection, memorabilia from my childhood. I didn't think that it would take place in the city I grew up. I didn’t think I would fall in love with the story. I read (or should I say started) so many books over the past years and each one I put down and just couldn’t finish them. I didn't think after turning page by page that I would recognize street names, or my high school or even our greatest attraction for tourist, the Water Fires. I smiled at every reference to home that was brought up in the book. No one knows Providence, or even Rhode Island unless you have lived there. But the book takes place in more then just little old Rhode Island. Any New Englander can find home in this book. Any who on to the book. . . THIS IS A SPOILER FREE REVIEW! If you enjoy supernatural beings, destiny, love, family, and friendship, then THIS is the book for you! Right off the back you are rooting for Jon. You love him. You want him to have the world, because he deserves it! He is genuine, and real, a lost soul in a world filled of broken people. He wants to love, he wants to live and at a young age that is all taken from him. You want Jon to be victorious at the end. He doesn't deserve the cards he has been dealt. Each section that features Jon, you long for his redemption, and each page you turn you find that Caroline Kepnes is NOT going to give us what we want so easily. Just like Jon, we need to work for it. Then there is Chloe, a broken girl. A girl that is too ashamed to admit she loves the boy that everyone picks on. A girl that would do anything just to have that boy. She is strong in her own way and you get to see her blossom into a beautiful woman by the end of the book. But my favorite part about Chloe's chapters are you get to feel all her pain. You understand that no matter what, she will always love . . . him. Chloe is not just any girl. She is a girl so in love with something she can't have that she tortures herself for the fantasy of it. A hopeless romantic and she uses her pain to create masterpieces. Good ol' Eggs. A middle-aged man so determined to solve a mystery that his pride doesn't see what’s happening around him. His world is falling apart, and no one can tell him he is wrong. Eggs is the type of man that will risk even the loss of his family if it means he has proven to everyone that he was right. To him that is worth the sacrifice. He wants to figure out what is happening in Providence. He knows that not everything is what it appears to be. You want to hate Eggs, but by the end of the story if Eggs doesn't make you cry than one question . . . Are you even human? I give this book a 5-star rating because that’s what it deserves. I couldn't put this book down. I read 200 pages the first. It was so good that I refused to continue reading it because I didn't want it to end. After a two-week break, I put my stubbornness aside and finished the book. If you plan on reading this book after You. Put You out of your mind because this book will pull at your heart strings in ways I couldn't imagine, and I am longing for a sequel.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Something different, something gripping, something incredible
*by E***F on August 7, 2018*

I feel like books are becoming more diversified. They’re not just one or two things anymore. Where the Shadow Lies was a mysterious thriller with a side of romance. Folsom was a political romance with a side of dystopia. And this book—Providence—is a romantic mystery with a side of science fiction. It’s impressive really. People are so complicated; we’re never just one or two things. We’re many things, and we have many sides. So it makes sense that what we like to read is just as complex. I must admit, I was a little reluctant to read this book. I’m not a sci-fi fan. I like books I can relate to, and supernatural qualities are often unrelatable. Unless I’m smack dab in the middle of watching a Marvel movie, I shrug off the idea of super powers. A web can’t stop a train from crashing, a root can’t defuse a bomb, and a hammer can’t crush a building with one swing. It’s unrealistic to the point of being ridiculous. (Sorry, Marvel fans! I know, I know…you’re booing me right about now.) But that’s what’s so great about this book. Caroline creates an environment that is unlikely and makes it completely believable. Once you’re immersed in the story, you find that you’re less focused on the supernatural element and more focused on the brokenness of the characters and their unjust circumstances. It becomes a matter of who instead of a matter of how. Let’s talk about the main character, Jon Bronson. On the surface, he is a villain or—as he refers to himself many times—a “monster.” He harms people and, at times, he feels no regret. You should dislike him because of what he does, but you find yourself sympathizing with him because of who he is. Sound familiar? If you’ve read Caroline’s first book, You, then you’re very familiar with its main character, Joe Goldberg. Like Jon, Joe is also a villain. He harms people too, and he seldom regrets his actions. And yet, villain or not, you find the guy endearing. Some would even say they’d want to be BFFs with him (ahem, ME). Reading about Jon made me think about Joe. But aside from their three-letter, three-syllable names and “monsterlike” qualities, the comparison pretty much stops there. While there is a similar cadence in the books—story-wise, Providence is a very different book. One of the ways Providence is different is its manipulation of time. The novel spans many years. In that time, settings change and most characters evolve. There’s a real sense of “growing up”…or not. You see that some people mature while others remain stagnant. Some people deteriorate while others flourish. Now, I know you’re all wondering about the ending, and without giving much away, I will say, I had some questions at the end of this book. My thoughts went like this: “Wouldn’t they have [something spoilerish]?” “Why didn’t they [something equally spoilerish]?” “Do they end up [MAJORLY SPOILERISH]?” Some readers have docked the book a star or two because of these questions, but I honestly love novels that leave you guessing. I don’t want everything tied up in a perfect little bow. The fact that Caroline left a few things up to interpretation says (to me) that she trusts her readers. She thinks we’re intelligent, that we can handle the mystery. This just makes me respect her more. My advice to you, should you decide to read this book (and you really, really should) is to go into it with an open mind. Don’t think, “This won’t be my cup of tea.” Don’t think, “I loved You, so I know I’ll love this book.” Don’t think, “All villains deserve to die” (okay, maybe that one’s a bit harsh). DO think, “I want to escape,” “I want to be entertained,” “I want to read something different,” “I want to use my imagination.” If you can do these things, then you’ll love this book as much as I do.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartbreakingly real -- don't miss these characters!
*by B***S on August 12, 2020*

Caroline Kepnes is brilliant, and this novel really proves it. Yes, You is fantastic. But this triple character novel was just engrossing and heartbreaking (maybe pun intended?) Jon and Chloe start as pretty average and recognizable kids. They're both a little odd, not the same as their peers, but Chloe knows how to fit in (when she wants to). Poor Jon is just clueless, an adorably unrepentant nerd who likes what he likes, adores his only friend Chloe, and really doesn't care that he's bullied. He's so innocent and happy, until he's kidnapped and his world flips upside down. Not to give away spoilers, but let's just skip ahead to Jon gets changed by these events (literally) and he has to leave. But what's worst, he has to leave Chloe. And really, the pain of that is palpable, carrying through the novel. I had tears in my eyes a few times for these two people who loved each other so much for so long and yearn to he together. Emotion like that...well, not every writer can manage such a feat and brava! But as much as I enjoyed Jon and Chloe, the real connection I made was with Eggs and his wife, Lo. Maybe it's my age, not much younger than them. Maybe it's experiencing similar issues in my own life, but Eggs and Lo cut me deep. First off, I never realized until his PoV how much I love well-written detectives and watching them work. But their relationship, the details, the tensions beneath years of support, love, disappointment, and guilt...holy hell. Now that made the tears fall. Just so well done, so real. My one complaint is the big mysteries of how and why involving what happened to Jon are never really answered. And I get that not all mysteries are unraveled in a story. I'm only giving my humble opinion that the build-up was just so good and intense so I wanted a little more on that end. But other than that, as a fellow former New Englander and a woman who loves a good tearjerker, I highly recommend this. As far as genre, it's a delightful blend -- horror, thriller, dark fantasy, maybe more. There's a lot of wonderful elements to this book which should appeal to most readers. I have no idea why the reviews are so mixed. I say, give Providence a chance. This is the kind of book that can change the way you view the world💖

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