For what could have been an exhilarating read, I could not get into this book. The story lacked cohesion and jumped around far too much, making it difficult to follow and stay hooked. The character development was pretty much non-existent and there were too many characters introduced too quickly, making the story confusing and draining to read. I also found the references to mental illness problematic, it felt as though the author did not research paranoid schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I gave this book three stars because I really enjoyed the authors writing style and characters. However I thought the ending fell apart a little and could have been done much better. I would want to try more from this author but this book was not necessarily my favorite.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the free, digital ARC of this book. The book began very intriguing, but sadly by the end of the book, I really didn't even care who the Suicide Watcher was, I was so confused. The book moved between several people as the point of view. There were so many characters, I couldn't keep up. The plot was interesting, but it was hard to really enjoy because of the point of view switching.

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1.75 Hearts Oh wow… I had a lot of thoughts about this story but let me tell you pretty much every other review on GoodReads has the same thoughts. Mainly it is… What the h___? 

There is so much going on and so many characters that it is confusing but not like easter egg confusing but real confusion. Why so many people are there, I have no idea because they are certainly not needed or wanted. 

I guess Elise is suffering from some issue or two but in layman’s term “she is nuts!” OK not really. I think there is a number of issues going on and possibly postpartum depression and/or other issues but no matter what the story is just too much. 

Sad to say…. I really do not recommend this story.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

To be honest, I really did not like this book. I tried very hard to find redeeming qualities. Curtis added too many characters who all sounded very similar, and who lacked character development. I had a lot of trouble keeping track of all these characters and how they knew other or were related.

This book was good, but it definitely took some effort to read. It was so hard to keep track of all the different characters, the decisions they were making, and the overall storyline. There were definitely some surprises that I did not see coming, but those still did not account for feeling lost the majority of the time.

Whew! I hardly ever give a review under three stars, but I couldn't find anything to save this one from the sad fate of only two stars. 
It was nothing short of chaotic, too many characters, too many details and at the same time, not enough. I wanted to like it but there was just so SO much going on. 
Also, when an author creates a character with a medical or mental health condition, it's important to get the symptoms correct. I felt like some of the information wasn't 100% correct and that can really make it hard to stick with it.

2.5 stars rounded up

I quite like the book, it was well-written with pretty much unexpected plot (and twists), I'd say unexpected because usually I would try to guess what's the twist/whodunit, etc, but with this one, there was secret within secret so I might as well gave up and just enjoyed the ride. At least with alternating POVs between (wait, let me count...) (it might be) six+the killer, I didn't get the confusion separating which was which. The 3rd person pov helped too.

That being said, I did have some confusions regarding the timeline, an error that could be mine only, and I might say the plot was... too thin. 

It was still an enjoyable reading that beat my reading slump (finished it within a day) and the ending was satisfying, so can't really complain.

This book has a whole lot going on in it. You have a person who targets others and encourages them to commit suicide. It’s a sort of game for the person. They present them with a question,l. Shoot yourself or I will shoot you, which so you choose?

Then you have the murder of a young girl and an investigation behind who did it. Within the investigation other things come to light sparking other arrests.

You also have a husband and wife who have lost a parent to suicide. They believe that the parent was a victim of the “suicide watcher “.

I wouldn’t say that this is the best book that I have read. But it was a fast enjoyable read however I did find at parts I was left wondering what are we reading? I think the thing that pulled it through at the end is I did not see the twist coming. I really thought that I had a good grasp as to who did it. But come to find out I hadn’t even thought of that person.

It was an enjoyable thriller to begin the new year with.

I loved this book!! It was a crazy book!! Received this book from Amazon uk from netgally!! 1st book I have read by this author!!

Married couple Nathaniel and Elise met at a support group.  They both lost their mothers to a serial killer known as the suicide watcher.  And that is just part of the story.  There is a whole lot going on.  I enjoyed the book, but I had to really focus in order to follow it.

This is a strange read, at turns mixed and confusing.

Elise and Nathaniel have a bond, formed when their mothers both committed suicide years ago, manipulated by the Suicide Watcher. They are now married, with children of their own and then one dies and things begin to fall apart.

It’s a good premise, I just found it became too convoluted with lots of characters and a confusing plot line that just, for me, didn’t flow.

It’s an ok read, with a tidy ending, but, not for me.

2*

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to preview.

I've been looking for a good thriller for a while and the last few I've read have been mediocre at best.  I Choose You, however, had me intrigued from the start.  The story flashes back and forth in time to before and after a murder as well as features chapters from the point of view of a mysterious killer. At first, you're not sure how everything fits together but the puzzle pieces come together very nicely.

This was a real page turner for me and I finished it in two sittings!  The writing is good and the emotion surrounding the tragedies feels real.  You see each character reacting to the deaths around them quite differently and that impacts their actions.  There are a few red herrings thrown in for good measure but the ending is completely plausible.  This one reminded me a lot of last year's big hit The Chestnut Man, if you liked that, you'll like this one a lot!

I love books that will give you goose bumps and this is one of them. The creep factor keeps ramping up page after page but you can't put it down because you just have to know what is going on. Don't start this book at night and if you do sleep with the lights on. Happy reading!

Thanks to NetGalley, Thomas & Mercer, and Gayle Curtis for the opportunity to read and review this book. 

Elise and Nathaniel bonded over a shared tragedy - both their moms died by suicide.  They are part of a support group of survivors.  This group also discusses the Suicide Watcher, a name given for someone who seems to be playing a game with people that ends up killing them.  Elise and Nathaniel are married and the parents of 3 children - when oldest daughter Ida is found murdered, it brings back all the old pain and throws suspicion on everyone.

I was excited to read this book - the premise sounded great.  Although it was still a good read, it just never stepped up to my expectations, mainly because there were too many characters, too much time jumping, and just too much.

The Suicide Watcher has struck again. He's a killer that makes murder look like suicide. Now Nathaniel and Elise can't find their daughter. Could she have been a victim of the Watcher?
Everyone is questioned relentlessly. Everyone seems to have had a motive for the killing of this teenage girl. Even her boyfriend.
There's also a back story with Elise being suicidal and having post-partum depression. Also the surety that her baby isn't hers, but has been switched with someone else's child.
Suicide also seems to run in the family. Elise's mother committed suicide as did her husband's mother. Soon it becomes a mystery if the Suicide Watcher committed the crimes, or was it someone else.
Intriguing, mystery at its finest!

3.5 STARS

Here's the decision that is presented .... kill yourself or I will kill you myself. Those are the words of the person known as the Suicide Watcher. The Watcher is someone who perceives others without empathy.

Elisa and Nathaniel share a tragic background ... both their mothers committed suicide many years ago when they were children. It is suspected that the deaths were witnessed by the Watcher.

Now adults, married to each other, and having children, cracks have begun to erode for each of them.

Elise swears that her young son was swapped with another while still in the hospital. She has almost terrorized the other parents to the point that police have been called and restraining orders filed.

Their daughter was abducted and murdered. Could it be that ‘the Watcher’ has returned for another round of the same sadistic game? Why now? And why are Elise and Nathaniel being targeted again?

The story line goes back and forth between the present and the past. The past tells about the loss of their daughter ... the present is mostly about the Suicide Watcher.

Elise and Nathaniel are not the only family members being looked at. Elise's father and half-brother are also suspects, as is Nathaniel himself. The family dynamics show terribly dysfunctional families with deep, dark secrets.

And someone will kill to keep those secrets hidden from the light of day.

This is a deeply disturbing psychological thriller with unique characters, none of which are likable. Suspenseful from the very first page to the very surprising ending.

Many thanks to the author, Amazon Publishing, Netgalley for the digital copy of I CHOOSE YOU. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

This one is kind of all over the place with several aspects of one story being told at the same time. First there is the "Suicide Watcher," a killer who forces people to shoot themselves. Also there is "now," in which Elise (whose mother was a victim of the Suicide Watcher) is convinced her baby has been switched at birth and is also dealing with the aftermath of her teenage daughter's death. Finally, "then" describes the events surrounding the daughter's death. I kind of feel like this is one that I shouldn't have liked because there really was just a lot going on and a lot of minor surprises or unexpected connections and that sort of thing, almost trying too hard to repeatedly surprise, but I still really did like it. Four stars.

I enjoyed elements of this book but there was so much going on in the past and present I struggled to keep up with what was happening. 
Elise and Nathaniel are married with three children, one of them is murdered and everyone is a suspect! Everyone appears to be guilty of something, Elise's brother is not who he seems, her dead mother has more to do with the story than we realise. In between this Elise thinks her baby son isn't hers and accuses another couple of taking her child. 
Someone has throughout their lives encouraged people to shoot themselves, by the end it appears virtually everyone is involved or shot someone or attacked them 
Way too much going on

I received a copy from netgalley! 
It was A good book! 
wow on the ending.
this is my first book by this author hope to read more.