In the compulsively listenable follow-up to her widely acclaimed debut novel, You, Caroline Kepnes weaves a tale that Booklist calls “the love child of Holden Caulfield and Patrick Bateman”.
Hidden Bodies marks the return of a voice that Stephen King described as original and hypnotic, and through the divisive and charmingly sociopathic character of Joe Goldberg, Kepnes satirizes and dissects our culture, blending suspense with scathing wit.
Joe Goldberg is no stranger to hiding bodies. In the past 10 years, this 30-something has buried four of them, collateral damage in his quest for love. Now he’s heading west to Los Angeles, the city of second chances, determined to put his past behind him.
In Hollywood, Joe blends in effortlessly with the other young upstarts. He eats guac, works in a bookstore, and flirts with a journalist neighbor. But while others seem fixated on their own reflections, Joe can’t stop looking over his shoulder. The problem with hidden bodies is that they don’t always stay that way. They reemerge like dark thoughts, multiplying and threatening to destroy what Joe wants most: true love. And when he finds it in a darkened room in Soho House, he’s more desperate than ever to keep his secrets buried. He doesn’t want to hurt his new girlfriend – he wants to be with her forever. But if she ever finds out what he’s done, he may not have a choice….
Follow-up to You Much like its predecessor, this sequel to Kepnes’ debut novel, You, leaves me with mixed feelings. My reading experience with this one is quite different from the first novel, as I listened to You on Audible. I certainly hope that the audio version for this one has the same talented performer! While reading this one, I very often had that narrator’s voice in my head! The storyline here picks up not too long after the first book’s conclusion. Joe has a new love interest – Amy Adam, first…
Joe returns!!! Will Joe ever find LOVE? That is the ultimate question in part two of the series that had me obsessed with this psychotic man.Â
#TeamJoe Joe Goldberg is back in this sequel to Caroline Kepnes’ YOU. Hidden Bodies picks up right where YOU left off with Joe still working in the bookstore and having just met and started a relationship with Amy. Joe again thinks that he’s found the perfect girl for him in Amy, that is until Amy robs his store and runs off across the country. Joe still being the stalker that he is he tracks down Amy in L.A. and decides to follow her.Â