Hidden Bodies (You, #2)

by Caroline Kepnes

[Joni Reads]

I read the first book called You by Caroline Kepnes and was blown away! I had to read Hidden Bodies and I am so glad that I did.

Joe is the type of person that makes me scared of the world we live in. He is dark, psychotic and also totally normal to the naked eye. He could be the cashier at Walmart, the drive thru worker at McDonald's or the bank teller who cashes your pay check. It's frightening to think about, really.

After his search for love went horribly wrong in You, Joe thinks he has found the perfect girl until she takes off for Los Angeles. Joe puts his internet sleuth skills to work to discover where exactly she went and then does what any other "normal" person (sarcasm) and he follows her across the country.

In typical Joe style he finds success and he finds love. But he is constantly worrying if his past trangressions will catch up with him.

The thing that gets me is that he is obviously insane but you almost want him to get away with it. He seems so sincere in his actions and he truly believes he has done no wrong. It's frightening to think about but because this book is written from his perspective as the reader its difficult to not be secretly cheering for him as he continues to evade the police.. It's almost like reading an episode of the Investigation Discovery show I Almost Got Away With It.

Will Joe get away with his crimes? Will he find love? Or will his past catch up with him even across the country? Well I'm not going to tell you. You're just going to have to read Hidden Bodies to find out.