frmeden's review against another edition
1.0
This was a long, meandering, I might even say pointless addition to a really great first book. It had none of cleverness or depth of the first book, and was filled with characters I didn't particularly like nor cared about, with only vague references to Joe's time in New York. The pop culture references were heavy handed and reminded me of absolutely everything I hated about American Psycho. Joe himself felt like a completely different character and it just kind of lacked everything that made me fall in love with the first book. I hate giving this such a negative review because 'You' was definitely a five star book. I'm thankful that at least the ending was satisfying and I won't be giving up on Kepnes' work completely, I think I'm merely done with Joe and this particular series.
kdtoverbooked's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this follow up to You. The author reduced the amount of vulgarity in the book, but stayed true to Joe's character. While this book could stand alone, I think you'd be missing out on several nuances. I hope there is plans for a third book in the series. I'd love to see how he handles the latest plot twist of his life.
meduza_aaa's review against another edition
3.0
I don't want to 'waste' to many words writing about this book. So anyways- I liked the basis of it. The mind of Joe Goldberg is fascinating you could say, but I felt as if a sequel wasn't really needed because the first book ended on such a note where every question was resolved.
The plot of 'Hidden Bodies' got a little bit repetitive. I often felt as if the plot is weirdly stretched to fulfill it's almost 500 pages: you had a couple of subplots that just felt unnecessary? And funnily the book just has like five sex scenes every chapter and it felt as if the sex had better character development than a couple of the supporting characters but maybe this is how it's meant to be?
I wasn't exactly disappointed by this sequel. The interesting twist in the finale rescued my interest in the book. Caroline Kepnes's Goodreads page already lists two upcoming 'Untitled' sequels to this series and I kind of am hyped for them nevertheless?
The plot of 'Hidden Bodies' got a little bit repetitive. I often felt as if the plot is weirdly stretched to fulfill it's almost 500 pages: you had a couple of subplots that just felt unnecessary? And funnily the book just has like five sex scenes every chapter and it felt as if the sex had better character development than a couple of the supporting characters but maybe this is how it's meant to be?
I wasn't exactly disappointed by this sequel. The interesting twist in the finale rescued my interest in the book. Caroline Kepnes's Goodreads page already lists two upcoming 'Untitled' sequels to this series and I kind of am hyped for them nevertheless?
cristina0194's review against another edition
4.0
Well, Joe! Still a masterpiece. But I liked the first book more. Killing people is Joe’s kryptonite and this book has more dead bodies than the first. Or so it seemed.
Favourite quotes:
“And every day is actually three days, a freezing morning, a blistering day, and a cool night.”
“I gave her as much as I had, but it’s like the difference between a movie and a book: A book lets you choose how much of the blood you want to see. A book gives you the permission to see the story as you want, as your mind directs. You interpret.”
Favourite quotes:
“And every day is actually three days, a freezing morning, a blistering day, and a cool night.”
“I gave her as much as I had, but it’s like the difference between a movie and a book: A book lets you choose how much of the blood you want to see. A book gives you the permission to see the story as you want, as your mind directs. You interpret.”
jessicawells5722's review
4.0
Great book but if you watched the Netflix show before you read this... it's an entirely different story.
pharmdad2007's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, so graphic. And brutal. And so much swearing. But once I got sucked in, I couldn't stop.
neenor's review
3.0
Super weird and creepy like usual. Feels strange to be so enthralled by a book series told from the perspective of a murdering sociopath, but hey, here we are! Slightly less good than the first instalment (and I think the TV show did it better - the adapted narrative made it a lot more coherent) but still a good read overall. Somehow we still all love Joe Goldberg.
katysimpson's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5