Hidden Bodies: (A You Novel) (The You Series)

NOW A HIT NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING YOU

"Kepnes hits the mark, cuts deep, and twists the knife." --Entertainment Weekly

"Delicious and insane...The plot may be twisty and scintillating, but it's Kepnes's wit and style that keep you coming back." --Lena Dunham

"Hypnotic and scary." --Stephen King

"Obsessed." --Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author

In the compulsively readable sequel to her widely acclaimed debut novel, You, Caroline Kepnes weaves a tale that Booklist calls "the love child of Holden Caulfield and Patrick Bateman."

In Hidden Bodies, the basis for season two of the hit Netflix series, You, Joe Goldberg returns.

Joe is no stranger to hiding bodies. In the past ten years, this thirty-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...

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448 pages

Average rating: 7.56

70 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

kwalk021
Mar 20, 2025
6/10 stars
This was a great second installment of the series. I really liked how deep they go with showing you the inner workings of Joe. If you've watched the show this is still so different and worth the read. I know other constantly struggle with excusing Joe, but honestly I never did once. He's bad to the core and that's what makes him a brilliant character!
katietopp
Jan 01, 2025
10/10 stars
Not quite as good as the first. But still captivating. Still a great read. With one of those hate/love endings.
Carla_is_Reading
Oct 24, 2024
10/10 stars
No words... So many feelings... wow. just wow.
Lyriana
Jun 16, 2024
8/10 stars
Not as good as the first one, but still a good read.

I love the flow of consciousness type writing used in this series. I don't know that I've ever seen it done better anywhere else.
hertheintrovert
Aug 13, 2023
8/10 stars
This covers like the second season of the show. Way more detailed than the show & has a few detailed scenes that weren’t in the show. Go read!!

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