Joe Goldberg is no stranger to the sacrifices one has to make for love.  In fact, within the past ten years, he has four bodies that he has buried to prove just how much he is willing to sacrifice.  Once a book store manager, Joe thought he had met the love of his life but that turned out to be wrong.

Very wrong.

And now once again, Joe finds himself in love with someone new, someone better… and also someone who hurts him very badly.  Joe makes the decision to move and start fresh, perhaps a different view will give him just what he needs to leading a much simpler life.  Yet the past has a way of creeping back up and Joe has to wonder how many more bodies is he going to have to hide to keep his secrets safe?

Oh wow oh wow.   You know the books that you hate to finish because you don’t want them to end?  This would be one of those books.  I, sickeningly enough, adore Joe.  Like YOU  (the first book that brings this creepy funny witty protagonist to life) I listened to Hidden Bodies on audio.  Let me say this.  If you enjoy audio, I absolutely insist that you listen to both of these books.  If you are new to audio, this would be a great way to start.  Narrator Santino Fontana literally embodies Joe.  This narration is so good, you forget that you are listening to a book.  I had moments where I laughed out loud, and believe me, I do not laugh our loud often.

I also absolutely need to give a hats off to author Caroline Kepnes.  I am so impressed that this book is written by a female author.  She has captured Joe, the essence of GUY in these books.  She is an amazing writer, and I love her dry humor.  I can not wait to read (or hopefully listen to!) more from her.

As you can probably tell, I find this book gush worthy.  I don’t think I loved it as much as YOU, but it was pretty close.  YOU is somewhat lighter if I dare say that, and while I believe YOU was more sexually graphic; the book references, the movie references, really made it wonderful.  If it wrong to fall in love with a killer I don’t want to be right.  If you can handle a book that is a little vulgar at times, I have to tell you this one is so worth it.  If you read my reviews, you know I don’t say that lightly.  While this book does have sexual content, I would say it is never over the top and never gory.    I would say I think the difference is Joe.  You have to experience Joe.

Hidden Bodies starts off right where YOU leaves off.  While you do not have to read/listen (oh my gosh listen to this one!!!) to You before you move into Hidden Bodies, I highly recommend that you do.  YOU really lets you get to know Joe in a way that is not as fully developed in Hidden Bodies.  There are also many references (some really funny) that you will miss if you have not experienced YOU first.

Please look at other reviews of this book as well.  There are quite a few bloggers out there that I enjoy that are gushing about these two reads as well.

• Audible Audio Edition
• Listening Length: 13 hours and 3 minutes
• Program Type: Audiobook
• Version: Unabridged
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Audible.com Release Date: February 23, 2016