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THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE HIT BOOK YOU, NOW A NETFLIX SERIES 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.” Joe Goldberg 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 re-emerge, 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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Listened to the audio book, narrated by Santino Fontana again, and he does another amazing job!
I was surprised at how Amy's character was used? She was only in the beginning for a very short time before she betrays Joe--he seemed much less quick to love in book 1, and was foolish to fall for Amy so quickly. Later I decided that Amy was really just a way to get Joe to come to California. She does come back toward the end but it wasn't super satisfying to me.
Love as a character frustrated me because I kept waiting for Joe to find out that there was something about her he didn't like. She seemed real but too perfect for Joe? Like something was off about her the whole time? I think maybe I was primed from the Amy betrayal at the start to think that that was going to happen again with Love. I guess I am pleased that she didn't betray him, but also it was weird how she just accepted Joe and his actions...
I enjoyed this book but had more issues with it than the first one.