Hidden Bodies

I read Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes without reading it's companion title You and was able to follow along perfectly fine.

That being said, I didn't really care for this book. I expected it to be like it's description, "a chilling account of unrelenting, terrifying deceit" a "thriller." I didn't get that vibe. 

The book is written from Joe Goldberg's point a view, a sociopath who basically kills people who makes him angry or get too close to the truth of who he is. He's a whiner who often goes on rants about the way people say things, the way they act. He believes he is smarter and better than the crowd he hangs around with while being extremely envious of them at the same time. 

It took me awhile to find a rhythm in the book because there are a lot of run-on sentences as Joe goes on and on about the things he detests. But  I continued reading and turning the pages and expecting something to change and--God, movies on Lifetime suck-- and it never got better. (That's basically how this book reads). Also, I didn't care for the language the author used, dropping a F-bomb almost every page, if not multiple times a page, and the casual use of the "C-word."

Even when Joe almost gets caught (or thinks he's being caught), it's still not suspenseful.

Anyway, I'd never discourage a reader not to pick up a book. You have to find out for yourself. I'm sure some will LOVE and drool over this. I just happened not to be that person.