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You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

54 reviews

exhaustedmumma's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

asvanroekel29's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Jeneva Rose has quickly become one of my new favorite authors! Her thrillers are fun, suspenseful, and they keep you second guessing your own judgement. This one was so fun and the twists and turns were great. The dual POVs make it so much more immersive into the story and the characters brains.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Car accident

rferronetti's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, and Death of parent

bbethcasas's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

NOT what I expected! What I expected was a great thriller, while, in reality, what I got was more romance/smut with a touch of mystery/roll your eyes drama. 
CONTAINS SPOILERS!! 

Grace arrives at Calvin’s AirBnB for her annual vacation/totally off-the-grid escape from reality. Right away she notices that things feel “off” but stays TEN days as things get progressively MUCH worse because she’s hot for the owner, who says she’s “HIS” and “wants this to never end.” What could go wrong??? 

All this to say, this IS a good book and a worthwhile read, just not what I was looking for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

ehhitsmorgan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

mThe amount of “what the fuck”s I wrote down in this book is absurd.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

snoopyfanclub's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Had me hooked til the end,

I would’ve found it more slay if she was like a vigilante vs straight up serial killer for fun. Like since she somehow knew his exact type I was expecting that maybe she was related to the missing girl, or trying to find her. Also she just killed someone and is already itching to again like get a grip girl.. was def a trashy read but I enjoyed it, though I could’ve done with less dead animals

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

tdawgg07's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow o wow! This was crazy. Grace is a New Yorker taking a vacation at Calvins Air Bnb in Wyoming. As Grace and Calvin grow closer and things don't add up, Grace and Calvin grow suspicious of the people around them. I absolutely do not want to give anything away but this book has one of my favorite tropes ever in it. A slay! I adore the dual pov and day count as the chapter marker. I think the characterization of the cast of characters and then the subtle destabilizing of said characterization  creates a very unsettling story that twists and turns in new ways. I thought I knew exactly what was happening but I did not. My only issue, other then the horrible pacing and semi cringy writing, is that a couple of things never made sense even with the plot twist. Especially everything with Joe and the animals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

drewanslee's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

gaby_readsss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose  🥀 🔪🏡

This book has cemented Jeneva Rose as one of my favorite authors. You Shouldn’t Have Come Here is the second book of hers I’ve read and it was an exhilarating read that kept me hooked from page one! 🫣

There was something I particularly loved about this book. At first it read as one of those small town romances where our main female character goes on a getaway and meets the handsome country boy. Everything feels right until it doesn’t. You quickly get enveloped in a sinister and dangerous environment that shifts the entire tone of the book. As both a romance and a thriller reader, I found this to be a perfect combination of my favorite genres. 🩷🔪

The “cute” obsession quickly turned into “creepy” obsession. At times, I found myself wanting to root for Calvin and thinking, “Oh maybe he’s not so bad after all”. I was gaslighted too, but boy was I wrong about him. About a lot of things… 😬🫣

You should have seen my reaction when reading the last pages of this book. My jaw was on the floor. I was grossed out, shocked, and thinking, “What in the f*ck!?” 😨 I had my theories, but honestly didn’t see that level of batshit craziness coming. 

I’ve read other reviews where people think the writing is awful and cringe, like how Calvin continuously describes Grace’s eyes as “Blue, blue eyes”.

Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but I feel like that should tell you how weird and creepy his character is. Nobody talks like that. I feel that the author was trying to point out his obsession with Grace by how much he repeated it in his head. (These are just my thoughts and it’s okay to have different opinions about books though 👍🏽).

There’s some things I would have liked to know the answer to, like what happened to Charlotte and how much did she know?, or why didn’t the police guy found the horrible things inside Calvin’s house after being there like four times?! Still, I really enjoyed this book and would consider it a new favorite thriller book of mine. A sequel would be great!

I would recommend this book if you like:

• romance but make it thriller and creepy
• the show You on Netflix 
• short books 
• cliché tropes in thrillers: no wifi, car breaks down, isolated location… but oh, so many twists!

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.5/5)
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️ (2/5)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail