Reviews tagging 'Blood'

You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

104 reviews

astareads's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

Well this was a waste of time. I knew it before I'd even reached the halfway point but for some reason I persevered.

The suspense was nonexistent, the mfc was beyond stupid to the point where it wasn't even believable anymore ("why hasn't my Airbnb host told me how his parents died,  he's totally keeping secrets!!", "omg he lied about liking Brussel sprouts!!!") and the advertised twist was not a twist for anyone who's ever read a thriller before. It was until about the 80% mark before anything suspenseful even happened, despite how often the mfc thought to herself how off everything felt. Please, for the love of god, SHOW don't tell!

Add to this a poorly placed smut scene (why. who wants that in a thriller), mmc whose only purpose seems to be to repeat how much he desires the mfc and some unnecessary and very gory dream scenes and you've got yourself a one-star-shouldn't-have-bothered-with-why-was-this-even-published novel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

tearbear418's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Blood and Kidnapping

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dizpig's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Blood, and Stalking

tierraskye's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

daralexandria's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Confinement

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

I feel bad because I like the IG of the author, but this just wasn't for me at all. I'm hate the "not like other girls" trope, I really hate when I'm asked to believe things like a fully grown man would call mascara "that black stuff she puts on her eyelashes," and it all just felt really...scripted. I'll probably try Ms. Rose again to see if this book was just not my thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail

willow2342's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

dmagboul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book is my first by this author and im afraid to read another one. This book made me cringe soooo many times while reading it. I dont know if i will ever look at food, rhe same way again. I seriously was hoping this book would be good. It had sooo much potential but it fell flat for me. The ending should have been sprinkled throughout the book. Also, Grace was so disgusting at the end. Why did you need to be like that??? Im giving this book 3 stars. It literally felt like a creepy cringy romance for the first 250 pages. #jenevarose #dissappointment #somuchpotential 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

tinytike_sela's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Death of parent