Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

29 reviews

mikaylamills's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this book a lot. There was a lot of build up to the final twist and it honestly felt like it came out of nowhere. There weren't many hints as to what the twist was, but that can be good or bad. I do like Jeneva Rose's writing.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Car accident

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual content

bibliogabs'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? Yes

3.0

It was entertaining enough that I was able to finish the book, but I just did not find the plot interesting nor did the ending provide a satisfying twist. I don’t want to ever read “those blue blue eyes” ever again.

I guess her having a whole ass family at the end was surprising. It doesn’t make sense for her personality but oh well. I did suspect her being bad, thought Calvin was going to end up being good lol.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Car accident, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

amandab0514's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

omgitsofg's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

The twist was great but I didn’t necessarily enjoy getting there. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Vomit, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, and Murder

16kneidels's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Animal death, Violence, Death, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

mrmarshall591's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

2 stars is because I am excited to have listened through this book do quickly as it truly was captivating and I had no idea what would happen. I would say “I never saw that coming” but that is usually associated with an OMG shocker- that usually makes me look positive upon a book. For this book, my reactions were “uh.”, “what is going on?”, “this makes absolutely no sense” and “nope”. Also the misogyny is through the roof but I think I now see why that was done, but it sure did not help. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Excrement, Sexual content, Misogyny, Gore, Animal death, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Suicide, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence, Confinement, Addiction, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Death of parent

bambicat234's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I am usually good at guessing endings... but this twist got me. I'm impressed. And chilled 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Animal death, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Kidnapping

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

A little graphic for me at times. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Murder

jenn_reads's review against another edition

mysterious 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

1.5

The narration feels off from the very beginning and it turns out there's a reason for that, but I feel like this book relies too heavily on a grand "twist" over actual character development. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Fatphobia

Bee allergy

jry's review against another edition

dark medium-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

0.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse