Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

9 reviews

riverrliam's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

3.5

This was a sloooooow book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Infidelity, Confinement, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, Sexual content, and Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Fire/Fire injury

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

   Grace goes on vacation to Wyoming, and stays at Calvin's house where he's renting out a room as an Airbnb, but neither one of them is what they seem. 
     Wow! The ending did surprise me, and they both ended up being very screwed up. I could have used it without all the animal death, blood, and gore. That got a bit extreme at points. 
     It was a very twisty thriller and not what I expected. But it kept me engaged.

Narrator Rating: 5 stars!
    Both narrators were amazing. Great with the voices and tonal shifts.

 Extra ratings: Fluff - 0/5   Heartfelt- 4/5   Helpful -NA    Horror -1/5    Inspiration -NA    Love aka Romance- 2/5    Mystery -3/5   Predictability -2/5    Spice-2.5/5    Suspense -4/5   Tear- 3/5   Thrill -5/5    Humor-0.5/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gore, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Cursing

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. 

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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

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 

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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

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

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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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark medium-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

1.0

Really hate romances, but this was even too crappy for a Lifetime movie. Characters - all of them - were extremely annoying. Only good thing was that it was short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

larareads's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Kidnapping, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Vomit

minimicropup's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Narration 👍: No complaints. Sometimes a character voice was cheesy (especially with accents) but neither was unbearable. 

 

Main POVs 👍:

• Vacation rental host. Are they hard-working, compassionate, needy, but emotionally resilient? Or are they lazy, scheming, obsessive, and emotionally toxic?
• Vacation rental guest. Are they overworked, independent, introverted, and emotionally intelligent? Or are they avoidant, vulnerable, taking advantage, and emotionally unavailable?

 

Atmosphere 🤷‍♀️: Claustrophobic, accusatory, confusing

• Set In the IRL town of Dubois, Wyoming and a ranch on the outskirts of the town

 

Cred Rating 🥸: Suspended disbelief

This is a “don’t think too hard” simple read. Don’t think too much about forensics or witnesses etc. The twist ending may seem OTT, but IRL killers have functioned in a similar secret double-life way.

 

Growls and Howls 🐺:

• Plot relies on coincidence and convenience
• So. Many. Red. Flags. For both MCs. Found myself screaming at them both and although it eventually makes sense, it is so drawn out.
• Mis-matched. There is essentially one main plot point that is only revealed at the end, and to get there the reader must wade through a lot of contemporary fiction and low-key romatic suspense (i.e., little relevant to the twist happens in the plot). If you like that, no probs, but if you don’t, the genre and synopsis verge close to being misleading. 

 

Reading Journey 😳: Highs and lows, gentle twists and turns marred by potholes and eerie scenery. No way we’re stopping here - hold-it ‘til the next town. Good to be home but made some memories on the way.

 

Mood Reading Match-Up:

• Those early date “are these red flags or examples of honesty” feels 
• Touch of “will-they-or-won’t-they” and “country boy vs city girl” romantic suspense
• OTT cat-and-mouse action/fighting
• Lie by omission plots
• Contemporary fiction with cozy mystery elements 

 

Vibes: 🤥😯😶

 

Content Heads-Up: Animal attack (on humans), Violence, Jealousy/Obsession, Alcohol-fueled fighting

Format: Library Audio via Libby

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Murder, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

Animal deaths are animals around the ranch being hunted or hit by cars. Sexual content is between consenting adults and isn’t vulgar/smutty but is described with detail.

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Confinement, Gore, and Torture