Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

21 reviews

romorel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Quite a successful thriller, heavy on the what-will-happen-next factor.

The pacing is steady, the tension is clear, sexual, and discomfiting. Rose offers just enough details to sustain your interest, and plants subtle seeds into the plot to keep you turning the page. 

For some this will be pure fun and an engaging read, but others might find the slow progression and sudden double whammy twist dissatisfying. 

Character motivation seems surface level, and the twist unearned. The seeds planted earlier in the story don’t establish strong enough roots to ever have that retrospective understanding of certain details that tie back later. 

I acknowledge that may be a personal preference though, and overall found the story sexy and entertaining.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

lulusreads's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.5

Joe Golberg from “You” meets the female Dexter. But neither MC’s are that interesting. Lots of plot holes in this story. I didn’t feel connected to any of the characters & I basically rolled my eyes every time Calvin talked. What an obsessive cry baby loser, major “lil d energy”

 All that suspense build up just for everything to unravel in the last few chapters & not everything got an explanation.. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder

Why wouldn’t Grace a woman! save Bri from being tied up in a Cabin! She just released her & kicked her then drove away!? The only explanation to Grace being a serial killer is that it’s in her “nature” but I still would’ve liked more of an explanation as to why she chooses to kill AirBnB hosts. Why did she choose Calvin ? & wtf why was Grace’s “work” & “laptop” mentioned multiple times in the beginning just for that detail to be forgotten about 🤦🏻‍♀️

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

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

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

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, and Death of parent

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

3.0

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

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Content Warnings

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

bambicat234's review

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

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

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

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

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, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

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

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, 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: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

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

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.