Reviews tagging 'Blood'

You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

109 reviews

pazb85's review

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? Yes

3.0

I didn’t hate it but there were parts that made me wish I could finish the book to get it over with. Nice twist, though; I saw some of it coming but not the whole thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

klm2620's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

1.75

Very DARK & Dexter-esque. Not a very satisfying thriller — the story not the ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

streleven's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Maybe I’m dense, but the ending left me super confused… 
As for the book in general, it moved so slow until the last 30 minutes (listened to the audiobook). There was nothing in the first 80% of the book to suggest these people were who they ended up being, so the “twist” (again, super confused…) just came out of nowhere… literally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

boba_nbooks's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Spice Rating: 🌶️ / 5

Even though I saw the twist coming, I still had a fun time with this book!

Every year, Grace picks a random town in the US to visit for a week just to get away from her busy life in New York. This year, Grace is staying in Wyoming and finds herself renting a room from Calvin--a handsome country man. But there's something about Calvin's house and ranch that seem... off. There's no cell service, one of Calvin's previous renters is missing, and Calvin's friends and family are very off-putting. Grace is starting to wonder if she's going to ever make it out of Wyoming.

You Shouldn't Have Come Here is a twisty mystery/thriller with a dual POV. Having already read The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose, I did kind of see the plot twist coming, but the ride to get there, and the ending itself, was still a lot of fun! The atmosphere of the novel was overall suspenseful and creepy, which I thoroughly enjoyed. 

I read this as an audiobook and am glad I did so since it kept my attention more than I think the physical book would have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

snoopyfanclub's review

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

4.0

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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

enc3336's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Like Jeneva Rose’s other books this one is also a roller coaster, in the best way! Just when you think you know what is going to happen you are pulled/spun/flipped in another direction. This the third book I have read by Jeneva and I can’t wait to read the rest of her catalog! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

rene_reads02's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

mooresmoress's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Murder