A review by braveprincess11
You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

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

2.0

Quick question: what the fuck was that? 

I thought I had a sense of where the book was going, but I definitely didn’t. It tries too hard to be thrilling and romantic, and ultimately fails at both. The first… 80% or so feels like a bad romance novel where the love interest is probably a stalker. And then it takes a turn in an… interesting, unexpected direction. 

I’ve heard Jeneva Rose referred to as “the queen of unexpected twists,” and I suppose that’s technically true. Though, usually, twist endings make sense when you look back over the book — you can usually find clues that looked innocuous at first glance, but are actually foreshadowing the twist. That wasn’t my experience. 

I feel like the last 15% of the book was written entirely for shock value, and had no real connection to the plot. I mean…
Grace turning out to be a serial killer using an alias?
It would’ve been an interesting reveal had it actually felt connected to the rest of the book, but I just sat there, saying “wait… what’s going on?” for the last 5 or 6 chapters of the book. My advice: Skip it. Certainly won’t be reading from her again. 
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