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A review by ruthypoo2
You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
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? Yes
4.75
This book exceeded my expectations and ended up being a blast to read. The story is told in two distinctive points of view by alternating narrators. This is a psychological thriller where the reader is following a woman, Grace Evans, who in an effort to take some time away from her busy life, books an Airbnb stay at a farm in remote Montana. Grace's host is the rugged and alluring Calvin Wells. Grace's priority is putting herself first and she isn't looking for a hook-up, but you never know what might happen.
Both Grace and Calvin are interesting and the way they narrate their side of the story is so well done. The reader has a general idea that something's not quite right on Calvin's property, but the story doesn't make it easy for the reader to be sure of who's at risk and who's the danger. There are also a number of secondary and peripheral characters that bring more dimension to the story and complicate what's happening.
In reading this one, I had suspicions, and changed my mind, and suspected different people of being bad actors and having bad intentions. I got frustrated with my girl Grace a few times in thinking she was an idiot, but I got over that as the story progressed. It was a fast read because of the quick chapters and hard to put down because at the end of each chapter I was anxious to find out what happened next. It's best to go into reading this story with as little information as possible and enjoy the ride, right up to the end!
Keep in mind, as one of the lines in the book says, "That was the thing about point of view. You saw things the way they presented themselves, but that didn't make them true."
I listened to the audiobook, and it was a treat having two different narrators: a female, Andi Arndt, reading Grace's chapters and a male, Andrew Eiden, reading Calvin's chapters. I thought they both captured the characters personalities so well and even brought a touch of playfulness at the right times in the story. Highly recommend listening to this one if you like audio.
Both Grace and Calvin are interesting and the way they narrate their side of the story is so well done. The reader has a general idea that something's not quite right on Calvin's property, but the story doesn't make it easy for the reader to be sure of who's at risk and who's the danger. There are also a number of secondary and peripheral characters that bring more dimension to the story and complicate what's happening.
In reading this one, I had suspicions, and changed my mind, and suspected different people of being bad actors and having bad intentions. I got frustrated with my girl Grace a few times in thinking she was an idiot, but I got over that as the story progressed. It was a fast read because of the quick chapters and hard to put down because at the end of each chapter I was anxious to find out what happened next. It's best to go into reading this story with as little information as possible and enjoy the ride, right up to the end!
Keep in mind, as one of the lines in the book says, "That was the thing about point of view. You saw things the way they presented themselves, but that didn't make them true."
I listened to the audiobook, and it was a treat having two different narrators: a female, Andi Arndt, reading Grace's chapters and a male, Andrew Eiden, reading Calvin's chapters. I thought they both captured the characters personalities so well and even brought a touch of playfulness at the right times in the story. Highly recommend listening to this one if you like audio.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail