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

adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well…. That was something! For 90% of this book I hated it. The Calvin chapters were so hard to read with over the top metaphors and descriptions. It just felt like bad writing. And it was hard to get a feel for what the books was trying to be since it was written like a romance but was clearly not a romance. If it weren’t for book club I probably would’ve bailed 20% in. But I was holding out for a good ending. That all this drudgery was going to pay off. 
And boy did it! The last 20minutes of the book were wild! And thankfully the twist felt worth it, satisfying and fun. And full of feminine rage! Grateful the talented Teddy Hamilton/Andrew Eisner narrated. It helped keep me motivated and his chapters at the end really shined. 
So a 2 star and a 5 star average out to a 4 star for me. Half way thru I swore I wouldn’t read another of this authors books and now I think I have to give one more a try! 
I also feel that this story would have been phenomenal has a short story or a novella! 
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