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

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

First Line✏️”I didn’t want to stop, but when the low fuel light lit up on the dashboard of my car, I knew I had no choice.”

First off, thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. These opinions are my own. 

Grace Evans is a New Yorker who knows nothing besides work. Looking for an escape from her every day life she books and Airbnb in Wyoming. Upon arrival the owner of the airbnb is handsome Calvin Wells. Lack of cell service, wifi, and a missing woman in the area have Grace questioning if something isn’t right with the town. 

Despite her feelings, Grace decides to stay and overtime becomes closer to Calvin, eventually falling for him. As her 10 day stay nears its end, Grace and Calvins relationship starts to change as strange happenings keep occurring and Calvin develops an obsession with Grace. 

This is my first Jeneva Rose book. 
Lets start with the cover. Its simply captivating. The darkness, the creepy long driveway, car with headlights, a house in the middle of no where - its everything a thriller reader looks for!
For the first 3/4 of the book I found it to be very slow paced. While I was invested in the story it was hard to keep my attention. About half way through it picks up into a guessing game mystery. You don’t really know who the “bad guy” of the story is. All the action comes around 65% in which was a bit of a let down for me personally. Thrillers are my number one genre and having all the thrills come at the end of this book was how do I say this….expected and frusterating? While I did not figure out the conclusion completely, parts of it I suspected right off the bat. Overall I give this book 3 stars. I didn’t love it, I didn’t hate it, I wish there were more “thrills” added throughout the story, but I probably would not pick it up again. 

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Goodreads Average Rating: 3.57/5
PUB Date: April 25, 2023

  • 350 pages
  • Shorter Chapters
  • Thriller/Mystery/Suspense 
  • Alternating POV

**Some of these triggers may contain spoilers**

*****
*****

⚠️ Triggers/Warnings ⚠️ 

  • Violence
  • Animal Death
  • Alcoholism 
  • Blood
  • Gore
  • Death
  • Fire
  • Cursing
  • Murder
  • Confinement 
  • Car Accident
  • Sexual Content
  • Physical Abuse