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A review by summerlyn
You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Unfortunately, I didn’t love this.
Overall I was very into the plot but it just didn’t hit the mark for me. I really should have known by the Colleen Hoover blurb on the front cover. :(
I used the audiobook version and didn’t love the person narrating Calvin. Honestly I believe the writing had a lot to do with it- “blue,blue eyes” got on my last nerve.
All of the subplots with other characters were interesting but in the end they really didn’t add anything to the story which was annoying.
In my opinion there wasn’t enough focus on the specifics on Calvin as a serial killer & Grace as a serial killer. All of that info is just slammed into the last couple of chapters with no elaboration. The initial buildup of the story was very slow so I think there could have been less “filler” information and more about the killers themselves.
The setting would have been interesting but it felt like the author just picked a few trigger words to use in order to make the reader know this was a small town/ country environment. I think it was a little over done as well.
Not sure if I’ll try more from this author. ✍🏻
Overall I was very into the plot but it just didn’t hit the mark for me. I really should have known by the Colleen Hoover blurb on the front cover. :(
I used the audiobook version and didn’t love the person narrating Calvin. Honestly I believe the writing had a lot to do with it- “blue,blue eyes” got on my last nerve.
All of the subplots with other characters were interesting but in the end they really didn’t add anything to the story which was annoying.
In my opinion there wasn’t enough focus on the specifics on Calvin as a serial killer & Grace as a serial killer. All of that info is just slammed into the last couple of chapters with no elaboration. The initial buildup of the story was very slow so I think there could have been less “filler” information and more about the killers themselves.
The setting would have been interesting but it felt like the author just picked a few trigger words to use in order to make the reader know this was a small town/ country environment. I think it was a little over done as well.
Not sure if I’ll try more from this author. ✍🏻
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death
Minor: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury