You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose on April 25, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Suspense, Fiction / Small Town & Rural, Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic, Fiction / Thrillers / General, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Pages: 285
Format: Hardcover
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“I’m sure Abel loved Cain right up until the very end.”
Grace Evans, an overworked New Yorker looking for a total escape from her busy life, books an Airbnb on a ranch in the middle of Wyoming. When she arrives at the idyllic getaway, she’s pleased to find that the owner is a handsome man by the name of Calvin Wells–and he’s eager to introduce her to his easygoing way of life. But there are things Grace discovers that she’s not too pleased about: A lack of cell phone service. A missing woman. And a feeling that something isn’t right with the ranch. Despite her uneasiness, the two bond and start to fall for one another. However, as her departure date nears, things change for the worse. What began as a playful romance soon turns into a complicated web of lies. Grace grows wary of Calvin as his infatuation for her seems to have morphed to obsession. Calvin fears that Grace is hiding something from him–including her reason for staying at his ranch to begin with. Vacation flings typically end in heartbreak, but for Grace and Calvin, it’ll be far more destructive.
This book has a lot of mixed reviews, and I decided to make up my own mind and not skip it despite some bad reviews I saw. I’m happy to announce that I really liked this one. It has an unique plot with lot of strange characters with unclear intentions. You want to know the backstory, and what’s going on. The suspense was there constantly, helped by the creepy feeling you got from the airbnb and the wild animals. I liked the main character, who was smart, thinking on her feet. I had an inkling that there would be more to the story than the obvious twist I saw coming, and I’m happy to say that the ending was very satisfying. It might seem unlikely, but the setting made it more likely. It can seem confusing, but read it for yourself and hopefully the puzzle pieces will click into place like they did for me.
I rated this novel four stars. It was an entertaining, fast-paced romantic suspense, and off the rails crazy! Even though I did guess part of the ending correctly, I had a good time overall and didn’t quite want it to be over.