Beckett Bowery never thought she would return to her hometown. She left for a reason. Decades long secret that she has been avoiding. To her surprise, her daughter secretly decides this is the exact place she wants to go to college.
Has. it been long enough for the town to forget?
There are really great elements in You Belong Here. It feels like a good solid thriller. I found it easy to read and easy to digest.
Although the ‘easy reading’ might be because the inner thoughts of Beckett started to get repetitive and boring. I found myself speeding up my reading when we were in Beckett’s brain, which is most of the story.
There were some plot holes throughout the story. Questions that Beckett obviously should’ve asked her daughter. Beckett jumping to conclusions too quickly. Moments that were so glaringly obvious it felt annoying as a reader.
Sometimes the characters were so dumb in their thought processes. It made me want to hope they all died a horrible death. (dramatic, but isn’t that the point?)
The ending twist fell flat for me. It was trying to give ‘oh-my-god I didn’t expect that’ vibes – but it was more ‘we could have been a lot more creative’ vibes. The blackmail part of the story felt forced and oddly placed.
Overall, it was a nice read but way too many plot holes and messy characters with poor thought processes to make this an absolute masterpiece. it hasn’t been that long since I finished and I’m already forgetting this book. For that reason, I’ll sadly not be able to recommend to my followers.
Amazon Link – You Belong Here By: Megan Miranda
Stats: 352 pages – Expected publication July 29, 2025
**Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for a copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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