You Belong Here

 

 

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Beckett Bowery never thought she’d return to Wyatt Valley, a picturesque college town in the Virginia mountains steeped in tradition. Her roots there were Beckett’s parents taught at the college, and she never even imagined studying anywhere else—until a tragedy her senior year ended with two local men dead, and her roommate on the run, never to be seen again… 

For the last two decades, Beckett has done her best to keep her distance. Then her daughter, Delilah, secretly applies to Wyatt College and earns a full scholarship, and Beckett can only hope that her lingering fears are unfounded. But deep down she knows that Wyatt Valley has a long memory, and that the past isn’t the only dangerous thing in town…

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Haunting. 

I've been hearing about Megan Miranda's newest thriller, You Belong Here, for a while now. However, I was intrigued by the book even before I started reading it, mostly because of the book's cover and synopsis. It sounded like exactly the type of thriller I enjoy. The story captivated me right away, and I couldn't stop turning the pages. Almost every chapter had so many twists that I couldn't put the book down because I wanted to know what was going to happen to Beckett and Delilah next. It kept me at the edge of my seat. I felt that the first half of the book was a little slower than the second, but it was still interesting enough to keep me reading. I had a bad feeling that whatever Beckett discovered would not be good. 

I liked Beckett. I liked how the story was written from her perspective, both in the present tense and from her college days. I admired how determined she was to learn what had happened to Deliah. I felt that some were not taking her concerns seriously. Part of me questioned whether Beckett was concealing something as well. Although I enjoyed the book's suspense, I thought there wasn't as much mystery as I had anticipated when I first started reading it. Also, there was something about Deliah's story that didn't feel like the whole truth. The suspense was written so vividly that I felt myself trying to figure out the truth, along with Beckett. The mystery got so intriguing at one point, that I couldn’t stop turning the pages. 

The ending wasn't what I had anticipated. The ending seemed a little hurried to me. I thought this story was good overall. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and I really enjoyed how it kept me wondering what would happen next. I would recommend this book to any thriller fans. I am eager to see what Megan Miranda has in store for us next!