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This book really threw me for a loop - with a twist I didn’t see coming! I loved the multiple point of views and getting different perspectives from characters. Small town murder novels are always a fun experience and this novel really nailed it. Can’t wait for the next book!

This was a quick, entertaining read. Although the twist was not surprising, I liked seeing the story play out.

HOME IS WHERE THE BODIES ARE had me hooked from the beginning. It's fast-paced, mysterious and spooky. I enjoy books told in multiple POV and this kept me on my toes. After Laura dies, Beth, Nicole and Michael are reunited after some time apart. When they find a box of old videos in the attic of their childhood home, they decide to reminisce and watch them together. What they don't expect is to find their father covered in blood with a dead body. Jeneva Rose is a brilliant writer and I think her books just keep getting better and better. Make sure to read her acknowledgments at the end, she may or may not have a secret to share.

Many thanks to Blackstone Publishing and NetGalley for my gifted copy.

This review will be shared to my Instagram (@coffee.break.book.reviews) closer to publication date.

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑯𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕....🤫

Special thanks to @blackstonepublishing @jenevaroseauthor and @netgalley for this #gifted ARC.

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MY REVIEW::
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THIS is the Jeneva Rose that got me back into reading!

📒A little back story📒
A little over a year ago, I was scrolling Tiktok and came across a video about The Perfect Marriage. I didn't read at all, but it was so intriguing - I figured WHAT THE HELL, let's give it a whirl.
Damn was I over the moon when I could get enough of that book. It sparked my love for reading, and since - I've never looked back!

⏩️ FAST FORWARD ⏩️ to this book!
The tension, the suspense, and the layers of family secrets - make for the perfect unputdownable thriller.

OMG, it was fantastic🙌🏻. Dual timelines and multiple POVS are always a winner🏆 with me. A mother on her deathbed🙏🏻. Some spooky👻 last dying words. A missing father🔍. 3 siblings who resent each other. And multiple missing people in this tiny Wisconsin town.

The family dynamic was amazing. It never made you second guess the surprise ending. I had to pick my jaw off the floor because I swore it was so many other people. The small town setting and all the bits of nostalgia make this book hit so much closer to home for me personally.

I don't want to go into too much detail except PREORDER THIS NOW!!!!!

QOTD ❓️⁉️❓️ Do you still own any VHS tapes? What is on them?

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THE TWIST QUEEN IS BACK! I have never read an author who can psych me out and make me doubt my opinions more than Geneva Rose. Home Is Where The Bodies Are is her boldest, twistiest, gasp inducing novel yet- and I couldn't put it down once I started. From the moment she gave us the briefest of descriptions while on her last thriller book tour, this novel has had a spot on my most anticipated list and it did not disappoint! Twists, turns, and lies are aplenty- but so are heart, healing past trauma, and delving into the life you're living. An amazing read from an amazing author.

Geneva Rose always crafts stories that you think you know the ending to UNTIL you get to the ending. Another perfectly paced mind blowing thriller! I gasped, I laughed, I saw myself with the characters, it was a beautiful read.

absolutely captivating. i was hooked off the prologue alone but it only got more interesting as time went on. couldn't put it down

Beth, Nicole and Michael Thomas were siblings. Their mother, Laura, had passed away. Their father, Brian, had disappeared. Nicole was a drug addict. And Michael had left home for California 7 years prior. Beth was the one left to care for their mother. She was the only one present when she passed away. But Michael was on his way home. He arrived hours after his mom died. By then, Nicole had been on methadone and had 29 days of sobriety. So all three siblings were at the house.

A little girl named Emma had vanished 20 years prior. The whole small town had searched for her to no avail. And then Beth, Nicole and Michael found a VCR tape that their mother had recorded. In it, their parents were standing over Emma's body and they knew their parents had gotten rid of the body. Eventually, Charles Gallagher admitted to killing her. He went to prison but was acquitted when Emma's bike turned up. And then he disappeared. And then Christy Roberts went missing. The siblings wondered if their parents had anything to do with these disappearances.

Beth believed that Emma's body was somewhere on their property. So one rainy day, she took a shovel and started digging where she found grave markers. What she found practically undid her.

Her mother had left her a key to a safety deposit box. Nicole took that key and went to retrieve the contents. In it she found that her mother had written Beth a letter explaining everything that she had taken to her grave.

This mystery was very well written. I found the characters believable and the plot kept me coming back for more. Near the end, it was a nail biter. Michael got shot but he survived. When the truth came out, justice was served. I gave this book five stars.

Fast paced and hard to put down, Home is Where the Bodies Are literally had me trying to guess the twists the ENTIRE time. I finished it in less than 24 hours and love a book that compels you to pick it up!

Beth is home with her ailing mother, awaiting her impending death from cancer. Her siblings, Michael and Nicole, are not around despite having been called multiple times. They are estranged and Nicole is an addict that Beth cut out of her life a year ago.

Beth is the only one there when her mother speaks her last words. "Your father didn't disappear. Don't. Trust. ..."
What?? What could her mother be talking about? Her father has been gone 7 years and they haven't heard from him since. He left a note saying he was sorry and the police found his car near the Mexican border and stopped looking.

The twists continue from here, as Nicole and Michael return home to deal with their mother's affairs. Each of them has been left a letter to read after the funeral and Beth has been left a key to a safe deposit box, though none of them can guess what she kept in there.

As they go through old videos from their childhood, one of the tapes reveals something they could never have anticipated and it changes everything.

Jeneva Rose is great at writing twists and I thoroughly enjoyed this one! Thank you to netgalley for an eARC to review.

A solid effort. Though parts were a touch rushed, this is satisfying overall and occasionally slightly funny.

This was sooo so good. This is quite possibly my favourite from Jeneva Rose, I could NOT put it down. It’s a story of how far would you really go for your family and the emotional turmoil that comes along with family secrets.

Many thanks to @blackstonepublishing and @netgalley for my #gifted copies. Pub date 4/30/24.

June 15, 1999 is the day so many lives change in the small town of Allen's Grove, Wisconsin.

Estranged siblings Beth, Nicole, and Michael are reunited at their family home when their mother passes away. While they are going through the attic, they come across a box full of VHS tapes. They watch the first one labeled "June 15, 1999" and are completely shocked at what they see.

The alternating POV'S between the 3 siblings and their mother Laura was done perfectly. I love nothing more than a slow burn thriller that has you guessing and second-guessing yourself multiple times. Rose is an auto buy for me, I don't even need to read the synopsis of her books because I know they will be freaking awesome, and this book is just that!!

Oh, and @Jenevaroseauthor, I read the acknowledgments, and how dare you!!! 🤣

This was a great book and one that I will for sure be pushing off my shelf and into customer's hands!

I liked this one much more than Jeneva Rose's last book, but I will continue to read whatever she writes. I love the mysteries and murders. She is a great writer.

H O M E I S W H E R E T H E
B O D IE S A R E 🏠🏚️
By Jeneva Rose (AKA DREWS WIFE)
Release Date 04/30/2024

1. What was your favorite part of the book? * I have two favorites in this novel!! Laura’s chapters and the last chapter!!

2. How quickly did you guess the twist? * ɪ ɢᴜᴇssᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡɪsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ 𝟹𝟶 ᴘᴀɢᴇs ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ!!

3. Discuss the point of view and whether it worked for this book. * thє вσσk ís tσld ín αltєrnαtíng pσv αnd ít trulч wαs thє σnlч wαч thís stσrч cσuld hαvє вєєn tσld!!

4. Which characters in the book did you like best? * Hands down Nicole was my favorite despite her lifestyle and her past. She was honest and very self-aware. Laura comes in at a very close 2nd.

5. Did you find the author’s writing style easy to read or hard to read? Why? How long did it take you to get into the book? * This book flowed flawlessly! Jeneva has a way of writing a book that makes you stay up past your bedtime turning pages as fast as you can. I was hooked by the first chapter.
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Engaging and entertaining. A recommended purchase for collections where thrillers and domestic noir are popular.

Dare I say this is Jeneva Rose’s best book yet?! And that’s saying a lot because I’ve absolutely LOVED them all. This was one of my top books I’ve read this year for sure! I loved the nostalgia sprinkled throughout and of course the epic cover. I will absolutely be ordering a copy to have on my shelf as well! I thought it was perfectly paced and kept my attention and on the edge of my seat for the entire book. I loved the characters and the multiple POV too. It was full of secrets, tense drama and shocking twists and turns. I would absolutely recommend it to all thriller lovers and is truly a must read for 2024!

Huge thank you to Blackstone Publishing, NetGalley and of course the author for the early digital copy for my honest thoughts!

Something about books with estranged siblings always intrigue me, maybe it is because I am an only child. I love how the author gave each sibling a much different path in life. A daughter who stayed in the small town, a brother who had to get out to bigger and better things, and an addict who is in and out of everyone's life. Yet they have to come back together when their mother dies and they discover a secret that has been kept for years.

I thought the book was well paced and the characters, while not likeable, were relatable. The twist was an immediately apparent which is always a good thing. A quick read for those who enjoy a good mystery/thriller!

Thank you NetGalley for a free e-galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.

"Home Is Where The Bodies Are" by Jeneva Rose is a chilling and gripping thriller that masterfully delves into the dark secrets of a seemingly ordinary family. Rose, acclaimed for her bestselling works like "The Perfect Marriage," once again proves her prowess in crafting a narrative that is both suspenseful and deeply human.

The story unfolds as three estranged siblings, Beth, Nicole, and Michael, reunite in their small Wisconsin hometown to settle their mother's estate. Beth, the caretaker, Nicole, struggling with addiction, and Michael, the absentee brother, find themselves grappling with more than just grief. The discovery of a disturbing home video from 1999, showing their father bloodied and a dead body, sets off a chain of events that forces the siblings to confront a past they never knew existed.

Rose's storytelling is sharp and engaging. She expertly weaves the individual narratives of the siblings, each with their own burdens and secrets, into the larger, sinister mystery of their family's past. The novel excels in building a sense of foreboding and tension, as the siblings' investigation uncovers layers of deception and moral ambiguity.

One of the novel's strengths is its character development. Rose portrays each sibling with depth and nuance, making their struggles and choices feel real and relatable. This emotional grounding adds a compelling layer to the mystery, making the reader invested not just in the unraveling of the family secret, but in the characters' personal journeys as well.

However, some readers might find the plot's reliance on coincidences a tad convenient, and the climax, while thrilling, might seem slightly over-the-top for those preferring more subdued resolutions. Despite these minor criticisms, the novel's fast pace and intriguing plot twists make it a page-turner.

In summary, "Home Is Where The Bodies Are" is a riveting thriller that combines family drama with a dark, twisting mystery. Jeneva Rose has crafted a story that not only keeps readers on the edge of their seats but also touches on the complexities of familial bonds and the weight of the past. It is a recommended read for anyone who loves a good mystery with a healthy dose of psychological depth.

Jeneva Rose's lastest novel, "Home is Where the Bodies Are" is another great novel and shows that she deserves to be a go-to author.