Thank you to NetGalley and MarySue Rucci books for the ARC.

I really enjoyed the college setting of this book and how refreshing it was to have an over 40 woman as the main character.

The set up of the story was excellent but I was a bit disappointed with the ending. I wanted a couple more twists and intrigue! But still a decent thriller for your beach bag this summer! 🏝️🏖️⛱️👙🌊☀️

New favorite author for me. This book was so well written I loved it so much. I couldn't stop reading it. And when I wasn't reading it I was thinking about it.

This story blends family with history and not being able to outrun mistakes. I do appreciate that Megan's protagonists seen to keep getting older, and I identified with the protective mom instincts in this story.

I loved Perfect Stranger by this author a long time ago and knew I would love this one as well and I absolutely did!

Thank you NetGalley and Megan Miranda for this ARC! Megan has done it again! What and edge of your seat roller-coaster ride!! A mother who would do anything to protect her daughter is something I think any mom can relate to. All the while though mom (Beck) has a secret of her own and it's coming back to haunt her and her daughter. I have goosebumps. I think fans of Megan will love this read, I know I did.

I was invited to review You Belong Here, Megan Miranda’s latest thriller, which delivers a gripping mystery with a slow burn that accelerates in its final act. Set in a small college town steeped in past tragedy, the novel weaves dual timelines and eerie secrets. While the pacing lags at times, the tension and twists make for an engaging read. Fans of Miranda’s work will find much to enjoy.

I thought this was an OK read. Started off slow for me but it picked up by the end. I would recommend megan Miranda if you enjoy fast pace thrillers with satisfying conclusions. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for an advanced arc for a honest review.

3.75-4 stars. A woman brings her daughter to the college she attended many years ago, where she thought she left certain things in her past. But of course not everything goes smoothly and according to plan. I thought the first half of the book was on the slower side, but it picked up in the second half. Not the world's best thriller, but there are worse ways to spend your time!

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon Element for providing me with an advance reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

Publishes July 29, 2025.

Thanks to NetGalley and Simon Element for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of You Belong Here by Megan Miranda due to be published July 29, 2025.

Beckett Bowery never thought she’d return to Wyatt Valley, a picturesque college town in the Virginia mountains steeped in tradition. When she was in college here two men were killed, and her friend, the suspect, was on the run. For twenty years she has stayed away until her daughter, Delilah, enrolls in the school, and the danger returns.
It had my attention from the beginning, became a slow burn, and had a satisfying ending with lots of twists and turns. Another good one by Megan Miranda.
Also recommended by Megan Miranda: The Only Survivors, The Safest Lies, All the Missing Girls.
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Rounded down because it just wasn't that fun. Well, most of it wasn't. The last 20% or so was great, but the first part and overwhelming majority was disjointed and jarring.

Another excellent page-turner from Megan Miranda! Lots of plot twists and the action was well paced. I was hooked from the first pages and never lost interest. The characters are all believable, with their back-stories and personalities. Highly recommended!

Another solid domestic thriller from Megan Miranda. She delivers the twists and keeps the pace up to keep you flying through the pages.

A middle of the night college game turns into tragedy. A suspect disappears and questions go unanswered. Twenty years later a girl goes missing causing the secrets of that night to start unraveling. Duel timelines give you a glimpse of the events that took place the night it all went wrong and it seems everyone has got something to hide.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon Element for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is my 2nd book by Megan Miranda, and like the first one I read, this is a slow burn. Miranda does a good job of building a world and telling its story. I was engaged from the start and couldn’t see where the story would go. As I kept reading, I felt like I kept waiting. The book picked up towards the end, but the ending felt a little rushed after all the build up. I enjoyed the story, I just didn’t feel like the ending was as much of a twist as I would have liked. I do appreciate Miranda’s writing though and would read another book by her. Thanks to NetGalley and Simon Element | S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

“A decades-old secret that drove a young woman from her hometown now threatens her college-bound daughter in this twisty new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda.”

All of Megan Miranda books have a slow burn to them. She builds the story and then leaves you wondering “what just happened?.

This was so suspenseful. We follow a 30 year old crime and a current one that seems linked to it. Twists and turns as the truth behind both are uncovered. Really gripping!

I always enjoy a good book by Megan Miranda! I was ecstatic to receive an ARC of “You Belong Here” and a chance to read the book before release in exchange for my honest review. I got through this book pretty quickly, as it was hard to put it down.

This plot follows a single mother who has a questionable past and had to flee her hometown/college campus due to some circumstances that were behind her control- or were they? Now, her daughter has been accepted to the college unbeknownst to her that she has spent her whole adult life hiding from- what could possibly go wrong? Secrets and scandals- check! Evasive characters- you bet!

I found myself thoroughly hooked into this story and it certainly had all the twists and turns expected of an author like Megan Miranda. The small-town college feel and tendency for small-town folk to hold grudges set the scene for a sordid mystery to unravel. And boy did it. More of a slow burn- but it’ll keep you guessing. The only reason I gave it four stars is that I picked out the culprit earlier than I would have liked-but the related connections were still a surprise.

The end felt a tad bit rushed and I wanted a little more about the aftermath. But overall, an enjoyable book that I would recommend to friends. Thank you Simon Element | S&S/Marysue Rucci Books and NetGalley for this arc. Thoroughly appreciated! This book publishes in July 2025.

I wish I could give this book 10 stars! What a wild, suspense-filled ride from the beginning to the very end. Each time I thought I had it all figured out, I was proven wrong. An amazing read, possibly even the best I’ve read in 2025 so far!

I received an ARC of this ebook from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review. This was a fast paced thriller that hooked me from the start. The suspense scenes successfully creeped me out. The ending was not what I would have chosen but it was more realistic this way.

3.5 stars rounded up. This book was a slow burn, with a large part of it alluding to a past event we don’t know the details of, and so many details from the present that it nearly became tedious. However, the intrigue kept me hooked and this was definitely a story I wanted to finish.

We open with a single mom dropping off her daughter at a college several hours from home, the same college she grew up near and attended, and where something terrible happened that caused her to never go back, despite her parents living within walking distance of it and being professors there. Then, a couple of months into the school year, a middle of the night phone call has her dropping everything and driving back there through the dark mountains to check on the safety of her daughter.

Sometimes the timelines and logistics were so complicated I questioned how realistic they could be, but setting that aside, all details led somewhere, and the ending was not something I would have guessed. It also wasn’t an ending that gave much relief, but life doesn’t always end in sunshine and rainbows. I do enjoy Megan Miranda’s writing and she certainly built the world of this college town in a way that immersed me completely.

I really enjoyed this novel! I was a little worried at first because the back and forth can sometimes get confusing but Megan Miranda did a great job keeping me engaged. I wish the ending was a better but overall, great book!