Another great book by Megan Miranda! I really enjoy this twisty and suspenseful story of a mother who has a past she has kept hidden from her daughter. When her daughter applies to and is accepted to the same college where her mother has left her demons behind at, things get difficult for them both. A middle of the night call sparks a mystery involving missing persons, a dead body and so many secrets. I really enjoyed this story and the only thing stopping me from giving it a 5 was the epilogue. It really just left me wanted to know a bit more about how things all concluded. Overall, this was a 4.5 star read for me! Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

You belong here by Megan Miranda

Beckett Bowery once a student at Wyatt college, finding out her daughter who had applied to the same college, has the shock of a lifetime especially after this memory has housed all of her darkest memories that involved a fire set by her best friend claiming two lives who then vanished. When her involvement had come into question as well.

This story was ram rod hold on to your seats thriller where all the good stuff happens and you are reeling to figure out all the pieces to the mystery! I really enjoyed this book!

Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster books for this Arc

I am obsessed with anything Megan Miranda writes and she is an auto read for me for sure! When I saw her new book, You Belong Here, out July 29th, I couldn't wait to start it.

Beckett Bowery’s life use to be all about Wyatt College. She lived in town, went to the picturesque college, and both her parents were even professors there. But once she left, she never wanted to go back. That is until 18 years later, her daughter Delilah, decides thats where she wants to go to college. It is Beckett’s first time back in two decades, and the reason she left still haunts her.

I loved the academia vibe of this one! This will be a perfect read for end of summer beginning of fall when students start to go back. In Megan Miranda fashion there was a twist at the end that I did not see coming! I really enjoyed this one, just not as much as some of her others. 4.5 stars!

Many thanks to the publisher and netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. I enjoyed it. A strong four stars.

I’ll never not love a Megan Miranda book and I’ll never not read one. She is one of my favorite mysteries authors. This book was nothing. Short of great and her twists and turns get me every time

You Belong Here brings all the suspense and I love it for that but the author nails the dynamic of a college town. You have the us vs them, students vs. townies, rich vs. poor. The plot, characters, and all elements reflect that dynamic and create an interesting book that you dont want to put down,

I have always enjoyed Megan Miranda's books, but this one just wasn't for me. I thought it was pretty boring and some of if didn't really make a lot of sense to me, like the howling parts and the parts in the past.

I've been a faithful Megan Miranda fan ever since reading All The Missing Girls, so naturally I jumped at the chance to request an ARC of You Belong Here. Once again, Miranda delivers the perfect thriller, complete with a decades old mystery, family secrets, eerie settings, and a few unexpected twists. I was hooked from the very beginning and absolutely flew through You Belong Here (as with all her other books). The perfect summer thriller to read right before going back to campus!!

Thank you Netgalley and Simon Element for allowing me to read this as an ARC.

Megan Miranda really knows how to take you on a rollercoaster ride throughout a book. With this book I felt like there were moments it was a slow burn and then moments it was fast paced. I personally struggled getting through this one more than I have her other books in the past and that’s the only reason I couldn’t rate it higher. I think there was alot of personal preferences that this book didn’t meet for me but that’s not to say it won’t be a 5 star for others. The plot was predictable and repetitive in a lot of the book. The mother-daughter relationship was complex but they felt like real humans because of their characteristics and flaws. If you’re into campus type mysteries then this one is for you!

I received an advanced reader copy of You Belong Here by Megan Miranda, and I absolutely devoured it. This was a fast-paced, gripping read with Miranda’s signature atmospheric tension and layered storytelling. I was pulled in right from the start and found myself flying through the pages, eager to uncover the secrets buried in the town and its characters.

The ending was especially satisfying—twisty without feeling overdone—and wrapped up the central mystery in a way that felt earned. My only critique is the epilogue, which fell a little flat compared to the emotional intensity and suspense of the main narrative. It didn’t quite match the impact of what came before. Still, this was a fantastic read overall, and one I’d absolutely recommend to fans of Miranda’s previous work or anyone who enjoys small-town suspense with compelling characters and smart plotting.

Thank you to Megan Miranda, Simon Element, and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

I would be lying if I didn’t say that Mothers didn’t lie to protect their children…. But at what cost would you lie about your past to save yourself just for it to come back and haunt your daughter?
Megan knows how to reel me in… time and time again her books always capture me and suck me in until I abandon all sense of time so I can fully submerge myself into her books. She never disappoints to take me on a journey that I can’t stop reading.

I have read a couple of Megan's books and enjoyed each one. This was an interesting suspenseful book where I didn't know what to expect with each page turn. I enjoyed the dual timelines/mysteries and trying to figure out what happened.

Read if you like:
• Mysteries
• College Games
• Dual Timeline
• Secrets

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for this Advanced Release copy. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

You Belong Here by Megan Miranda is a gripping read. The suspense builds steadily throughout, and the mysterious undertones kept me wondering what would happen next. The inner monologue of the main character added depth to the story, and I found myself really connecting with her journey. This was my first book by Megan Miranda, and I was thoroughly impressed by her storytelling. I’m definitely looking forward to reading more of her books in the future. If you enjoy mysteries with a psychological twist, this one is definitely worth picking up!

Thank you so much to NetGalley for giving me a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Megan Miranda never disappoints! This is a slow-burn campus thriller that is spooky and chilling! Please read with the lights on!
The story is told in two timelines but with the same character, Beckett as a college student and later a mother. As a student she is woven into a traumatic event which leaves a shadow of guilt cast on her perhaps by association or her own involvement. Twenty years later her daughter Delilah starts college at the very same school and may be facing the remnants of the mystery of the previous tragedy. When Delilah goes missing Beckett fears the worst and must call upon those of the town who questioned her innocence all those years ago.
Needles to say this is a roller coaster of a mystery that makes Beckett question just how far she will go to protect her child! Once again Miranda tells a twisted tale not to be missed!

Another hit by Megan Miranda!
This book gripped me from the start and I couldn't put it down once I started it. Everyone who loves her books will want to read this one

Overall, I enjoyed You Belong Here by Megan Miranda. The setting was great, and the story was very atmospheric. There was something missing for me though that I can't quite pinpoint. I do recommend giving this one a try if you like Miranda's previous books.

Beckett left home and college her senior year for a semester abroad after during, what should have been nothing more than a prank, her roommate did some terrible. She's avoided returning home as much as possible over the years, but now her daughter Delilah is enrolled in the same school, and she's back to drop off her daughter. Beckett returns home, but starts getting strange messages. Then her daughter calls in the middle of the night, but all Becket hears is the wind whistling before being abruptly cut off. And then nothing. Now she's forced to return because she knows something's happened to her daughter and no one seems to believe her. Somehow her past has caught up with her and Delilah may be collateral damage.
There is just something special about Megan Miranda's thrillers. The premise of many of her books wouldn't pique my interest in the least by most other authors, but with Miranda I know I'm in for a complex and spectacularly plotted out story. Knowing how good she is with the twists in her novels, I thought I had pegged the culprit very early on, but was wrong. However, later in the book, and way before a lot had come to the surface, I mostly figured out what was going on. But that's mainly because I really tried to read between the lines, and am just getting better at solving these kinds of mysteries. And none of that took away from the constant tension and exhilarating pace at which the tale motored along. This was up there amongst her best thrillers. 4.5 of 5 stars.

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Another hit by Megan Miranda!
This book gripped me from the start and I couldn't put it down. Definitely a great summer time thriller read.

I love Megan Miranda- she has a great way of sucking you in with suspense, details of places, and mysterious characters. This book would have been a 5 star read for me until about 65 percent into it, I was a little underwhelmed at the end but overall it was a quick read. I didn’t want to stop until I finished so I read it in one day!


3.75 rounded up

Beckett left her her hometown under a dark cloud. She had attended the university where her parents taught as professors. Her friend, Adalyn had set fire to a structure where two guys were killed, and Beckett was accused of helping her. As a result, Beckett was asked to leave the school. As a byproduct of everything, it was assumed that Adalyn was dead. So be went to London, and there she got pregnant with her daughter, Delilah. The father wanted no part of it so she came back and moved away from her parents. She declared she would never go back. In the meantime, Beckett had informed Delilah's father about her birth and he eventually moved from London to be near her. When Delilah turned 18, she decided to go to the university her mother had attended. Beckett's mother had convinced her to do so. She hadn't told her daughter about her past but everyone in town knew. At any rate, she drove her daughter to school. She stayed her parents house but they were packing up to go and do some work in Peru. Her mother didn't want her staying in the house. So she went back home.

Not long after Delilah started school Beckett got a call from her where she didn't say anything. Beckett was concerned and she called her back but got no answer. She tried to contact her several times to no avail. She decided to drive back up to see if she could find her daughter. When she got there, she phoned Trevor, Delilah's father, and he met her there. They stayed in her parents house. She was able to get the local police and the campus police to help her search for her daughter. The lead detective on the case was Detective Mayhew who had been the lead detective when the fire happened. Beckett knew he didn't like her.

While she was staying at her parents house, it was clear to her that someone had been there but she didn't know who. Eventually, Delilah showed up at the house and told her parents that she had been lost in the woods. She also said that she lost her telephone. Trevor had done a load of laundry and Beckett told him that she would put the laundry in the dumb waiter and send it up. When she looked in the dumb waiter shaft. She saw Delilah's phone at the bottom. It was at this point that she thought Adalyn was back because she knew where the key was for her parent's house. When Beckett first arrived at her parents house she went to where they hid the key and it was missing, so she had to climb in a window. Unfortunately, a woman's body had been found in the quarry and it turns out it was Adalyn.

Beckett had contacted her parents and let them know what had happened with Delilah and that she was staying in their house. So her father told her that her mother was coming. In the meantime, Beckett had searched the attic and found a duffel bag with $15,000 in it. When her mother arrived, Beckett told her about the money she found and told Adalyn had been killed. Her mother knew about the $15,000 and explained it all to Beckett. It seems that Adalyn had threatened to turn Beckett in and she was blackmailing her parents. They paid her off every month but when they went to Peru they decided they weren't going to pay her anymore.

One of the guys who was killed in the fire was named Chris. He had a girlfriend named Violet and Violet had gotten pregnant. When he was killed, Chris's parents sued and got a large amount of money which they gave to Violet and her son Bryce.

When Delilah told her parents about having been lost in the forest, she told them that someone was following her. Beckett had seen Bryce leave the forest and return to the campus, so she assumed he had been following Delilah. It didn't take long for Beckett to realize that Bryce was Chris's son and assumed he was out to get Delilah because of what had happened to his father and the fact that Beckett had been charged with helping Adalyn. When she went to talk to Violet about all of this, Violet got Bryce on the phone and he told his mother he had been on campus the whole time. Beckett knew that wasn't true and eventually she told Violet. Beckett feared for her daughter and wanted her to go back home with her, but Delilah refused.

Although I thought the characters could have been a little better developed, I really enjoyed this book and found it easy to follow the plot. The author bounced between the past and the present and I found this to be an effective strategy. Overall, job well done. I gave it five stars.