You Shouldn't Have Come Here

You Shouldn’t Have Come Here is told in alternating chapters between dual first-person narrators Grace and Calvin. Amid physical and emotional challenges, the narrators’ mutual attraction grows. However, the foreboding tone implies something malevolent will occur: Because Grace’s narration is fearful and reserved from the beginning, the reader naturally feels suspicious of Calvin. However, Calvin’s narration insists he would never harm her. Thus, the use of dual first-person narrators, especially unreliable narrators, forces readers to remain open to Calvin’s innocence and Grace’s inaction until he attacks her in Chapter 48. This attack reveals Grace as a fellow serial killer, with Chapter 52 introducing a third first-person narrator: Grace’s true self, Avery. Overall, Jeneva Rose uses narration to lull the reader into a false sense of security before subverting their expectations.