Home Is Where the Bodies Are
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Home Is Where the Bodies Are

Jeneva Rose2024
From New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage and You Shouldn’t Have Come Here comes a chilling family thriller about the (sometimes literal) skeletons in the closet. After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn’t been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before. While going through their parent’s belongings, the siblings stumble upon a collection of home videos and decide to revisit those happier memories. However, the nostalgia is cut short when one of the VHS tapes reveals a night back in 1999 that none of them have any recollection of. On screen, their father appears covered in blood. What follows is a dead body and a pact between their parents to get rid of it, before the video abruptly ends. Beth, Nicole, and Michael must now decide whether to leave the past in the past or uncover the dark secret their mother took to her grave.
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Kalista Dickson@kalistand
2.5 stars
Mar 2, 2025

I found the characters all sorta insufferable but the ending was good

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Naomi P@bloowind
3 stars
Feb 21, 2025

Halfway through the book, I suspected one character because of that one small action. It was easy to spot if you're familiar with how things work. But it was still a thrilling story because I wanted to know how and why it happened.

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Samantha @samkay90
4 stars
Dec 10, 2024

This had a few shocking twists

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Megan Christensen@megan_ani_reads
2 stars
Aug 27, 2024

called the plot twist from a MILE away

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Rodney Crawford@justrodneycrawford
4 stars
Aug 26, 2024

Really good! Did not see the twist coming until it happened!

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Mariah crawford@justmariahcrawford
4 stars
Aug 23, 2024

Have you ever been in the mood to watch a classic murder mystery movie without caring if you were actually shocked in the end? You really just wanted a simple classic murder mystery & you got exactly that? Thats how I felt with this book! I knew who it was 9 pages in but I didn’t care! I ate this book up & still got the twists & turns in the end I needed ♥️ This book gave me exactly what I needed.

+3
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Jazz@jbud24
3.5 stars
Aug 20, 2024

It was a good read. It kept me interested and wanting to know where it was going to go. Some of it was predictable towards the middle but still a good book!

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Brittany Fix@tomorrowlanding
4.5 stars
Aug 1, 2024

Great thriller! I couldn't put it down.

+2
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Amanda @asteil
4.5 stars
Jul 21, 2024

Great thriller!

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🥔@tati_be_reading333
4 stars
Jul 16, 2024

It’s a good book but it was a bit predictable towards the end. Also, EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE is annoying.

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Hannah Colbert@hcolbert
5 stars
Jun 29, 2024

First, I love Jeneva. She is someone I admire and I will always read everything she writes. I actually think this is her most well-written book. It's twisty but brings in-depth emotion that hasn't always been found in past books. There's a feel-good aspect of it despite being a murder book! Overall, I'll recommend it!

+2
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Des@mechaderay
4.5 stars
Jun 25, 2024

This was such a great redemption for me after my last Jeneva Rose book. I did end up guessing what happened early on in the book, but it was still a lot of fun to read. I really enjoyed the narration as well.

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saint @saintsdeath
3.5 stars
Jun 18, 2024

as a middle child, can i just say that i love you, nicole.

+4
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Jillian Roberts@jillianroberts
3.5 stars
Jun 4, 2024

I haaaaaate a predictable plot twist BUT I’m a sucker for a good thriller and ESPECIALLY a sucker for an estranged sibling story (idk why, I love my all siblings with my entire heart).

also loved how this book addressed grief and addiction and relationships. Fun time.

3.75/5

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Cheri McElroy@cherimac
4 stars
Jun 2, 2024

Beth, Nicole, and Michael gather to bury their mother. Their father disappeared seven years ago, and they have never had closure. And now, they find a VHS tape that makes it clear their parents covered up a crime.

This novel was an interesting thriller, but more than that, it was a story of families, addiction, grief, and the depths to which we will go for those we love.

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Shelby Brooks@shelby_brooks11
3.5 stars
May 22, 2024

Didn’t feel quite like the Jeneva Rose I know and love.

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Danielle Blandina@danibrook
3.5 stars
May 15, 2024

I enjoyed this book but it gets points off because I was able to guess the ending.

+2
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Sara wilke@sarawilke86
3 stars
Dec 30, 2024
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esme villanueva@esmevillanueva
4.5 stars
Oct 22, 2024
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Adisa Cabric@adisa1305
4.5 stars
Oct 17, 2024
+3
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Sarah J@sarahmae
4 stars
Sep 26, 2024
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Haritha R@haritha4may
4 stars
Sep 20, 2024
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Cass Paul@cannacass
3 stars
Sep 5, 2024
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Francesca Shoemaker@fshoemaker
3.5 stars
Aug 30, 2024
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