Review: You Belong Here

You Belong Here by Megan Miranda
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I've read and enjoyed books by Megan Miranda in the past, so I was excited for the chance to read this one. Unfortunately, this did not live up to my expectations. I'm used to the books by this author being a slow burn, starting slowly and developing into something I can hardly put down. But this book was extremely slow, not reaching the stage where I had to keep reading until nearly 3/4 of the way into the book. And at the finish, I still had a lot of unresolved questions; was the ending necessary, did all the characters even need to be part of the story, what was the consequence to some of the characters actions, and of course, what happens next in the life of the main characters. There is a short epilogue, but it really didn't give me the answers I needed.

That said, I think this would make a great selection for book clubs! There could be interesting discussions based on the questions I have above. And it would be helpful to get another reader's perspective. A good discussion often raises an 'ok' book to a good book!

Thanks to Scribner Book Club Leaders program for my copy of this book.

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