You Shouldn't Be Here FAQ
You Shouldn't Be Here FAQ
1. Is You Shouldn't Be Here YA or Adult?
You Shouldn’t Be Here is a mystery marketed for adults. Like I’ll Stop the World, it is a bit of a crossover title, since it features both teenage and adult characters; however, the primary main character of You Shouldn’t Be Here is an adult (23-year-old Madelyn Zhao, a first-year middle school chorus teacher). And personally, while I think older teens could certainly enjoy You Shouldn’t Be Here, I do think adults are more the target audience for this one.
2. Is there an audio version of You Shouldn't Be Here?
Yes! The audiobook version of You Shouldn’t Be Here, narrated by Christina Ho, is available for purchase on Libro.fm or Audible.
3. Does You Shouldn't Be Here include any potentially triggering content?
You Shouldn’t Be Here contains depictions of narcissistic abuse and manipulation, assault, misogyny, discussion of school shootings, gun violence, murder, and death.
To view a complete list of content warnings for You Shouldn't Be Here, please go here.
4. What sort of diversity and representation is in You Shouldn't Be Here?
Diversity is an important part of the world we live in, so it will always be an important part of my books.
There are two main POV characters in You Shouldn’t Be Here, Madelyn and Angie, and both are biracial-Chinese. Madelyn is half-Chinese and half-white; Angie is a quarter Chinese and 3/4 white. Madelyn also lives with clinical anxiety, for which she takes medication.
The book also prominently features characters of Mexican heritage, and one major white character identifies as a non-binary lesbian.
5. Is there a discussion guide for You Shouldn't Be Here?
Not yet, but I’m working on one. Stay tuned!
6. Will there be a sequel to You Shouldn't Be Here?
I guess such a thing is possible, but it’s not likely. I wrote You Shouldn’t Be Here as a standalone, and I think it wraps up pretty well by the end.
7. Will there be a movie version of You Shouldn't Be Here?
No idea, but that would be rad.