Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and St. Martin’s Press, #partner for the finished copy of You Did Nothing Wrong in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan Audio
Published: March 17, 2026
Summary:
A relentless, horror-inducing psychological suspense for fans of The Push and Baby Teeth by New York Times bestselling author CG Drews.
Single mother Elodie’s life has become a fairy tale. She’s met Bren, equal parts golden-retriever devoted and sinfully handsome. He’s whisked her and her autistic son, Jude, to the crumbling family house he’s renovating. She has a new husband, a new house, and a new baby on the way. Everything is perfect.
Then Jude claims he can hear voices in the walls. He says their renovations are “hurting” the house. Even Elodie can’t ignore it–something strange is going on. The question is, is it with the house, or with her son?
Then the one secret Elodie has been hiding is revealed, and no one is safe anymore.
A pulse-pounding, clever take on the haunted house novel, You Did Nothing Wrong examines the complexities of motherhood and the twisted bonds of family as it races to its shocking ending.
My thoughts:
When I saw this was being comped to Baby Teeth, I knew I had to grab it…that is still a book that haunts me! And now I can add this book to that list!
This book is so unsettling, getting more the deeper you get into the story. I loved how you are never quite sure who or what to believe, that there is suspicion at every step.
Pick this one up if you love:
🔨 Gothic horror meets haunted house stories
🥀 Family drama
🔨 Trauma-infused stories
🥀 Stories that are layered, where every detail, every reveal feels intentional
🔨 Characters on a downward spiral…or are they??
I’m intentionally being vague because this is one that is best to go into with as blind as possible. The only other thing I will say is the last third of the book is bonkers, like wtf just happened, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it…if you’ve read it, you know and if you haven’t, message me once you do!
Audio thoughts:
I listened to this because I saw Saskia Maarleveld was narrating it and she’s one of my favorites! She made an already unsettling story even more unsettling with her narration. It was perfection!!
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