This was such a chilling, atmospheric read! I loved the multiple POV's and how well each person set up the story. This kind of gave me Pet Sematary vibes a bit which I was living for. I breezed through this so quickly and couldn't believe how hard it was to put this down. I felt like Freddie and Emily were both equally sucky characters for constantly nitpicking each other, but I also loved the idea that the house was making them do this. A little bit of an Amityville vibe there which I also ate right up. Overall, I really enjoyed this and had more than enough jaw dropping moments! Thank you for my ALC!

Intense gritty creepy spooky and what i didn't expect on every turn and honestly idk if I was prepared for this book but thankyou for the nightmares

🏠📖🥀We Live Here🥀📖🏠

A domestic mystery thriller with gothic vibes.

I had bought this book before NetGalley approved me for the Audiobook, so when I surprisingly got approval, I immediately did an immersive read, and wow, this was good!

The characters are both kinda terrible people, and honestly, divorce is an option, but with that, we wouldn't have this story.

After a tragic accident where Emily was hospitalized and in a coma and suffering from post sepsis syndrome and the loss of her unborn child, her and her spouse, Freddy, move to a new house to start over and she starts seeing and hearing things.

This has/is

🩸Slow burn
🥀Secrets
🩸Double lives
🥀Domestic drama

The narrators were great, I enjoyed the multiple POV and the horror elements as well at the surprising twists. This is perfect for people who wanna dip their toe into horror.

I would love to thank NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for allowing me to listen to this outstanding thrill of a book!

In true Sarah fashion, she delivers another twisted tale with a bit of horror, thriller, supernatural, and a whole lot of head spinning.

This story follows Freddie and Emily. After a rough go from an accident, they’re hoping for a fresh start in their new home. Weird things are happening which makes us question if Emily is losing her mind or strange things are truly stirring within the house.

You’ll never guess the eery twists and turns of this book, and be ready to feel some frustration and shock towards the characters!

This is perfect for those who crave a gothic atmospheric dark paranormal thriller read. I found this one to be very character driven and slowly you get more of a bigger picture and realize what is happening. A sinister house with very strong Edgar Allan Poe vibes. The narrators, Helen Baxendale, and Jamie Glover narration captured the dark atmosphere very well. I felt like I was walking within the walls of Larkin Lodge alongside the characters. I loved the dark vibes the house gave!

A very special thanks to Netgalley + Macmillan Audio for the ALC.

I really enjoyed this book. It took me a few chapters to get into it- there were a lot of references to previous events that we have no idea about until later chapters, which I didn’t love, but once everything started intertwining I was hooked. Most of this book is told from the view point of Emily and her husband. There is also a few parts dedicated to the ravens living around the home, which was an interesting addition. I loved the twists throughout the book, especially the ending, and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a horror/thriller.

This was one of those books that sits with you—not because it’s packed with jump scares or high-speed action, but because it’s quietly eerie in all the right ways. It follows Emily and Freddie, a couple looking for a fresh start in the countryside after Emily nearly dies from sepsis. They move into Larkin Lodge, a beautiful house that’s definitely hiding something.

From the beginning, Emily feels like something is wrong with the place. Strange things happen—but only when she’s alone. And because of her recent illness and its side effects, no one believes her, not even Freddie. The rest of the story slowly builds around this question: Is Emily losing her mind, or is the house actually haunted?

This was a medium-paced read for me. The tension doesn't fully explode until the final chapters, but it simmers with dread. The gothic elements—an isolated house, creaking floors, cold rooms—are done well. You keep waiting for the moment when everything cracks open. And when it does? That final chapter absolutely delivered. It’s intense, emotional, and surprisingly dark.

One thing that was interesting were the chapters about the ravens—they were meant to mirror the couple, but they didn’t add much to the plot for me. Still, the core of the story, and Emily’s unraveling obsession with the truth, kept me hooked.

This book is less about ghosts and more about the ghosts we carry—our secrets, our doubts, and the things we don’t say out loud. If you like slow-burn haunted house stories with a psychological twist and an ending that punches hard, this one’s worth checking out. Creepy, emotional, and quietly unsettling. Home is where the heart is... or is it?

Many Thanks to @MacmillanAudio for my #gifted copy
. Emily and her husband Freddie move into a new home in the country. Atmospheric and eerie this house gives you the vibes of trouble but I couldn’t pin point what exactly. I love that feeling in books about haunted houses. That dread of the things that are happening to Emily pulls you more into the story. I was getting so frustrated for her, with the way she was being treated just because of her accident. The House of course was a creepy character all on its own. I had a great time with the escalation and fast road to the end! That ending!!!

Emily is out of the hospital and apparently moving to the country. Her husband Freddie thought it would help her recovery. And he found the real estate listing on her iPad, so he knew that she would love it. Larkin Lodge is a large country house in southern England is beautiful, and it will give them a chance to start again.

As soon as they move in to the house, Emily starts to notice things. There are noises coming from the room upstairs, where she can’t get to. The stairs are narrow, and her leg injury makes it very difficult to climb them. There is a foul odor from time to time. And when Freddie is there, he complains about a cold draft and always feels cold. He is still having to work in London for a couple of weeks, but when he makes it down to Larkin Lodge, he accuses Emily of opening the windows, even though she knows how cold he is. Emily had no memory of opening the window.

Emily had fallen off a cliff and broken her leg. While she was in the hospital, she had developed sepsis. As she recovers, her doctors warned her that the sepsis, while long gone, could still interfere with her mental acuity. Post-sepsis syndrome could cause fatigue, anxiety, sleeplessness, pain, and even PTSD. Emily tries to figure out if what she is experiencing is from her sepsis, or if she’s going crazy, or if there is something about the house that is haunting her.

And if that’s not enough for Emily to deal with, she is starting to think that Freddie is keeping secrets from her. And she knows that she has secrets from him.

As Emily starts to make some friends in the small village, she tries to ask questions about the history of Larkin Lodge. She meets a small book club, who gives her a collection of short stories from Edgar Allan Poe. She meets an actress who had lived there previously, who is not happy to see her and refuses to answer questions about the house. A local artist and his wife had lived there, but they say their time at the lodge was uneventful.

Emily doesn’t believe them. She is certain there is something going on in the house, and she’s determined to find it, no matter what the cost. Even if it costs her sanity. Even if it costs her life.

We Live Here Now is a twisty thriller from beloved writer Sarah Pinborough. It tells the story of a marriage where the couple are struggling together but also struggling as individuals, and about the secrets that could bind them together or tear them apart. Larkin Lodge acts as another character in this story, one with a history and an agenda, and learning what is really going on in that house is a true surprise.

For years, I have heard readers rave about Pinborough’s stories, and I read them, and I liked them, but I never felt the same affinity for her as other readers seemed to. I felt there was a little something missing, something I couldn’t put into words. But as I listened to We Live Here Now, I didn’t feel that same misgivings. Maybe I was just waiting for her to grow into the writer I thought she could be, the one I wanted her to be, and I think this time she nailed it. I loved this book, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes a book about possible haunted houses and definite haunted people.

I listened to the audio book of We Live Here Now, narrated by actors Helen Baxendale and Jamie Glover, with Pinborough herself lending a voice. The chapters alternate between Emily and Freddie, with an occasional chapter from a local raven, and these voices bring these characters to life masterfully. This is a complex story, with twists and secrets for days, and the narration brought all of it to life so beautifully.

A copy of the audio book for We Life Here Now was provided by Macmillan Audio through NetGalley, with many thanks, but the opinions are mine.

I unfortunately couldn't get into this one due to the narrators. They just did not click with me and I couldn't focus. Also, I did not know there were supernatural aspects in this one. I am not a fan of those. I had to DNF.

I enjoyed the atmospheric suspense of We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough, which kept me guessing from start to finish. The story skillfully blurs the line between the supernatural and psychological, leaving me unsure whether the characters were haunted by ghosts or their own unraveling minds—a twist that added to the intrigue, even if it was a bit confusing at times. The narration was engaging and brought the eerie setting to life. Overall, I give this book 3 out of 5 stars for its compelling premise and haunting ambiguity.

WE LIVE HERE NOW by @sarahpinboroughbooks was a unique and disturbing take on the haunted house story. Thank you to the author, @netgalley and the publisher, @macmillan.audio for the audio-ARC.

A haunted marriage; a new house to occupy their time and attempt a fresh start. This story starts out with a familiar trope, but it is not anything ordinary. This is a great one to go into knowing only that.

I am in awe of the incredible and uncanny mind of Sarah Pinborough. Her twists are always bangers for me because of the involuntary tingle of my spine at their reveal. The characters in this were messy and relatable, the atmosphere was chilly and the secrets were dark and deep. I was totally enthralled once I was about a third of the way through. BEHIND HER EYES by this author is one of my favorite thrillers and there is an excellent adaptation as well. I can't decide if I like this one better or not because they were both fantastic!

Highly recommended for a clever and dreadfully satisfying story.

We Live Here Now is a creepy, psychological horror novel where the house feels to be as much of a character as the people.

Emily and Freddie have recently moved in to get a fresh start with their marriage. Each has something to hide as they settle in to their new house and new life. Strange happenings begin to happen to Emily - is the house haunted? Is Freddie behind it? Is she seeing things?

I thought the pacing was good, and I could just feel the creepiness of the house. This was a good one to listen to..

We Live Here Now, a psychological horror/thriller, challenges perceptions of the house, marriage, and assumptions. The audiobook narration immerses you in the eerie atmosphere of Larkin Lodge, enhancing the story. The slow-burn, creepy, and tense ending is perfect. Highly recommend. I love haunted house stories!

Definitely not as good as the previous book I read by her. Some of the characters got a little muddled for me while listening. I thought the twist at the end was just meh. I did like the premise though and was hoping for more.

We Live Here Now was my first Sarah Pinborough, believe it or not!
Following a woman getting (literally) back on her feet after months in coma as a result of a near death experience, she and her husband move into a beautiful estate on the misty English moors. But the house that was meant to be a fresh beginning is more of a nightmare to Emily, who is constantly battling her mental health struggles as an aftereffect of septic shock and post-sepsis syndrome from her accident.
The house begins to smell rotten and books fall off the shelves. Words are written in dew on the mirror and windows open and close without the wind. Disembodied hands scratch on the floor above. Dead birds come back to life? Are these hauntings from a ghost or an unwell woman imagining things?
The relationship between Emily and her husband, Freddie, begins to sour as awfully as the horrible smell upstairs, but is it the reckoning of secrets, or a spectre?
This book was very intriguing; however, felt slightly mundane or unoriginal for the first half of the book. It wasn't until the last quarter where the reveals happened that really made this book special to me. Very clever and honestly somewhat emotional with a hint of humor.
Overall, I would rate this 3.75 stars.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for an ALC of this novel. Here are my thoughts!

Emily suffered from a serious injury, causing her and her husband to start over in London in a beautiful country house called Larkin Lodge. Weird things start happening in the house. Emily can’t figure out whether she’s imagining things due to PTSD-like symptoms from her injury recovery or if there is something very wrong with Larkin Lodge.

There’s nothing like listening to a spooky haunted house tale in the summer. I enjoyed the three perspectives, that of Emily, and her husband Freddie as well as a crow. The back and forth between Emily and Freddie allowed for me to piece together the mystery of their past as well as the house. The crow perspective was a unique way to show how the house affected the area, and not just those residing inside.

There were a lot of reveals that I wasn’t expecting. All of Emily and Freddie’s friends add an extra element to the story that pokes fun at what can happen with an overabundance of privilege and money. Also, what people are willing to do for love and image. It was very fun.

The ending made me so happy and gave me that haunted girl power moment that I so crave. I haven’t read many haunted house stories, but I really enjoyed this. It felt like something different, and the three narrators added to my enjoyment of the novel. I never mixed up who was who and found I was equally excited for all 3 perspectives, with the crow perspective adding a little unique something extra!

I listened to this as an audio book and felt like it was pretty good. It had a good mix of drama, suspense and thrill.

This book is mainly from the standpoint of Emily, who is married to Freddie and has recently moved into a new home. The home they moved into has some odd things happening, but only when Emily is around, and Emily is wanting to try to determine whats going on. Emily did have some medical issues going on so is wondering if that is causing the weird things to happen and she is just imagining things? Or, are they truly happening? And then Emily finds some diaries of past residents of the home, and boy do things start to get interesting after she knows more!

I feel like this could have used a whole lot more going on to keep readers more on their toes. There were a few twists and turns, but my thought would be to add a lot more twists and turns to keep a reader engaged a bit more.

3.5 stars. The only other Sarah Pinborough book I’ve read is Behind Her Eyes, and We Live Here Now shares some things in common with that book, even though the plots are vastly different. We Live Here Now is the story of a couple looking for a fresh start, so they move to a gorgeous old home in the English countryside called Larkin Lodge. Emily and Freddie’s marriage was already on shaky ground after an accident that nearly killed Emily, but after their move, things worsen even further between them. Emily starts experiencing strange events when she is alone in the house – books fall from shelves, the floors creak in empty rooms, nails appear and then disappear in the floorboards – but Freddie doesn’t entirely trust her, given her ongoing medical fragility and mind-altering medication. Because Freddie is keeping secrets of his own…and so is Larkin Lodge.

We Live Here Now is a richly atmospheric book, with strong haunted house vibes that Pinborough utilizes to the fullest potential. The supernatural elements are creative and did take me by surprise, although, as with Behind Her Eyes, there was a bit of the deus ex machina about them. With both books, I had the sense that Pinborough developed the twist first, then went back and filled in the rest of the plot. That’s not an issue in and of itself, but in this book’s case, I felt like the plot didn’t do quite enough to get the book to the twist naturally, so the reveal kind of came out of nowhere for me. The pacing was uneven, and tightening up some of the slower, more meandering sections of the narrative would have helped resolve that.

The narrative toggles between Emily’s and Freddie’s perspectives, which I thought I was really going to enjoy, because it would allow me a glimpse into both of their viewpoints and the secrets they were keeping from each other. The problem is, both Emily and Freddie feel a bit one-dimensional, and I never developed a connection to or sympathy for either of them. A lot of the book focuses on the domestic suspense elements within their marriage, and if we’re going to do a deep dive into marital issues, I at least have to feel invested in the characters. The only character whose fate I felt invested in was the raven, IYKYK.

I listened to the audiobook read by Helen Baxendale and Jamie Glover, and it really immersed me in the world of the book and made the atmosphere all that much richer. We Live Here Now is so creative and interesting, and I’ll continue to read Pinborough’s books because I enjoy the way her mind works and the way she blends genres to produce something that feels entirely new and fresh. Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the complimentary listening opportunity.

Sarah Pinborough is so good at creating a setting and story that keeps you on the edge of your seat and surprises you with a unique twist. I love a good haunted house story and this one felt different enough to any I’ve read.

I'm sure almost everyone who is a fan of this genre has read a book or watched a show or movie that has the couple that moves into the haunted house. The wife, being home all of the time, starts hearing and seeing things but the husband doesn't believe her and says it's her imagination. And sometimes it's even framed to make the reader/viewer wonder along with him if the wife is going crazy or if all this is really happening. The “is it real or is it in her head” trope was done well in this book which I am very happy to say.

This book has a major theme of the difficulties and struggles in long term relationships and how people (and relationships) change over time. Add a paranormal aspect to that and you get this book. I enjoyed most of the characters and the characters I didn't enjoy were by design. I'm trying to be a bit vague as I think going in as blind as possible gives the best reading experience. It does have some health/injury themes as well so I recommend checking trigger warnings.

The narrator did a brilliant job of keeping me engaged and moving the story along. I felt that I connected more to the FMC when I was listening to the audiobook vs reading the ebook.

At times I thought the story went a bit slow but, overall, the experience was fun and some parts had me on the edge of my seat. I recommend this book for those that love thrillers and haunted house stories.