🏡 Thank you Macmillon.Audio, NetGalley and SarahPinborough for the opportunity to review this advanced listener copy of We Live Here Now on audio.

✨This thriller has narration so on point it gave me chills. When a young couple moves into a remote countryside home, eerie sounds, unsettling smells and strange occurrences ensue. Are they side-effects from Emily’s recovery after a coma and sepsis, or is something more sinister at play?

🏡Jamie Glover (The Crown) and Helen Baxendle (Friends) bring this thriller filled with foreboding and secrets to life.

✨ The author’s ability to keep the reader or listener fully engaged and constantly questioning is spot on. I found myself examining every twist and my heart raced right alongside the characters.

🏡 If you are looking for a gripping thriller that might have you sleeping with a night light, Sarah Pinborough delivers! I recommend this book (especially the audio) without hesitation.

WE LIVE HERE NOW is clever, unique, creepy, and entertaining. The way Pinborough describes the house and sets the scene is pure perfection. She makes the house feel like a supporting character—it plays a huge role in the story. Shivers ran down my spine multiple times! Oh, and the conclusion and final chapter are pure gold! My jaw was on the floor and I was cackling! The author deserves an award for that ending, that’s for sure.

If you don’t have time to read this book now, don’t sweat it. I’d even recommend saving it for the fall. It’s the perfect book to read around the spooky season! If you love haunted houses and all things dark and eerie, then you will absolutely eat this book up.

READ THIS IF YOU ENJOY:

- Haunted houses
- A touch of horror
- Multiple POVs
- Domestic suspense
- Flawed/unlikable characters
- Atmospheric writing
- Short chapters
- Marriage issues
- Secrets, lies, and betrayal
- Paranormal elements
- Dark and twisty reads

I’ve read a handful of Pinborough’s books in the past, and this one is by far my very favorite. I had SO much fun listening to this audiobook. I was engaged and entertained the entire time. Highly recommend! 4.5/5 stars for WE LIVE HERE NOW!

⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3 stars)
We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough

I was really looking forward to this one—haunted house vibes, unreliable narrator, and that tense “do we trust what we’re seeing?” kind of story. There’s something deeply eerie about Larkin Lodge, and I loved the gothic setup and psychological layers.

Unfortunately, the story just didn’t hold my attention the way I’d hoped. While there were compelling moments and a few well-placed twists, the pacing made it a bit challenging to stay engaged. Emily and Freddy’s strained relationship added to the tension, but also made the emotional core of the story feel distant. Still, I could see what the book was going for, and I think some readers will really appreciate the slow unraveling.

The multicast narration was beautifully done—each voice added something unique, and that definitely helped bring the story to life. Even though this wasn’t a personal favorite, I’m glad I had the chance to listen and appreciate what it was trying to do.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this audiobook in advance!

Reading Journal Details
Book: We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
Format Read: Audiobook (~9 hours, 30 minutes long)
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)

Some Key Features
🏚️ Haunted house
🧟 Supernatural elements
😱 Eerie vibes
👫 Martial problems
🩹 Trauma recovery
👉 Multiple POVs

Quick Take Review
We Live Here Now is a truly haunting and spine-tingling take on haunted house stories, featuring a house so spooky it seems almost alive. Sarah Pinborough creates an immersive and gripping experience that's both creepy and incredibly engaging!

Full Review
This is such a captivating novel with a fresh twist on the haunted house trope. Author Sarah Pinborough masterfully crafted the narrative, making the house almost feel alive, like a character woven into the story. That creepy, supernatural vibe seeped through the entire story, keeping me both hooked and a little unsettled in the best way possible!

Pinborough's writing truly shines throughout the story. She handles multiple POVs with ease and builds both mystery and tension without ever losing narrative cohesion. It's impressive how all the pieces come together, wrapping up the story in a satisfying, well-paced way. The book's narration really adds depth and atmosphere, making the spooky tones even more immersive.

I honestly couldn't put this book down; it kept me glued from start to finish, so much so that I finished it in little over a day! It's the perfect amount of clever, creepy, and incredibly absorbing. We Live Here Now is an outstanding thriller packed with eerie, supernatural elements and a haunted house setting. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.

I'm not normally one for thrillers or mystery books, but the title caught my eye and the blurb said, 'hey this one, snag it.' So I did. This was also my first book by Sarah Pinborough and I found myself curious as her reviews overall seemed like people really enjoy her work.

I found it leaning far more on the mystery side of things than the horror, but the elements of horror were there. Haunted house, unclear motives from those around the protagonist, her being unsure what she was or was not imagining. This was definately a slow burn that kept you constantly asking, okay but why okay but what next okay but how and who, but moved along smoothly without getting boring.

It quickly turned into a game of Clue for me of who, what, why, and with what. I did figure out the who and why before the book revealed anything but the with what and how was a neat twist on a classic horror setup.

The side story of the ravens was also so cute while filling into the main story well.

Overall I can see why her readers love her work and plan on checking out a few more titles. The book is extremely well written.

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC.

Such a new and interesting take a haunted house story!!

I devoured this book! It was so creepy and eerie that I couldn’t read it at night 😂😂!

This one immediately grabbed me and kept me hanging on every word until the end!!!

Such a good creepy gothic read!!!

We live here now

Was drawn to this ARC because I loved Behind Her Eyes by this author. Emily moves into a distant lodge with her husband after an incident that led to her losing her unborn baby.

The house is amazing and it’s the perfect escape that Emily needs, except for it’s right away that something feels odd. All the haunted house vibes, falling books, creaky sounds, etc. No one else seems to notice, so is Emily going crazy!? Is the house really haunted and holding secrets ? Or is this just hallucinations from her post-sepsis condition.

Emily is convinced a murder happened in the house and spirals to find answers about what is going on. Meanwhile, she is trying to keep her own secrets in and Freddie, her husband, also has some secrets he’s wanting to hide.

Themes of infidelity, second chances, and love with a bit of haunted house / paranormal vibes. Honestly it took quite a turn at the end, I’m still processing… 3.5 stars rounded up.

Thanks for NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC in exchange for an honest review. Release date 6/5/25.

We Live Here Now is a fantastic horror novel that makes you wonder if there are specific places that are bad or bring out the worst in people. The story is told from multiple POVs and the audiobook has a cast of narrators to tell the story. There are nods to Edgar Allan Poe’s works and one of the characters is a raven. I loved the twists, especially towards the end. I highly recommend this audiobook! 🖤

Wow!! This book kept me reading AND guessing! So many plot twists- and an ending I did not predict!

The multiple POVs really bring this horror story to life. Each character is expertly narrated creating a deeply disturbing and enthralling tale. This novel is clever, as well as incredibly creepy. Its hard to describe the book without giving anything away, but this is one you won't be able to put down!

A fast paced thriller about a potentially haunted house?! Yes please! This was giving Edgar Allen Poe vibes and I ate it up. Emily recently had an accident that has left her with some PTSD. Emily and her husband, Freddie, are both keeping dark secrets from one another and move to a new house with hopes for a fresh start. Emily quickly begins hearing and feeling weird things within the house and Freddie insists that she not enter the third floor. Freddie doesn’t believe Emily and blame her feelings on her recent hospitalization. Emily is determined to figure out the mystery within the house and when she does you’ll be shocked to learn what happens next!

This book was such good spooky fun. I love a good haunted house story and this book absolutely delivered and then some. There were twists and turns, mysteries and drama, and it all felt so real. The side characters were fun but I especially loved the dual perspective of the 2 main characters. I was gasping at things constantly.

The resolution was satisfying and I cannot wait to recommend this to friends who enjoy spooky stories.

The audiobook narrators were great, especially in the last chapter. I want to seek out other audiobooks they've narrated, I enjoyed them so much.

Thank you Macmillan Audio and Netgalley for this audiobook ARC in exchange for my honest review.

WE LIVE HERE NOW was a just okay horror in the vein of and riding the popularity wave of WE USED TO LIVE HERE. It was interested, good enough for a 3 star, but nothing very special.

Well, this was a rollercoaster of a ride, and I was pretty hooked from the beginning. I will say the characters aren’t incredibly likeable and both are majorly flawed, but dang, the story was intriguing and well worth the read. Emily and Freddie are not a very good couple and there are many times I am curious as to why they have stuck it out together for so long.

Even before the story picks up, we learn Emily and Freddie both had their own personal issues and were arguing about quite a few things. There are moments where the couple seem to love each other, but they are few and far between the issues they truly seem to be facing. Emily has recently been released from the hospital and the move to the country seems to have been decided by Freddie after finding the house pinned on Emily’s computer. We soon learn she really didn’t want to move to such a remote location, but it’s done, and she will try to make the best of it.

The house has a menacing aura, especially the third-floor bedroom. Yet we don’t know if it’s all in Emily’s head or if the house really has a presence in it. Freddie doesn’t seem to notice anything and thinks the opened windows and chill in the air are either Emily’s doing or just the old house. We do learn some deep, dark secrets which makes this book very psychologically spooky. There’s more to the house than we anticipate and several of the characters “do what they have to do”. I was impressed and left pondering once the final pages played out.

While on holiday, Emily has a near fatal accident and ends up in a coma. Now that she is on the mend, she and her husband Freddie decide to leave London and buy a country home called Larkin Lodge. The two are optimistic, feeling this is the reset that they need for her health and their relationship. But not too soon after moving into the lodge, Emily starts to feel a strange presence. Doors slamming, books falling off off of shelves, and a strange odor of decay from the third floor bedroom. Freddie, however, appears not to notice these occurrences. Is her weakened mental health causing hallucinations? Even with these doubts, Emily is convinced that something very sinister may have happened here in the past, and begins to investigate the history of the lodge. This was such a great audiobook. I highly suggest this super creepy 5 star read!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the review copy.

Fell flat for me, The ghost story aspect didn't come organically as expected.

I absolutely love Sarah Pinborough and her latest, "We Live Here Now" had all the thrills and chills that I love! The narrator did a great job bringing this book to life.

🚨 haunted house and spooky story lovers, look no further! 🚨

Emily and Freddy move into a new (old) house following a serious accident that left Emily almost dead. As she’s recovering there is clear tension in the relationship, Freddy immediately strikes me as a POS human, but as we delve into both characters we see that both of them have secrets, however I will say Emily is a much more likeable character and it’s hard not to root for her after all she’s been through and the way Freddy is treating her present day.

Emily keeps experiencing strange things in the house that give her the impression the home is haunted. From books flying off the shelves in the library, to strange smells and windows slamming shut. Of course we have the classic trope of the husband not believing the wife and claiming she is hysterical and “just unwell” (rolls eyes - I do have to say this is my LEAST favourite trope, watching the husband gaslighting the wife into thinking she’s crazy when he should just believe her.. however in this situation I already didn’t like Freddy and was okay with him giving her more reasons to dislike him).

Don’t wait until spooky season to read this, I had a lot of fun and loved the way the events all escalated.

The audio narrators did a great job, my favourite was the one who portrayed Emily.

Thank you for the gifted copy!!

#ad much love for the ALC @macmillan.audio #partner

Oh how the married couple each have such secrets. And secrets do they ever have. Emily and Freddie have just moved into a new house. An old house that sits on a hill by itself. Strange things begin happening. But maybe it’s all in their heads. Or maybe not.


Emily has just survived months in a coma - sepsis, but still has lingering pain and a hard time getting around. Freddie has his own guilt and remorse. Both are hiding their own sins and hoping like hell the other doesn’t find out.

We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough is a twisted mystery that will grip you from the start. As the secrets slowly reveal themselves we learn this couple, and this house, aren’t just ordinary but spectacular.

Fully enjoyed this one!

Memorable:
Face like a withered walnut 😂🫣
Peck, peck, pecking 😂

With super short chapters, this is a quick and fun read. I listened to the audio while following along - and while I didn’t hate the narrator, she isn’t my favorite. But her voice grew on me and within a few chapters I adapted and enjoyed it.

Who has more secrets? The married couple or the house the married couple just moved into? It took me a few chapters to really be invested with the story and characters, but once I did I couldn’t put the book down.

Fab read.

4 hours and 28 minutes at 2x

Just enough spooky to keep you interested but not too spooky that it will keep you up at night. I never expected to rate a horror book five stars, but I was completely invested in these characters (including the house). PLUS, it is clearly The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe inspired, which I love!

Thank you Net Galley and Macmillan Audio for the free ALC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a stunning, multi-layered and unpredictable gothic horror/thriller. Through the multiple unreliable narrator POVs we are taken on a descent into a suffocating (in a good, necessary way) degradation of a marriage, a decline into madness and murder all set against a living and voracious gothic manor. The characters are complex and morally gray, and sometimes downright frustrating and unlikable, but you are engaged and drawn into their emotional strain, just as hungry for the next chapter as the house is for its next soul. Sarah Pinborough drives you through a masterful read/listen with unexpected twists and turns, and just when you think you’ve figured something out she hits you with another curve. Layers. Generations. Transcendent horror wreaking havoc on relationships. Definitely a book to recommend for any horror/ gothic horror/thriller book club.

A special thanks to Macmillian Audio for the ARC of the audiobook!

*This review is my true and honest opinion of the book.*