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.*

A family recovering from a traumatic event move into a remote home where strange things begin to happen. I've enjoyed Sarah Pinborough's other books but this missed the mark for me. It is more of a supernatural horror than a psychological thriller, which isn't my favorite style. I also feel like there are an abundance of books with this same plotline (an evil house becoming a character and wreaking havoc). Just Like Home and Mexican Gothic are two that come to mind, but there are definitely other recent ones. The narrator did a good job of this. The story just wasn't appealing to me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron books for the ARC that I ended up reading on its release week.

For me, just a standard thriller! Not bad, not great! Audio was enjoyable!

4.25🌟

This was a fun book! I recommend going in blind, as I did. Once I saw the cover and the author's name, I had to request it. It's told in multi-POV, mainly from the views of husband Freddie and wife Emily. The story ends up being quite twisty, with both spouses doing things that surprise the reader. The ending was quite fitting as well.

The audiobook is narrated by Helen Baxandale, Jamie Glover, and the author. I always appreciate different narrators with multi-POV audiobooks. It just makes it easier to differentiate the characters. This style worked well in this instance. Helen and Jamie played their parts marvelously. Due to the British accents, I couldn't speed it up to my usual audiobook speed, but it was still an enjoyable listen. Friends fans might enjoy that Emily from that show narrates Emily in this book.

Recommended for fans of twisty mystery books with paranormal elements.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC.

Thank you Netgalley for this audio edition of We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough.

A big beautiful haunted house? A couple recovering from a medical trauma, looking for a new start? Yes please. Not a bad start.

I did enjoy this book, it's got a great atmospheric effect and would be perfect for a cool autumn evening. I didn't love the characters, and if anything lost me in this story, it would be that. I never really connected to them, so I really didn't connect to the story in general.

Emily and Freddie move to the country after Emily nearly dies in a hiking accident. Larkin Lodge, their new home, is a beautiful old place, but Emily feels something is wrong there. There is a horrible smell, drafts keep blowing through, and a nail continues to pop up in the floor. Unfortunately, one of the biproducts of Emily's illness during her hospital stay are hallucinations. And Freddie the lunkhead husband refuses to listen. (WHY do they always refuse to listen?!) Besides, he has his own problem he's been hiding...

At first we wonder whether the house haunted or is Emily losing her mind. But then Freddie starts to hear noises and forgets things he's done in the house. Perhaps Emily isn't crazy after all.

This is definitely one of those "everyone is horrible" books. All of the major and most of the minor characters were short on redeeming qualities - Emily, Freddie, their old friends and even their new friends. But if you can get past that, this was an unsettling, creepy tale that makes you wonder: how well do you know your spouse?

4 Stars

WE LIVE HERE NOW
Sarah Pinborough

I’m breaking up with thrillers.

WE LIVE HERE NOW was the final straw. I have several thrillers to read upcoming in the year and I’m not looking forward to any of them. I’m burnt out from these storylines and bored with the twists.

Every Thursday I have tried to post about an upcoming thriller. We are going to have to change things up and see what happens. If I’m bored with you it I assume you are.

For now, let’s talk about WE LIVE HERE NOW.

Emily moved to a place in the country. Her husband is full of concern, and care, secrets, and lies. He wants nothing more than for her to come back to herself.

As days turn to weeks. And months turn into a half year instead of getting more comfortable in her new living situation the opposite has happened. She hears noises at night, feels like she has company when she is alone, and is sure the house is haunted.

She will do anything and everything to get to the bottom of the mystery. Be it her sanity, her marriage, or her self. She will lose almost everything to find the truth.

I feel like Pinborough wrote this book in a vacuum. Unaware of everything that has been published in the last five years. If this book had come out five years ago, it would’ve been amazing.

However, as it is, it’s just one more disappointing thriller.

I gave WE LIVE HERE NOW three stars.

Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy!

WE LIVE HERE NOW…⭐⭐⭐

I am currently listening to this audiobook and there is a creepy, suspenseful, dark undercurrent to it that is totally addicting and totally Pinborough. Her regular readers will be all-in! I am going to be happy to recommend this one to readers of Riley Sager, Alice Feeney, and Darcy Coates - anyone who loves a tight character cast, unreliable narrator, mystery with paranormal elements, or a good English thriller. The special edition hardcover of this one is totally gorgeous too! Thanks for the audiobook ARC, #NetGalley!

I enjoyed the haunted house take on the story. It takes a twisty turn and thought it was enjoyable to read. It follows a married couple both harboring their own secrets. The atmosphere is creepy with supernatural events. Marital drama and kept you guessing up till the end. I did not see the ending coming! I would recommend you checking it out. Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this a lot. It was so weird and different from so many other things I've read. I had no idea where it was going but boy did it take me to a place I never saw coming at all!
I really love the writing of this book. The author is so good at telling a story. This book has to do with a house, murder, death, life, and an incredibly interesting way of making all of those things combine into one. I really don't want to tell you about the story because it'll ruin it for you.
I highly recommend this one if you like thrillers that add a bit of paranormal type things. This draws you in and doesn't let go.
I listened to the audio of this book, and it was fantastic. The narrators are great and really bring the story to life.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio and Flatiron Books | Pine & Cedar for gifting me an audio ARC of this creepy tale by Sarah Pinborough, made even better with the narration of Helen Baxendale, Jamie Glover, and the author. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!

After an accident nearly kills her, Emily and her husband, Freddie, move from London to a beautiful Dartmoor country house called Larkin Lodge. The house is gorgeous, striking—and to Emily, something about it feels deeply wrong. Fires go out, books fall from shelves, and she feels a presence in the third-floor room. Freddie doesn’t notice anything and insists that Emily is still recovering from postsepsis which can cause hallucinatory effects. But bizarre events keep happening.

Oh my goodness, best read this one with the lights on! There are creepy Gothic vibes happening, unreliable narrators, and suspense for miles that will keep you flipping the pages. I loved the different POVs and how everyone had secrets they were keeping. I could never have guessed that ending! The star narration team just added to this and I would recommend listening to the audiobook.