We Used to Live Here: A Novel

This was a good book but it was a slow burner and to be honest it'll probably upset you lol. Not that it wasn't good, the people that "used to live there" will definitely get under your skin! 😤

WOAH. This book was deeply unsettling. It was not at all what I was expecting. This was definitely more horror than thriller if you ask me, with some sci fi/paranormal elements. I quite literally could not put this book down. I tore through it and now I’m left wanting more. After that ending… WE NEED A BOOK 2! I feel so disturbed by how it ended & I really want a resolution. Took off one star because I felt like the book was a mix up of a few different things? And maybe that was intentional but I felt like the plot was just a little bit disorganized. Overall though, it was extremely well written and entertaining!

This book has left me speechless. I loved the story, the author's writing style, the between chapter bits, the puzzles. I recently learned about liminal space and it scares the crap out of me, so this book being liminal space adjacent is amazing. My only complaint is I wish the ending was a little more developed/longer, but otherwise this book is incredible.

Do you like books that build up a lot of mystery and cause you to have all these questions and then end with most of them unresolved? If you enjoy the ambiguity where you can come up with your own theories, based on the limited information given, then you might enjoy this book.

It ramps things up and leads to nowhere. I personally just felt frustrated and disappointed. I don’t need everything tied up by a nice new ribbon but this felt like the book was unfinished or missing pages.

Also not really scary or creepy.

I loved it - kept me page turning - very creepy - I did like the ending. I had fun deciphering the morse code words throughout the book.