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We Used to Live Here

By: Marcus Kliewer
Narrated by: Corey Brill, Jeremy Carlisle Parker
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You let them back in.
You shouldn't have...

Young couple Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they got on an old house deep in the mountains. One day, a man knocks on the door. He says he lived there years before and asks if he can show his family around.

As soon as they enter, strange things start to happen, and Eve is desperate for them to leave and never come back. But they can’t – or won’t – take the hint that they are no longer welcome.

Then, Charlie vanishes, and Eve begins to lose her grip on reality. She’s convinced there’s something terribly wrong with the house and its past inhabitants . . . or is it all in her head?

The Turn of the Key meets Parasite in this gripping, eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit – soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively – that will keep you up into the early hours. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Leave the World Behind.


©2024 Marcus Kliewer (P)2024 Penguin Audio Domestic Thrillers Literature & Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary
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I read reviews saying it was really scary and I'm not a horror reader (just having a break from YA, fantasy and emo, it was getting a bit same-same). it was a good chance of pace for me but I would say it's more like a mystery, it's not really scary. it ended before anything actually happened. there were a few inconsistencies about who/what is actually the thing to be feared. is it the house? is it the man? his sister? nothing was really clear enough to be an object of horror. I enjoyed it as a psych mystery though. if that's even a genre, I don't know!

it was ok

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While I enjoyed this book, there were too many loose threads and a couple of inconsistencies for me to give it more than 3 stars.
The story definitely draws you in, and at no point did I want to stop listening....it just didn't tie together well at the end.
I'm a reader that likes answers while the ending of this book is very open to interpretation

This is a hard one to review

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Absolutely and utterly terrifying. As a horror buff, this is one of the most interesting and shattering novels I've encountered in a long time.

We Used To Live Here

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It took me a long time to find a well written, adult rated original horror and this is it, and it’s perfectly suited to audiobook.
Creepy as hell! A quiet, but staggering supernatural horror.
Great narrator.

One of the best horror books I’ve ever listed to

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Wasn’t keen on the narrator but the story was good - but a bit confusing. Definitely a few things left unanswered… multiple theories can be made for it by the reader…

Creepy but okay

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I had to listen to this during the day because it spooked me out too much to listen to it at night.

Creep factor

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the twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat. the ending has left me wanting more.

an amazing and unpredictable story

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It just took too long to get to the point for me. The narrator is great, and I was interest to hear the story, but it just took too long to get to the point. I’m a few hours in, and so far the main character is creeped out by people who used to live in her house (visiting unannounced)…. But I still haven’t figured out if it’s the protagonists imagination and anxiety fuelling her fears.. or if there’s any basis to what she’s feeling. Not enough time in my life to keep listening to find out.

Dragged on for me…DNF

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the story line was brilliant the ending was disappointing I'm hoping it means there will be part 2

the twists

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I dislike that you can’t really stop and start this book.
I liked the weirdness of the story.

Confusion

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