We Used to Live Here

A Novel

From an author “destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a haunting debut—soon to be a Netflix original movie—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit.

As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed his kids around. People pleaser to a fault, Eve lets them in.

As soon as the strangers enter their home, inexplicable things start happening, including the family’s youngest child going missing and a ghostly presence materializing in the basement. Even more weird, the family can’t seem to take the hint that their visit should be over. And when Charlie suddenly vanishes, Eve slowly loses her grip on reality. Something is terribly wrong with the house and with the visiting family—or is Eve just imagining things?

This unputdownable and spine-tingling novel “is like quicksand: the further you delve into its pages, the more immobilized you become by a spiral of terror. We Used to Live Here will haunt you even after you have finished it” (Agustina Bazterrica, author of Tender Is the Flesh).

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"Parker is the versatile primary narrator, effortlessly distinguishing the sizable cast of inhabitants at a remote Pacific Northwest haunted house—present, past, returned. Brill efficiently, skillfully interrupts Parker’s reveals with message board-esque outside voices that discuss, report, and analyze what might have really happened on Heritage Lane...With thrillingly ominous pacing, Parker expertly commands Eve’s growing desperation, Charlie’s exhausted impatience, Thomas’ cloying earnestness, and youngest Jenny’s sly precocity. The horror multiplies, electrifyingly balanced between Parker’s drama and Brill’s control." (Terry Hong)

Huh?

I really don’t know what happened. Too confusing and all over the place. The beeps at the end of chapters were awful and annoying. It’s an audiobook, not a tv show. I should only hear a persons voice, nothing else.

Not for me

I love a thriller. But This was just not what I was hoping it would be.

So creative!

I loved this book- the narrators are great and the story was eerie and creative!

Oh the twists and turns

Brilliant! The book keeps you guessing. It is worth the hype and I cannot wait to watch the movie.

Just eh.

I wanted to love this based on a review I heard but was disappointed. The performance was just okay and the storyline, although relatively interesting, fell completely flat at the end. Overall, would not recommend.