Review by chaptersofchase - We Live Here Now

A review by chaptersofchase
We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough

dark slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Sometimes the scariest part of a book is the people in it. 👻

Thank you, Macmillan Audio, for the gifted copy of We Live Here Now {partner}

Genre: Horror

Format: 🎧📖

Pub Date: 5.20.2025

Pages: 304

Star Rating: ☆☆☆

Apparently, “horror + creepy old houses” is becoming my 2025 reading theme… but unfortunately, this one missed the mark for me. 😬

We Live Here Now had a strong concept, but it didn’t deliver. The repetition made the story feel like it was stuck in a loop—same fights, same dialogue, same exhausting characters. I kept waiting for some growth, some depth, anything to hold onto… but no one brought it.

The characters? Insufferable. There was constant bickering, gaslighting, and just generally awful behavior—and not in a “juicy drama” way, more in a “why am I still listening to this?” kind of way.

And if I had to hear the FMC mention buying a pregnancy test one more time… 😵‍💫

Audiobook Review: ☆☆☆☆

Narrated by Helen Baxendale & Jamie Glover. The performance was solid, but even great narration couldn’t make me like these characters.

Read if you enjoy:

🗣️ Multiple POVs

👀 Atmospheric Details

🙄 Unlikable Characters

🐌 Slow Burn

🤨 Unreliable Narrators

The ending was the only truly unsettling thing about the book, and it gave me Skeleton Key (the horror movie with Kate Hudson) vibes.

A review by chaptersofchase We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough

A review by chaptersofchase
We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough