JaymeO's Reviews > We Used to Live Here

“Don’t let them in!”

This was me screaming at the book. Alas, we wouldn’t have a horror novel without the gullible characters who make bad decisions with dire consequences!

Eve and Charlie receive an unbelievable deal on a house to flip in a great neighborhood. Once they begin renovations, Eve answers a knock on the front door. A couple and their three kids are standing on the stoop, the husband claims to have once lived in the house. Would she mind if he showed his family around for a 15 minute tour? Ignoring her better judgement, Eve agrees to let them in.

“No she didn’t!”

Once let in the house, the family does not leave. What happens from here is anyone’s guess. Seriously. I finished this book with so many unanswered questions! But, sometimes those are my favorite kinds of books.

I listened to the audiobook, which includes haunting music and beautifully captures the creepy atmosphere, sense of dread, and impending doom. I would say that I recommend this format, but in looking for answers to my questions from other reviewers, I found out that I missed MANY clues, simply because they only appear in the print version. I plan on reading the hard copy ASAP!

Did you love I’m Thinking of Ending Things or The Blair Witch Project? We Used to Live Here leaves you with the same determination to figure out what in the world you just read. The book will soon be made into a Netflix movie starring Blake Lively and I can’t wait to watch it!

Some reviewers claim this is the scariest book they have ever read. Personally, I was not frightened, but imagine it would be much scarier on the big screen!

4.5/5 stars rounded down for inability to decipher the clues in a coherent way