Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I'm always very happy about an ARC and being able to give it a review! <3

I was so excited when I got approved for this book — the blurb sounded absolutely amazing, and I knew I had to read it.

And honestly? It did not disappoint. The characters were really well-developed — not overdone, not undercooked, just the right amount to make you feel fully invested in their stories. I caught myself multiple times saying out loud, “WTF?!” or “What is wrong with him?” because wow, Freddie seriously gave me the creeps.

There were parts of the story that were genuinely spooky — I actually had to turn the lights on while reading, which doesn’t happen often! ^^

Unfortunately, the last 20% didn’t quite hit for me. It lost a bit of the momentum, so it’s a 4-star read instead of 5.

Still, I had such a great time with this book — probably the most fun I’ve had reading in a while. Highly recommend it!

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Creepy supernatural read

We Live Here Now is a chilling, slow-burn thriller that creeps under your skin and stays there. Some scenes are seriously unsettling, but they add a real, palpable sense of dread that ramps up the tension beautifully. Sarah Pinborough masterfully blurs the lines between psychological suspense and horror, weaving in just enough weirdness to keep you constantly second-guessing what’s real. Every time I thought I had a handle on the story, she twisted the narrative again, and each reveal felt perfectly timed to keep me hooked. It’s dark, uncomfortable at times, and refreshingly unpredictable, which is a massive plus for any psychological thriller fan. Highly recommend if you love your thrillers with a side of eerie unease and clever, layered plotting.

An unhappily married couple move to a historic house in the moors to recover after a terrible accident, only to find the house might be haunted. A fast-paced gothic thriller with a fresh take on the haunted house trope. Tense, atmospheric with a great blend of domestic suspense with horror, in the vein of Mexican Gothic. A fun read.

A psychological thriller with a paranormal element, this is a gripping read. It's spooky right from the beginning, when a couple named Emily and Freddie move from London to a creepy house in a small Devon town. They are hiding secrets from each other and Emily is recovering from a cliff-fall which led to sepsis. Something about the house brings out the worst in their characters. It seems to be haunted, with the couple blaming each other for inexplicable happenings. I won't spoil the twists, but if you enjoyed the direction taken in Behind Her Eyes and Insomnia then I'm sure you'll like this book too. The chapters from the raven's perspective didn't really work for me and I felt that the ghostly events could have been even spookier, but generally I was entertained by this novel and found the ending to be very memorable... haunting, even!

I am a huge fan of this author and was so excited to be accepted to read this.

I can honestly say wow what a story, it was so creepy and the ‘just one more page’ just kept paging lol I couldn’t put it down.

The dual POV was great, as was the storyline which I won’t go into or I might give something away accidentally.

I can’t wait for everyone to read this, the ending was brilliant as was the whole story leading up to the final conclusion.

Highly highly recommend

We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough

When Emily wakes from a coma following an accident that nearly kills her, she finds herself agreeing to move from London to the wild moors of Devon with her husband Freddie. A fresh start is exactly what their marriage needs.

As their car pulls up to Larkin Lodge, their dream country home, Emily's heart sinks. Outside, everything is covered in an icy gray mist. Inside, the air is filled with dust and abandonment..

I loved this book , reading the intro to it I knew this,would be right up my street , and,I wasn't wrong .
The author has wrote a p!it that is spooky , atmospheric and with the right amount of intrigue .
Whilst obviously set in modern times , it certainly had the Victorian heavy , creeping , gothic feel to it and I also felt an almost other worldiness about it .
Excellent.

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WHAAAAATTT!!
WOW, Just WOW!!

This is the first novel I have read by Sarah Pinborough and now, the rest of her books are on my tbr. This is such an original story and completely absorbing.

The story revolves around married couple Emily and Freddie, who have sold up their house in London and have moved to an old, country house on the edge of Dartmoor. This move was necessary after Emily had a devastating accident whilst on holiday with Freddie and their friends in Ibiza. The accident left Emily in a coma and Freddie wondering if his wife would ever return to him.

Emily is left alone in their lonely, sprawling new home whilst Freddie commutes to his London office. Alone and still recovering, Emily feels that all is not well in the house. Strange smells and sounds haunt her days and she starts to feel that the house is haunted. In a quest for answers, Emily starts to investigate the rooms in her home. But, are the answers that Emily craves going to haunt her further.

I can’t say anything more, for fear of giving it away but the story here is brilliantly original and completely unputdownable. I absolutely LOVED it and will continue to rave about this one for many moons 🌖 to come! Excellent! 👌🏻

I’d like to thank Orion Publishing Group, NetGalley and the author for the arc and the fantastic opportunity, in exchange for my honest feedback 😊

Book released on 5th June 2025

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Another brilliant storyline from Sarah Pinborough. Totally gripping and believable but chilling at the same time. Would certainly recommend this to fans of Sarah and to those new to her writing,

This was such a great balance of super creepy atmosphere and great storyline with lots of little twists along the way! I can’t say I liked either main character, but they were so well created that was kind of the point I think! First book in a very long time that I had to put down when it got dark!

Emily and Freddie have bought a house in the country. They’re getting a fresh start after Emily’s awful accident that left her in a coma. Or are they???

The house Larkin Lodge has secrets and is trying to tell Emily something. It is it just her memory playing tricks on her?

This was such an original plot and well written book I really enjoyed it.

Thank you for allowing me to read this early being such a huge Pinborough fan I squealed!!

What a book!! 😍

Sarah Pinborough is honestly the best for twists!! Super easy to read everything just hit!!

Throughout this book I did find myself confused at places but because I buddy read it with my bestie I was able to talk to her through things and it helped so much!!

Really excited for everyone to read this and hear everyone’s thoughts!!

This book is so creepy and so dark! Loved it. I think Sarah Pinborough just became an auto buy author for me. Love the mix of thriller with supernatural, relationship dynamics and just having no idea what's real.

Emily and Freddie have moved from London to a large house on Dartmoor after Emily had an accident which left her in a coma.

Her husband still works in London and Emily, with no friends close she feels alone and isolated.

She begins to feel afraid in her house and starts to feel that it is haunted in some way. As secrets start to show themselves the couple find themselves in some chaos.

This is a twisty twisty read and one that I did not expect to unravel the way it did. It is brilliant.

This author is a favourite of mine and this book did not disappoint. it's chilling

I love Sarah Pinborough’s twists on her books, her speculative almost supernatural twists keep me guessing. This was such a unique idea and while not perfect (the finding of the book was a little easy), it was great and I enjoyed myself a lot.

Y'all I wasn't ready for this book. I was not prepared!!!

I went into this one not sure what to expect. I've never read this author before so I wasn't sure what lay ahead within the pages of this book. Right off the bat something ominous lingers in the air. You just know that something is off yet you can't put your finger on it.

The main characters both have something to hide which amps up the suspense and mystery. The dual POVs kept me turning the pages. I was so anxious to find out what was really going on beneath the surface. The gothic horror feel of the book immediately pulled me in and the psychological aspect kept me there. I love an unreliable narrator.

As I read on things became even more intense and secrets started to come out that has my spine tingling with anticipation. I didn't just read this book, I absorbed it. When the truth of what was happening was revealed. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Did I not mention I was NOT prepared. Off all the things I imagined, THAT was not one of them. That ending was perfection! I couldn't have thought of a more unsettling ending. A masterpiece of a book!

Thank you to Netgalley, Orion Publishing and Sarah Pinborough for my eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

HOLY SH*T. What the hell did I just read? and more importantly how the hell do I review it without spoilers?

Fans of Sarah Pinborough and the incredible Behind Her Eyes with the tagline #WTFthatending should be getting very excited. Sarah’s new book WE LIVE HERE NOW is out next June 2025. I was lucky enough to read an early copy a few weeks ago. I still can’t work out how to write this review.

The story revolves around Emily and Freddie. They are a married couple who have moved from London into a huge country house on the edges of Dartmoor. Emily is recovering from an almost-tragic holiday accident which left her in a coma. The move is meant to help in her healing. However, Freddie still has to commute to London for work. This leaves Emily alone for days on end isolated and far from her friends and support network.

She’s struggling emotionally and physically since the accident and begins to see and hear strange things in the house. Convinced the house is haunted, she starts investigating it’s past and starts to uncover some really dark secrets.

That is ALL I am saying about the plot, but I will say this: Sarah Pinborough has a really vivid and disturbed imagination and in my opinion, WE LIVE HERE NOW is as equally brilliant as Behind Her Eyes.

Clever, spooky, amusing and absolutely UNPUTDOWNABLE, the queen of cross-genre WTF fiction has done it again,

5 HUGE STARS