Book #63 |
Book: We Used to Live Here | Author: Daniel Hurst | |
| Source: Free BookBub download Format: Kindle |
Pages: 274 | Duration: 08/01/25 – 08/01/25 (1 day) | |
| Rating: ★★★★☆ | Genres: fiction, mystery, thriller, horror, crime | ||
| 📕10-word summary: New homeowners discover — and make — dark secrets that get unearthed. 🖌6-word review: Good story, but the writing’s not-so-much. |
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| 💭Favorite quote: “All I know is that I’ve done some things right and some things wrong, and I’ll probably carry on that way until the day that I die.” | |||
| 🎓Some new-to-me words: lothario, OAPs | |||
| Description:* When the Burgess family move into their “forever” home, it seems like they are set for many happy years together at their new address. Steph and Grant, along with their children, Charlie and Amelia, settle into their new surroundings quickly. But then they receive an unexpected visit from a couple who claim to have lived in the house before. They wish to come in and have a look around for old time’s sake. Seeming pleasant and plausible, Steph invites them in. And that’s when things begin to change. It’s not long after the peculiar visit when the homeowners begin to find evidence of the past all around their new home as they redecorate. But it’s the discovery of a hidden wall containing several troubling messages that really sends Steph into a spin.*From goodreads.com’s synopsis. | |||
| Thoughts: Another book that I’ve had for a while, this one downloaded free in May of 2023, it was a quick read and a typical crime mystery. The story kept me interested, unravelling at a good clip. The writing was not great, and one thing that annoyed me (to no end, for some reason) is that the main guy in the story fools around with someone and after the second time, he starts referring to her as his “mistress.” It was an affair comprising 4-5 trysts. I’d probably recommend this book if someone asked me about it, but I certainly wouldn’t be out there touting it. | |||
See the rest of the books I’ve read in 2025 and previous years: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019.
