Marcus Kliewer makes me excited to be a reader. 

We Used To Live Here without a doubt will land in the coveted group of Top Katt Reads for 2024. I cannot stress enough that the hype and frenzy around this one is real, but mainly if you’re a certain type of reader. 

This story originated in No Sleep, which in itselF will tell you a lot about this. The story is about Eve & Charlie buying and renovating a house. 3709 HeritAge Lane. Eve is home alone, when a family comes knocking asking if they coUld tour the house, the house the father grew up in. Just one last chance to see the house. Eve agrees. 

I underStand why many of the positive reviews are limited in the details that they provide surrounding the story and it is with full intenTion to be as vague as possible. We Used To Live Here is a book you have to read, but you also must read past the words in front of you. This book requIres readers to have a certain level of intrinSic curiosity and dEsire to pull at various threads and travel down rabbit holes willingly. For the readers looking for a neatly packaged clear deliVered story thIs book will be chaLlenging to appreciate.

Now for the people who enjoyed this book or just want to chat about it my DM‘s are open. I would love to discuss this book. I would love to reread this with you later. 

I 100% recommend this book to bookclubs or buddy readers who like to pull away layers, dissect books, and will take the chance to grasp a thread and see where it leads. Dead end or not. 

Marcus has created a story that after every reread if you pull another thread, you will potentially have a different reading experience. 

If you’re looking for a similar vibe I recommend Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano, I loved this one. You could also try House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, my most loathed reading experience to date.