Interesting story

Good story but the writing was very flowery. I just found that the metaphors in every single description were a bit much.

I didn’t love the narration but upon reflection it was a good choice for the lead character.

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Hope

Oh my gosh . I really enjoyed this book holy moly I feel like there could be a part two of this book

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Boring. Save your time and money.

Can’t believe how bad this book is. Incredibly bland and unrealistic story line. There were absolutely no surprises or unpredictable twists in the book. Don’t waste your time listening to this! Only gave it 2 stars because the narrator was great and made this book somewhat bearable.

Besties, travel and murder

This gripping story about two friends traveling is very intriguing. Since I have travelled and lived in different countries, I loved that most of the drama takes place when Emily and Kristen travel.

Creepy moments:

The backpacker storyline in Phnom Penh, Cambodia was creepy for me. I just moved back home in June from living in Phnom Penh for 2 years. There are a lot of backpackers passing through and most hotels are strict about not letting you check-in without a passport. Emily’s story about getting a hotel where they were not strict on checking ID, could be possible. Kristen was creepy AF. She seemed obsessed with Emily and had an odd history of having people close to her die while growing up. It would have been interesting to see her POV here.

The “No! Don’t do it” moments:

Emily knew that something is off with Kristen, yet she constantly gives her chances. Like why go on a trip with her to Chile? Even after Emily knew she wanted to keep a distance between her and Kristen, she still kept giving in to going to meet Kristen... Alone!

Loves:

I do love the concept of friendship here and being one’s “ride or die.” I also like that this did not end up being some twisted love story between the two friends, although this thought did cross my mind. On a side note, I loved that the narrator Becca Tobin pronounces the “P” in Phom- this is how locals pronounce it.

What I would have loved:

I found much of the story to be focused on Emily’s thoughts and it was not as creepy or scary as I expected. There was no shock to me about how it ended. I would have liked to see a big twist at the end.

Did I read the same book as everyone else?

I was so excited to read We Were Never Here and was disappointed from beginning to end. The writing and narration were fine, but the story itself was boring, predictable, and slow-moving with zero twists or creativity. Did I miss something? Did I read the right book?? Please enlighten me.

Very good

This book had lots of suspenseful moments and always kept me guessing. The narrator did a great job!

Beach read and blackberry picking listening

I loved this book The suspenseful story held my attention and the traveling with a friend plot line was fun and made me reminisce for the good ol’ days.

Good summer thriller

I really loved this book and I liked the narrators performance. It has mixed reviews but I highly enjoyed reading about the friendship between Emily and Kristen. Starts off codependent and gets ominously creepier as the story goes on. It's unclear who is in the wrong: is Emily an unreliable narrator? Or is there something seriously wrong with Kristen?
Also got wanderlust vibes reading about their trips together (before things go wrong, of course).
This is definitely one of the better thrillers I have listened to in a long time.