We have always lived in the castle is an eerily mysterious novel set in quiet, gossiping town. Two sisters called Merricat and Constance and their elderly uncle Julien, live a hermit-like existence in a secluded castle away from the townsfolk that despise them. That is until their duplicitous cousin Charles comes to visit with seemingly good intentions.

This book has a sense of the macabre that stems from its use of gothic imagery and its subtlety. There is also an underlying mystery involving the Blackwood family which unravelled in a suspense-ridden way. I also enjoyed the idiosyncratic characterisation such as uncle Julien's eccentricity. I was hoping for something less subtle and more eerie hence my rating, but an otherwise disquieting story.