The Caretaker

Pros

• Parent context: How’s The Caretaker? I was one of the pariahs who loved We Used to Live Her. Reply: I loved it. It’s not as scary as We Used To Live Here, but it still has that same very creepy vibe to it. I loved the story and the chara...
• Marcus Kliewer - The Caretaker ... I've read a few new releases this year that I've enjoyed a good amount
• I have really enjoyed the following 2026 books: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
• The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer & Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer are my top 2.
• Just finished The Caretaker, that and We Used to Live Here were also good audiobooks.

Cons

• Would have been SO much better if the premise was more fully fleshed out. Just like his other books, I feel like the story just doesn’t provide enough information. But, all of that said, pretty freaking solid. 7.5/10 Spooky Mushrooms
• The Caretaker is even worse, a DNF for me.
• I felt the exact same I did with We Used To Live Here as I did with The Caretaker. He definitely has a consistent style. Neither made me ANGRY at the end, but I was disappointed.
• I'll admit, I was enjoying the book so much that I went ahead and ordered Marcus's next book "The Caretaker," planning to read it immediately after "We Used to Live Here." But after that ending, now I can't trust if he pulls the same cra...
• And his second book The Caretaker is somehow even more absurd and sloppy. I don’t get how people love his stuff