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# This Thing Between Us

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Review: A Candid Meditation on Loss that Dabbles in Weird Fiction - Gus Moreno's "This Thing Between Us" is a meditation on grief with a dash of weird, cosmic horror. The book follows Thiago, a young Mexican man whose wife, Vera, has just died in a freak accident. The time just before her death and especially after is punctuated with bizarre supernatural occurrences that might be related to an Alexa-like smart speaker they bought not too long ago. I won't give away any details of the plot, but stuff gets creepy and abstract when it's not achingly, poignantly melancholy. Moreno's writing is refreshingly candid, brought to life with specifics that aren't too obvious or too obscure but feel genuine, and Thiago's emotional continuum, which springs between devastating sadness, wistful longing, sardonic black humor, and bitterness, rings truer to real-life loss than nearly any other novel I've read. The book is written in the second person, as Thiago's thoughts caught on paper addressed to Vera, and though this choice isn't entirely necessary, it does add a more intimate, vulnerable edge to everything. "This Thing Between Us" spends most of its time ruminating on grief, but the brief detours into horror are pretty horrific and gruesome, and pretty opaque. Moreno doesn't expend much energy trying to explain the forces at work against Thiago, which apparently pissed off plenty of Goodreads members, but I had no issues at all with all the vagueness. There are dashes of Mexican folklore, witchery, Lovecraftian evils beyond human comprehension, the demons our minds create when we're subjected to extreme circumstances, and various other nefarious elements. And it's partially set in a snowy cabin in the woods, a setting that always sucks me right in. Moreno takes a lot of inspiration from Stephen King and there are very direct homages to his work here. Moreno's writing is relatively terse yet poetic, and so much of his phrasing works so well. It's one of those novels with writing that feels simultaneously very fresh and very readable; you won't get tangled up in complex wordsmithing but you'll find yourself taking mental note of at least a few sentences on each page. It isn't a perfect book -- it feels fairly underdeveloped in spots and some events occur just a little too rapidly -- but it was a wonderful read anyway.
Review: Heartbreaking and haunting - Moreno’s way of describing grief ripped me open and made me ache. Talk about invoking emotion. I’ve often fixated on intrusive thoughts of losing the love of my life, my fiancé, but to read about the man being affected did something entirely different to my heart. It is how I hope I’d be missed. His descriptions of hair stuck in clothing and the kiss goodnight even when fighting was so personal to me, to us, that it just wrecked me. The involvement of his culture was so authentic and done with both a slight resentment and deep respect. Damn you Moreno! Thank you for the tears, as contradictory as that sounds.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #13,393 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #245 in Psychological Fiction (Books) #462 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) #1,014 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (4,605) |
| Dimensions  | 5 x 0.7 x 7.5 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0374539235 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0374539238 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 272 pages |
| Publication date  | October 12, 2021 |
| Publisher  | FSG Adult |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Candid Meditation on Loss that Dabbles in Weird Fiction
*by J***G on June 26, 2023*

Gus Moreno's "This Thing Between Us" is a meditation on grief with a dash of weird, cosmic horror. The book follows Thiago, a young Mexican man whose wife, Vera, has just died in a freak accident. The time just before her death and especially after is punctuated with bizarre supernatural occurrences that might be related to an Alexa-like smart speaker they bought not too long ago. I won't give away any details of the plot, but stuff gets creepy and abstract when it's not achingly, poignantly melancholy. Moreno's writing is refreshingly candid, brought to life with specifics that aren't too obvious or too obscure but feel genuine, and Thiago's emotional continuum, which springs between devastating sadness, wistful longing, sardonic black humor, and bitterness, rings truer to real-life loss than nearly any other novel I've read. The book is written in the second person, as Thiago's thoughts caught on paper addressed to Vera, and though this choice isn't entirely necessary, it does add a more intimate, vulnerable edge to everything. "This Thing Between Us" spends most of its time ruminating on grief, but the brief detours into horror are pretty horrific and gruesome, and pretty opaque. Moreno doesn't expend much energy trying to explain the forces at work against Thiago, which apparently pissed off plenty of Goodreads members, but I had no issues at all with all the vagueness. There are dashes of Mexican folklore, witchery, Lovecraftian evils beyond human comprehension, the demons our minds create when we're subjected to extreme circumstances, and various other nefarious elements. And it's partially set in a snowy cabin in the woods, a setting that always sucks me right in. Moreno takes a lot of inspiration from Stephen King and there are very direct homages to his work here. Moreno's writing is relatively terse yet poetic, and so much of his phrasing works so well. It's one of those novels with writing that feels simultaneously very fresh and very readable; you won't get tangled up in complex wordsmithing but you'll find yourself taking mental note of at least a few sentences on each page. It isn't a perfect book -- it feels fairly underdeveloped in spots and some events occur just a little too rapidly -- but it was a wonderful read anyway.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartbreaking and haunting
*by K***R on September 1, 2025*

Moreno’s way of describing grief ripped me open and made me ache. Talk about invoking emotion. I’ve often fixated on intrusive thoughts of losing the love of my life, my fiancé, but to read about the man being affected did something entirely different to my heart. It is how I hope I’d be missed. His descriptions of hair stuck in clothing and the kiss goodnight even when fighting was so personal to me, to us, that it just wrecked me. The involvement of his culture was so authentic and done with both a slight resentment and deep respect. Damn you Moreno! Thank you for the tears, as contradictory as that sounds.

### ⭐⭐⭐ A Bit Overboard with the Grieving
*by C***Y on May 28, 2025*

While I understand what the author was going for with this story, I feel the first third of the book could have either been condensed down dramatically or focused more on the odder aspects. As such, it was a bit hard to keep going until nearly half way through when things finally started to pick up in terms of pacing. That said, it isn't a terrible story, just feels a little lazy starting off. I do enjoy looking back and connecting dots but it's marred by the long bouts of grieving that felt overdone. While the ending was a bit lackluster as well, it was still interesting. If you got the time and not too much else on your plate, give it a start and see if you want to stick with it. It is worth pushing through though don't expect a big outcome.

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