I love the writing style of the author, her easy reading, fast paced twists and turns keep you guessing. I couldn't wait to get to the end to find out.

This is the first K.L Slater book I have read, even though i thought I had read a few. So heres the thing did I love the apartment no did i hate it no.

The story begins with the second narrator who has seemed out Freya in a coffee shop offering her to move into an apartment at Adder House at a price that suits her. When Freya encounters Dr Marsdrn 'by chance' it all seems to good to be true as Freya is looking for somewhere to live after selling her home after the death of her husband. When Freya and her daughter skye move into the building things start to get a little wierd. Her neighbours all seem strange, except the lovely old lady Lily Brockley. Freya starts seeing things and hearing things. She is certain are true but she sounds mad. She asks her self near the begin of the novel if something sounds to good to be true it probably is. Never a truer phrase has beec spoken.

So hers the thing Freya is an idiot! I really can't find a more intellectual way to put it. As the lead character telling her story it all just sounds ridiculous. This is whwre I loose complete sympathy with the main character because I doubt many people would of first of all even moved in and secondarily if they did they wouldn't of stayed. To begin with I'm like that is a bit creepy but yeah could she be imagining things. But i didn't emphasis with Freys for very long.
Shes weak hung up on her cheating dead husband. She says she's putting Skye firsrt but it doesn't rsad that way. Her whole demeanor just annoyed me.

The secondary history storyline we get snippets of throughout the book are extremely interesting. Its clearly leading us to understand what is happening to freya honesfly I would of liked more!

Look the book is okay hasn't gripped me. The characters are just all unbelievable and that's what I struggled the most eith. I powered through and finished it. Even the omg plot twist wasn't as crazy as I would of like. I must admit though I found the concept interesting, maybe my interest in psychology.

This book falls under psychological thriller. If you are new to the genre I would recommend yo brek you in. Also if you like pheobe Morgan books this you might enjoy. This is my absolute favourite genre and I must say there qas something lacking. Its an average book which could be improved definately but is still a good read

Mark seems quite nice but again a fleeting rile in the story and yet he seems important i would of liked more there. I just don't know how i feel about thia book as jts sucha quick easy read but its lacking something to keep you gripped m, esp if physiological thrillers are your book of choice.

I give this 2.5 stars like i said very average enjoyable read but slow to the climax, i felt we went into the epilogue and i still needed more from the end scenes.

Thanks netgalley and Thomas and Mercer publishers for the ARC of this book. All opinions expressed in this review are mine and mine alone

Thank you to #NetGalley for providing #TheApartment to read for an honest review.

I haven't yet had the pleasure to read this author but have heard great things about the high quality of her thrillers. My anticipation for a great thriller was not well met, however. The premise of the story was solid and does make for a great creative story. However, hardly anything happened throughout the book. A few mildly, creepy things here and there, but a lot of time was spent on fluffy events that didn't contribute to the story. I felt like I was watching a Lifetime movie - OK but just not that creepy, scary or thrilling.

Based on other comments I've heard regarding this author, I will try to pick up another of her books at again to see if I can find that spark that others seem to have for this author.

Sadly to say I didnt care for this one. The ending wasnt exciting which I was hoping it to be. I was waiting through the whole story for something exciting to happen but nothing ever did. I pushed my way through it though and kept on reading. I guess I let my self get my hopes up for this one! Some may like it, who knows. Thanks for the opportunity to read this though!

I received this copy from NetGalley. The description drew me in. The story focused on a single mother and daughter looking for a new home and life, after the betrayal of her husband. She was given the amazing opportunity to live in a nice flat in a good part of town. Everything seemed too good to be true, until she started to notice something odd about her landlords. The story caught me from the beginning to end. I would have like the ending to go another way.With all the suspense I did feel there was something missing. Overall I did enjoy this book. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read it!

I received this as an ARC copy. I didn’t love it or hate it, it was okay. It’s a fast read. I didn’t care for any of the characters. The book had no climax for me. As they say, if it’s too good to be true, it is!

What a book! I love reading K.L. Slater books and have been looking forward to reading this for some time. It did not dissapoint. From start to finish I couldn't put it down. Great read!

Great story about Freya, a young mother who is looking for a new place to live with her five year old daughter, Skye. The offer of a lovely apartment in a very nice area of London, at a discounted price is too-good-to-be-true. What we find in The Apartment, is a wonderful group of characters that live in the Adder House: some nice, some odd and some down right creepy. Then strange things start happening. Reminded me a bit of Rosemary's Baby without all the evil going on. Lots of surprises in this book that kept me turning the pages. Great read. Thanks NetGalley.

The beginning of the novel was enjoyable. It hooked the reader and made you want to keep reading. Then you begin to realize if something sounds to good it probably is. There were so many plot holes left at the end. And the ending so unbelievable. Had really good premise just didn’t deliver. Thank you NetGalley for the arc.

Freya Miller has a five-year-old daughter, Skye, and they need security. Betrayed by her husband and losing her home is just about all she can bear. When she gets what seems like the perfect opportunity she jumps at it, without any clue as to what might happen to her and Skye.

She spies a flat that is easily affordable, Adder House, and ignores her nagging intuition moves in with Skye. Things are eerie from the very start. After all, it is pretty much her only chance at a place to live. The alternative is unthinkable. Imagine her fer and apprehension rising when things move or she has that sickening feeling that she is being watched. And so much more. A living nightmare has begun and Freya just might not have a way out.

This thrilling book by K. L. Slater loosely reminded me of Riley Sager's Lock Every Door. Just like in Sager's book, the building Freya lives in is mysterious, and the other tenants in the building are more than a bit creepy. Also, the protagonist in the other book found herself in grave danger and so did Freya in this book. The other similarity is that the apartment buildings are named. Sager's book it is The Bartholomew, and this book it is The Adder House.

Because I could not stop thinking of the other book I had a lot of difficulty when it came to writing this review, even though I read the other book well over a year ago! I must have put this review aside a half dozen times, and that is quite rare for me not to be able to compose a comprehensive review.

Nonetheless, Slater's book stands on its own merits. The requisite suspense, drama and danger are at every turn for Freya. There are the expected twists and turns and a decent conclusion. Having read other books by Slater, I have to say this one was my least favorite. Perhaps it is because the other book is stuck in my brain. Not sure.

Many thanks to Thomas & Mercer and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

Really well written with some great, interesting characters. The ending fizzled out a little for me but overall a great read

Decent plot and storyline.

Lagging dialogue.

All together a little on the boring side for my taste, but I do believe an older demographic may thoroughly enjoy.

This was a decent fast-paced psychological thriller. I'd been in a bit of a reading slump and I needed something like this to pull me out of it.

The chapters were short and left you asking questions so I found myself flying through this book, finishing it in one day. There were a few unanswered questions I had at the end leaving me with a couple of lingering thoughts, but overall the book was good. Some seemed a tad predictable but there were enough surprises to hold my interests as well.

I'd recommend this for someone who wants to read something in the vein of Lock Every Door by Riley Sager as this have me very similar vibes!

Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for this copy of The Apartment by K. L. Slater in exchange for an honest review. It published April 28, 2020
This is a decent psychological thriller that has short chapters and makes it easy to keep reading. Not necessarily the strongest story, but kept me interested from start to finish. Worth reading if you’re interested in non-gory thrillers and want an easier read.

Thank you Net Galley & Amazon Publishing UK for this book in exchange for an honest review.
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In a book like this; the time old adage of 'If it seems too good to be true, it is"
I mean DING DING DING!! The warning bells were going off like crazy. Each chapter had me yelling at Freya to just RUN. Clearly she didn't'; otherwise we wouldn't have this tantalizing tale to read.
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Freya is a new-ish single mother to 5 year old Skye. How she became single made me feel sad, upset, and slightly vindicated. He husband left her for what was at one point a friend to Freya; and then he died. Not really sure how he died, but one can have their assumptions. Well either way this helped put Freya in the perfect mind frame to be needing a fresh start somewhere. Especially a beautifully sought after apartment somewhere she knew she couldn't afford. A kindly looking man in a coffee shop offers Freya the prayer she didn't know she was asking. Minimum rent, all because she is the perfect fit for their building. 'The Adder House.'
Shortly after moving in odd occurrences start to happen. Freya is becoming more paranoid, and quite frankly unsure if she can trust her memory or anyone she knows how. As the story unravels what you think you know will be a bit different. To say the Adder house made you lose trust in everyone; including yourself would be an understatement.
What length would you go to help your child transition in life after losing a parent? What length would you go to protect the child? Skye is always at the front of Freya's mind, that is until she thinks she's starting to lose it.
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I haven't read any books by this author before, but I've always heard good things so I thought I'd give it a go. It was an okay psychological thriller, but not much more for me I'm afraid.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley.

Freya Miller and her daughter Skye are give the opportunity they needed at a time they most needed it, but it comes with a price.

I wasn't very drawn in to this book as I couldn't image how anyone could be so gullible and fail to ask any questions about a very important life decision. Freya did the research and asked the questions but only after moving in to the "to good to be true apartment".

I also couldn't understand withholding information from her kid, even if she is only 5. If she asks a question, give her a straight answer or you look bad later. You're not helping by deflecting, you just prolonging her anxiety.

The characters weren't likable, I just couldn't get in to this book.

Thanks to Netgalley , Thomas and Mercer publishing, and K.L. Slater for this ARC? I love a good psychological thriller. This one was good but it seem to take too long to get to the actual thriller part of the story. What was gonna happen to these characters. The ending was a little bit of a surprise even though I thought that this is going to turn somewhere in the story., this good character is going to turn to bad., which she did.
It was interesting when they had the connection of all the characters at the end. But I think this book could’ve been a little better and a little more thrilling have you gotten to the point maybe a little faster. For that reason 3 1/2 stars

I really loved this book. I thought I had it all figured out until the very end. There were parts of the book that were a little unrealistic. Some of the issues that happened with her daughter that I know most mothers would have handled differently. I have to say it was very suspenseful though and I did enjoy it!
Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this book and review it.

Honestly, I didn’t enjoy this book unfortunately. I really enjoyed the prologue but then found the main character to be a bit wet and damsely. The twist was unexpected but also a bit too far-fetched for my liking.