On the surface, The Apartment has a lot in common with Riley Sager's 2019 thriller Lock Every Door: a down-on-her-luck young woman needs a place to live, and is presented with a luxury apartment in a neighborhood she could never afford, with no strings attached! Well, hardly any. Ok, actually huge, disturbing strings attached, but the main character is so desperate that she is willing to overlook a creepy landlord who won’t allow friends in the unit, ever (Sager) or wants to install a security camera INSIDE her apartment (Slater).
I enjoyed both of these books, but The Apartment has a few minor annoyances that knocked it down to 3 stars. First, the main character, Freya, is a mother, so she is making these crazy decisions on behalf of herself and her five-year-old daughter, Skye. To Freya, it seems perfectly plausible that a stranger would approach her at a coffee shop where she is reading leasing fliers and offer her a beautiful apartment at a reduced rent, simply because she seems like “a good fit.” She is similarly unconcerned when the landlord pays all her moving expenses and helps her daughter get into a top school. Is she entitled, desperate, or just too gullible?
Her complete credulity continues when she befriends a local construction worker, a working class hero with a heart of gold, whose chief qualification to be Freya’s friend is that he discouraged another guy from whistling at her on the street. There is also an epistolary subplot, where we read journal entries about a doctor and young nurse in a decades-old experiment, that seems both random and spoiler-y.
Despite these narrative questions, I found The Apartment to be a thriller worth my time. The pacing is excellent, and Freya and Skye are likable characters. I wanted to know how their story ended, even if I didn’t truly believe in the threat of imminent danger, despite Freya’s best efforts to attract it.
Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

It was an amazing book, full of twists and really creepy. I couldn't stop reading, even at the end I was biting my nails waiting for the final revelation. Some things are a bit rushed but overall, I really enjoyed it.

This book started out slow and it took me awhile with all the back and forth, but I ended up loving it. I'm definitely glad a stuck with it, because I had no idea what was happening most of the time and it kept me on the edge of my seat. Thank you to Netgalley for the chance to read for an honest review.

A page turning thriller! This one sucks you in from the beginning and doesn't let go. It's a fun, quick read.
The ending wasn't too tough to figure out, but I didn't mind. I would recommend this one who just wants a fun, escape. It would make a good beach read!

Thanks Amazon Publishing, NetGalley & KL Slater for the digital ARC of this book!

Holy cow was this a fantastically twisty book! OMG! I couldn’t quite nail down how everyone was connected. The author did a great job and character building throughout. Once I finally got an idea of where the book was going (took me about 3/4 to start to piece together how it MIGHT go), I couldn’t stop reading. I had to finish it before I went to bed!

This book dives so much more into the psychology aspect than most psychological thrillers do. It’s definitely one I recommend picking up.

Freya is at her wits end. Her life is in pieces. He husband is dead & she badly needs somewhere for herself & her daughter Skye to live. When she meets Dr Marsden as he is pinning up an advert for a flat it seems heaven sent. The apartment in the luxurious Adder House seems too good to be true & she thinks that they have finally had a stroke of luck- but you know what they say about things that are too good to be true don't you. Before long strange things start to happen. The other tenants are a bit odd & things start happening to make Freya question her sanity. Alongside Freya's story is the account of a young woman & has allowed her son to be used for a scientific experiment many years ago.

This was a good page turner. There were places where suspension of belief became necessary but nevertheless it was a good read. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

I devoured The Apartment in a day! From the moment Freya and Skye move into the Addler building it feels like something sinister is about to happen! As I kept reading the suspense had me hooked and by the end of the book, I found out that everything I thought was going on, was way off and so much better!!!! The suspense due to the strange and scary residents had touches of Rosemary’s baby to it and that just made me to keep reading on and on. Once you pick this up, you won’t stop reading!!

This is a well written book, I liked the characters and was interested to see how the plot pannned out. On baalance I would say I enjoyed reading it. The downside for me was that the story was predictable from the start - not the detail of the plot, which is why the interest was maintained but it was always apparent where the story was going. I was as little dissatisfied with the ending which seemed to be somewhat rushed.

The Apartment is a strange and twisted story. I liked it but found it slow in places, then there is loads of action in the last chapter. I liked the main protagonists Freya and liked the intrigue that come from the different diary entries.
It's almost impossible to write about without giving anything away but I found it an interesting psychological drama.

Super hooky, make you stay up all night sort of read. The rushed ending disappointed me though, I'd have loved this section to be longer and tie up more loose ends.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC copy, all views my own.

I enjoyed this. I especially liked the way I was drawn into the emotional life of the main character. And the although you weren’t in the mind of her daughter, the connection between mother and child was strong and believable. I look forward to more novels by this writer.

3.5 stars. This book hooked me from the get go. I didn’t want to put the book down and read it much faster than I even realized I have the time for. Some of the different timelines and points of view confused me at first, but once I started figuring it out it was fine. The ending felt a little rushed together, but I still enjoyed the read!

Holy heck was this book amazing! If you like psychological thrillers I HIGHLY recommend this one! This one was published a few weeks ago so find it wherever you buy you books! You won’t regret it! Thank @netgalley @klslaterauthor and @amazonpublishing for the advanced copy!

*2.5 stars round up*
The first 50% of this book had me hooked, I was invested in the characters and desperately wanted to know what was going on with the tenants of the "apartment. I was sadly disappointed with the last 50% of the book, with no real plot development and a flop of an ending. I felt like the author had something going but ultimately rushed through the most pivotal sections.

Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for a chance to review this arc in exchange of an honest review.

Thank you Net Galley for a copy of this book. I loved the synopsis of the book and the cover reeled me right in - I’m a sucker for a good thriller and thought it would be a lot like Riley Sager’s Lock Every Door. The pacing was a little slower than I imagined and it began to feel like I’d never get to the middle of this story. The big twist was one that I wasn’t expecting but I somewhat feel like it was underwhelming. The plot was fragmented (was her foster care history and her marriage that important to the story?) but I know some people appreciate this type of thriller.

Thank you to the author, the publisher and enthralled for an ARC of this book for an honest review.

This book was easy to read, become a part of and it truly didn't end the way I thought it was going to. It did keep me on the edge of my seat and I truly enjoyed being able to relate to the characters and the story line itself.

I enjoyed this psychological thriller and the setting of the creepy, atmospheric Adder House Apartments. The one problem I had was it was soooo similar to Lock Every Door by Riley Sager.

The book also went a little off the rails for me too. It was so implausible.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of the book for an unbiased review.

This thriller kept me reading to the last page. Some of the warnings of danger were a bit obvious (c’mon, this isn’t just a creepy coincidence!), but the narrator was likeable and the mystery was interesting and the writing was great.
*What* was being done to the narrator was obvious but who was doing it (& why!) kept me guessing till the end. I was afraid it was going to be a bit more horror than it ended up being, which is a good thing (I can’t stand a book with harm to children, and this book only hinted at it.)

4 stars because it wasn’t ANAZING, but was a solid fun thriller.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Freya. and her young daughter, Skye find themselves without a place to settle down. Deceived by a cheating husband, who then died, Freya must sell their home and search for a new start.

At a coffee shop, she meets a man who offers an amazing apartment for a very low cost. Better yet, it's in an old mansion. Freya can't believe her luck, although the tenants there are all eerie or quirky.

Several times, we jump into the POV of an antagonist, and from this we know someone has been watching Freya and Skye, and knows quite a bit about them. We learn they are meant to be in Adder House but why?

There are also flashbacks to the early 1900's, and a mother and son's involvement in a cruel experiment testing out a child's reaction to fear. I felt like this was a weaker part of the story and could have been better incorporated.

Adder House has secrets, and is creepy for many reasons, all of which should have made Freya pack up and run after the first few occurrences. I enjoy a book with good introspection and this one did not disappoint. Perhaps in a few of the more fast-paced events, there could have been less.

I read this fast, wanting to know what was going on, who wanted them in Adder House, and why.

Others have said this, too: the ending was a bit rushed to wrap up all of the connections but overall, I enjoyed the book.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to review.
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I do not agree with the negative reviews. This book was good. I liked the twists in the book & I am not sure what questions people feel were unanswered. Some areas were no 100% closed out in detail but that was not neccessary. The plot was unique & kept you guessing & changing your mind about characters. Quick read.

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