This book felt like "Rosemary's Baby" all over again! When Freya and her daughter Skye get an offer to move into an apartment that seems too good to be true ... it is! While the plot was predictable, it was very much an enjoyable read.

Thank you to the author, Amazon Publishing UK and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book! This review was also published on Goodreads.

I really enjoyed this book, about a woman and her young daughter who need to find somewhere to live, and by coincidence meet someone who is advertising for an apartment for minimal rent in their large grand London house. Obviously, all is not quite what it seems, and Freya ends up not knowing who to trust, nor what happened to the previous occupants of her apartment, if there were actually any. A great book, where I felt I was losing my mind along with Freya. Highly recommended.

I thoroughly enjoyed this creepy but not too creepy book. It was just the right sort of read for a Quarantine - kept my attention, made me wonder what was going to happen, but didn't freak me out at all. Just sort of a slow burn psychological sinister!

Four creepy little stars!

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for a galley edition of the book for an honest review!

An exciting thriller with a psychological twist. Keeps your interest from beginning to end.
Freya and her daughter, Skye are looking for an apartment she can afford after having to sell her home. While looking at apartment ads posted in a coffee shop she is approached by an elderly gentleman who offers her an apartment too good to refuse. After moving in to this grande house with its strange occupants , strange things begin happening to Freya and she is fearful for her mental health.. Freya and her daughter are befriended by one of the other residents , the only one that does not give her shivers.
Freya learns that another woman and her daughter lived in the house as well and committed Suicide.but this is denied by the other occupants.
She begins to investigate the other woman and then her apartment, with the help of a local construction worker. She finds that she is being mointered,, her daughter who was left with the neighbor who befriended her is missing.
We then see how Freya and her daughter are connected to Dr. Watson's contiversal behavioral experiment many years ago.
I received this book for from NetGalley in exchange for a review.
It is a book that you do not want to put down.

This was a pretty darn good thriller with a heck of a lot of twists, turns, thrill and suspense. Amy and Matt are 2 weeks away from their wedding and Amy is warned in the street by a stranger that she is in danger. Matt appears to have disappeared! She learns Matt is hiding some secrets, but she has some of her own as well. The story is told in Amy and Jess' (her daughter) point of view.

This thriller is about a struggling single mother who gets an opportunity to live in "a shockingly affordable flat in a fashionable area of London." And as the lesson goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I liked that the story was a fast-paced page turner, but I found the whole thing to be a little unbelievable. I figured out whodunit pretty early on as well.
(Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book. The Apartment was just released on April 28, 2020.)

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC.
Unfortunately, I read only 5 chapters and the storyline was rediculous. Too good to be true to have a place to live for free. Freya does nothing to check into this Dr. Marsden.

This book was just plain creepy from the get-go! A single mom with financial problems is approached, apparently "randomly", by a man who has an apartment to rent cheap. When she takes her little girl, Skye, to have a look, she finds it's a beautiful manor that has been divided into apartments. The only drawback seems to be that the other tenants appear to be quite "weird". When I read at one point, "It seems too good to be true", I thought to myself, "Hello!"

You'll have to read it for yourself to find out if I was right.

My thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing for a copy of “The Apartment “ for an honest review.

From enjoying previous books by K L Slater I knew that I was in for a good read .
It was a perfect psychological thriller, and even though I guessed elements of the story I found the book hard to put down.I love her style of writing and it was an ideal piece of escapism.
Definitely recommend

This was a pretty darn good book! I didn’t see the twist coming after a slow build of the story. Once it came, I felt like the book was almost over. I would’ve liked to have a little more to fully flesh the story out after the twist; it seemed rushed, The characters were great and very realistic, and the writing was very well done. I definitely like this author’s work, I would happily read them again. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for my free ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

3.5/5

Freya Miller is approached by a mysterious stranger at her local Starbucks with an offer she can't refuse. Put her terrible past behind her, and start fresh in a new apartment with her daughter Skye at 1/3 the price of its usual rent. Pretty quickly strange happenings begin occurring though: Skye thinks she sees people, Freya hears noises, and the neighbors aren't exactly normal. Freya swiftly learns the apartment of her dreams might actually be the stuff of her nightmares.

A fast paced thriller that explores the depths of desperate optimism and fear I devoured this read. The characters of Freya and Skye are incredibly likable and you root for them throughout. Their deep and troubled background keeps you guessing with lots of twists and turns. Slater clearly spent a lot of time creating fully realized characters to place in the world.

However I did have a few issues with the book. There are several subplots that seem like they are just thrown into the pot for no reason. The ending also felt a bit rushed, but the main issue I had with the book were the character's reaction to the situations occurring. You know the saying when life hands you lemons you make lemonade? Well when life hands you a rent controlled apartment you make excuses apparently, which is what Freya does. Throughout the book Freya must make decisions that simply do not make sense to advance the story which can be a bit maddening at times since the character's backgrounds are so painstakingly crafted.

Overall if you're a fan of thrillers with a psychological bent this is right up your alley. It's also an extremely fun and breezy read that I would recommend for a late night thrill. Very similar to Ruth Ware and Gillian Flynn style mysteries. Special thanks to NetGalley, Amazon Publishing UK, and K.L. Slater for my copy!

If you like really creepy psychological thrillers, "The Apartment" is the book for you. Freya and her daughter Skye are in desperate need of housing after her husband left them for her best friend and then died, leaving only a small insurance policy, which is going to run out before too many months have passed. A "chance" meeting in a coffee house with Dr. Michael Marsden results in an offer to rent, at a much reduced rate, the top floor apartment of Adder House, which he owns; an apartment she could not possibly afford at market value. After seeing Adder House and the apartment, Freya accepts Mr. Marsden's offer, taking it as a sign that her luck has changed. However, Adder House is not what it seems, with Mr. and Mrs. Marsden's behavior overly generous and at times overly controlling, other tenants that are strange, and a variety of strange happenings. The only seemingly "normal" tenant is Lily Brockley, an elderly woman who bonds with Skye over their mutual interest in birds. Freya has her concerns, but the Marsdens always have an explanation or change the subject when she tries to get more information; moreover, she is overwhelmed by issues involving her daughter and the strange things seemingly happening in her apartment.

Interspersed in the modern day story are passages from a journal in 1920 by a woman who works as a wet nurse at a hospital and has an infant child, Albert. She is pressured into letting Professor Watson, a pre-eminent psychologist, study her son, which involves a social conditioning experiment expanding on the work of Pavlov. There are also recordings from Professor Watson of the sessions with Little Albert and the results of the experiment. The reader gets the impression that something similar is happening to Freya and Skye, but it is unclear exactly who is the perpetrator. In the end, it turns out the situation is even more complex and twisted than the reader likely expects. Well worth the read.

I received a copy of the e-book via NetGalley in exchange for a review.

This book is the epitome of “when something sounds to good to be true it usually is.” Freya Miller, a recently widowed, single mother facing some financial difficulties jumps at an offer of an apartment in a upscale neighborhood of London. She brings with her some baggage in the form of anxiety and other metal issues which are only made worse by the living conditions she encounters at The Apartment. Coupled with her daughter, Skye’s, adjustment problems at her new school, Freya Miller’s life spins out of control. The author has done an excellent job of building suspense, giving the read a thrilling ride and delivering a surprising conclusion to this story.

After her husband's untimely passing, Freya Miller is now facing life as a single mother of a five-year-old girl. She has to sell her home to paid for their debts and now is in desperate need of a new cheap accomodation. (Un)Fortunately, enters Dr. Marsden who turns out has a really affordable new apartment for rent in the majestic Adder House. Rent won´t be a problem for this struggling single mother, when rent is established accordingly to your meager means.

Freya and her daughter Skye move to the apartment in Adder House, looking forward to start their new life and meet the other tenants, but strange things start to happen. First, the constant feeling of being watched, the weird noises and missing toys, then the strange behavior of the Adder House's residents everything keeps pilling up until Freya starts to doubt even her own mind.

This is a physchological thriller that you can read in one sitting, points for that. It has some spooky moments, but for me the start of the book gave to much away and the unease of each event didn't last enough for my taste. The ending left me wanting for more, almost didn't like some characters arcs resolutions.

This book was a quick read...not a lot of intense depth to it. It is a psychological thriller following a woman who has moved into a new apartment. Following the move strange things begin to happen. I easily guessed who the bad guy was. I felt like the story was a bit weak in some places, but was a pleasant and easy read if you don’t want anything real intense.

Things I’ve learned from reading #suspensebooks : If the apartment seems too good to be true - probably best to avoid it entirely 🙈

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I don’t want to give away too much, but I will say that I loved this one and finished it in one night - the main plot premise was somewhat typical, but the underlying theme of scientific experiments and the cruelty of the living beings we use to test our theories was really compelling and gave this an added, deeper boost in terms of your typical suspense/thriller

This book was a super fast and engaging read. I felt like the characters could be developed a little more, but come on, is that what you are really looking for in a thriller? I would have liked more answers to the ex-husband's death for sure. Overall, an enjoyable book.

After the loss of her husband, Freya Miller needs a new start for her and her daughter. While browsing ads for apartments in a coffee shop, Freya meets Dr. Marsden who offers her an opportunity that is too good to be true. An apartment called Added House in a fashionable neighborhood in London. Freya can't believe her luck especially because Dr. Marsden is asking for way below what the apartment is worth, but after her and Skye move in, strange things start happening. Freya thinks maybe she's going crazy especially when furniture starts moving and she starts hearing weird noises and seeing strange things. Is it all in her head due to the stress of starting over or is there more to what goes on behind closed doors at Adder House?

I really enjoyed this book. It moved at a quick pace and held my interest the entire way through. One thing I find with a lot of mysteries is that I can figure them out early on, but I could not figure out what was going on at all in this book. The whole cast of characters was mysterious and I couldn't tell who was behind the strange things happening in Freya's apartment. I liked Freya as the protagonist because she had her issues, but cared very much for her daughter and wanted to give her a better life. Although there were times she made me want to scream, I just wanted her and Skye to be okay.

There were some chapters of this book which flashback to a psychologist doing experiments on a young child. Throughout the book I could not figure out what they had to do with Freya and Skye. It does come together at the end, but in my opinion they made the book feel a little disjointed. Also, the ending of the book moved very quickly so make sure you pay extra careful attention or you could get confused. I wish the Epilogue had been longer, but overall I would recommend this book to mystery readers.

Thank you NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I wasn't sure what to expect of this book as have never read anything from this author but I was very pleasantly surprised.
Right from the start , there was a very creepy feel about Adder House and that atmosphere was built up and up.
Really did enjoy it, and looking forward to reading more books from this author.

This was a quick read that I finished in less than 24 hours. I keep seeing comparisons to Lock Every Door by Riley Sager, which it did remind me of, but Sager's title is much more fleshed out. Sometimes the trouble with shorter books is that they leave much to be desired. I wish I knew how the husband died, as it featured prominently in the story. I wish Freya's childhood had been explored a little more. The climax in general was abrupt and then concluded. Overall I enjoyed the story and wish there had been more to read. I hardly ever think a book is too short, so that's saying a lot.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and publisher for providing an advanced reading copy.