The Apartment is a quick read, less than 300 pages and I was able to devour this one in two sittings. I’ve never read any K.L. Slater but I’d seen so many of my fellow bookstagrammers talking about it, so I had to check it out.

This one has a lot of Lock Every Door by Riley Sager vibes, however they are completely different stories. I think it’s best to go into this one without knowing too much. All I will say is that if you have any background in psychology like I do, you probably will appreciate this story but also be able to see where it’s going. I know this is vague but I can’t share any more without giving away a major plot point.

This one starts off slow but picks up in the last half. While I enjoyed the ending and thought it was clever, I was hoping for something darker and more sinister. This story plays on something we all learn in Psychology 101 and it was interesting to see how something I learned about while studying my undergrad was executed in fiction.

I recommend The Apartment for those interested in psychological thrillers with a basis on real life history. Also for fans of Lock Every Door, you get similar vibes reading about this apartment building where things just seem off. Obviously Lock Every Door reigns supreme 🤷🏼‍♀️ but this is still an enjoyable read.

3.5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

I really enjoyed this book! The entire book has such a creepy vibe and it kept me totally on the edge of my seat! The writing was incredibly atmospheric....it definitely allowed me to put myself right into the story and feel the fear and anxiety that the main character was feeling.

The ending tied up a little too neatly in my opinion (in regard to how the characters connected, etc) and the main character definitely made some “WTH is she thinking” decisions, but other than that I absolutely loved the story!

Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!!

In The Apartment, struggling mother Freya Miller is coping with the loss of her husband and the loss of the house they shared together with their daughter, Skye. After meeting charismatic Dr. Marsden in a coffeeshop, he extends a lease offer to Freya for her and her daughter to move into Adder house at a price that is too good to refuse. Freya can’t believe her luck – but after they move into Adder house, strange occurrences make Freya question her good fortune. Hidden cameras, moving furniture, and inexplicable noises make Freya start questioning her sanity and her daughter’s safety.

This book was just okay for me. I felt that most of the characters were too flat. There was one character (Mark) that was introduced too late in the book and had a single, obvious sole purpose. Other characters served to scare Freya and mold back into the shadows. There were other tropes explored in the book such as the struggling single mother, the creepy house, and the suspicious landlord, but none of the tropes were presented in a way that was fresh and exciting.

However, I do read a lot of suspense novels and at this point, I’m hard to surprise and shock. I think this book would still be enjoyable for someone who isn’t a diehard fan of the genre and is looking for a nice, solid, suspense novel.

Wow what a book. Was a bit unsure to start with as they've been similar stories written, but had me gripped from the first page and not wanting it to end.
Was Freya simply in the right place at the right time? When something seems too good to be true it generally is!
This book is well written and would definitely recommend.

This was a great read! I enjoyed the quick pace of the story and felt that I fell into the world pretty quickly. It sometimes takes me a few chapters before I really get into the story - but not here! The story is captivating and makes you want to keep reading to figure out what is going on. I couldn’t put it down - and liked the ending too. I would definitely recommend!

I really enjoyed this book, great storyline, easy to read, and keeps you gripped, wanting to keep reading on. I finished this book in a very quick time for me, just showing how good a book it was.
Thoroughly recommend

This is a difficult twice to write as I didn’t love this book. It’s a psychological thriller so right up my street but I just didn’t quite buy the story and found the subject a bit unsettling. Freya is looking for somewhere new to live and finds somewhere to good to be true - and it is. But there’s so many alarm bells that I just didn’t quite buy that she’d have gone along with it. I know KL slater is so popular so it’s maybe just the style that’s not for me. If you’ve read it let me know your thoughts!

Freya is still reeling from the death of her husband and trying to help her 5-year-old daughter, Skye, accept their loss. Freya can no long afford to stay in their house and needs to rent a place. When she is perusing ads at a Starbucks, a man who introduces himself as Dr. Michael Marsden shows her a flyer he is getting ready to post on the board. He is the landlord for a place called Adder House. He explains that prospective renters are interviewed and if approved, the rent they pay is based upon what they can afford. Thinking it almost too good to be true, she and her daughter tour the place. It is beautiful with a lovely garden.

Soon, Freya finds Marsden and other residents to be strange. In addition, things happen in the apartment that she cannot explain and make her feel unsafe. What is going on here and does she need to go somewhere else?

I had so many questions as I read this book and felt that it just didn’t grab me as a thriller should. It left me disappointed in some ways and found the plot to be weak and just not a book that I enjoyed. I had read and enjoyed another book by this author and hope her next books will be much better.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I have read several of K.L Slater’s books, so I actually did a dance for joy when I got the opportunity to review this. I am a huge fan!!

Freya Miller is approached by Dr Michael Marston in a coffee shop, he just so happens to be looking for the “right type of tenant” for his luxury apartment Adder House. Freya coincidently happens to be looking for a place to live with her daughter Skye, as they are losing their family home after the death of her husband. Surely this is too good to be true!!!

When Freya moves in, strange things start to occur and the Marsdons seem to be taking too much of an interest in Freya’s life.

Loved the creepiness of it all. Poor Freya is feeling vulnerable and is not in the right frame of mind to at first see what is happening, but she soon starts to investigate the history of her apartment. You can trust a Dr can’t you?

I read this practically in one sitting. I found myself wanting to shake Freya to wise up!!

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review

An excellent physiological thriller that had me unable to put it down, finishing it within the day!
Freya and her daughter Skye are on their own after the death of her husband, Lucas. She cannot afford to stay in the house she is in and needs somewhere to live. It feels like too good to be true when she meets Dr Marsden in a coffee shop and sees the flyers he is putting about about needing a tenant at Adder House.
She overcomes her doubts and becomes the new tenant in the vacant apartment in a converted house with strange residents!
The book is brilliantly written with twists and turns along the way and makes you suspicious of everyone you meet through the story! I will definitely be looking out for more from this author.

First the cons: a lot of plot holes. No way would a strong independent woman be fooled by a stranger in a coffee shop to go live in his house. And how did the husband die? Why is Kat so angry that Skye is moving away? SO MANY PLOT HOLES. Now the pros: a creepy, old fashioned thriller that will entertain you! An odd twist at the end that is guessable but makes for a good story! Overall a good read. This book was an ARC provided to me by NetGalley and the publishers in return for my honest review.

I received a digital copy of #theapartment from #NetGalley though all opinions are my own.

This book is set in London where a window and her 5 year old daughter are trying to create a new life. She then finds an apartment that seems too good to be true and that's where the mystery begins. For the most part each chapter ends on a cliffhanger though their are a few stories that don't seem to add to the story line. Overall a decent read with a slightly odd ending and a creepy house.

This book was very dry for me. I will could not relate to the book. To me it seems that the book is monotone. If the book is a mystery, I looked for some hint of some mysteriously to pop out at the beginning of the book that would awaken my curiosity to delve more into the book. I didn’t get it. The book didn’t really explain what happened to the father. It didn’t explain why the mother and daughter were being watched. As the mother and daughter moved in the apartment I thought the mystery would pick up then, but no it didn’t. I voluntary reviewed this ARC after receiving a free gifted copy.

The Apartment is the kind of thriller that slowly spikes and builds up your interest with each turning page and leaves you craving for more.It is a wonderfully crafted novel which makes you feel the as if the incidents happening to the characters are really happening to you.

First of all, I loved the writing style. The character development was great. I loved how each chapter ended with a suspicious detail. It really felt as if I was being watched. The creepiness and the weird sounds at Adder House didn't just care and confuse Freya I was genuinely creeped out throughout the entirety of the book, just was the power of the author to get me invested. I was hooked to this books til the end.

SO, why not give it 5 stars.Well, unfortunately the book had a few problems. The plot of the books starts with the death of Freya's husband Lewis. The author gives us a lot of information regarding her relationship wit her husband to the time leading to the death.However, mysteriously, how he died is never fully disclosed.

There were a lot of mysterious events that occurred throughout the course of the story that had no significant impact on the story and seemed unnecessary to me. Although the suspense is built with great detail through the chapters, the ending was a bit meh for me. I expected a more thrilling end to the momentous suspense but only got an explanation with clear logic or reason.

However, I think that the story was beautifully written and would have been brilliant if he ending was up to the mark.

Thank you Netgalley, Amazon Publishing U.K. and K. L. Slater.
Awesome thriller written by an awesome writer.
As usual, K. L. Slater does not disappoint. When you pick up this book you cannot put it down.
When something appears to good to be true it usual is.
Enjoy this fast read. 4 stars

This book had a creepy vibe from the first sentence and that vibe continued to the last sentence! The writing is concise and the pace of the creepiness is excellent. There were times I wanted to shout at Freya "can't you see this is too good to be true?!?" and I wanted her to just grab Skye and get out of there! The best part about horror like this is that unlike supernatural monsters, it's something that could happen. Everyone was a suspect - except for the person who actually was. Page-turner of a book!!

As I have been healing from Covid 19, I have had trouble finding a book that would hold my interest. I was experiencing too much anxiety and too little energy. The Apartment by Karen Slater met my needs.

The Apartment is very skillfully written; it holds the reader’s attention all the way through. Part of the reason for this is the way the plot keeps moving, mostly because the reader gets immediately caught up in this “too good to be true” situation. Freya and her little daughter Skye will soon be homeless because of some unfortunate life circumstances, when they are offered an apartment in the magnificent old Adder House near Kensington Palace.

But nothing seems right from the very beginning, and the suspense fills every page. Freya is a very appealing character as is little Skye. We want the best for them and yet we know that the best isn’t going to happen for them. There is a great deal of suspense, and I had trouble figuring out how all the pieces fit together. Unfortunately, the ending was quite rushed and the pieces did not all get tied up. That was a major disappointment in an otherwise taut thriller.

Interestingly, this book came out first as an Audible exclusive. The paperback and Kindle copies came out today, April 28. The Kindle Unlimited copy is currently free.

This was a fast and fun read! It was your typical thriller/mystery set up- main character has a tragic loss and feels overwhelmed in life, is looking for a positive change and offered a "too good to be true" scenario, and it all turns bad fast!

Freya and her daughter are looking for a new lease on life after a sad tragedy. They are offered an apartment in a very upscale area of London. Freya thinks it is too good to be true, and boy was she right.

The first half of the book starts a bit slow, but we learn all about Freya and her daughter, Skye, and how they came to be in their current situation. We get flashbacks of life before the tragedy and even a bit of knowledge into Freya's upbringing, which explains why she is skeptical of most people and fiercely protective of her daughter.

We are also introduced to the antagonist, though we don't know who it is. This person is clearly stalking and keeping tabs on the mother-daughter pair. Along with first person snippets of the antagonist's story we get flashbacks to the early 1900's of a cruel experiment involving a child and his reaction to fear...

The second half of the book picks up speed and I was finding myself wanting to read faster and faster to see where exactly this book was going. It suddenly sucked me in and I had to know what the heck was going on at Adder House!

The end was a complete surprise to me. I did not have it figured out at all, though I had my suspicions that not every character was how they presented themselves.

If you are looking for a fun, quick thriller than I highly recommend this book! It was just released today (April 28, 2020) here in the U.S. AND it is currently free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription.

Thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for allowing me the eARC to read and give my honest review. It was a 4 star read!

Happy Reading!

I enjoyed the build up of the plot for the majority of the book. I kept asking myself different questions that kept me hooked until the end. Throughout the book I kind of made a connection to what the ending would be but when I finally got to it I wasn’t a huge fan. I just thought it was odd.

Despite that, the writing style was fantastic. I very much enjoyed the book up until the end.

Wow!! I was interested from page one and my interest just kept building more and more. Talk about a plot twist ending that you won’t see coming. I can’t wait to read more books by this amazing author. You’re guaranteed to love this one.