I received an ARC of The Apartment in exchange for an honest review. Freya has recently lost her husband and is going through a difficult time financially. So when she is offered the opportunity to move into an apartment in a good neighborhood at a greatly reduced price, it seems too good to pass up. However, there's no such thing as a free lunch and the same could be said of good apartments at reduced prices. Strange things start happening to Freya and her daughter. This was a really quick read, however the whole story was a little bizarre or maybe even just plain silly. The story did keep my interest but the ending just didn't quite make sense.

Twisty, unexpected read. Thoroughly have enjoyed the first half, will finish the rest as soon as possible! Highly recommend! Can't wait to see what happens next...

This was such a great thriller. I highly recommend this to those that love the psychological/domestic thriller genre. It was full of twists and turns and truly a gripping story

A gripping, enjoyable novel if a little unbelievable. I would have run for the hills no matter how cash strapped I was,

This book had a good premise but fell short in parts for me. Some of the characters were unbelievable and unlikeable. That said it was a ok read. I would try another novel from this author though. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.

Hmmm, where to begin with this one. The Apartment is a fast-paced read, that I honestly read in one sitting. We follow Freya and her daughter Skye after a traumatic event. Freya is in a dark spot in her life and when a man tells her about an apartment that just opened up and that she sounds like the perfect tenant, she thinks it’s too good to be true. Some strange things start happening at the Adder House, but Freya just keeps pushing those thoughts out of her mind, because she now has a great apartment for her and Skye.

First off, Freya had a rough childhood and doesn’t trust anyone easily, but yet she trusts a strange man who happens to meet her in a coffee shop? Already doesn’t add up. I wanted this to be more of a thriller that gave me goosebumps, but I wasn’t at all scared or shocked. It was just an average read and I guessed the ending way before it happened. I think this needed to be a much longer story full of more detail. I found a lot of plot holes, and things were brought up that weren’t ever explained.

While it was an alright read and the writing does make you want to read more, I just felt like this was an eh read. From the premise of The Apartment, it sounds like a dark sinister book full of twists and turns. While some things were odd and creepy, there was never a huge twist. The ending happened and I wasn’t shocked and was just let down.

I’ve read so many thrillers that I usually don’t get freaked out, but this one scared me a bit! (In a good, fun way ;) ) The first half had great pacing, developing the characters really thoughtfully, and I was excited to find out where it was going, how the mystery would unravel. But about three quarters of the way, when things started to come into place, it sped up too fast. I felt the ending was really rushed and left me with a lot of questions. I also realized I don’t love an epilogue! I don’t think you need an epilogue if you’ve finished the story in a satisfactory way. Unless we’re talking about the Harry Potter “19 Years Later” Epilogue, which I LOVE. But I digress ;) Overall, I do think if you’re looking for a quick thriller that’s a bit creepy, I’d give it a read!

The Apartment is about a single mom and her daughter being chosen to live in a beautiful building with very low rent and quirky neighbors. The storyline was ok, but became a little convoluted with the journal entry flashbacks. I liked the weirdness of the apartment building and the strange cast of characters. I do feel like the book left a lot of unanswered questions and went a bit sideways at the end. It was also a bit difficult to figure out why certain characters behaved in certain ways. I read this with a group of friends, and it seems like we all had the same questions at the end. Overall, this was a decent mystery, although predictable at times.

I do always enjoy KL Slater books.
This is well written and a gripping psychological thriller.
A quick read that keeps you on the edge of your seat

While my take on The Apartment isn’t the best, there are plenty of people that really enjoyed this book. If you are on the fence about reading it, I suggest you check out the reviews or just dive in. Maybe my thoughts will help you out.
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Let me first off say the writing is well done, it was an easy read and its a short book. But with that said it was not what I was hoping for. I thought it started out really slow and continued that way. Nothing suspenseful was happening or pulling me in. I actually stopped reading it for a day just to clear my head.
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I didn’t form a connection with any of the characters and that’s unusual for me. I had hoped it would pick up half way through because that happens quite often. The more I read the more predictable I thought it became. And still nothing suspenseful was happening.
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The good news was it finally became somewhat exciting the last 6 chapters of the book. Something was finally happening. To me, that’s an awful long time to wait. I hope you take this review as my opinion. If you still want to read it please do so. You might enjoy it!.

I haven’t read any of Slaters previous books but this one looked interesting so I thought I would give it a try. Freya and Skye are finding themselves in a new situation after the death of Skye’s father, having sold their home they have to find somewhere else to live…in London…with a tiny budget. When a stranger approaches Freya in a coffee shop she finds herself with a delightful apartment in a great area for far less money than it should be. The warning lights should have started there really but, predictably, they are ignored.

The story was fairly predictable throughout, when something seems to be too good to be true it usually is and there are some quite strange occurrences which definitely bring up more and more (ignored) red flags. However, there are some good twists and it’s not all as predictable as it might first seem. Quite a light read that has some moments where you stop and think, in the same situation would you have done the same things or is Freya completely irresponsible? Is she just reacting to her desperate situation?

Overall, I enjoyed this quick read. I would have liked more information on what happened after, it stopped a little short. I would have loved to have seen a much darker ending!

3.5 stars from me. Greta and her daughter Skye have to move out of the family home after her husband dies. As the story unfolds we find out what happened to him and what their relationship was like.
Greta is in a coffee shop one day when Dr Marsden approaches her and instigates a conversation. Within a week Freya and Skye are moving into the apartment. I didn't really think that this was much of a psychological thriller, I didn't feel very much happened to warrant some of the over the top rmotionsghat Freya had. It was ok for a quick read.
Thanks to Netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review.

I read the last 60% of this book with my heart racing, literally thumping out of my chest. It was unputdownable and I was well and truly spooked. That is what I am basing my solid 4 star rating on - for someone who reads a lot of psychological thrillers, one that truly terrifies me must be doing something right. This is only the second novel I have read by K.L. Slater, but I'll now definitely be making more of an effort to read her others. I found The Apartment to be a page-turning, easy-read novel; I was drawn into Freya and Syke's lives from the get-go and right from the very first chapters found myself thinking 'just one more chapter' (until it was midnight, I had finished, and was too creeped out to go to sleep!). The plot was strong and engrossing, with just enough given away throughout to keep you absorbed, but not give everything away; I at least did not completely guess the twists. However, there were a few things that meant this just didn't reach 5 stars for me. Firstly, Freya as the protagonist was not a strong enough character. Freya could be unlikeable and inconsistent whilst still provoking some empathy; this alone was no small feat and did make her feel more real - people are not black or white after all. That said, there was still something lacking and I just could not align her decision-making with her personality: a strong person who was presented as weak at the times that mattered or someone that trusted no one putting her trust in those she had just met. I also felt there were some, if not plot holes, then definitely unanswered questions - especially about Lewis' death, the ending and who truly knew the plan, and other areas I won't share to prevent spoilers. Still, this certainly didn't prevent me for enjoying The Apartment and feeling what I was supposed to - on edge, unsettled and downright scared.

*I received an advance review copy of The Apartment from the publisher through NetGalley.

Meet Freya a single mum to five-year old Skye. She lacks self-confidence, has problems trusting others, has been played for a fool by her rat of a husband, and is on the verge of losing her home. Why then, would she be taken in by a total stranger she meets by Dr Marsden? It doesn't make sense, but then Freya does seem to have more than her share of the Stupidity gene.

The enigmatic, and let's be honest here – weird, Dr Marsden offers Frey an apartment in an exclusive, wealthy part of town. She can't possibly afford it, she protests, but Dr M is very persuasive, insisting that she's a prefect fit and that he can fix it at the right price. What's not to like? So its a done deal and Frey and the precocious Skye – or “poppet” as her mother insists on calling her – move in. But then Things Begin To Happen – oh no, I would never have guessed.

Is this book aimed at the YA market? It certainly reads like it. The author is, apparently, of the opinion that everything needs to be thrown at a story to make it work. No it doesn't. Believable, sympathetic characters would work, as would realistic dialogue and hey, here's a thought – how about about a plot that's not been done hundreds of time before?

This is in there with the pile of Rubbish Books, never to see the light of day again. This is the firstof K L Slater's books I've read. It will be the last.

My thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to sample this author's writing.

I compellingly, well written book. Great twists. Page turner! I would definitely recommend this book and I will.

4.5 stars.
Really enjoyed this psychological thriller it was fast paced and not drawn out like others I have read. I also liked the discussion around past psychological experiments found this very interesting and made it stand out to me from other books in this genre. Would highly recommend.
Thankyou to Netgalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

This psychological thriller was a quick easy read. The story overall was quite predictable and not particularly suspenseful. To make it work you have to believe that someone would offer a struggling single parent the most wonderful flat in a very expensive area of London for a peppercorn rent. A red flag that something must be off kilter!

I really struggled with this one. Boring and predictable sorry :( ....".................................................

Big fan of this author, though can’t help but agree with other reviewers that this was a some what predictable read. Still very enjoyable though, would recommend.

The Apartment introduces us to Freya, a widow in desperate need of a cheap place for she and her daughter to move. As she's grabbing a cup of coffee at Starbucks, she meets Dr. Marsden, who just happens to be preparing to pin a To Let/Rent flyer to the bulletin board. What a coincidence, right?! And the apartment just happens to be in an upper-class neighborhood, in a superior school zone, and the rent just happens to be on only what Freya can afford to pay. What could go wrong?

Honestly, I found the entire premise of this story to be pretty preposterous, and the characters were just superficially developed. It's a quick read, and author Slater keeps the plot moving apace, but with no suspenseful twists and turns.. The ending was particularly rushed. I just wasn't buying this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.