Freya Miller has had a horrible year. After losing her husband, Freya's only remaining family is her five year old daughter, Skye - something which is caused by various factors and about which we learn more throughout the book. Now financial concerns have her desperately looking for an apartment they can afford, and they need to move in ASAP. Freya is unemployed so finding an apartment within her means is a challenge. But fate suddenly appears to smile on them when she meets Dr. Marsden who is looking for a new tenant for an apartment at one of London's most exclusive addresses. When he offers to rent it to them for a fraction of the market rental value, Freya can't refuse. Soon Freya and Skye have moved into Adder House, begun making friends and enjoying their new posh residence. It feels like life is taking a turn for the better, finally. But then a number of unsettling things begin happening, both in and out of Adder House, that leave Freya wondering if their "perfect" new home is perhaps far from safe.

The Apartment is a fast-paced psychological suspense novel that easily kept my attention. Despite a relatively small cast of characters there are still plenty of options for suspects.

The book aptly demonstrates that humans can be (and have been) victims of our own progress if we don't place concern for fellow humans at the top of the list. 3.5 Stars

Content Warnings: SPOILER child abuse; psychological experimentation conducted by medical personnel and otherwise END SPOILER

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC. The opinions in this review are honest and my own.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of The Apartment.

I mean... this is KL Slater... Would you expect anything less than at least 4 stars?? I certainly don't anymore. I've read so many of KL Slater's books and have really enjoyed them all!

This book is about an apartment that pretty much falls into the lap of Freya, who is a recent widow needing a place to live for her and her daughter Skye. When Dr. Marsden happens to post an "apartment for rent" flyer on a local bulletin board while Freya is standing in front of said board, it all seems to good to be true. The rent is based off of how good of a fit the tenant is for the apartment building, and not actual cost. Which, once Freya sees the beautiful Adder House, still thinks is too good to be true but moves in anyways. Strange things however start happening throughout the apartment; Skye's toy box is moved, a camera appears in their hallway, and Freya sees tons and tons of flies infested in Skye's room, only to find them all gone once she's gotten Dr. Marsden to come up to the apartment with her. When she tells people throughout the town where she is living, their demeanor changes and they quickly end the conversation.

You'll also read about baby Douglas, aka Little Albert, and the experiments a doctor from 1920 puts him through to instill fear. How does this relate to Freya? Who can she trust? Even her closest friend, Brenna, is starting to question her sanity. While I had a small inkling as to what was going on, I didn't expect who would be responsible... That was a big surprise!

Wow! Didn't see that coming. I enjoyed this one. Quick read. I have read others by this author before and enjoyed them as well. I loved the daughter Skye. My only complaint was the ending. Left me with some unanswered questions. Glad I got a chance to read before the release date!

Let me start by saying that I am usually a huge fan of K.L.Slater, huge! However, this book left me feeling unfulfilled. I think the premise was great, though as I was reading I kept thinking of parallels between the book and something else, a movie or show I had seen at some point that had the same concept. I think what annoyed me the most was the repetitiveness of her worry for her daughter. I get it, I'm a mom myself so I know that of course, your biggest priority and concern is your children's wellbeing but this was non-stop. It was like filler for the book or something.

I thought Slater did a great job making the Marsden's creepy and I honestly didn't see the familial connection coming so that was a nice twist. I enjoyed the book and sped through it as I do with all of her novels, they are truly that good and entertaining, this one just missed the mark for me a bit.

If something sounds too good to be true then chances are it is! I was frustrated with Freya's naievety moving into an apartment with her daughter after meeting a man in a cafe who basically says you only pay what you can afford!
As soon as she moves in she regrets her decision, the residents are all strange and Freya and Skye appear to be in a psychological experiment, it appears a story is building up only to be over as soon as it's begun. I felt a little let down by it as wanted a bit more of story before it culminated.

Good thriller that keep my guessing "who could be doing this". It was a little confusing with the flashbacks, but in the end it all came together.

Thank you Publisher, Author, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this advanced copy.

I loved this!
This is my first book that I've read by this author. I loved the pace of this book and how everything played out!
I loved the characters, I loved the plot and everything! Jack is trying to start over and while he is trying to start over he decides to take on a case so he can discover the truth about the body and the money. So, while jack has all this going on he also is trying to find his biological father.
I loved the story but I wanna know what Jack's decision is! Lol

Great book.
Freya and her daughter Skye are in need of a miracle in finding a cheap apartment. Her husband betrayed her and 5 year old Skye, and now she is to leave her home. A chance meeting gives her the opportunity to take up an amazing apartment in Adder House. But is it too good to be true.
The residents there are a little weird, except for elderly Lily who lives downstairs.
Once she has moved in, Freya's nerves seem to fray even more so, she feels as she is being watched, and strange things are occurring.
She happens upon the sister of a previous tenant who has died unexpectedly. Will Freya be able to work out the mystery and save herself and Skye, or will they get trapped in Adder House?

Great theme of the story, and it kept me thinking and wanting more to happen. Definitely worth reading.

He knew who Freya was when he targeted her at Starbucks and offered her an apartment at Adder House.

He knew that her husband had recently passed away, and that she had a five year old daughter, named Skye.

He knew her “whole sorry tale” and that as a single Mum with limited means, that she would be easy prey.

But WHY does he want them to be the next residents to live on the top floor?


This book was very reminiscent of Riley Sager’s “Lock Every Door” to me...substituting the lovely Adder House for the Bartholomew and its gargoyles.

Both had quirky residents who had to be “approved” prior to move-in, carefully selected for a sinister reason.

I enjoyed the relationship between Freya and her daughter, and was engaged with the story the entire time, as I tried to determine where this tale was going.

But, when it was all said and done, the ending left me wanting...

I didn’t quite buy it.

And, too many other subplots were left with unanswered questions.

So my 4 stars, dropped to 3.

Thank You to NetGalley, Thomas and Mercer and Kim Slater for the digital ARC, I received in exchange for a candid review! This book will be released on
April 28, 2020!

The newest release from K.L. Slate did not disappoint in may ways! This was a quick read for me and one that I did enjoy. The reader is taken on journey with Skye and her Mom Freya... At times it seems as though things are being 'too good to be true' for them.... I enjoyed getting to know the characters and making predictions as to what would happen, and i must admit I was wrong! There are some areas where I wish the author would have dug deeper, but I found the books just as good as others I have read!

Overall I really enjoyed reading this book. As with all of KL Slater's books it's a page-turner and an entertaining thriller. The plot is centred around Freya and her young daughter, Skye, who move into an apartment in Kensington in 'Adder House" after meeting Dr Marsden in a cafe. Their situation gets creepy and it soon becomes apparent that someone is watching them.

As much as I found this book enjoyable to read, I found the plot a little thin in places. There were some obvious people put forward as responsible for all the odd things that start to happen to Freya, and although I was surprised by the reveal of who it was, it lacked the big impact. I also found Freya's reflections on the apartment being too good to be true a bit contrived - of course it was! Anyone in their right mind would have been cautious about the set up.

I've read many of KL Slater's books and this one isn't my favourite. But I'd recommend it for a great read a few hours of escapism in a hard to put down thriller.

I really ejnoyed this book. Received it via netgalley.com. It was well written and I felt the characters and pacing were very well done. Frey and her daugher Skye move into an apartment in an unbelievable part of town, that they can't afford, and it seems as if their luck has finally changed for the better. Then when things start going wrong, is it bad luck, Freya's nerves/anxiety or is there something behind these events that seem random. I liked how the author used different time points in the story to explain needed backstory. I would definitely recommend this book to people who enjoy thrillers, suspense, and/or mystery. I look forward to reading more from this author!

This is the second book I have read by K. L. Slater and I enjoyed it just as much as the first one. It is full of suspense with a twist at the end that you won’t see coming. The story is based on a woman called Freya and her daughter Skye. After her husband died, Freya is looking for a fresh start. Out of the blue she is made an offer that sounds perfect for her and her daughter. But is it all it seems ?? Or something more sinister?!

"They say every cloud has a silver lining....

When Freya Miller is struck by tragedy, losing her husband and her home within a short time, she is burdened with many worries. The main one being where she and her five-year old daughter, Skye, are going to live. A chance meeting with the charismatic Dr Marsden changes all that. He offers the young mother the most amazing opportunity: an apartment at one of London's most exclusive addresses for a fraction of the market rental cost. It's an offer Freya simply can't refuse. Within a couple of weeks, Freya and Skye are moving into Adder House and meeting the other welcoming residents. They very quickly feel part of the family.

But just when Freya truly believes all her problems are history, a series of strange, unexplained occurrences begin. It leaves Freya with the unshakeable feeling that even when their apartment door is securely locked, she and her daughter are not alone. Freya thought she'd left all her troubles behind her, yet she soon realises there are problems here that are far more terrifying than before.

For behind the doors of Adder House, everything is most definitely not as it seems.

Old secrets refuse to stay buried, and someone is determined to keep a terrible past very much alive."

☆☆☆☆.5 rounded up

This was my first time reading KL Slater, and I am glad I did. This was a truly gripping and engaging story, I really felt for Freya and the adorable Skye and found myself hoping that everything was going to work out for them. That their lives were really going to turn around and the suspicions creeping up on Freya as the plot unfolded were unfounded and that everything was going to be ok, even though I knew that , obviously, it wasn't. Excellent character and plot development, and even though It took some time to get to the climax of the story, maybe a little too long (I didnt get any real answers till 70% onto the book), what an ending!! I devoured this in 1 day, and will definitely be reading Slater again. I can recommend this book for any fans of Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware

Many thanks to netgalley for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review

Any reader of fiction knows that when a character receives an offer which seems too good to be true, it’s exactly that. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody that when down-on-her-luck Freya and her young daughter Skye are offered a lovely flat at a peppercorn rent by a mysterious man, it soon turns a bit sinister.

Wealthy and a bit creepy Dr and Mrs Marsden (the latter reminded me of a British Emily Gilmore) welcome Freya and Skye to the impressive Adder House (the name itself should have been a clue that danger looms)... but what are their real motivations?

It’s a pretty fun read, although the plot is utterly absurd and the eventual revelations make no sense. Interspersed with Freya’s narrative are snippets from the perspective of an unknown person (written for some inexplicable reason in the second person) and extracts from a 1920 diary. (The writing style of the latter is particularly unconvincing, not least for being written in the currently ubiquitous present tense.) It’s also a bit annoying that we’re led to expect some payoff from the story about Freya’s husband, but in the end this leads absolutely nowhere.

Three stars because it did hold my attention and was actually quite enjoyable, even if the plot has holes you could drive a bus through.

Sometimes we have to be brave enough to give life's surprises a chance.

Thank you netgalley for the ARC.

The plot was good. But the ending was too neat. Also we don't get to know about Freya's husband. Yes, we get titbits of the backstory now and then. But that's it.

Also the experiment on which the story hi yes should have been fleshed out a bit more. The readers don't get to care about Little Douglas. If that plot was explained a bit more it would have been better.

I enjoyed this insightful novel very much. The storyline flows at a great pace, and the characters are well fleshed out. Highly recommended!

I really enjoyed this book and my only complaint is that it was over all too quickly.
Suspense and intrigue all the way, I'll be looking for more books by this author!
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Interesting book that I had a hard time putting down. Hearing how Freya ended up with the cheap, elaborate apartment first had me scratching my head a bit. Similar to a character in a horror movie that runs into the dark woods, knowing what their fate would be, I felt similar to Freya so willingly eager to move in. Some things are often too good to be true, as was the case in this story. I was a ittle confused on certain parts such as the back story with the dad and feel this could have been better developed but in all a good book that kept my attention and interested to read some of the authors other writings.

Freya and her 5-year-old daughter Skye are on the brink of being homeless.
So when Freya accidentally meets Dr. Marsden, who is seeking a new tenant for his apartment in a fashionable area of London, and is offered a chance to live there for a fraction of what it's worth, she only hesitates briefly.
Little does she know that their meeting was no coincidence and that she was, in fact, carefully chosen to live there.

This was a fantastic and instantly gripping book. The story is told from Freya's perspective and is interspersed with entries from a mysterious person.
I couldn't put the book down and read it in two sittings.
It's a spooky and suspenseful story that has you madly turning the pages to find out how it will end.
The ending was a little disappointing though, as I found the motive too far-fetched. Also, Freya's refusal to question her supposed good luck was hard to believe. Everyone knows that you won't be offered an apartment way beyond your budget without a sinister motive. But putting that aside, it was a very gripping read, and if you're in for a quick and easy read, this book is for you.