You can't go wrong with this author ! A clever and wonderfully chilling read ! Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review ! #Netgalley #Bookouture #TheVisitor

I have read all books by this author. The Visitor did not disappoint. Two Misfits living next to each other. But this story is not what you expect. Looking forward to the next book!

Unfortunately I found this very hard to get into, and difficult to stick with. The characters were unlikeable ont he whole, the plot seemed lacking in any substance, and the surprise ending, isn't really much of a surprise, Sorry, but if you are looking for a gripping thriller, I cant recommend this./.

received an arc copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion of it. I normally enjoy this author but didn't like the back and forth storyline of Holly and wasn't too sure about the character of David. Everyone has some type of secret and you don't find out until the very end and boring before then.

When Cora, a somewhat lonely elderly lady, find Holly in tears outside the Post Office because she can't gain access to the last of her money she very kindly offers her a place to stay. She doesn't regard her as a lodger, but as a visitor.

Holly has returned to the town she left years ago, but it is obvious from the start that she is hiding from something. The story flashes back to Holly's life before she arrived at Cora's nd back to the present as the tale is told.

David lives next door to Cora. He doesn't go out at night, he likes his routines. He likes to keep an eye on things although the neighbours probably don't know about his binoculars and his secret CCTV cameras!

The lives of these three people become more entwined and we find that sometimes secrets are determined to be revealed.

This was a good read although I struggled to like any of the characters. The ending did surprise me though!

Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book

This is the 5th book I've read by this author and it didn't disappoint, a chilling thriller full of secrets. A captivating read.

The Visitor is a novel about secrets. Secrets which the main character is trying to escape and secrets of the characters she runs to. This novel has a great psychological suspense aspect and is a great read. I really enjoyed this novel.

I worried that I wouldn't enjoy this as much as K L Slater's previous books, but I did. It was gripping throughout, drawing the reader in and leading you to question everything right up to the very end, when there's another huge twist on the very last page! Has everything you want from a good psychological thriller.

*3.5 stars*

Holly is running from her past. She’s fortunate to find Cora, a sweet elderly woman, willing to befriend Holly and invite her into her home. But Holly’s not the only one with secrets. Cora is hiding something, and so is her next door, David.

For the most part, I enjoyed reading about these characters, and the way their pasts unfolded. They were all vividly written, and I felt empathy for all of them. The flashbacks were especially interesting to read. And Holly! Poor Holly!

The last few chapters were jarring, at least for me. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I just didn’t buy some of the characters’ actions and motivations, especially that late in the novel. Some of the details in the beginning of the book also didn’t correspond with the secrets revealed in the final chapters.

Despite the ending, I had fun reading this thriller. It was a nice break from all the space opera sci-fi I’ve been reading lately.

Thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for an ARC.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

I have devoured everything by K.L Slater in the past and was really excited to have been approved for this new book. I absolutely loved the premise and was instantly hooked. Although I couldn't read it as fast as I would have liked due to various other commitments, I was constantly thinking about the plot and where the story was taking me.

The first part of the book was a very slow burn, a big suspenseful build up to the revelation which has led to Holly being in the place she's currently residing.

I really enjoyed this book. The reason I missed off one star was because I found some parts of the story quite disjointed. I felt some characters, who ended up having more than a bit part in the story, could actually have been written out as they contributed next to nothing to the ending. I also was left feeling unsure how to feel about the two major characters. Was there a good or bad person in the end because it seemed as if they were both as bad as each other.

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3.5/5 stars
I enjoyed this book up until the end where things just kind of fell apart and I was left questioning everything that had happened previously. The description of the book focuses a lot on David who is a character that wasn’t as important as the description made him out to be. Yes, he was a little odd, but that’s about it. Cora, on the other hand, definitely has secrets. Secrets we don’t learn about fully until the very end when the plot becomes messy and the author ties everything up really quickly. I liked the story but it fell a little flat at the end.

Thank you to Netgalley, K.L. Slater and Bookouture for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Enjoyed this. Quite different to other books that I have read recently and that’s a good thing. It keeps you guessing all the way through. I will be reading her other books next. Recommend!

Another brilliant book from one of my favourite authors, and once again it did not disappoint. Five stars from me. Highly recommended. A brilliant storyline with plenty of twists and turns that the reader doesn’t see coming. I loved it.

Many thanks to Netgalley and K.L.Slater for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

I was lost in the shadows of the trees in the murky coulee with three of my Traveling Sisters reading The Visitor.

The Visitor is a fast, easy and entertaining story that started off a little slow for us but still kept us interested enough to turn the pages.

K.L. Slater does a good job creating mysterious characters here with our main characters Holly and David. Both characters had us feeling a little uneasy with one who is always watching and the other one pretending to be someone they are not. Like our characters, we started to feel a little vulnerable in the coulee and we kept looking over our shoulders for someone watching us or tracking us down. As secrets are revealed we started to feel a little less vulnerable and the story didn’t quite come together for us as well as we would have liked.

Published on March 2, 2018

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and K.L. Slater for a copy to read and review.

Review written and posted on our themed group book blog Two Sisters Lost In A Coulee Reading.
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Coulee: a term applied rather loosely to different landforms, all of which refer to a kind of valley.

According to merriam-webster's definition of a THRILLER
one that thrills, especially a work of fiction designed to hold the interest, by the use of high degree of intrigue, suspense, or adventure
I will go one step further, merriam-webster defines PSYCHOLOGICAL as
directed toward the will or toward the mind specifically in its conative function
Join the two, then you get
A work of fiction, directed towards the mind, designed to hold the interest by the use of high degree of intrigue or suspense.
By this definition, this book fails royally, in fact, so do most books released this year.
A slow pace + 3 main characters + life intermingling + hidden secrets = The Visitor
The premise sounds so interesting, unfortunately that's it. The buck stops here!!
Holly meets Cora, a 70 year old, who offers a room in her house, as Holly seems to be in dire straits. Holly has a past, the story keeps on visiting the past at regular intervals, about Holly's life in Manchester. Cora has her own hidden secrets. David, a 40 year old neighbor, with some mental health issues is the self-assigned 'guardian angel' of the neighborhood, has cctv to record happenings in the neighborhood, telescope in the bedroom to keep a watch. And the story revolves around them and their issues.
I couldn't believe that K. L. Slater has written this book, I have liked all her past books. This book bored me totally. So I hopped, skipped, and jumped to read only the main parts. The ending was supposed to be a surprise, but I guessed it long before I reached the ending. The characters were absolutely unlikable, the pace was slower than a snail, and the secrets were as expected. All the characters lived in an illusionary world and ended up in the same manner.
This trend of slow moving pace of writing, slow development of characters should be killed at once, before authors start thinking that's the way to write thrillers. Uh-huh Webster does not agree too. Readers like me who have been reading for a decades, are going to soon stop reading such thrillers if only the last page thrills. Publishers take note. Change the trend. Giving characters mental health issues and secrets does not make a book psychological thriller.
Slow as a snail, boring as a doorknob

I am a big fan of K.L. Slater, so I was really looking forward to picking this one up and even happier to read it as a group. It kept me reading and wondering, but the ending went off the rails a bit for me. There is some nice suspense going on here, but I ended up having a hard time buying all of the big finale.

Holly never wanted to move back to the smaller town she grew up in, but after life in the big city doesn't work out quite so well, she has returned. Relying on the kindness of others, she's broke and constantly looking over her shoulder. Sweet old lady Cora has randomly offered to help her out, not so much as a lodger but "a visitor". She's welcome to stay as long as it takes to get back on her feet. It isn't long before the neighborhood starts to wonder about Holly... especially David, Cora's neighbor. Though he's been grown for a long time, he still lives with his mother and has little independence. He works a part-time job and resents his mother's new beau for taking her attention away from him. He does have a "full-time" work of sorts though: keeping an eye on the neighborhood. Who comes, who goes... what everyone is up to. Now that includes Holly.

Holly is secretive and slightly nervous, and it's clear that she has things to hide. David is incredibly socially awkward and certainly has things in his past he'd rather keep secret as well. As their secrets and histories slowly come to light to the reader, it's clear that they won't be able to hide them from everyone else for much longer.

I received a copy of this book from Net Galley and Bookouture, thank you! My review is honest and unbiased.

A very cleverly put together story. After a slow start this story picks up and keeps throwing up surprising twists right up the end. I found myself trying to work out who was trustworthy. None of the characters are likeable and I think that adds to the suspense as to what the truth and the outcome will be.

3.5⭐️⭐️⭐️
A new, delightfully creepy thriller from K.L. Slater

Life hasn’t exactly been a smooth road for Holly. Running away from what was left of her family, searching for a better life. Problem is, she’s running smack into more trouble than she could have ever imagined.
But right now, she’s simply hoping for the chance to put everything behind her and lead a normal life. A chance meeting with sweet, elderly Cora gives her the opportunity she’d been looking for. Cora has kindly extended a helping hand, inviting Holly into her life and into her home.

David lives in his mother’s home directly next door to Cora. He keeps a close, albeit creepy eye on the neighborhood from his bedroom window with his binoculars. And oh goody… he’s just spotted Cora’s new house-guest.
David makes it his mission to befriend Holly. But given rumors and whispers of a deep, dark past, everyone is becoming concerned with David’s intentions. And of course worried for Holly. No one wants to see the past repeated.

This book reads super-fast, is easy to lose yourself, and will have you constantly guessing what past secrets everyone is hiding.

Unfortunately the ending just didn’t...well, you know where I’m going! 😩 I was really enjoying it until that point.

A Traveling Sister read with Brenda, Susanne and Sarah! 🤗

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and K.L. Slater for an ARC to review in exchange for an honest review.

3 Stars.

Holly is a woman with a past which haunts her. Now she returns to her home town with an agenda. Finding a place to live is easy. A woman named Cora takes her in. Little does Holly know, Cora has secrets too. David, Cora’s next door neighbor lives with his mother. He keeps tabs on everyone in the neighborhood. He even has cameras setup outside of his home (not that anyone knows that) and he also fills a notebook with everyone’s daily activities. It’s kind of like a neighborhood watch to the extreme. Over time, Holly and David become friendly. When both of their pasts catch up to them, they need each other’s help. And then, well, something wicked this way comes.

David is creepy and his actions kind of scare you, but then so do Holly’s. She is twisted and wholly unlikable. “The Visitor” by K.L. Slater was a well written mystery/suspense though I found it to be somewhat predictable, which was unfortunate. It was however a fast-paced, easy, enjoyable read.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and K.L. Slater for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Published on NetGalley and Goodreads on 3.24.18.

A completely entertaining and captivating novel! Very entertaining and extremely well written.