LOVED this book! It was always enough to draw me in more and more where I wouldn’t end up putting the book down till way after I had planned. Kept me on the edge of my seat and had such a twist ending!

If someone offered you $1000 per week to live in a famous, historic apartment building in your city for 3 months, what would you do? Jules has recently lost her boyfriend, job, and apartment in the same day and is eager to jump at this opportunity for a quick $12k. It seems like a dream come true...until the dream becomes a nightmare...

I have read all of Riley Sager's books and true to form, there is a very wild and crazy out there twist. I didn't think this was going in the direction it did and honestly, this was not my favorite of his books. I don't think the twist worked and the ending was so quick. The entire premise that Jules is so concerned for her friend Ingrid, that she had one conversation with earlier, seems unbelievable, and the hits keep coming.

Thanks to @netgalley and @duttonbooks for the opportunity to read this incredibly creepy book!

If someone offered you $1000 per week to live in a famous, historic apartment building in your city for 3 months, what would you do? If you are Jules and have just lost your job, boyfriend, and apartment in quick succession, you jump at the opportunity for a quick $12k. It seems like a dream come true...until the dream becomes a nightmare...

Wow. This book. Friends, I thought I had it figured out about halfway through - and while I was right about a teeeny tiny portion of the mystery, there's no way I could ever have guessed the rest of it! Riley Sager went all out with this one, and you won't be able to put it down until you know what's going on at the Bartholomew. Seriously, read this book. But make sure you keep a light on and lock every door...

Rating: 🙀😻🙀😻🙀

Thanks to @netgalley and @duttonbooks for the opportunity to read this incredibly creepy book!

Jules Larsen is down on her luck. She just lost her job and her boyfriend all in one day. Now, with no new jobs on the horizon, staying on her friends couch may be more permanent than she anticipated.

That is, until the opportunity of a lifetime falls into her lap! Stay at the Bartholomew apartment building in New York City. One of the most famous landmarks with a dark, mysterious history behind it. And…She’ll be paid twelve thousand dollars to apartment sit! Seriously! How could she say no!?

Ahhh, not so fast - there are rules! One of which include no guests...period! Do not interact with the residents. And you must spend every night in your assigned apartment. Ok! Easy peasy!

If something looks too good to be true.....

I’ve been a bit hit and miss with Riley Sager’s books. I absolutely loved Final Girls, but his next release The Last Time I Lied missed the mark for me.

Riley Sager's newest release is an addictive thriller that is a little dark and even spooky at times. I was so caught up in the “one more chapter” mode that I kept reading beyond our buddy read goals.

If only it would’ve stayed on the same path all the way through! ☹️
The ending veered off in a direction that just didn’t seem to mesh with the theme of the first two thirds of the book. I wish I could say I came away loving it, but I didn’t. Not quite. For me, one star sadly fell away for the ending. But as always...that’s just me!

A spooky fun buddy read with Susanne!

Thank you to NetGalley, Penguin Group Dutton and Riley Sager for an ARC to read and review.

When Jules decides to become an apartment sitter at the legendary Bartholomew she quickly learns that this is an unusual arrangement. To start, there are restricting rules she has to follow such as no visitors and having to always spend the night in the apartment. But as she gets to know a fellow apartment sitter, Ingrid, she quickly learns that things are even more bizarre than she initially thought, especially once Ingrid goes missing.

Oh boy, what a ride this one was! Honestly, it started out a bit slow for me but once I reached around the half-way point things really started moving and I couldn't wait to find out what was going on in this creepy building. I definitely was not expecting the twist to be what it was. I thought the twist reveal itself was executed well, as was the suspense building. However, as is often the case with thrillers, I felt like the end all wrapped up too quickly. Overall, this is a solid thriller that almost every fan of the genre will enjoy!

4/5 stars

I made short work of this thrilling book. I read it in two sittings and was hardly able to put it down. In fact, I was up until 3 AM this morning because I just HAD to finish it and find out what happened. Unfortunately, this is one of those books that has so many reveals in it that I need to be careful not to spoil anything with this review. First off, I have to say that I think Riley Sager is a new favorite author. I have read this book, of course, and Final Girls, which also really impressed me. Lock Every Door kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading it. I had trouble trusting any of the characters, even the protagonist, Jules. I did like her though, most of all I felt sorry for her. She has had a hard life, and then, of course, things get worse throughout the book. The misdirection Sager uses is brilliant and kept me guessing all the way to the end. I had many theories, and I was close at one time, but as I said earlier, it just really kept me on my toes. As soon as I thought I had it figured out, something else happened that made me change my theory. I think the most important factor for me when I read a thriller, is that the final reveal makes sense and ties in with the rest of the book. That was the case for Lock Every Door. There were clues along the way, no large piece of information that was withheld from the reader. As I said, one of my theories was very close to what was actually going on, but the misdirection messed me up. If you like thrillers and was a roller coaster of a book to keep you guessing, this is your book. I will be keeping an eye out for future books by Sager. Maybe one day we will find out who this mysterious author really is.

⭐️Review ⭐️ Have you read any Riley Sager books yet? I read The Last Time I Lied last year and loved it (creepy summer camp, unsolved murder, great cast of characters) so I jumped at the chance to read his latest release.

When broke, recently-dumped twentysomething Jules takes a job as an apartment sitter in the iconic Bartholomew building in Manhattan, she can’t believe her luck. She’s even willing to abide by the rules—no overnight visitors, no spending the night anywhere else, no disturbing the other residents. But soon enough Jules begins to notice some strange things happening at the Bartholomew, and when another apartment sitter goes missing, she’s convinced something terrible is happening. But as she delves deeper into the mystery surrounding this building, Jules finds herself caught in a dark and dangerous web she never anticipated.

This was an absolutely FUN read. It has a deliciously gothic atmosphere, great pacing, enough creepiness to give me the chills a few times but nothing to give me nightmares. It’s a page turner with a satisfying ending and I highly recommend it!

Releases July 2 so put it on your list for a great summer thriller! Thank you @netgalley and @duttonbooks for the free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars

Riley Sager's third mystery/thriller brings to mind the classic intrigues of the Gilded Age, but with a distinctly modern twist.

Concept: ★★★★★
Pacing: ★★★ 1/2
Reveals: ★★★★

Lock Every Door was not exactly what I expected when I assumed I was reading a Riley Sager novel. His 2018 hit, The Last Time I Lied, was a creepy, somewhat spooky, dialogue-driven narrative with barely-there descriptions that evoked vivid senses of atmosphere that culminated in a pulse-pounding conclusion. Lock Every Door, by contrast, is a study in description, Hitchcockian-level creeping senses of unease, occasional action, and a reflection on modern times.

I loved it anyway, but it was different.

The Bartholomew is a stately apartment building with an exclusive list of New York's richest living within its historic gilded halls. The apartments are sumptuous, the clientele discrete. No press, no guests, and no prying allowed.

Jules is a recently single, recently fired 20-something girl scraping her way through life in New York City. Her family is dead/out of the picture, and she's essentially on her own in the world (excluding her good friend Chloe, who allows her to crash on her couch). When the advertisement for an apartment sitter finds Jules, she can't believe her luck. It's at the Bartholomew, and they want to pay her to apartment sit in one of New York's richest zip codes.

It's the deal of Jules' lifetime. But is it too good to be true?

The rules for apartment sitters seem strict, but Jules needs the money and figures she can ignore the odd parts of the job. That is, until one of her fellow apartment sitters goes missing. Jules quickly finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with a villain that she can't find and the results are not what she expects.

Like Riley Sager's previous works, I had a fantastic time reading this. The writing is irresistible, and Lock Every Door is an unputdownable mystery. My only problem was its tough introduction--it takes a while for the plot to get going, and the descriptions of the apartment building are a bit much right on the offset. But, once you're invested in the narrative, all of the descriptions become part of the atmosphere so all is forgiven. The ending wasn't exactly shocking for me, but it was moderately surprising and still enjoyable. I confess, I wanted a similarly creepy ending to The Last Time I Lied, where the narrative spools out with an intriguing last call. The ending to Lock Every Door felt much more finite.

Riley Sager knocks it out of the park again! This book had me sneaking another chapter at every chance I could because I couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen! I thought it was super fun and a well-crafted thriller!

Lock Every Door checks off all the right boxes for a perfect mystery/thriller: interesting and unpredictable characters, a sympathetic main character to root for, diabolical villains, intriguing mystery, a creepy setting, and plenty of twists and turns to keep readers guessing. 25-year old Jules Larsen is a down on her luck young woman who has lost her job, and her boyfriend. When she reads about a job paying $4,000 a month for the three months, how can she resist? After all, The Bartholomew is the setting of Jules favorite novel called "Heart of a Dreamer."

The Bartholomew's deep, dark secrets begin to surface, bubbling over within days of Jules staying there. It's Gothic structure is over a hundred-years old and some disturbing articles have been written about it. There are even gargoyles which appear to watch over not only the building, but the residents as well. Of course, who could forget the rules?

She must sleep in her apartment every night. She can't have anyone over to visit because the residents of the Bartholomew cherish their privacy. No pictures of anything related to the building on social media. She's also not allowed to bother any of the residents. No receiving of any personal mail.

Seems easy enough, right? After all, she really only has is her best friend Chloe to check up on her. Her parents are dead, and her sister has been “Missing” for eight years. When another apartment sitter she meets, Ingrid, disappears, Jules becomes an amateur sleuth which pits her against some curious individuals. Ingrid confesses that the dark history of The Bartholomew was starting to frighten her just before she goes missing. Jules refuses to believe that she simply moved out without saying a word, and she launches her own investigation into Ingrid’s disappearance. It turns out Ingrid is not the only one to have disappeared from the Bartholomew. Could she have made a mistake choosing to live here?

From the very first page, readers get a snippet of NOW, followed by a travel backwards in time to a week prior, and from there we are mostly catching back up to the NOW, with a few present tense moments sprinkled between days. The final chapters of this book had me grinding my teeth. Not because the story was bad. Nope. Because the author dived into a top that I can't talk about without pretty much spoiling the ending of the book. This book touches on class status and those who seem to disappear without a trace and nobody seems to care that they are no longer around.

Lock Every Door is the third thriller from Riley Sager, the pseudonym of an author who lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Riley’s first novel, Final Girls, was a national and international bestseller that has been published in more than two-dozen countries, won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel, and is currently being developed into a feature film by Universal Pictures. Sager’s second novel, The Last Time I Lied, was a New York Times bestseller.

Not my favorite of his. Started slow & almost DNF'd at 60%.I was kind of bored with most of this - I did end up finishing after a friend told me how it ended and I thought it sounded good. I did like the ending even though I thought it was a little far fetched. I've heard lots of good things but this one just wasn't his favorite for me.

A good thriller with a couple twists that aren't that much of a surprise, given the amount of dread building with all the suspicious shit going down at this crazy rich weird apartment building but it is very entertaining anyway.

This book has been one of my most anticipated reads of this year. I LOVED “Final Girls” by this author and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book. Jules was down on her luck and landed a once in a lifetime apartment sitting job. During her interview for the position I noticed several red flags which would have made me left. As to why Jules didn’t see this herself I will never know. I liked Jules but she could be naive and a little silly at times. Props to Chloe (Jules bff) for being on the same page as myself.

Not going to lie I had issues with the pacing and felt the book was really slow. At one point I was going to throw in the towel. Then there was this little voice that said don’t give up. I’m so happy that I listened because the book picked up and I really enjoyed the last half of the story. I loved the way everything came together and the twists took me by surprise. I also loved the character development with Jules and how she found her strength and courage in this story.

Jules has lost her job and broke up with her boyfriend after discovering him in bed with someone else. Her parents died some time ago and her sister, Jane, went missing quite a while ago. But she has a really good friend, Chloe. Jules spots an ad looking for an apartment sitter and she applies. She meets with Leslie Evelyn for an interview and is told the job is for 12 weeks and she will be paid $12,000 in total. She will receive $1,000 each week, in cash. But there are some rules, not totally crazy rules, but slightly unusual. She has to spend every night in the apartment, no visitors, no disturbing the other residents of the Bartholomew, who are all wealthy and some are famous. Jules agrees because she is desperate for money and feels those twelve weeks will buy her time to find a job and an apartment. But gradually she hears unpleasant things about the Bartholomew, and some other apartment sitters who seem to have gone missing. She is suspicious that devil worship is involved, but she is so very wrong! It is far worse! Riley Sager is the master of those deep, dark thrillers, which keep you guessing!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I absolutely love everything Riley Sager touches. Seriously, both of his previous books were so entertaining and Lock Every Door is his best book yet! I loved it from the first page to the very last. The setting was eerie and captivating, and the characters had me drawn in instantly. I was really hoping Sager's novels would continue to get better and better... and so far he has not disappointed me. Lock Every Door is filled with suspense and intrigue from the first page to the very last sentence. I wanted to read it all in one sitting!

I would highly recommend this read if you are a fan of suspense novels or if you've read either of Sager's previous novels. I don't give out five stars very frequently, but this novel definitely deserved it. Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton for sending this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Rating 5/5

Many thanks to Dutton Books for providing me an advance copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.

Description: Jules is a down-on-her-luck young woman who just lost her job, her boyfriend, and her home all in one day. She is currently staying on her friend’s couch until she can get back on her feet, but the clock is ticking because Jules has less than $500 to her name. While job searching, Jules finds a simple ad in the paper for an apartment sitter. The apartment is at the infamous and mysterious Bartholomew building in Manhattan. The building has an interesting and somewhat sinister history. Jules feels like she has hit the jackpot-three months apartment sitting at one of the most high-profile buildings in Manhattan and she gets paid $1,000 a week to do it. The decision to take the job was easy enough, but after meeting one of the other apartment sitters, Ingrid, Jules is a little skeptical about the job. And then Ingrid disappears, leading Jules to dig in to the building’s dark and mysterious past.

What I Liked: Everything about this book was stunning. The atmosphere of the Bartholomew is chilling and had me hearing things in my house while I was reading. Sager has crafted a story that is perfectly paced and will keep you flipping pages in to the wee hours of the morning. I could not put this down because I needed to know what was going on. I did not see the ending coming at all and my jaw was dropping with each page.

What I Didn’t Like: I have tried to think of something I didn’t like, but honestly, there was nothing about this book that I disliked.

Final Thoughts: This was a five star read for me and the best thriller I’ve read in 2019. If you liked Sager’s previous books, Final Girls and The Last Time I Lied, then you must check this book out ASAP! I will warn you that Lock Every Door is the darkest of his books so far. You will want to leave all the lights on while you read and you’ll be checking to see if you locked every door before going to bed.

Lock Every Door will be released Tuesday, July 2.

Ok I finished this book in a day!! I’ve read Riley Sager’s two previous books and loved them so I couldn’t wait to read this one! This one did not disappoint! I was soon lost in the creepy Bartholomew building wondering what was going to happen next! Jules Larsen is broke staying on her best friends couch looking for a job when she stumbles on the perfect job. Apartment sitter at one of the oldest and most exclusive NYC apartment buildings. There’s at least a ten year wait list to even be considered! Jules is going through a lot she’s lost her parents she doesn’t have a job she just caught her boyfriend cheating so she jumps at the chance I mean who wouldn’t $4,000 a month. The job comes with quite a few rules , she must sleep in the apartment every night , no visitors, no pictures and she cannot bother any of the other residents! She takes the job anyways. When Jules meets another apartment sitter named Ingrid who has also lost her family and is alone in the word they bond but when Ingrid brings up the fact that the Bartholomew building scares her and has a creepy past Jules just brushes it off. The next morning Ingrid is gone with out a goodbye or a text and isn’t answering phone calls Jules finds it weird. With the help of the handsome neighbor Nick who happens to be a doctor and Dylan another apartment sitter Jules starts digging into Bartholomews past and soon finds Ingrid isn’t the first to disappear under strange circumstances and she’s afraid she maybe next. Maybe her job is to good to be true? This book is five stars! I loved every minute while I was reading. I could not put it down. I even woke up early to sneak more pages in!

After losing her job and her cheating boyfriend in one day, Jules Larsen has hit rock bottom. She can't afford to live in NYC on her friend's couch for long so she applies for a job as an apartment sitter in one of Manhattan's oldest, high-profile buildings, the Bartholomew. For a three month stay, she'll earn $12,000 cash, tax free but is this offer a miracle sent to save her or is it too good to be true? Riley Sager once again creates an amazing story filled with creepy atmosphere, a relatable main character and an addictive plot that you won't want to put down. As the tension and fear mounted, I found I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to discover what was going on behind the walls of this mysterious building. I highly recommend this intriguing, sinister book!

I have been a big fan of Sager since her first big hit, Final Girls, as well as her second book, The Last Time I Lied. However, I was rather underwhelmed by her latest. Set in a snooty but mysterious old condo building called The Bartholomew (think The Dakota but with gargoyles), the young, penniless orphan named Jules moves in to apartment-sit for a lucrative pay-out, but finds it less than inviting. Girls disappear, crotchety old author befriends Jules, hot doctor flirts and pursues her - too many implausible happenings, too many predictable 'coincidences,' weak main character whose back story did not completely add up to me, and a 'twist' that seemed made for a 80's era slasher film. I just felt as if this book was forced, and not Sager's previous solid plotting and character development. Bit of a miss for me. Thanks to Net Galley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager is the 2nd book I have read by this author, and once again it is a fantastic exciting thriller. I will be reading whatever stories that Sager writes. Jules Larsen, our heroine, has recently been dumped by her boyfriend, has no job, has been staying at her friend’s house, and is in dire straits financially. When she sees an ad in the paper for an apartment sitter at the famed Bartholomew building on the upper west side, near Central Park, she jumps at the chance, especially as she will earn $4000 a month for three months work. What could go wrong? Is this too good to be true?

When Jules accepts the job, she is told the rules….no visitors, no social media, do not talk to residents, must sleep in room every night; despite the strict rules Jules is in no shape to turn it down. As she begins her tenure, she does meet many of the wealthy and famous residents, who keep their distance. When Jules runs into another apartment sitter, Ingrid, whom she befriends; who also tells her about the missing people who were in those apartment’s previously. Jules also begins her own investigation, try to learn more about the residents as well as those who have disappeared. When Ingrid disappears, Jules becomes desperate to find her. At this point, the story becomes a bit dark and creepy, as Jules starts fearing for her own life; and it is now an edge of your seat suspense thriller. Can Jules trust anyone?

What follows is an intense, exciting story that had us holding our breaths, as so many surprising twists that I never guessed. Sager certainly kept us in the dark until the last ¼ of the book which certainly threw us for a loop. I will not give spoilers, as it would ruin the story for you. Lock Every Door is a dark, macabre, suspenseful story that kept you engrossed until the very end. If you love suspense thrillers, I suggest you read Lock Every Door, which was well written by Riley Sager.