I have been a fan of Riley Sager from Final Girls and I read The Last Time I Lied right away. If you haven't read either of those books get to a book store today!

Unfortunately, this book wasn't as compelling a read. If you grew up in the 80s, then you know about Rosemary's Baby. While this didn't have a baby, or quite the same theme, it mirrored the movie concept pretty closely. I'm not going to give anything away, but I didn't feel there was a surprise element to this book. It felt like I was reading an adaptation of the movie. I'll still recommend this to other Riley Sager fans, but hope his next book is more like his earlier style.

When down on her luck Jules is given the chance to stay in the luxury apartment building The Bartholomew and to be paid for her stay, the opportunity is too good to let pass by. But as she settles into her temporary home, strange things start happening, and she starts to wonder if the rumors about this old building have any truth to them. With suffocating ambiance akin to "Rosemary's Baby" and the unsettling suspense of Hitchcock, "Lock Every Door" is another addictive thriller by Riley Sager.

Lock Every Door is a thrilling, stay-up-all-night horror story that will keep you turning pages with ease. It's my first book by Riley Sager, but I'm excited that I already have The Last Time I Lied on my bookshelf for my next suspenseful read. In Lock Every Door, Jules Larsen is an out-of-work, single woman whose parents have died and whose sister has been missing for years. Desperate for a fresh start, she answers an ad in the classifieds for an opportunity that seems too good to be true: for $1,000 a week, Jules will be an apartment sitter for the Bartholomew, a luxury apartment building facing Central Park, near the Dakota. Sager does a terrific job creating a creepy atmosphere while slowly revealing the Bartholomew's sordid past. When Jules' fellow apartment sitter, Ingrid, disappears, Jules accepts that something very wrong is going on in this building. To say anymore would ruin the plot, but I didn't want to stop reading until I knew what was happening and who would survive. Thank you so much to Dutton and to NetGalley for the preview copy!

Lock Every Door is the third book written by Riley Sager, and after loving his previous two books, I was very excited to read this one. Lock Every Door did not disappoint, and kept me hooked from beginning to end. I thought i had an idea as to where this book was headed, but I was pleasantly surprised that I really had no idea. I really enjoy Sager’s writing style and unpredictable twists, and I will now be anxiously awaiting his fourth book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton for giving me the opportunity to read in ARC of this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

To be published on 6/11/19.

I didn't find anything particularly original or exciting about LOCK EVERY DOOR. It felt like like a poor man's version of Get Out that felt like it kept poking me and saying, hey, bad things happen to poor white people too! I imagine that's not the intent, but I couldn't help making that association, that LOCK EVERY DOOR was Get Out without the intelligence, originality, and nuance of social horror.

I think what kept me reading, aside from Sager's writing style, which I have no problem with, is that I kept hoping for something MORE to happen. When the first thought about what was happening came to fruition I couldn't help but go, seriously? THAT'S where this is going? And then when it all played out I went, seriously? That's where this ended? It's just very lackluster and tired.

I didn't feel any edginess in regard to the plot. I didn't really care much about the characters. I didn't dislike them, but they were kind of blank and typical. The plot itself has been done before, and done better by others, surely. LOCK EVERY DOOR feels mailed in, that Sager didn't try very hard to be original or scary or thrilling or much of anything.

If you're at least half awake when reading this book you'll be able to pick up on the trends pretty early on. I think why the book is such a disappointment for me is because it led to exactly where I thought it was going to. It gave me no surprises and it felt like it just dragged me along like a tired dog walker. 

Bleh. I really liked FINAL GIRLS and THE LAST TIME I LIED. It's why I immediately leapt on LOCK EVERY DOOR when it was offered to me. And for it to be such a disappointment just really deflates me. I mean, I guess they can't all be winners.

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Thank you to Penguin Group Dutton and to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
Wow! Is all I can say after that thrill ride. Another amazing psychological thriller by Riley Sager. I will admit this started out a little slow for me but once it picked up I did not want to put it down. Highly recommend if you love books that make you not want to put them down. 5 stars!

I LOVED Riley Sager's other two books - with Final Girls being my favorite thriller that I am constantly recommending - so I had really built this book up in my head and was so excited to read it. It didn't necessarily let me down, but it was my least favorite out of his three books. I definitely wanted to know what was going on and did not at all guess the truth - but I think that's because it felt a little out of left field when it was first introduced. I really enjoyed the way the story was told alternating between "now" with Jules in a hospital to the last 5 days leading up to her accident. Overall, it's a good book and I will absolutely suggest people read it, but don't except the same level of intensity as Final Girls. Rated a 3.5 so rounding up to 4!

Riley Sager has done it again! Every single book Sager has written has blown me away. If you haven't read any of his novels, stop reading this review now and go check his books out. All three are outstanding!

Lock Every Door is an excellent thriller with strong horror tones. Set in a glamorous apartment building, Jules Larsen is starting a new job as an apartment-sitter. The rules: no visitors, no nights away, no social media, and no disturbing the neighbors. Should be easy enough money. Things get weird when Jules meets fellow apartment-sitter, Ingrid. Ingrid shares things about the building that have been scaring her and the next day, Ingrid disappears.

Filled to the brim with suspense, readers will have a hard time putting this one down. The setting is atmospheric. The characters are creepy and very well-fleshed out. If you enjoy thrillers that will keep you guessing especially with horror elements, this is one you have got to check out asap. Riley Sager is an author not to be missed!

Well frig. This is my first Riley Sager book and holy shit, it's not going to be my last. I don't even know if I have proper words to explain what went down in this book. It's a twisted thriller, page turning, can't put down kind of book. I love a book with a good countdown, it start's with Now and then brings us back to five days before. FIVE DAYS PEOPLE. Five days is literally all it took for Jules life to be completed frigged over. I went into this book completely blind and honestly I think everyone should too. Just enjoy the ride that is "Lock Every Door". Highly recommend

Thank you to the publishers for granting my wish on netgalley for this one :)

SYNOPSIS: No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents.

Jules Larsen finds a Craigslist ad to be an apartment sitter in a famous Manhattan luxury building overlooking Central Park, and despite the strict rules and her concerns of it being “too good to be true” she is desperate for money and takes the job. Even after being warned that the residents require privacy, Jules can’t seem to stop asking questions...

REVIEW: Thank you @netgalley @duttonbooks for an advanced e-book in exchange for my honest review.

First things first: you can never go wrong with a Riley Sager novel. This is his third thriller and yes, I would like to maintain my position in his fan club.

I loved the storytelling format used in Lock Every Door: it starts with NOW and then gives a countdown from “one week before” to the present, with a quick jump-forward to NOW between each day. This gives the book a growing sense of anticipation and “I-know-what’s-coming-but-do-I-really?”

It was an extremely quick read, but as Riley Sager has proven in his other two novels, there are so many layers to his deception. I love reading a book where you’re exposed to something that has gone awry from the start and you have to backtrack to the beginning to pick up the pieces. Every page in this story built up to what was really going on and (as is typical in Riley Sager novels) you may guess bits and pieces but even your very best guess will never meet the level of crazy in his brilliant, twisted mind.

Beyond that brief description, there is so much risk of spoiling here that I need to be obnoxiously vague. Lock Every Door is a creepy, can’t-put-it-down read. Sager really toes the line of “over-the-top”/unbelievable in this one but it is so much more fun to just go along with it. Do yourself a favor: go in blind and let him take you on another thrill ride.

Getting paid $4,000 a month for three months of apartment-sitting in one of the most infamous luxury apartments in Manhattan sounds like a dream come true...or is it too good to be true? For Jules, it's the latter. Unemployed and in desperate need of a new place to live after her scummy boyfriend cheats on her, Jules jumps to answer the job posting for The Bartholomew. What follows is a hair-raising, goosebumps-inducing tale of missing apartment-sitters that thoroughly creeped me out.
Riley Sager is a master of suspense, and Lock Every Door is his best work yet. The unique, implausible, yet thoroughly entertaining plot and steadily building creep factor were the perfect combination. His decision to have the timeline jump between past and present, coupled with the first-person narration, only added to the suspense and thrills. I felt like I was really in The Bartholomew with Jules, running from the danger and trying to figure out what happened to her fellow apartment-sitters before she meets the same mysterious fate.
Thank you to Riley Sager, Penguin/Dutton, and NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. Follow me on Goodreads and Instagram @the_bookblog for more bookish thoughts!

I recieved an electronic version of this book for my honest review.

"The next heart-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager follows a young woman whose new job apartment sitting in one of New York’s oldest and most glamorous buildings may cost more than it pays. "

Hold on to your hat because this is one wild ride! I was up ALL night reading! Riley Sager sure knows how to write in the way that scares you but you can't help but want more!

Fantastic book. Definitely get this on your summer reading list!

I am one of the hardest people to shock when it comes to a twist in a book. THIS BOOK DID THAT. It started slow on the action but once it got going, I was reading as fast as I could to find out exactly what was going on in that building! I never guessed correctly and really didn't see it coming. Bravo to Riley Sager for the fantastic plot and thank you NetGalley and Dutton for the digital ARC. I can't wait to see what others think when this book is released in July!

The hype is real. Lock Every Door by @riley.sager is amazing. Definitely one of my favorite psychological thrillers of 2019, and one I will be recommending for a loooong time.

I didn’t read the synopsis and I’m so glad I just went into this one blind. This one hooked me from the very first page. I found myself frequently saying “just one more chapter,” and then forcing myself to put it down seven chapters later so that I could be social on this family trip I’m on.

This is for sure a five star summer/vacation/beach read.

Lock Every Door is my first Riley Sager book. How have I lived before this?!?!

Jules is unemployed, heart broken and sleeping on her best friend’s couch. Quite often when a story starts like this you figure she is a disaster. In reality, she really is just a victim of terrible luck and sad situations.

When she comes across an ad for an apartment sitter and gets the job, her luck is finally turning around. One of New York’s swankiest buildings, the legendary Bartholomew, has a need for an apartment sitter. It’s a three month stint that will net her $12,000 cash. She cannot believe her life can turn around so quickly. This will give her time to find a job and enough cash to secure a place to live.

There are strange rules at The Bartholomew. No visitors allowed. She cannot talk to the neighbors who are wealthy, and guard their privacy ferociously. Jules cannot spend the night away from the apartment. Strange, but for that kind of money, not a big deal. Until it is a big deal.

Her favorite author lives in the building, so does a movie star,
and then the handsome surgeon next door starts flirting with her. Fabulous, right? Yet, something is off. Another apartment sitter disappears, and Jules starts digging around. Is the building haunted? Are the tragedies in it’s history just tragedies or is it something more?

She is asking too many questions, making people angry and starts fearing for her safety. She needs to get out, and she is racing to do it, before it’s too late.

Thank you @netgalley for this kindle edition in exchange for my review. Available July 2, 2019.
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Soon after reading The Last Time I Lied, I picked up Final Girls (I still need to read it) and of course requested a copy of Lock Every Door the second it was available on NetGalley. Luckily, I managed to snag a copy. There’s something about Riley Sager that I just LOVE. He always manages to incorporate some horror aspect into his thriller novels. For example, with Lock Every Door, Jules is a recently laid-off worker, and finds work as a housesitter in the exclusive Bartholomew Building (in which she and her sister used to obsess about since their favorite book was set there), and for some reason the book gave me some serious Rosemary’s Baby vibes. Maybe because of the uber-rich, yet creepy neighbors, or the fact that it’s alluded that the building is cursed and witches may be involved. However, this being a Sager novel means that although it may give you horror vibes, it never ventures off into supernatural.

I found Jules to be very relatable, as I think we can all identify with her. She was a hard worker in college, received a degree thinking she could better her social standing, instead, she ends up working a crummy office job in which she gets laid off from, and in her desperation to find a new living situation (her loser boyfriend cheated on her), she falls for an ad on Craigslist that is looking for a housesitter. Now, if Jules economic situation hadn’t been so fire, she would’ve bailed at the first inkling of something being amiss at the Bartholomew, but since beggars can’t be chooser’s, she sticks it out even when us readers are yelling, GET THE FUCK OUT!

Some aspects of the story seem kind of over the top, but I feel like it works, or at least Sager has enough thriller cred to make it work. This book is perfect any of you who love mysteries, thrillers, or horror (cause even though it’s not horror it DOES have a lot of horror vibes running throughout).

I really enjoyed this book a lot and have a feeling that Sager will become one of my fave new authors.

*Thank you so much to NetGalley and Dutton for the digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Lock Every Door follows suit with Sagers previous 2 thrillers. We have Jules, our damsel in distress, who is given an opportunity that seems too good to be true...and you know what they say...when it seems too good to be true...
Jules is offered a job, if you could call it that, to be paid to be a temporary tenant at one of the cities most coveted buildings. She meets a few other temporary tenants, and then one disappears. Determined to piece together the seemingly shady details, Jules delves into the mysteries surrounding the building.
This was a quick, uncomplicated read with well-developed, likeable (and not-so-likeable) characters.

Riley Sager is back with another page-turning suspense novel. Sager's books are always character driven, but this book takes that trait to a new level when an inanimate object becomes a character. The Bartholomew, a high profile Manhattan building, has a mysterious feel to it when Jules moves in. There are many rules about never spending a night away and having no visitors, but more than that, the building itself gives off ominous vibes from the strange wallpaper to the secretive other tenants. Jules realizes that she needs to get out of the Bartholomew, but people don't leave, they simply disappear. This novel is full of twists and turns and builds to an ending that no reader will suspect. The setting, the characters, and the storytelling in this novel make for a truly spine chilling read.

This is my first Riley Sager novel, I can guarantee it will not be my last.

Jules has just gone through a terrible break up, life is up in the air she doesn't have a job, has no remaining family alive and doesn't have a apartment. While looking for work she responds to a vague ad for a job, gets a interview and then it seems like everything is falling into place.
When things seem to good to be true, they probably are.

This book was so well written that once I started it I couldn't put it down. I couldnt stop myself from devouring this book. I thought I had it figured out and then twist, and once again I knew nothing. So fabulous!

I will follow this author anywhere!!

This heart pounding, page turning, can't catch your breath psychological thriller deserves 10+ stars!!! Riley Sager never disappoints but this has to be her best ever!!!