I loved this book!! Great story!! 2nd book I have read by this author!! Will read more of her books!! Received this book from Amazon publishing UK from netgally!!

I think I may swear off thrillers. The current formula seems to require that a completely implausible event serve as the premise for the entire story, and that the main character must act irrationally (out of desperation?) to advance the action.

Please give me smart, logical characters who fall into terrifying situations THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, and use a good mind and a good heart, along with some totally kickass courage, to work their way out of it. There. That's my formula.

Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an advance readers copy.

I freaking LOVED this book. I literally devoured it in hours. It is a bit of a slow-burner this one, be patient because the pay off is really worth it. The last third of the book was brilliantly done. Twists and turns and more twists, some I had an inkling of towards the end but not all! It really delivers on the surprise factor.

This is my first novel by K L Slater. I know, that is just shameful. I often saw her books on Goodreads and Amazon and know now I need to read them all. Better late than never to discover a great author.

The plotline of this book I found very unique, as someone who has read thousands of books and many in this genre I don't recall anything that fits with this. I find a lot of books in the psychological thriller genre can be so incredibly similar these days. Plots about missing children for example...I needed something fresh and this delivered big time.

The characters are fantastic. I was hooked on all of them. I could picture them in full colour and really feel this would make a fantastic movie or short mini-series. It would transfer well to the screen. The writing is excellent in it's quality and depth and thankfully is not over descriptive nor cliched. I was really impressed. I have got picky in my old age (48) on what makes a good book so a five-star delivery is not giving out flippantly.

So much to like. I was literally glued to the book as it started to share it's secrets and the reveals were exciting and kept coming at me. Just when I thought we had it all wrapped up the author hits you with another one. Boomshanka baby. Gotta love that right?

Highly recommended from me. Don't be dismayed if you find it a tad slow to start. It's laying the foundations of the characters which are so critical to plot and what it finally slams you with. I love the cover too. Grab this one and get stuck in. I will absolutely be picking up and reading more of K L Slater's books. Kudos!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my review copy of The Apartment. All opinions are my own and totally unbiased.

Description: It’s an opportunity she can’t refuse. The woman before her tried...⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Freya Miller needs a miracle. In the fallout of her husband’s betrayal, she’s about to lose her family home, and with it the security she craves for her five-year-old daughter, Skye. Adrift and alone, she’s on the verge of despair until a chance meeting with charismatic Dr. Marsden changes everything. He’s seeking a new tenant for a shockingly affordable flat in a fashionable area of London. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Adder House sounds too good to be true... But Freya really can’t afford to be cynical, and Dr. Marsden is adamant she and Skye will be a perfect fit with the other residents. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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But Adder House has secrets. Even behind a locked front door, Freya feels as if she’s being watched: objects moving, unfamiliar smells, the blinking light of a concealed camera... and it’s not long before she begins to suspect that her dream home is hiding a nightmarish reality. Was it really a chance that led her here-or something unthinkably dark? ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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As the truth about Adder House starts to unravel, can Freya and Skye get out-or will they be locked in forever?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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My thoughts: I started “The Apartment” this afternoon and just finished— such a quick read! I just couldn’t put it down. For me, this one had some “Lock Every Door” and “The Girl Before” vibes. I loved how eerie it was! Freya and Skye were faced with some unsettling and questionable situations that immediately sent up red flags. I definitely questioned some of Freya’s decisions. The author did a great job of giving the backstory on Freya, and I adored Skye! I would have liked to have gotten more on some of the other characters and the ending though. Overall, I really liked this one!

Ok, I really need to read the synopsis better before picking up a book. As a single mom, this one hit me a little too hard with a sense of fear and dread. The author does her job well!

The story follows a recently widowed mom and her young daughter as they try to find a new place to live. An offer comes along that is too good to be true, and it IS. She gets an amazing opportunity to move into a very exclusive neighborhood in an up-scale building far beyond her means. As you would expect, it comes at a price.

She and her daughter are taken through a series of very disturbing events as her world seems to shrink and even the people she trusts seem to turn on her. The sense of isolation and desperation grows as she tries to figure out what is happening and why her life is suddenly so fraught with fear and unlucky events.

I really enjoyed the slow build of this, along with the character who comes across as very authentic. The author really builds walls around her well, enhancing her isolation with every page. For anyone with trust issues (raises hand) this one is for you!

This one is definitely worth a read! Don't miss it!

This was one if those psychological thrillers that hooks you from the start before building the tension bit by bit towards.....a disappointingly low-key climax. It doesn't really matter though because it's the build up that makes a thriller and that's good enough to overcome any shortcomings at the end.

The plot was simple but gripping involving a luxury apartment complete with creepy neighbours, unexplained happenings and feelings of being watched. These factors combine and build throughout the pages to create a disturbing atmosphere, plenty of suspense and lots to guess at. In particular the interspersion of a mother's journal detailing her son's participation in a psychology experiment in 1902, with the present day account of Freya's residency in the apartment was intriguing.  I was kept guessing until the end how these two seemingly disparate storylines connected.

In terms of the ending, the problem was the lack of thrill factor and feeling that it was rushed/incomplete. For example, the role/significance of the apartment's other residents was never explained, and we were left wondering what had happened to the baby and how the experiment may have affected his life.

Also, whilst I liked that the writing style and book is short and punchy - making it an easy, addictive read - it sadly did mean that majority of the characters didn't have the chance to develop properly so it was difficult to understand their behaviours and motives. That said I did enjoy the mother/daughter relationship between Freya and her five-year-old daughter, along with Skye's childhood innocence.

Overall this was an easy, addictive, entertaining read but one I'd recommend for fans of lighter psychological thrillers.

On the surface, The Apartment has a lot in common with Riley Sager's 2019 thriller Lock Every Door: a down-on-her-luck young woman needs a place to live, and is presented with a luxury apartment in a neighborhood she could never afford, with no strings attached! Well, hardly any. Ok, actually huge, disturbing strings attached, but the main character is so desperate that she is willing to overlook a creepy landlord who won’t allow friends in the unit, ever (Sager) or wants to install a security camera INSIDE her apartment (Slater).
I enjoyed both of these books, but The Apartment has a few minor annoyances that knocked it down to 3 stars. First, the main character, Freya, is a mother, so she is making these crazy decisions on behalf of herself and her five-year-old daughter, Skye. To Freya, it seems perfectly plausible that a stranger would approach her at a coffee shop where she is reading leasing fliers and offer her a beautiful apartment at a reduced rent, simply because she seems like “a good fit.” She is similarly unconcerned when the landlord pays all her moving expenses and helps her daughter get into a top school. Is she entitled, desperate, or just too gullible?
Her complete credulity continues when she befriends a local construction worker, a working class hero with a heart of gold, whose chief qualification to be Freya’s friend is that he discouraged another guy from whistling at her on the street. There is also an epistolary subplot, where we read journal entries about a doctor and young nurse in a decades-old experiment, that seems both random and spoiler-y.
Despite these narrative questions, I found The Apartment to be a thriller worth my time. The pacing is excellent, and Freya and Skye are likable characters. I wanted to know how their story ended, even if I didn’t truly believe in the threat of imminent danger, despite Freya’s best efforts to attract it.
Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

It was an amazing book, full of twists and really creepy. I couldn't stop reading, even at the end I was biting my nails waiting for the final revelation. Some things are a bit rushed but overall, I really enjoyed it.

This book started out slow and it took me awhile with all the back and forth, but I ended up loving it. I'm definitely glad a stuck with it, because I had no idea what was happening most of the time and it kept me on the edge of my seat. Thank you to Netgalley for the chance to read for an honest review.

A page turning thriller! This one sucks you in from the beginning and doesn't let go. It's a fun, quick read.
The ending wasn't too tough to figure out, but I didn't mind. I would recommend this one who just wants a fun, escape. It would make a good beach read!

Thanks Amazon Publishing, NetGalley & KL Slater for the digital ARC of this book!

Holy cow was this a fantastically twisty book! OMG! I couldn’t quite nail down how everyone was connected. The author did a great job and character building throughout. Once I finally got an idea of where the book was going (took me about 3/4 to start to piece together how it MIGHT go), I couldn’t stop reading. I had to finish it before I went to bed!

This book dives so much more into the psychology aspect than most psychological thrillers do. It’s definitely one I recommend picking up.

Freya is at her wits end. Her life is in pieces. He husband is dead & she badly needs somewhere for herself & her daughter Skye to live. When she meets Dr Marsden as he is pinning up an advert for a flat it seems heaven sent. The apartment in the luxurious Adder House seems too good to be true & she thinks that they have finally had a stroke of luck- but you know what they say about things that are too good to be true don't you. Before long strange things start to happen. The other tenants are a bit odd & things start happening to make Freya question her sanity. Alongside Freya's story is the account of a young woman & has allowed her son to be used for a scientific experiment many years ago.

This was a good page turner. There were places where suspension of belief became necessary but nevertheless it was a good read. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

I devoured The Apartment in a day! From the moment Freya and Skye move into the Addler building it feels like something sinister is about to happen! As I kept reading the suspense had me hooked and by the end of the book, I found out that everything I thought was going on, was way off and so much better!!!! The suspense due to the strange and scary residents had touches of Rosemary’s baby to it and that just made me to keep reading on and on. Once you pick this up, you won’t stop reading!!

This is a well written book, I liked the characters and was interested to see how the plot pannned out. On baalance I would say I enjoyed reading it. The downside for me was that the story was predictable from the start - not the detail of the plot, which is why the interest was maintained but it was always apparent where the story was going. I was as little dissatisfied with the ending which seemed to be somewhat rushed.

The Apartment is a strange and twisted story. I liked it but found it slow in places, then there is loads of action in the last chapter. I liked the main protagonists Freya and liked the intrigue that come from the different diary entries.
It's almost impossible to write about without giving anything away but I found it an interesting psychological drama.

Super hooky, make you stay up all night sort of read. The rushed ending disappointed me though, I'd have loved this section to be longer and tie up more loose ends.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC copy, all views my own.

I enjoyed this. I especially liked the way I was drawn into the emotional life of the main character. And the although you weren’t in the mind of her daughter, the connection between mother and child was strong and believable. I look forward to more novels by this writer.

3.5 stars. This book hooked me from the get go. I didn’t want to put the book down and read it much faster than I even realized I have the time for. Some of the different timelines and points of view confused me at first, but once I started figuring it out it was fine. The ending felt a little rushed together, but I still enjoyed the read!

Holy heck was this book amazing! If you like psychological thrillers I HIGHLY recommend this one! This one was published a few weeks ago so find it wherever you buy you books! You won’t regret it! Thank @netgalley @klslaterauthor and @amazonpublishing for the advanced copy!

K.L. Slater is a new to me author and this is the first book of her’s that I have read. I thought, overall, the story was good. The book was well written and the characters were immediately likable. Honestly, for me, it was the characters that kept me reading. While the story was interesting, I felt like the idea of taking an apartment with no questions asked and the idea that the apartment would only cost what you can afford seems too far fetched to me. Once I got past that part of the plot, the psychological part of this book was intriguing. Like Freya, I too could not figure out what was going on and who to trust and who not to trust. The biggest thing that I did not like about the psychological part of the book was that it was wrapped up way to fast for my liking. I did not feel like there was enough suspense, nor was there enough “start and restarts” of trying to figure out the “who done it.” Once things had started to unravel it was like that was the end of the story and it was finished up quickly. I wish it would have been a little more drawn out. Overall this book was good and I would choose to pick up another book of K.L. Slater‘s.