So I am not in the majority, but I did not care for this book. So many plot holes. It drug on and on. I just didn't care for it. I am disappointed bc I thought this was going to be good. Just my opinion, you may love it.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and K. L. Slater for the free Kindle version book.

This was my first Slater book, but it definitely will not be my last. I would consider this one to be a slow burn. I was able to get into the story immediately, but the suspense builds before the twist at the end. One of my favorite horror movie scare tactics is the build-up and the letdown, meaning that the audience is waiting for the scare to happen, and then it doesn’t. The dread that something is not right; however, sticks with the audience and makes them uneasy. This book does precisely that. You know something strange is happening, but you can’t quite put your finger on it. Freya and the reader descend together into fear and uncertainty. It was a thrilling ride! The psychology intertwined throughout the chapters was fascinating, and not something I was used to reading in a thriller. It was a fun element to the reading experience! I really could have read an entire book where Skye is the main character instead of Freya. She was adorable!

I was only iffy about two things. One, Freya, was beyond frustrating at times. There were SO MANY signs that she needed to get the heck out of that apartment and never look back, but she ignored every single one. It was challenging to listen to her excuses over and over again. I guess we wouldn’t have had much of a thriller though if she left! Two, I felt like the ending was a bit rushed. All of a sudden, BAM! You find out what happens, and then a few pages later, it jumps right to six months later. I guess I didn’t find it necessary. I would have rather seen more of an explanation of why. However, these two things did not at all stop me from enjoying every bit of the novel! I read the entire thing in less than 24 hours!

The Apartment by K.L. Slater is a psychological thriller.

First, let me thank NetGalley, the publisher Thomas & Mercer, and of course the author, for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

 
My Synopsis:   (No major reveals, but if concerned, skip to My Opinions)

Freya Miller worries about providing for her 5-year old daughter Skye now that she is on her own.  But a chance meeting with Dr. Michael Marsden seems to be the answer to all her problems.  He offers her the opportunity to live in a mansion called Adder House.  Yes, it is but one of several apartments within this unique building, and the smallest of them all, but it is exactly what Freya and Skye need.

Skye quickly falls in love with the apartment and her new neighbours.  There is a bit of an issue with moving schools and leaving behind her friend Petra, but Skye is adapting much better than Freya had anticipated.

When things start to turn a little crazy, Freya wonders if her mind is just playing tricks on her.  Even Skye seems to be acting strange.  Is their new home a safe haven, or a house of horrors?

 
My Opinions:  

This was a really fast read, and reminded me a little of Rosemary's Baby.

The pace was good, and as always, Kim Slater delivered suspense really well.  I just kept turning those pages.  Her characters are great...I could easily relate to Freya, and her predicament.  I loved Lily, felt sorry for Susan and the Marsden's were just creepy.  And then the plot twisted and I was thrown.  Just what a good psychological thriller is supposed to do.

So overall, a creepy, atmospheric fast read that I didn't want to put down.

I really enjoyed this book. Character development was good. The plot was very interesting. Not a lot of typos.

After the death of her husband, Freya is looking for someplace new for her and her five-year-old daughter to live; a fresh start. When she’s offered a very nice (and affordable!) flat by a doctor she’s just met, Freya has a hard time believing her good luck. You know that old sayig, “If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is?” That is exactly what happens to Freya, because once she’s moved into the new flat, she starts hearing things, seeing things, and feels as if she might just be losing her mind. This was an easy read, with some situations that might be hard to believe, but it was still a good read. I enjoyed it---will be reading more by this author for sure.

Note: Special thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

The Apartment by K. L. Slater was an interesting book to say the least, the story started a bit slow for me personally. I enjoyed the two main characters Freya and Skye Miller and the tragic journey that their life took. I was engaged with the story for the most part; however, I felt like it tool too long to get to the point of the story, which had me loosing interest during the middle of the book. The character development in the story was well written. However, a piece of me feels slightly let down with how the book ended. I felt like it the ending and the whole plot twist was rushed at the end, I wish it was expanded a bit more than a couple of chapters at the end. Im not sure I got the correct closure I was looking for with this novel. However, I do believe the plot of the story was interesting and different from any of mystery/ thriller books I've read before.

Reading Goodreads reviews of this novel - ABookwormwithWine's review was PERFECT! I don't know "review etiquette" but girl, you hit this BANG ON with how I felt!

It was an easy, but slow paced suspense that kept me turning the pages and wanting more. It was such an all encompassing story that had me completely invested - I totally wanted to yell at Freya the entire time to GET OUT! Keeping me in the story and trying to figure it all out... I loved it and would highly recommend this for a quick beach-read type of pick.

Thank you so much Amazon Publishing UK & NetGalley for my complimentary eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I've been in the mood lately to read thrillers, and I've enjoyed being absorbed in the twists of these stories. Freya Miller's husband just died while he was in the midst of an affair. She needs to find a new home and a fresh start for her and her daughter. Dr. Marsden approaches her in a coffee shop with an offer that seems too good to be true. She can move into the seemingly out of her price range Adder House at a rate she can afford. Once Freya moves in, weird things start to happen that make her question her sanity. This was a quick read that I finished in a few sittings. I read a large portion of it last night, and I will admit I was slightly spooked. I will say that for most of the book I wanted to keep telling Freya that she really should listen to her gut. I thought things wrapped up a bit quickly in the end, but overall I think it was a solid thriller. If you are looking for an escape then I think this story will transport you and give you something else to worry about!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy.

Overall, an entertaining read that I finished in 2 days. The author does very well at building suspense and showing the reader all the "red flags" that Freya is so obviously missing. It is enthralling from the beginning, although the ending was a bit far-fetched. I didn't completely understand the motivation for all of the things that happened (don't want to spoil too much) or why the perpetrator did what they did, but it still was a good read.

Creepy, spooky and suspenful. You know something is off but you just can't put your finger on what it is. You know you shouldn't be reading this at night before bed but you can't put it down. A must read now. One of my favorites this year. Don't pass it up. Happy reading!

The Apartment was a slow burn but also fast-paced if that makes sense, and I loved the writing. This was my first K.L. Slater book even though I've been meaning to read her books forever and I'm glad I finally did. I can already tell that I'm bound to love the rest of her novels.

I'm keeping this short because I don't want to give anything away, but if you're looking for a quick, twisty, and suspenseful read I would recommend The Apartment. I was surprised by the ending and overall really enjoyed it all. I will definitely be moving this author's other books up on my TBR now too!

I'm afraid I'm going to be that person,the one who doesn't agree with most of the reviews.
Throughout the whole book I just wondered at how foolish Freya was... to move into a too good to be true apartment offered to her cut price,by a stranger.
To leave her child with a stranger.
To trust another stranger to come into her home...

Also,I felt like not much happened for the majority of the book... there wasn't enough unsettling things I thought.
Then the ending was fast and over the top.

Most have loved it,it just wasn't my cup of tea

I received an ARC of The Apartment in exchange for an honest review. Freya has recently lost her husband and is going through a difficult time financially. So when she is offered the opportunity to move into an apartment in a good neighborhood at a greatly reduced price, it seems too good to pass up. However, there's no such thing as a free lunch and the same could be said of good apartments at reduced prices. Strange things start happening to Freya and her daughter. This was a really quick read, however the whole story was a little bizarre or maybe even just plain silly. The story did keep my interest but the ending just didn't quite make sense.

Twisty, unexpected read. Thoroughly have enjoyed the first half, will finish the rest as soon as possible! Highly recommend! Can't wait to see what happens next...

This was such a great thriller. I highly recommend this to those that love the psychological/domestic thriller genre. It was full of twists and turns and truly a gripping story

A gripping, enjoyable novel if a little unbelievable. I would have run for the hills no matter how cash strapped I was,

This book had a good premise but fell short in parts for me. Some of the characters were unbelievable and unlikeable. That said it was a ok read. I would try another novel from this author though. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.

Hmmm, where to begin with this one. The Apartment is a fast-paced read, that I honestly read in one sitting. We follow Freya and her daughter Skye after a traumatic event. Freya is in a dark spot in her life and when a man tells her about an apartment that just opened up and that she sounds like the perfect tenant, she thinks it’s too good to be true. Some strange things start happening at the Adder House, but Freya just keeps pushing those thoughts out of her mind, because she now has a great apartment for her and Skye.

First off, Freya had a rough childhood and doesn’t trust anyone easily, but yet she trusts a strange man who happens to meet her in a coffee shop? Already doesn’t add up. I wanted this to be more of a thriller that gave me goosebumps, but I wasn’t at all scared or shocked. It was just an average read and I guessed the ending way before it happened. I think this needed to be a much longer story full of more detail. I found a lot of plot holes, and things were brought up that weren’t ever explained.

While it was an alright read and the writing does make you want to read more, I just felt like this was an eh read. From the premise of The Apartment, it sounds like a dark sinister book full of twists and turns. While some things were odd and creepy, there was never a huge twist. The ending happened and I wasn’t shocked and was just let down.

Freya Miller, a woman in her thirties with a 5 years old daughter Skye had gone through a lot in past couple of moths; her marriage had fall out due to her husband's betrayal, followed by his sudden death, she's about to lose her family home & with that she has to carry the responsibility of her daughter's safety all alone. .

While the anxiety running all around, she mets a charismatic man who is seeking a new tenant for his super fashionable flat in a good area of London but at a very affordable price. Freya initially refuses to get into that flat but she can't be cynical, deep down inside for her The Adder House is perfect & Dr Mardsen is also adamant she and Skye will be a perfect fit with other residents.

But Adder House has its own secrets. Freya start noticing and feeling weird things like being watched even when the front door is closed, objects shifting, unfamiliar smell, blinking light of a concealed camera and too much of help and interference from Dr & Mrs. Mardsen in her life. As the truth start reveling out she & Skye is caught in a nightmarish reality.

Okay, the story was interesting and the ending was really thrilling and twisty. The books book is written from Freya's point of view and a diary entry by a woman which makes storu more twisty. But the downfall was the in the starting it was too slow and I sometimes even felt sleepy in the middle, I hope instead of just boring stretch some more story was there..

I’ve read so many thrillers that I usually don’t get freaked out, but this one scared me a bit! (In a good, fun way ;) ) The first half had great pacing, developing the characters really thoughtfully, and I was excited to find out where it was going, how the mystery would unravel. But about three quarters of the way, when things started to come into place, it sped up too fast. I felt the ending was really rushed and left me with a lot of questions. I also realized I don’t love an epilogue! I don’t think you need an epilogue if you’ve finished the story in a satisfactory way. Unless we’re talking about the Harry Potter “19 Years Later” Epilogue, which I LOVE. But I digress ;) Overall, I do think if you’re looking for a quick thriller that’s a bit creepy, I’d give it a read!