Member Reviews
The synopsis sounded deliciously creepy, but it just wasn’t the book for me. I had a hard time connecting with the characters past my initial reaction to wanting to read the book. I was all for the if it’s too good to be true it IS to make this a thriller I fell for, but I just felt like the overall plot line had too many holes for me to really enjoy it.
Really enjoyed this book. I was engrossed throughout.
Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for an arc to review.
I enjoyed this read.... it was engaging and kept me pulled in. I look forward to reading more of this author's and appreciate the opportunity to review this one!
Freya and her daughter, Skye, are selling their home and having to start over. Freya is trying to figure out what to do when an amazing apartment is offered to her by a stranger in a coffee shop, at a rent she can’t pass up. At first everything seems to be going great, but then things change. Is Freya overreacting and letting her insecurities get the best of her or is there something going on at Adder House? If you liked Riley Sanger’s Lock Every Door this will be another enjoyable read.
Thank you NetGalley, K.L. Slater and Thomas & Mercer for this edition and hearing my honest review. Looking forward to reading more with you
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There have been a lot of similar books around during the last year where the main character come across an amazing home to rent at very little cost just when their life has become totally out of control and a financial nightmare. I did think that Freya played into their hands and should have found a lot of sinister incidents very weird and worrying despite her eagerness to stay in the lavish apartment. It all did seem quite far fetched, I'm not sure I would have been taken in quite so quickly even if I was desperate, I would have been far more suspicious but then there would have been no story. At times this was a good book, but as I said, for some reason this is a theme that has been explored a few times in different settings.
Thank you, Netgalley, for a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion!
I have to admit that I was a bit discouraged after reading some of the reviews of this book. So, to be honest, I went into this book with mixed emotions. While there were some plot holes as some reviewers noted and the MC made me want to bang my forehead against the wall multiple times, I have to say that it was an entertaining read. If you are looking for a book that gives you mystery and entertainment and don't mind a bit of head shaking, this book is definitely for you. If naive MCs drive you bonkers, stay away from this book!
I had heard mixed reviews on this one. Some said it felt very similar to Riley Sager's Lock Every Door, but I have not read that one and found myself really able to enjoy this read!
It was a quick-paced thriller. I loved the secrets and the questions and found it compelling from start to finish. My only criticism is that I wished some of the loose ends would have resolved themselves better at the end.
Overall, this was not my favorite thriller but was definitely still enjoyable!
Amazing read so many twist and turns it is in my area London addler house is a strange place but you don't really know why untill the end and all in the name of science
The Apartment by K. L. Slater was a brilliant book and especially on Audio. I loved it. I love Kim's books they just get better and better and I always look forward reading her books. I was hooked after I started to listen to this book on audio and I highly recommend it.
Big thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
This psychological thriller really started strong for me - and I found myself questioning every character and their motive in the story. Given a once in a life time offer - Freya is given the option of living in Adler for for really good price - something that a single mother could afford.
I was a little disappointed with this one. Although the story kept my interest, I was not thrilled with the story. I was hoping for a more psychological thriller from Slater, but I think this one fell a little short. I liked the idea of a psychology experiment, but I don't think it was executed in a way where the reader was truly invested. Overall, this was just an okay read for me.
*Thank you to @netgalley and @amazonpublishing for the copy in exchange for an honest review.*
It's worth taking a look. It's a very good storyline that pulls you in from the beginning. Curiosity makes you want to read more.
I enjoyed this book. It was suspenseful and a real page turner. The story was well written and I was anxious to see what was going to happen next. The only downfall I had with the book was I feel if there were unanswered questions that I would have liked to have seen answered in the story.
This book gives new meaning to the term if it's too good to be true, it probably is! I loved how the story unfolded with the glimpse into the experiment happening on little Dougie but felt that the ending was a bit rushed. I also felt it was a bit odd that certain people that were involved in the new experiment were not charged at the end! (trying not to give too much away here)
Fast read and a VERY creepy psychological thriller!! I felt like haunted house music should start playing every time you came near the Adder House!! Can you hear it?? Well, you will when you read this page-turner with a cast of satisfyingly evil villains and a sympathetic (if somewhat naive) heroine. I enjoyed it and definitely recommend it!!
This one is really hard to review. I was absolutely rapt by the story, and couldn't stop reading. I ended up buying the audiobook just so I didn't have to stop while I was doing things.
It seemed somewhat predictable though... but totally still worth the time to read it.
Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for a copy of the ARC.
Freya Miller and her young daughter are in a bad situation. She’s on the brink of losing her home but a chance meeting leads to her being offered a n apartment in a trendy part of London at a ridiculously low rent.!
If something seems too good to be true then it probably is . This is very well written and and cleverly plotted as the secrets of the apartment are gradually revealed. No hesitation in recommending this but one word of warning, I have read something before called “The Girl Before “ which has a plot line not dissimilar to this.
At first I was a bit sceptical in reading this novel. I couldn't get into the story, but then after the first couple of chapters I couldn't put the book down. Glad I read it.
3.5 Stars!
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for this ebook.
This was a slow burn but an enjoyable one! I did like the story but seemed a tiny bit far fetched - but it is fiction after all! There were definitely eerie and creepy vibes to this book and I had a few ‘WTF! That’s crazy!’ moments!
Freya and her daughter are offered a to good to be true offer and take it. They move into the Adder House were behing every locked door lies a secret. Freya and her daughter feel like they’re being watched but cannot figure out what is happening! Everyone living at the Adder House is a little creepy and shady. It’s not long after she moves in that she realizes this too good to be true opportunity to live in a beautiful apartment is actually a nightmare.
After losing her home due to her husband’s betrayal, Freya Miller is desperately in search for a home for herself and her 5-year-old daughter, Skye. Then she meets Dr. Marsden who is seeking a new tenant for a shockingly affordable flat in a great area of London. Freya settles in, but before long she begins to feel something is wrong with the house - she feels as if she’s being watched, objects moving, unfamiliar smells, blinking light of a concealed camera.
The protagonist, Freya, really tested my patience. There were red herrings everywhere that something sinister is going on. Even the way Freya got the house was so obviously foolish. I just cannot stand it when a protagonist is written as so dumb. I felt like screaming at her to not be so foolish!! Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher, Amazon Publishing, for providing me with an ARC of this book.