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I enjoyed this, if it was a bit predictable. I felt like the ending was slightly rushed as it was only in the last 10% that we got any reaolution

This book is the classic Kindle Unlimited thriller. You can guess the twist and it's not too scary. It wasn't the most memorable read but it was good. Kept me entertained.

Kate uproots herself and heads to university as a mature student to study music and finally follow her dream. She is a bit strapped for cash but finds a reasonably priced room in Amy's house. But gradually Kate's life gets out of control and she starts to suspect a malevolent influence...
The Tenant is a psychological thriller set in Cardiff.
The main character is Kate. She has some huge emotional obstacles to overcome including  unrequited love and the death of her sister. Finally she is putting herself first and aims to become a teacher. But her studies suffer as she starts acting strangely and has black out periods which threaten her fresh start.
The book is written from Kate's first person persctive so we naturally ally ourselves with her and feel the same confusion and disorientation she experiences. Kate's landlady Amy made me deeply uncomfortable and I distrusted her from the beginning. There are no boundaries and the relationship is unequal from the start.
The tension develops steadily and Kate doesn't know if she can trust herself let alone anyone else. She becomes isolated due to her repeated episodes of ill mental and physical health. I really wanted to yell at her to escape her situation but understand how she was trapped. I found the ending and explanation to be a little extreme so just suspended my disbelief and enjoyed the drama.
The Tenant is an entertaining thriller with a well maintained tense atmosphere.

I didn't love it and I didn't hate it. The story premise was promising but I just feel like it didn't deliver. The mystery was good, it just wasn't' great!

The Tenant was a solid read but I did guess the plot twist, but I still found it an enjoyable story.

I loved this book. It's not normally the type of thing that I read, but I found myself unable to put it down.

I had a feeling from the start that a plot twist was coming, and unfortunately I was right but it didn't detract from the fact that the story was brilliant.

Superbly written, I felt like I was in the house at times. The scenes were set perfectly. If you're like me and skim a fair bit, you'll find yourself unable to do so with this.

Well worth a read, would recommend to anyone.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for this free ebook in exchange for my honest feedback!

Kate leaves her hometown and her stable job as a librarian to pursue her love for piano and start music school in another city. She has big dreams and knows exactly how to get there - but she just needs to find an affordable place to live! Enter Amy, a seemingly kind person and mother figure, who owns a home and is looking to rent out her extra room.

The two ladies move into the house together, and very quickly strange things start happening to Kate while she sleeps. On top of starting college and working a part-time job, she also has underlying sleep issues and trauma from her past that has her incredibly stressed out and anxious. Something is off with her relationship with Amy, but she can't quite put her finger on it. Is Amy really who she says she is? Is Kate safe in her house? Will anyone believe her if she speaks up?

This book had a really great premise but really lacked the characterization and character development I was looking for. I had such a hard time identifying all of the supporting characters because they all ran together. Story wise, I thought it was super repetitive and predictable and got so bored with it. The last 15% of the book was interesting and twisty, but I didn't relate to any of the characters enough to really care what was going on.

I just can’t vibe with this book at all. It was slow paced, and felt like such a drag. The writing style just wasn’t great. The best part was the last 10% when things picked up. I also liked that it was set in Wales.

I enjoyed this book, but it got off to a somewhat slow start. There was a sense of intrigue from the outset and the plot moved at a pleasing pace. Some of the dialogue was a little stilted, but overall there was enough to keep me turning the pages and I’d be interested to read more from the author.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

This was a good read, it’s full of twists and plenty of suspense throughout. The characters were great, the plot was interesting and the style of writing was perfect. The first book I have read by this author but I’ll be keeping my eye out for more in the future. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading this genre.
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a honest review.

The first book I have read by Angela Lester and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Kate needs a fresh start after a relationship breakdown and gets settled into college, where she wants to study music. However Amy- her new landlady, kind of has other ideas!

Wasn’t the quickest of paces however it did keep me reading and guessing until he end! A good thriller with intriguing turns.

Looking forward to another read by this author.

Thanks to the author and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy

Whoa! What a ride. It was very fast-paced. The writing style kept me hooked and I didn't find myself losing any interest. I enjoyed getting to know each of the characters and how real the story felt. The author did a great job painting the setting, so it was easy for me to visualize the scene played out before me. I recommend giving this one a chance!

#netgalley #thetenant If you love a good thriller this book is for you. Creepy, intriguing and it takes you on one hell of a ride with an unpredictable ending, I can't wait to read more from this author. 4/5 stars

Thank you to Inkubator Books and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

The Tenant by Angela Lester is a psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the end. The story revolves around Kate who has moved to the city to get a degree in music at an elite institution. She decides to rent a room from Amy, who seems like a wonderful landlady at first and they become fast friends. But as Amy and Kate become closer, it seems like Amy doesn't want her to spend time with anyone else? Every time that Kate spends a night away from Amy, it seems like something bad happens. Is Amy more than she seems?

Here is a chilling excerpt from the Prologue:

"Through a gap in the curtains she can see the blue light flashing. Darkness is gathering outside. A car door is slammed shut and someone opens the screeching gate. When she hears the doorbell she hauls herself up.
She ignores the second ring. On her way to the stairs, she opens the living room door. The half-light makes everything look black and white, like in an old photo, she thinks. She hasn't been in there for weeks. Everything still seems the same, as if frozen in time: the over-glowing ashtray on the table, the pile of magazines on the floor. Her glance falls on the dark stain on the carpet, the bloody handprints on the wall."

Overall, The Tenant is a psychological thriller that will appeal to fans of Last Night in Soho or The Woman on the Train. The premise of a young woman renting an apartment is similar to the initial premise of Last Night in Soho, while the plotline of wondering if the main character is crazy or not will be familiar to fans of The Woman on the Train. One highlight of this book is how it kept me guessing the whole time. I wasn't sure what was going to happen, and I had to keep turning the pages to see what happened next. Another highlight was the explosive, exciting finale. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of thrillers in general, I highly recommend that you check out this book, which is available now!

I loved every minutes of this twisty tale. For ex-libraian Kate finding cheap accomodations is a must for her to pursue her dream of a music career. She moves in with Amy, who has a few rules and is very strict. She is eclectic, nothing wrong with that, right? Gradually though things start happening and her life seems to be spirialing out of her control.

I love how well Angela incorporated the human elements into her characters. They are realistic and I found myself feeling like I was right there with them. The deep dive into Kate's childhood and the the description of her current world gave the story the depth I was craving. As her sense of fear and alientation grows there is one final twist that as unexpected as it is mind blowing.

I highly recommend this book to all thriller lovers!

The title enticed me in; the cover enticed me in; and the synopsis enticed me in; so did it live up to my expectations? In a word, no.

People will argue that the story was really atmospheric but I just found it rather grim; from the house, to the weather, to the characters, to the situation.

I found the whole thing really farfetched and not in a good way, like some of the things Kate was doing and out up with from Amy just would never happen.

I felt Kate was really naive and I didn't connect with any of the characters, it would introduce characters and jump about too much to the point I was forgetting how they were all connected.

For me the writing was really clunky also, with characters just appearing and not really any back story to go with them, the whole thing felt very pointless to me.

It did pick up around the 85% mark which I did enjoy but by that point I didn't really care.

*Thanks to NetGalley, Inkubator Books and Angela Lester for the copy of this book. All views are my own.*

This was a meh for me. I can’t say I like it or hate it. I wouldn’t say this is thriller either. It is slow and some parts were missing.

The story didn't interest me. I thought the plot was progressing too slow and was a bit repetitive initially.

Thank you Netgalley and Inkubator books for the ARC

The Tenant by Angela Lester was not the book I thought it was going to be, literally. I had another book on my TBR shelf titled The Tenant and I thought that was the one I was reading. Imagine my surprise! It was a pleasant surprise, however, and Lester's Tenant was an enjoyable and quick piece of suspense although it did suffer from a bit of predictability. The characters all were entertaining, the atmosphere properly rainy for this Cornish town and I loved the classical music references scattered throughout the book. The "twist" at the end could be described more accurately as a reveal which I appreciated. I hate plot twists and view them as a cheap gimmick. Had the story not dragged a little toward the end then I would have rated it higher. I did like it and would recommend it.