This was the first book I have read by Caroline Corcoran. I felt it had a very slow start and I had trouble getting into the story but then halfway through it I realized it went much deeper than I thought! Lots of twists and a good plot.. I’m glad I stuck with it! Definitely recommend!! Thank you to Avon Books, Caroline Corcoran, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

This book was a bit tough for me to get through. I was really excited by the summary and drawn in by the title. However, I had a hard time liking the main character which made is hard to read. I understand she was supposed to be unreliable and therefore I was supposed to not "like" her. But it just made the story a bit tough. I was surprised by all the twists at the end so there was some payoff but I don't think I would read this again.

First of all, let me thank the author, publisher and Net Galley for providing me with an advanced readers copy of this book, it's greatly appreciated.
Second of all, let me put into words my thoughts only a few minutes after having finished this title. As of right now, I have mixed feelings about what I just read - there were parts that entertained me (even surprised and shocked me) but there were also parts that I found infuriating and would rather have skipped or omitted all together. And this second kind was coincidentially, the majority.
Let's begin with our protagonist, Rose, whose perspective I did not enjoy reading from. She is a stubborn people pleaser (as she doesn't forget to mention multiple times throughout the book) who denies her very obvious problems and "soldiers on" with the biggest amount of self-pity under the Sun. I detested reading from her point of view because of how insufferable she was to listen to and how 90% of her thoughts was just plain self-deprecation and denial. I'm well aware of the fact that this book portrays serious real-life issues (TW: rape), but the whole book was written in such a way that you'd think all the depression and PTSD of the main character managed to seep into your own life.
I'm not sure why I thought this book was a mystery, potentially delving into the paranormal. That might've been my misunderstanding, even though I had those same feelings while reading the first 30% of the book. From then on it quickly went downhill - the plot kept on dragging on for a ginormously long amount of time and then the final plot twists (yes, you heard right, plural) were crammed into the final 15-20% of the book. And what's even worse is that at the end of the epilogue (despite being pleasantly surprised by the last plot twist), I was still not sure whether the suppossed villains were the actual villains, as the narrator was so unreliable I probably wouldn't have believed her even if she managed to pull up clear and obvious evidence.
Another thing I'd like to mention is a very annoying detail the author decided to fit into almost every. Single. Chapter. While the protagonist looks for clues in conversations with her acquaintances, usually we only hear her responses to said clues and hints (e.g. "I am so shocked by what she told me about___") and actually hear the facts and data after another 10-20%. of the book. Which, as you might imagine is quite the buildup-killer.
In conclusion, there were a few aspects of this title I enjoyed - the epilogue, the atmosphere descriptions & an interesting look behind the scenes of a day editor of a periodical (I think that's what it's called).However, the negatives sadly outbalance the positives - slow plot progression, overcrammed plot twists at the end, (very) unreliable narrator, confusion over facts and fiction & the absolute monotony of the protagonist's conversations and thought processes.
But if that's something you enjoy and seek out in a book, go ahead, you'll love this one.

My name is Rose, and I work for one of the country’s biggest newspapers. I was the Day Editor. Will Frost was the Night Editor.
When I got to the office, Will had already left. When I left, Will arrived. We were two sides of the same coin.
Last week, Will disappeared from floor 34 without a trace. Now I am the Night Editor.
And I have a feeling I’m next.
Really enjoyable read totally recommend
Thank You NetGalley and Avon Books Uk
I just reviewed What Happened on Floor 34? by Caroline Corcoran. #NetGalley

This book was sent to me electronically by Netgalley for review. Intrigue and mystery…work and friends…love and romance…the characters come alive on the pages of this book…fiction that sometimes reads like nonfiction. Discerning the ending is not easy with more than one bad guy…really bad…the main character has so many problems that she cannot function at work or home…she runs…escape…this is an unusual book in that the reader is immersed I. The characters’ feelings so often that it is almost frightening…what will they do next? Stop…recharge…move on…I look forward to reading more books by this author. I just wish that perhaps the story had been less confusing, at times…

#WhatHappenedOnFloor34? #NetGalley
A good one.
The main narrative is from Rose, due to get married to Patrick in a few weeks, who has her perfect job as day-editor of an online newspaper. The night editor, Will, goes missing and Rose takes over this role on a temporary basis and becomes obsessed with finding what happened to Will.
Although it was the same copycat thriller but still I enjoyed it only because I believed in author's writing style.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Avon Books UK and Caroline Corcoran for my ARC of ‘What Happened on Floor 34’ in return for an honest review.

I have read all of this author’s previous novels and was delighted to receive this ARC. It did not disappoint. Another excellent read, well thought thorough and very cleverly written with numerous twists and turns as expected from Caroline Corcoran.

The main narrative is from Rose, due to get married to Patrick in a few weeks, who has her perfect job as day-editor of an online newspaper. The night editor, Will, goes missing and Rose takes over this role on a temporary basis and becomes obsessed with finding what happened to Will.

A page-turner which kept me guessing right to the end. Highly entertaining and highly recommended.

Slow Burn Suspense…
Slow burn, unpredictable suspense. Rose has her dream job, but is it about to become her worst nightmare? A day editor of a large newspaper Rose is generally content. She shares editors duties with Will, the night editor. When Will disappears in odd circumstances, Rose’s job changes - she is now the night editor and she fears that she may be “next “. What happened to Will? Is Rose in danger? Often immersive and with a plot peppered with twists and turns, but with a slow burn feed of information for the reader which doesn’t always hit the right spot.

Wow, this one was a bit slow at the beginning, but once it picked up it hooked me and had me glued to my seat.

Rose's dream job becomes her worst nightmare in What Happened on Floor 34? by Caroline Corcoran.
Rose works for one of the country’s biggest newspapers as a day editor. Will Frost is the night editor. Then one night, Will disappears from floor 34 without a trace.

What Happened on Floor 34? has an interesting premise and a surprise ending. The story had good twists, but the writing was a bit choppy. Some parts of the book dragged on, and I started to skim pages just to get through some scenes.

Overall, it was an okay read. I would rate it a 3 out of 5 stars.

#NetGalley @AvonBooksUK

This book was not as gripping as I had expected. It dragged at bits and the twists were weak. The characters were frustrating at times too. Not a great thriller to be honest.

I have mixed feelings about this. I loved the premise but I found it took a wee while for me to get into the book and nothing much seemed to really happen. It was very focused on the office job environment n less so on the building tension or moving the plot forward. It was also quite difficult to watch the spiralling and unhealthy choices Rose made after her attack, that in my eyes took precident over anything else that was going on. The characters were well fleshed out n as I said, there was a lot of background and insight into the job role and the work environment itsself. Personally I just prefer more plot progression and actual things happening in my books. I think those who pike character led books or who are interested in the industry will get a lot more from this than I did. It's in no way a bad boom and does have a few twists but it just wasn't for me personally

I’m very excited to read this one, this is not my usual genre, but something about this one just pulled me in! I can’t wait to read about the fast paced newspaper world and solve the mystery of what happened to Will and what that means for Rose. Full review to come.


Her dream job just became her worst nightmare…

My name is Rose, and I work for one of the country’s biggest newspapers. I was the Day Editor. Will Frost was the Night Editor.

When I got to the office, Will had already left. When I left, Will arrived. We were two sides of the same coin.

Last week, Will disappeared from floor 34 without a trace. Now I am the Night Editor.

And I have a feeling I’m next.

Apparently the 34th floor is the place to be. Absolutely amazing thriller that I loved reading. Original plot and characters you won’t forget.

Bog standard work thriller, with a little twist of the dayshift night shift twinning. 3.5 rounded up

TW: Rape

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this advance review copy.

This book is narrated by our main character Rose, the newspaper day editor, as she works the night shift and tries to figure out what happened to the previous night editor who disappeared. It was really difficult to live in Rose's head. She was raped at a party and feels a lot of shame because she was blackout drunk. She never told anyone nor processed the trauma, so she's constantly getting blackout drunk to avoid thinking about it. She can't handle being around people and pulls away from her friends, family, and fiancé. She starts having panic attacks, sometimes as often as hourly. Towards the end, during her off time, she stays in bed because she's too depressed to do anything. She's working 12 hour nights at a job that she says is her dream job while it very clearly no longer is her dream job - she's constantly screamed at by everyone, she's drinking 5+ cups of coffee per day (that made my stomach hurt from reading it), she only eats from the vending machine, she's afraid to leave her desk even for a minute because what if she misses some breaking news. And still, she doesn't open up to anyone or get any help or even think that anything is wrong. I don't mean to minimize her trauma or ability to work through her trauma, but it was hard to see her self-destruct and make so many unhealthy choices. She's the friend who is spiraling out of control, layering on bad decision after bad decision, but refuses to admit there's any problem. At one point, her fiancé suggests seeing a therapist (he knows about the panic attacks and distancing herself from everyone) and I actually out loud exclaimed "YES!" I wanted to hug and smack her throughout the entire book. Also, if you can't talk to your fiancé when something bad happens to you, maybe you shouldn't be marrying that person...?

I don't know if Rose was intended to be an unreliable narrator (vs just a narrator who couldn't remember things due to all the drinking), but it added some interest to the book. I kept wondering about Rose's relationship with Will since Rose gets so obsessed about Will's disappearance. Rose talks about how they're two sides of the same coin.

Around the 75% mark, the author reveals what happened to Will. That was very well done and the author did a great job with that. Where the book lost me was with remaining 25%. I thought at first that maybe my copy had a chapter or 2 from another novel and I was actually closer to the end than the 75% indicated - nope. It felt like the author wanted to keep adding shocking twists and turns, but after the 3rd or 4th twist and turn, I was over it and ready for it to end. I needed the Epilogue to explain what the final coffee shop realization was, because it didn't make sense to me. It ultimately got explained, but it's not the best when you need that or else it's not clear.

What also drove me crazy was how the book would hold back information from the reader. "I called Rania and asked her about Will." "I am so shocked about what Rania told me about Will!" and then it took 50-100 pages to find out what Rania told Rose about Will. I understand why the author did that, but it was frustrating, especially with the amount of times that the author did it.

What also was odd was how something would happen, the next chapter would jump forward, and then the next chapter would jump back to after the previous chapter. It felt out of order. For example "the elevator dinged." "This person was doing this" "The person got out of the elevator". I've seen this done successfully, but that was not the case here. It felt like someone dropped the chapters on the floor and scooped them up in the wrong order.

My book had so many typos and missing words (even one random sentence). It was very distracting trying to figure out what was meant. When two characters were speaking, sometimes their dialogue was on the same line and if you didn't notice the single quotation marks (since it's a British book, so it's ' instead of "), then it was easy to lose track of who was the speaker and then need to reread. There were a few sections narrated by Will (instead of Rose), but the book didn't show when we were jumping back to Rose (sometimes without even a line break) and I kept having to reread to adjust that it was now Rose telling the story. These issues might be better in the official release.

The first 75% of the book was pretty decent (I was fluctuating between 4 and 5 stars). The last 25% of the book was brutal. If you're good with a narrator in desperate need of an intervention and a book with more twists and turns than a country road, then you'll likely enjoy this.

Thanks to Caroline and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book before the publication date.

Rose is engaged to Patrick.
This is a couple who want it all…unfortunately each has a different idea of what “all” should be.

Whilst Patrick wants to be out socialising every week, Rose has started to withdraw from that sort of lifestyle.
Her mental health deteriorates and alcohol replaces her friends.

When Will, the newspaper’s Night Editor, disappears, Rose is coerced into taking the role.
Her boss, Douglas, takes his bullying behaviour to a new level, appearing mid shift and micromanaging her every move.

This is a disturbing, eery tale of a woman working in a macho culture.
Caroline has managed to write most of the book without giving very much away.
She has adeptly kept a number of plates spinning throughout, introducing red herrings galore.
I found the end to be a total surprise.

What Happened on Floor 34? is fast-paced, filled with cliffhangers, and overall very suspenseful.

However, I struggled with the writing at times; the author would reference new information gained by the narrator, but wouldn't share that with the reader. While sometimes this strategy works well, in this case, it felt a little like an easy way to avoid spoiling he biggest twist. I think the reveal would have been much more impactful if the reader learned this information at the same time Rose did, and still managed to be surprised.