Thank you NetGalley for an eARC of this title in exchange for an honest review. This was such an addicting read. I was hooked from page 1 all the way to the end.

The book is about a woman, unnamed for the majority of the book, held in captivity for five years by a serial killer, who is father to a teenage daughter and recently widowed.

The narrative is told in multiple POVs of all the dead victims, the unnamed woman in captivity, Emily, a woman the serial killer is currently pursuing, and the killer’s own daughter, Cecilia. I loved this aspect of the book because it gave voice to all the women in the killer’s life, instead of all the focus being on him and why he commits his crimes.

I would’ve liked if we got more details of the aftermath of all the events at the end of the book because the ending felt a bit rushed. I thought the relationship between the daughter of the killer and the woman in captivity was one of the most interesting aspects of the book and I felt like we didn’t get much closure with their intertwining storylines. Also, it felt like there’s were still some loose ends that didn’t get tied concerning the killer’s daughter and her relationship with her father.

Overall, this was a true page turner, with short chapters and lots of building tension. It will truly have you at the edge of your seat till the end.

I went back and forth with trying to figure out the correct star rating for this book. I landed on 2. It was a book that kept me interested. I wanted to see where it went. I wanted answers. I was curious. It kept me wanting more. BUT it just didn't give me that spectacular ending I was hoping for or those answers I was hoping for. I thought it just kind of ended the same way the whole book went. Steady then just ended. The reason for 2 versus 1 was because it did keep me intrigued. I wanted to know what would happen. I was interested I kept reading and didn't give up on it. I leave 1 stars for books I force myself to finish. This I will say I did not force my self to finish. I was interested in what would happen. Hoping something big would happen. But overall it just didn't give me what I needed.

This book started out really great and it had my attention right from the start. That changed after around 75 pages. Everything was just too slowpaced for me. Nothing really happened and I couldn't finish the book. I gave up after around 150 pages. Sorry!

I love Emily Henry’s books, although this wasn’t my favorite of hers.

Every year since college, this group of friends meets at a cottage in Maine once a year to catch up and have fun with each other. This year they are saying goodbye, because the parents who own the cottage are going to sell it. Sabrina decides to finally married Parth, so they’re going to throw a wedding together while the place is still there. Harriet and Wyn haven’t told them they broke up several months ago as Harriet works on her surgical residency in San Francisco and he runs the family furniture repair business in Montana. To not take away from the wedding, they play along that they’re still together. . . which isn’t hard because they still love each and want to be holding and touching each other all the time.

This is a novel about friendships and how our parents’ screwed-up relationships damage our own changes of having healthy relationships.

DNF @ 43%.

I usually enjoy multiple POV but I don’t think this one was done correctly. My biggest problem is that one POV is “woman in the shed/house” who was given a name but is still called “woman in the shed/house” before every chapter but the other two POV’s are named before each chapter.

Also, the woman in the house was just given the chance to finally escape and find freedom/help and she was too scared to get out.

After 2 weeks of trying to read this I’m finally throwing in the towel. It’s not a bad book, I just don’t think it’s the right book for me at this time.

Thank you Netgalley for this e-arc.

The Quiet Tenant is a slow burn that builds up the twists, and is a heart pounding read.
I chose this book without knowing anything about it and I ended up enjoying a lot, specially more half way when things gets crazy and mind blowing, with chilling and disturbing moments.
I really enjoyed the characters, specially Rachel, every time was her telling the story, my heart was racing the entire time.
I think the author did a really great job with the ending and I was very pleased and chocked at the same time.

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book will be published on June 20, 2023.

The premise for this book sounded so intriguing and drew me right in, but it was quite different than a “thriller” for me. I liked the idea of this book telling the story from the perspectives of the women in Aidan’s life, the serial killer, because so many times it’s the other way around.

With that being said this book is told from the perspective of “Rachel” the woman held captive for five years, Cecelia the serial killer’s 13 year old daughter, and Emily his interest or woman obsessed with him I would say!

I did enjoy learning about and rooting for Rachel through her captivity and despite some saying they don’t understand why she didn’t “just run or escape” at times. It gives you a look at a woman in survival mode and doing her best to come out alive.

Cecelia, to me lacked depth and was a HUGE missed opportunity for character development and someone who could have added such a more intricate piece of the puzzle together that explained her Father, the serial killer. I was left with so so many questions about what she knew, what impact this had on her, and her thoughts on Rachel.

Emily, was a character that I was not rooting for, but found myself rooting against. She almost morphed into a stalker and disturbed woman herself.

I didn’t miss chapters from Aidan’s perspective because that is not the story this book was telling. BUT I think an epilogue from his perspective letting us into his mind, motives, history, and thoughts would have have added that missing piece.

Finally I would say this isn’t a book that is going to have you on the edge of your seat or biting your nails waiting for a crazy twist. However, I enjoyed what the author was trying to do in this book and considering this is her debut I think she will only get better and better!

A huge thank you to Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage and Anchor, Netgalley, and Clemence Michallon for an ARC of this book!!

I loved the initial idea, but to suit my reading needs, this would have to be a complex psychological thriller.

I loved the short chapters but didn’t like the writing, characters, and where the story was going. So I concluded it doesn’t make sense to finish this. Some of the characters seem too shallow, and the story feels too simplified. Maybe I gave up too soon.

I try to read all my ARCs, but sorry, this novel is not for me. Because this one is a DNF, I will not post my review anywhere else. Still, thank you for the ARC.

I am so excited to read more from this author! This is a slow burn that keeps you guessing the entire way. Captivating and. Unputdownable

The writing is so descriptive that it makes you feel everything that Rachel, one of the victims, had to endure. It's a pretty intense read.

Thankyou NetGalley and publisher for the advance reader copy.

The Quiet Tenant follows Aidan Thomas, a man who is unconditionally loved by his community. Though perceived as a great family man and a hard-working individual, few are aware of this man’s sinister side, in where he is dedicated to performing all kinds of unthinkable things to those he captures. Aidan Thomas’ life/actions are told through the perspective of his daughter, his girlfriend, and his victim, which whom I deeply rooted for as I read this masterpiece. If you are looking to read a thriller that explores danger, survival, and instinct, then I recommend that you read The Quiet Tenant!

Dark, disturbing, and utterly addictive.

This novel kept me up until the early hours of the morning. I couldn't put it down, determined to find out the end and desperate for justice. I can safely say, this is one of my favorite thrillers of the year.

I loved the psychological element to this serial killer story, and thought it enhanced the depth of each character, focusing on the victims instead of the antagonist. This is one of the most fascinating tropes in suspense fiction, and a topic I always find interesting when reading survivor's accounts in nonfiction too. The author succeeded in writing a very authentic story, and the use of second person POV for Rachel, the woman held captive, created a sense of dissociation further emphasizing a sense of isolation and paranoia. The chapters were short and easy to read, alternating at a rate that created enough tension to keep me turning the pages. After the midpoint I couldn't put it down.

Alternating between the perspectives of his latest captive, Rachel, his 13-year old daughter, Cecilia, a young woman in town, Emily, and interspersed with his unnamed victims (one through nine), it provided an in depth look at his character from multiple angles, creating a disturbing visual on the types of predators who hide in plain sight. The chapters were short and tense, making this an easy and enjoyable read. I also loved the immersive setting of the Hudson Valley, somewhere I spent a lot of time when I lived on the east coast. The scene in the basement still haunts me when Rachel finds various taped up boxes, and pulls out the sweater she was wearing the day he abducted her. The thought that that could be the last piece of her to ever exist gives me goosebumps all over.

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

For readers who enjoy psychological suspense, compelling female characters, and multiple POVs.

Holy. Crap. Completely blown away. I could NOT put this book down! I’m so happy for this author’s future. The story is a slow burn thriller that takes you through this bone chilling, slow building pressure and it’s a nail biter! I truly enjoyed this thriller and cannot wait for more to come! Thank you NetGalley, Knopf and Clémence Michallon for this amazing ARC.

It’s strange to say you love a book this dark, but this was so excellently written I can’t help but give it a 5. I think if you enjoyed Notes on an Execution or even if you didn’t like that book but the premise of a story about a serial killer told from the women who surround him interested you, you will love this one. I have concerns that this will be misrepresented as a thriller. While it is extremely tense, I would call this a literary suspense. Michallon takes on some tough topics in this book. It is truly memorable. I can’t wait to see where this authors goes next. I’ll follow her into the dark.

This book grabbed me right from the very start! I am a huge horror/thriller fan so this was right up my alley. The Quiet Tenant is definitely in my top 5 reads of 2023!

I am looking forward to reading everything else from this author!

This book pleasantly surprised me! At first the writing style was a little different than what I was used to but I quickly adapted and was invested. I love that we have a serial killer who is loved by the community. I loved the perspective from the 3 characters in the book, especially getting a glimpse into the serial killers daughter, Emily's mind. Our protagonist is strong and likeable. Overall a solid book! I don't have anything negative to say other than I wish we found out what the serial killers motive was. Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read for free in exchange for an honest review.

The Quiet Tennant is a fast-paced thriller where the biggest crimes have already been committed, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t compelling. The story has multiple narrators, but the primary ones are “Rachel” a woman held captive for over five years by Aidan Thomas, and Emily, the woman in the community where Aidan and his daughter Cecilia live, that is romantically interested in Aidan. When Aidan’s wife dies and he and Cecilia have to move out of their home, it creates new dynamics between Rachel and the pair, while opening up the possibility of escape. With the alternating perspectives the reader sees the cruelty of a man, but also how easy it is to see him as just another member of the community. Cecilia throws a wrench into Rachel’s plans - because how can she leave her with Aidan, even if he’s her father? The story does a great job of letting the reader into the mind of someone in Rachel’s situation. How do you know what is true? How much do you believe what you’re being told by your captor? How do you know when the right time is to make a break for it? How do you know if people will believe if you manage to make it that far? Compelling story and one that will make you want to keep an eye out for dangerous strangers (or very normal looking ones) long after you read it. A complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Quiet Tenant is a story of a beloved man in the community and the deep dark secret that he has hidden. The community and those closest to him may see a generous and lovable man, but behind doors closed-- even to his daughter-- he is someone else entirely. Aidan is a secretly dark and troubled man, a serial kidnapper, rapist, and murderer with one victim locked away from the world. The Quiet Tenant is told from the perspectives of the three women closest to him, his daughter, one of his victims, and Emily, a girl who has taken a liking to him. After Aidan's wife dies and his in-laws decide to sell the house from under him and his daughter, Celia, they move into a new home. The only problem, Aidan has a woman locked in the shed out back. After creating a story, "Rachel", the woman in the shed, becomes the woman in the house that Aidan is "letting stay" because she needs help. We learn a lot about Rachel, Emily, and Celia and watch as Rachel proves that she is not a victim, she is a survivor.

Typically, point-of-view changes to not work well and I have not read many that include both first- and second-person perspectives but Michallon did a great job of executing these perspectives. This was a great novel that I definitely recommend. Props to Michallon for writing a novel in English which is not her first language!

I love a “new” story and this one didn’t disappoint! Wow! Still reeling from those last few chapters. I think this is the only book I have ever read told from the point of view of the bad guy and his captive. Throw in a teenage daughter and a love interest and it’s just unputdownable!

Wow! I don’t know where to start. This is definitely going to be one of the most talked about books of the year. The story is ingenious and captivating.

Aidan is liked by everyone in town. He has a daughter, Cecilia, who is 13 and a wife that just recently passed away. Aidan is a normal guy who has it all together, in the eyes of everyone around him. Except his victims, they know he has a few dark secrets. Rachel is one of the victims we get to read the story through her POV. The descriptive writing makes you feel to your very core everything she had to endure. I do feel like we could have had a little more to the ending, but I will highly recommend this book to everyone.

So, how does one man living in a small town get away with murders? Read this book to find out!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC