I LOVE THIS BOOK! Wow, such a great thriller! I can't believe it's a debut novel. I loved the different points of view. You really got a sense for how deranged this man was. 5 stars all the way!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review!

I really enjoyed this debut thriller! It wasn’t anything I haven’t read before but the author did a great job of making me root for the tenant. I read this one in about 2 sittings to see how it ended. The end was a bit anticlimactic for me but a solid 4 out of 5 stars for me!

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this eARC.

The themes of the book were well presented and it was definitely dark and disturbing and made me uncomfortable a lot. The storytelling had me in a chokehold.

Aidan Thomas is well known in the community as a hard working and dependable man. Little do they know that he is a serial killer and kidnapper! His kidnapped prey (who answers to Rachel) lives in the shed and for many years stays a secret. When Aiden is forced to move he has to make a decision.

This was a great serial killer thriiller. Michallon did an excellent job of illustrating Stockholm Syndrome and how difficult Rachel 's life was. There was a bit of suspended disbelief needed but the book was so enjoyable it didn't matter. If you like thrilling thriller and conniving serial killers, The Quiet Tenant is for you! #Knopf

5 🌟

Holy shit. This novel!! 🫢

“The Quiet Tenant” is honestly one of the best thrillers I’ve read in quite a long time. I had to keep racing through to see how it would end.

The story centers around “Rachel,” a young woman who is abducted by Aidan Thomas, a kidnapper and serial killer who has murdered eight women before her.

After being held captive for five years, he relocates her to move in with him and his daughter, posing her as a distant cousin. As she explores this new life and tests the shifting boundaries of this new life, will she be able to escape?

I have been hearing this novel sparked mixed reviews, but I honestly LOVED how it depicted just how resilient survivors are in the face of danger and unrelenting trauma. It reminded me of “Room” in some ways.

Warning: This novel is dark, bleak, and oftentimes brutal. Tread carefully before reading.

Thank you to Booksweet for providing me this ARC. 💕

I absolutely loved this book. Best book I've read in a long time! Highly recommend it to anyone that loves a good pycho thriller!

The Quiet Tenant was one of the most fresh and riveting thrillers I’ve read in a long time. Don’t be surprised if you feel like you are the woman trapped in the shed. And just when you start to get bored or feel like it’s not moving quickly enough you’ll understand why things had to move slowly. A slow burn with a pounding pulse, I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait to read everything that Clémence Michallon writes from here on out.

Very dark and disturbing, but it was pretty good, especially if you can handle that sort of thing. The writing style was intriguing and original. The themes of the book were thought-provoking and lingered on my mind for quite some time. I hope this book finds its audience.

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✨The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon✨

Genre: Thriller
Pages: 320

📚Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate New York town where he lives. He’s the kind of man who always lends a hand and has a good word for everyone. But Aidan has a dark secret he’s been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. He’s a kidnapper and serial killer. Aidan has murdered eight women and there’s a ninth he has earmarked for death: Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed, fearing for her life.

When Aidan’s wife dies, he and his thirteen-year-old daughter Cecilia are forced to move. Aidan has no choice but to bring Rachel along, introducing her to Cecilia as a “family friend” who needs a place to stay. Aidan is betting on Rachel, after five years of captivity, being too brainwashed and fearful to attempt to escape. But Rachel is a fighter and survivor, and recognizes Cecilia might just be the lifeline she has waited for all these years. As Rachel tests the boundaries of her new living situation, she begins to form a tenuous connection with Cecilia. And when Emily, a local restaurant owner, develops a crush on the handsome widower, she finds herself drawn into Rachel and Cecilia’s orbit, coming dangerously close to discovering Aidan’s secret.

📝I requested this book because the premise reminded me of the book/movie Room by Emma Donoghue. Rachel has been kidnapped and imprisoned for the past 5 years, while her captor is free to be celebrated as a family man in the local community.

The plot, albeit a little slow at certain times, held my attention. I was interested in learning about how Rachel survived the years of imprisonment and how her captor managed to evade detection.

The writing was good overall, but some sentences and descriptions were confusing or made no sense.

💫Thank you @netgalley and @aaknopf for my #gifted copy💫

Wow, what a rush. The Quiet Tenant was thought provoking of a read. It was like reading the headlines in todays paper. We are introduced to the girl in the shed, someone who was kidnapped about 5 years ago. Her captive’s plan is to keep her for a sex toy. He eels her just barely alive and she is has learned enough from him to stay alive. One day his plans change and he says he has to move. Will she see another day, can she convince him to take her with him? Along with this story we learn about a man named Aiden who is a town hero who just lost his wife. The townsfolk rally around him and his daughter. But who is he really?
I really enjoyed the electrifying mystery, it was definitely one of those books that you couldn’t put down.

I received a free ebook ARC from Alfred A. Knopf via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The woman in the shed was abducted 5 years ago, she is brutalized daily by her captor — a predator, a sick obsessive and cruel man. However, Aidan Thomas is also the perfect resident in a small town: always helping those in need, he has caught the eye of the local female bartender, he just lost his wife, and is the sole caregiver for a 13 year old daughter. Now Aidan must move to a new home and he isn’t willing to give up the control he has over the woman in his shed, he moves her with him to their new home.

This debut thriller was an amazingly fast read. Alternating chapters between different female characters seeing Aidan as a terror, a love interest, and a father. I tore through the chapters and was invested in each woman’s story. This was just the type of quick read I like over a weekend. I didn’t have to think hard and I was satisfied with the pacing and story. I wish there was more development in so pearls, but overall recommended for thriller fans captivated by serial killers.

With a small cast of central characters, this debut novel is an intense ride that draws the reader in and never lets go. Told from multiple perspectives, the lines between fear, survival, and action shift and blur. Each chapter title gives a hint of what might happen, and left me turning pages.
Aiden is a man with two lives which he has been able to successfully keep separate, but will they collide? After the loss of his wife, Aiden and his daughter rent a home from a local judge a little way out of town. The local bartender develops a crush on Aiden, threatening to reveal his secrets.
Rarely do I read a book this quickly, but the possibilities and twists kept me engrossed. Are all their lives set on a collision course, or will secrets be kept and relationships dissolve?
#NetGalley #TheQuietTenant

This book surprised me in a good way. A propulsive, novel take on a story that you've heard before, but not quite like this. I thought the use of the second person would grate on me but after a few chapters I got used to it, and found it very effective. Affecting, engaging, moving, and at a fast pace that keeps you turning the pages. I received an advanced review copy from NetGalley.

This debut thriller is simply a masterpiece! When a town favorite, who is also a father and serial killer, keeps one of his victims alive for five years in a shed and then moves her into his new house as a tenant after his wife dies, anything can happen. This is a wild ride that will keep you guessing and rooting for all the women in this despicable man’s life. Bravo!!

So grateful to the publisher for access to this book. Incredibly suspenseful and fast paced and told from the perspective of a number of women in the orbit of a serial killer. Very reminiscent of Room. I hope this book succeeds!!

a psychological thriller that has good and bad point. It is dark and twisted, but at times the writing is a bit dry. There are definite triggers in this book, but that shouldn't come as a surprise. How does one know a family member is a serial killer? the POV from the girl who is crushing on the serial killer is intriguing. We also see things from the POV of the kidnapped girl. I found the multiple points of view refreshing even though the actual story is quite disturbing If you like psychological thrillers, Give this a shot.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC! I could not put this book down! It was very suspenseful . I really liked how the story was told from several different points of view.

Everyone in town knows Aidan Thomas. He's the one who's always there to lend a helping hand to his neighbors in this small upstate New York town. But how well does anyone really know the "nicest guy around?" Aidan has secrets and his secrets each get a chapter describing how their interaction with Aidan lead to their deaths. All except for one, the woman he renames "Rachel." She's been kept prisoner for five years now, biding her time, building his trust in her compliance and waiting for the right opportunity to escape. Author Michallon has created a tightly wrapped pulse racing tale about a battle of inner strength and one young woman's attempt to alter the fate that her captor has planned for her. Pages will fly by as readers won't be able to put this down until they've raced to the end. Does "Rachel" escape? Will anyone believe her story? And how will the knowledge of their "perfect neighbor's" secret life affect the trusting townspeople? Put this on your summer reading list now!

Aidan Thomas is the kind of upstanding guy everyone likes and respects. But this husband and father is not the bastion of family values he appears to be. Aidan is a serial killer who’s already claimed eight victims. His ninth, Rachel has been chained up in his backyard shed for five years. The death of Aidan’s wife forces him to move, so he takes along his daughter and Rachel, calling her a friend of the family. After all the years of captivity, Aidan is sure Rachel is too cowed to do anything but go along with his plan. Aidan is very wrong. This is a disquieting novel, told through the voices of Aidan’s victims. It’s a searing commentary on how women are underestimated and treated as disposable

This book was "un-put-down-able". Told from multiple points of view, the author doles information out at just the right pace to fuel the need to continue reading. Handsome, civic-minded Aiden Thomas is a community icon... and a serial killer. The "woman in the shed", one of the story's narrators, whom Aiden has renamed Rachel, has devised a set of rules that have enabled her to stay alive during her 5 years as his captive. She has also begun to figure him out -- just enough to take some chances that may ultimately save her life and win her release. But only if she's able to continue to put her own needs over those of others-- Aiden's daughter and new girlfriend-- who clearly need protection as well.

Driven by the plot, it wasn't until after I finished the book that unanswered questions surfaced. Why DID Aiden choose to keep this one victim alive for years, while killing several others, before and after? Rachel speculates, but the question is never satisfactorily answered. And why would he agree to take her into a new home with him, when so much could... and does... go wrong? This seems to go against all his meticulous planning. Unanswered, but questions to ponder which make you continue to think about the story long after you finish reading it. Not a bad thing at all!