Thank you to Park Row / Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC!

This one was a like not a love. I don’t know, I feel like there was just a little oomph missing. Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed it, loved the main character and her backstory it was just…., something. Maybe it was a titch too long?

3.5/5 ⭐️ rounded up

Well written, suspenseful thriller. Very developed characters - very descriptive writing.

I've always loved the thought of living in one of New Yorks Grand old apartment buildings. With the ghosts and deaths that happened in the Windmere - I think I've changed my mind!

This book was definitely suspenseful and entertaining. The setting of the creepy Windemere building and the cast of characters living there really added to the thriller feeling. I don't want to give too much away but the supernatural element in the story just isn't my reading style. It was very well written and I liked the slightly slower pace that allowed the mystery to unfold so I still enjoyed the read. Thanks to Lisa Unger, Harlequin Trade Publishing, Park Row, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

I’m going to give this read a 3.75 📚

If you enjoy a good plot, engaging characters, and things that go bump in the night (in NYC, no less…), this may be the read for you. I was thinking it’d be more along the lines of a domestic thriller, but it was more of a spooky-ooky type of read. Still a good book, nonetheless!

Chad and Rosie have hit a big of a snag in their finances, and are left feeling destitute. Happy… but destitute. But, it seems luck is returning to their side when they inherit an apartment from a late uncle. The unit comes with charm, luxury, historic vibes, and… ghastly guests?

I’ll leave it there, lest I ruin it for you. Give it a read, let me know what you think. I hear another unit will be available soon…

Lisa Unger comes highly recommended by a close friend who is an avid reader. I enjoyed the suspense and who-done-it style of the mystery of the Windermere. However, the supernatural parts were a bit much for me. Rosie can see ghosts and is haunted by former residents who have met their demise at the building, I would have enjoyed the story more without this piece,

The couple in 5B is a slow burn thriller that is a blend of mystery, suspense, and paranormal activity that will keep you entertained until the end!

Newly weds Rosie and Chad Lowen inherit an apartment at the historic Windermere building after his uncle passes away. The building is known to have a dark past, but the charm and the tenants make it feel so welcoming it's easy to look past that.

However as they begin to settle in, Rosie starts to suspect there is more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why have there been so many gruesome crimes? Why is there so many cameras and always the same doorman on duty? When a neighbour turns up dead Rosie must figure out what is going on before she ends up being next.

I really enjoyed the pacing of this novel. It's definitely a slower burn than most thrillers I have read. But I think for this book it really worked! The building feels like it has its own life source and with the paranormal activity I think the slower pace allowed her to explore that more than if it was a a quick thriller.

Now not everyone is going to like the little bit of paranormal activity. I'm not gonna go into too much detail to avoid spoilers!

I think it worked in some ways and didn't in others. I liked that it was added in as the building is old, and it plays into the fear of the reader and helps create a bit of suspense. What I didn't like was that that I felt like Rosie was always contradicting herself with her beliefs and how she felt about her family. I just found that a bit strange and didn't always seem consistent.

I liked that the story was only told through Rosie's perspective as it kept the characters easier to keep track of. I liked the dual timelines with Willa's perspective. I thought that was a cool way to do it.

With all the breadcrumbs she left I did guess the twist ending, but there were still some surprises that I enjoyed. I didn't love the way it ended. Without trying to spoil it I felt it was a very strange reaction and I was not expecting it.

Thanks to NetGalley and harlequin trade publishing for the e-ARC, all thoughts are my own!

Thank you for the ARC Copy of The New Couple in 5b from Net Galley for a review. \
I'll be honest and say this one could have been cut down a bit shorter, I felt the story dragged a lot and felt like it was taking forever for something huge to happen. I did like the dual timelines used to go back in time and then the present with all of the characters involved. You definitely got that ghostly vibe feel along with the mysteriousness when reading this one but I was hoping more for some more thriller to the story. You never could quite guess which character was up to and if they were lying or telling the truth.

I will say though that Unger's use of describing things is on point and does a great job and detailing everything in her books.
Ill give this one a 3.5 stars.

I normally am a big fan of Lisa Unger, however, this one did not work for me. I will chalk this up to a one-off and look forward to her next release with higher hopes.

Thank you to HTP for an advanced copy.

THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B is Lisa Unger's next novel coming out March 5th and it was another fun read !

When Rosie finds out that her husband Chad's Uncle has left them his amazing apartment after his death, it feels like a gift! When they move in, however, the doorman seems to be everywhere, and the intercoms and cameras feel extreme to a very private Rosie. The neighbors seems great and the place is truly incredible which is why it is so hard to reconcile the unease she feels. When her paranormal gift of seeing the dead that she has tried to repress since her complicated childhood refuses to be ignored, Rosie has to figure out what she is going to do before this creepy building claims yet another soul.

I love Gothic, atmospheric reads, and this was a fantastic entry into that cannon. I was not sure how the apparition visions would work for me, but I ended up feeling like a good ghost story/mystery was a perfect book for this return to winter weather. The slow deteriorating of Rosie's confidence felt real and I appreciated the way Unger used some of the characters to ground her. I also just plain enjoyed the mystery!

I was able to pair the e-galley with the audiobook from @libro.fm and I truly loved getting to switch back and forth, or read and listen simultaneously. The narration was fantastic thanks to Vivienne Leheny. I was absolutely engaged in the story and could not figure out who the villains were exactly!

Thank you to @netgalley & @htpbooks for this digital book and letting me share my thoughts!

I love Lisa Ungers twisty suspense books and I was hooked pretty early on with this one. The story is about a couple who inherits a beautiful New York apartment after their late Uncle passes. Rosie and Chad were taking care of Chad's Uncle before he passed and as a very generous thank you he left them his home. The problem is that his daughter expected it to go to her, and she is threatening legal action if they don't agree to hand it over. Rosie feels really bad but this was what Chad's Uncle wanted and she loves the apartment and the people in it. Very soon after moving in Rosie notices weird things happening at the apartment and starts hearing stories of past deaths that occurred. I mean it's a historic building so it's not a surprise that people died there right?
Things start to get weird when Rosie realizes her husband is lying to her and people around her are going missing. It appears that someone is trying to hide the facts from Rosie and this amazing apartment may have way to many strings attached.

Read this if you like:
•lock every door by Riley Sager + Simone St James
•creepy vibes
•apartment setting

This book was so twisty and I kept reading because I wanted to know what was going to happen. The apartment setting made this so interesting too. You won’t want to miss this one!

Thank you NetGalley for eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I'm giving this all my love and stars. I love a book when it is atmospheric and the building is a character. The author's in-depth study of old buildings depicted the details, gargoyles and the tenants perfectly. Inspired by her aunt's apartment in NYC, the Windermere, even carries a mystical name, as a historic building in Murray Hill. When Rose and Chad inherit this 5 million dollar apartment, they didn't know their lives would never be the same. When Chad's Uncle Ivan dies in their care, his Will has been changed so that his daughter is left out of the inheritance. Dana threatens to sue considering her father was not himself when he changed it. Then Dana ends up dead.....
This carries some supernatural and chilling sightings within the building since it has been the scene of multiple murders and suicides. The doorman, a dry person of stature, works around the clock and even the intercom system in the apartment is easily accessible at all times by saying "Hey, Abi", so he is always listening. The tenants are always watching and when it was beginning to look like the book Rosemary's Baby, I was screaming for Rosie to get out of the building. When characters gave her warnings to leave and her husband is not who she thinks he is...she investigates because that what she does for a living....investigates historical buildings and writes about their history.
Well-done, Lisa! This is chilling and held me in suspense the whole time.
Thank you NetGalley and Park Row Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

What a story! I was was captivated from the start. I liked learning about the history of the Windermere and the people that lived there before Rosie and Chad. There were just enough mysterious layers that kept me on the edge of my seat. I found Rosie to be my favorite character, I thought it was really neat that she was a writer. The pacing of the story was good and I enjoyed the ending. Overall, I can easily recommend THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B, it's now one of my new favorite Lisa Unger books.

Many thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing, Libro and NetGalley for my gifted copy.

This review will shared to my Instagram account (@coffee.break.book.reviews) closer to the pub day.

3.5 stars rounded up.

*Arc review*

I really did enjoy this book. I thought the story line was really good, I didn't really love anything about the characters... I definitely thought I knew what the ending was going to be, but I was caught off guard by some of the ending. The ending kind of fell flat for me a little bit. Like it was just kind of a generic ending.

Side note, the formulating of the ebook was very messed up and I found it really hard to read. But didn't take any stars off for that.

What a fun and mysterious read! Great for fans of ONLY MURDERERS IN THE BUILDING and THE PARIS APARTMENT. It has the best Agatha Christie vibes - I enjoyed every second.

The New Couple in 5B was an interesting read for sure. The characters were well developed and the storyline was very intriguing. However, the book was slow to take off. The last quarter of the book felt almost thrown together with plot points. The pacing could have been improved. Otherwise, I did enjoy it!

If you are a lover of the shining by Stephan king this book is for you! It felt like a revitalized twist on the classic. The similarities are there to give those psychological goosebumps. But it’s still diverse enough from the shining that you can see the author’s personality and own twists really shine through.

There were a LOT of characters I will say. Some were a bit similar so it was hard for me to remember who was who at points however thanks to the kindle search option I just dropped the name in and the authors description was the first thing that came up for each name getting me back on track. I think my brain was to in grossed in the story to remember names this was more a reader error but something other readers may also have a hard time with so just pay better attention than I did! But the author still did a great job with the character depth and development.

The first 10 chapters really thrust you into the story line and set the action up. And by 25% of the book it was hard to put down. Kindle gave me an estimate of 8 hour read I finished it in 5.5 hours 😅 less to say this book has a grip on me.
It was a great read and I’m so glad I got the opportunity to be an arc reader!!

Wow!! What did I just read?! I couldn’t put this book down!! The characters were well developed and I found myself staying up way past my bedtime to finish it. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this incredible book! I will definitely be sharing it with all of my fellow book lovers!

This book reminds me of a movie I’ve seen, but can’t place the name. A couple is left an apartment in an expensive building by an uncle. Unfortunately, many deaths have occurred at this building through the years. As soon as the couple move in, weird things begin tohaapen. This story goes back and forth between the present and the past. Some great twists and unexpected things kept me guessing about how this book would end!

I really wanted to love this book! I hate to give a bad review and I don’t want to, I just don’t think this book was for me. I kept waiting for something big to happen, something exciting, but it never came. Disappointed but I hope others will love it!