Recommended reading for everyone that enjoys a good thriller. Cass goes from the perfect life to being dumped and living in the total opposite environment. She is a handy ‘mam’ and is in a seedy residence as maintenance. Everyone here has a story which adds to the craziness. Murders, lies, loss, friendships, this story has it all! Love the characters!

Vacancy in Room 10 is a rollercoaster ride of suspense, where the line between truth and deceit blurs into a maze of uncertainty. Miss. Seraphina has crafted a masterpiece of the thriller genre, weaving a web so intricate that it kept me guessing and second-guessing every step of the way.

At the heart of this book are characters, so vividly drawn that they feel like old friends except everyone lives in a nightmare! From the determined yet vulnerable Cass, to the even more naive Anna, to the other crazies of the apartment complex lurking in the shadows, each character adds layers to the story, making it all the more relatable.

The plot is a labyrinth of twists and turns, where nothing is as it seems. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, another revelation would send me spiraling back into uncertainty. Every chapter is a puzzle piece, fitting seamlessly into a larger picture that kept me on edge, wondering if I ever truly knew what was going on. Spoiler alert, I didn't!

What sets this book apart is its ability to keep the reader engaged from start to finish. The pacing is relentless, driving the narrative forward with a sense of urgency that left me breathless. But it's not just the twists and turns that make this book a standout. It's the underlying themes of trust, betrayal, and the fragility of truth that resonate long after the final page is turned.

I really enjoyed this book, start to finish it engaged me and had me wondering what was real and what was a lie. With its relatable characters, twisty plot, and masterful execution, it's a must-read for anyone who loves a good mystery.

A somewhat madcap mystery focusing on young women scorned, misunderstood, and betrayed, - and their search for closure. Focusing mainly on two first person POV heroines, Cass and Anna, each telling their separate story, and expanding to include a troupe of big-hearted down-on-their-luck colorful ladies, whose bbq hotdogs, poolside slurps, and sisterly geniality set the tone for Cass and Anna’s exile to the Sycamores, a former motel, now rundown apartment complex, situated outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

“The Sycamores is where broken people live".

Cassidy Abbott - aka Cass - is a lovely, (if somewhat rough around the edges) handy-woman, thirty-something and never really fitting in to her conventional upper-class gendered life. When we meet her, Cass is now acting as caretaker for the Sycamores in exchange for free rent, after being rendered homeless by her cheating, financially successful ex.

By a twist of plot, Anna Hartley, a recent young widow, lost and broken-hearted, also finds herself at the Sycamores, living her attempt to recreate the last weeks of her husband’s life, in a desperate bid to understand what drove his eventual suicide.

As Cass and Anna’s worlds collide, the author weaves a complex and mostly compelling tale, although this reader did find the pacing uneven and the two main characters often hard to distinguish from each other. There are twists and turns and perhaps too many of them, for an overall ride that was hard to put down in spots, and less satisfying in others.

A great big thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for an ARC of this book. All thoughts created are my own.
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Cass and Anna are both at The Sycamores for different reasons, Cass has been dumped by her long term boyfriend, while Anna’s reeling from the death of her husband.

Just before he dies, he calls Anna to confess to murdering someone, Anna doesn’t believe him, but moves in to live in her late husband’s art studio. As she begins to unravel the truth of what happened in the last 6 months of her marriage, everything changes.

Cass on the other hand, has been unceremoniously replaced with someone half her age and is just looking for a place to land. But she’s not quite as kind hearted as she would leave you to believe.

Besides Cass and Anna, the Sycamores is home to an eclectic mix of misfits that are all just trying to survive.

Did Anna’s husband have a secret, does Cass know what really happened that night, what secrets are the other residents hiding?

I really enjoyed The Vacancy in Room 10, it was well written and gripping. The characters were interested and felt multi-dimensional. They all have their own bit of chaos, which is so relatable.

There were a few places where it was slow, but it picked up and I couldn’t put it down.

Thank you to Seraphina Nova Glass and NetGalley for this ARC.

I started this book last night before bed and I just finished it in less than 24 hours. I couldn’t put this one down! The storyline was perfection and so were all the twists.

Thank you, NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this one early.

Everyone who loves thriller books NEEDS to read this one! It’s a killer book, literally 🤪😉

The vacancy is room 10 is a new thriller that follows two women in difficult circumstances. Anna’s husband was just found dead in an apparent suicide and she goes to his studio at some run down apartments to find clues as to why he did it. Casa had the perfect life with a boyfriend until he cheats and kicks her out of the house. Casa comes to live at these rundown apartments as the handyman. When things start to spiral and crimes are committed, these two women find themselves in the middle of this and they have to work together to find the truth.

I enjoyed this book! It had a lot of twists and turns throughout. It kept me guessing the whole time. I kept wanting to read more to find the truth and how everything unfolded. Everything tied up nicely in the end as well. I liked the characters as well. A little misfit family is built at these apartments. Everyone is going through something but they come together and help each other.

I would recommend this book for people looking for a solid thriller! Thanks so much to netgalley and Harlequin for the arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Seraphina Nova Glass weaves a complex and completely intriguing thriller that I couldn't put down! I have been a fan of her work since her first novel released, and she just continues to impress.

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Anna and Cass both find themselves at the Sycamore apartments but for very different reasons.
Unceremoniously dumped and left homeless by her cheating ex-boyfriend, Cass accepts the job of handyman /management in exchange for a free room.
After her husbands peculiar suicide, Anna takes over the studio apartment at the Sycamore, which her husband had rented for painting, to try and figure out what drove him to his death.

♡ duel perspectives
♡ amazing characterization
♡ shocking twists
♡ secrets and lies
♡ blackmail
♡ murder mystery

First! The setting of the Sycamore apartments was perfection! Crumbling, run-down motel turned apartment, with leaking pipes, stained carpets, broken AC units, and down trodden tenants, was so atmospheric for this this story.

Character Driven! The cast of characters staying at the Sycamores were the stars of the story. Believable, relatable, and down on their luck but also extremely entertaining. The pool side ladies with their big personalities and kids running wild. I found myself laughing at times despite the fact that they could all be suspects.
They were hilarious!

If you want a book that will captivate you , that is unputdownable, and you can't stop recommending it to everyone... this is it. I give it all the stars!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5


****thank you to netgally, Harlequin Trade Publishing, and the author for the early release. My review was voluntary.

Many thanks to the ladies of @htp_hive for my advance copy. I am always scared of hyped books BUT I should have known SNG never disappoints.

This is told in two POVs (Cass and Anna) although both women are different, I liked both very much. SNG always gives just enough background info for you to fall in love with the main characters and root for them. I truly had no idea where this was going. Everyone seemed sus to me. My favorite characters were probably Uncle Fester, Jackie/Crystal and Frankie because they were so colorful and funny!

Do we every really know someone? I'm generally not a fan of this particular troupe - marrying someone you don't know the true history of - Seraphina writes this well. I like that the husband had an art studio filled with secrets for Anna to explore. The twist with the apartment/motel manager being a spooky character is fresh. Overall, I was interested to see how this all turned up in the end.

Excellent new title from an author I have been a big fan of for quite some time. This is a very gritty tale. I would say this is Nova Glass trying her hand at true grit lit and succeeding. She does an excellent job with character development. Unless you truly fly in the highest echelons of society then you have run into a lot of the people in this book but hopefully not all because there are some seriously bad people in this one as well.

This book met all expectations when it came to keeping the reader in suspense until the end. However, the narrative tended to drag at times and seemed to be very repetitive. For being a smaller novel, I felt as if it took me a long time to get into the book.

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Publishing for this ARC!

My jaw was ON THE FLOOR multiple times while reading this book. Not only will your anxiety be increased, there is also time of pulling on your heart strings. Such a great quick read with likable and relatable characters.

I will read anything and everything she writes. It’s official. I’ve loved all her books and this was no different. I loved all the characters and the plot was intriguing, it was hard to put down. I didn’t see the ending coming at all. I absolutely love how it all played out!

What a thrilling ride that I did not see coming! In this case, I did judge a book by its cover – and I dove headfirst in and loved it!

The death and presumed suicide of Henry leads his wife to his studio apartment to seek answers. She can’t understand why he’d take his life, what would make him go to such extremes. The residents of this dilapidated converted hotel are people who know each other, they grill on Friday nights and rally around each other in tough times. But what will Henry’s widow find out and what are the other stories going on in this thrilling ride?

You’ll have to read this winning four star story for yourself to find out. It kept me interested, it kept me wanting to turn the pages and it gave me all parts of a really good thriller story. Thoroughly enjoyed!

I LOVED On a Quiet Street, but this one just didn’t blow me away like that one did. I loved the setting and the variety of characters. It was enjoybable, but I was just left feeling like it was missing something. I will definitely keep reading her books though.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin for the ARC!

This book had me hooked!
At one point, about 30% through, I thought, "I wanna know what happened, but I dont see how are they going to have 70% more book off this..."
But wait! Because very quickly twists start happening and I was like, "oooooh" and back to hooked. Twist and another twist and web after web it keeps you hooked and I had to know what was going to happen!
The resolve and reveals at the end didn't disappoint either!
Great Read!!!

I was very confused in the beginning of this book about who Cass & Anna were. We started off with Cass and then jumped to seven months later and it being Anna.

The description of the book makes me think that the entire book is going to be just about Anna, but that’s not the case. The chapters go back and forth between Anna and Cass. I like that it did this because if it was just Anna then all of this would have fallen flat, but seeing Cass’ side to everything helped the book to come together.

I like how Cass is the handy woman for the apartments! I love a badass FMC and it did come through in this book.

The only thing that I was truly confused about was Frank/Sinatra - I don’t know if I missed something. This is the kid who helps Cass and she gave her tools to. In chapters his name switches back and forth between the two. Was this explained? I’m not sure, if it was I must have missed it!

Callum being behind everything kind of fell flat to me. I wish there would have been something more between Anna and Callum - it would have helped her to not wrap her head around it being him so quickly I think.

All in all it was a good book and I’m so glad I got the privilege of reading it!

Wow! What a totally fast paced thriller! I had to keep reading and it definitely kept me up all night. Of course it had all the twists and turns that I love in any thriller! Although this was my first read by this author, it definitely won’t be my last!

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

Hang on to your hat because, The Vacancy in Room 10 will take you for a fast paced ride. I am not sure I even looked up as I binged this one. I have to start by saying that the setting and atmosphere are perfectly conveyed by the author. The Sycamores apartments and the residents play an important part in the story and I could not only visualize it, but could possibly walk right out to the pool. The narration is told by Cass and Anna, both broken hearted for very different reasons. The emotions and struggles that these women go through from story elements to the twists, are presented in a way that felt organic and natural. This story is unique and surprising while also employing lots of characteristics of a good thriller. The pace start off slow and just build and builds until the end, which is a favorite way for a thriller to play out for me. I will be recommending this one for a long time.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced review copy!

Loved this slow-burn thriller with two interesting main characters. Glass did something similar in her last book, The Vanishing Hour, using multiple narrators and then showing how their stories linked up. It's a good technique and she does it well.

Anna is a grieving widow. Cass is a former trophy girlfriend who got dumped. They cross paths in the Sycamores, a dive-y motel that's like a low-budget apartment house, with resident locals.

The book spends a good 40% setting the scene up and really immersing us in the minds of these two women. Then ... BAM! There's a dramatic inciting event that kicks the plot into high gear.

Really enjoyed this - I remain a huge fan of the author and can't wait to see what she comes up with next!