Freya feels like her life is in shambles and she can’t hold anything together for her 5 year old daughter. So when they get what seems like the opportunity of a lifetime to move into a glorious new apartment, she must act on it. But then she starts hearing noises and things around the apartment start getting moved around with no explanation and she feels like someone’s watching them constantly. So who’s watching her and her daughter and why??

I’m torn on reviewing this one and I can’t really pinpoint why. It was a fast read (which I love) and I really liked the whole premise of this one. It struck me as a tad different from so many others, but I just didn’t feel it when reading it. The ending was quite interesting for me, but I needed the story to come together more.

Thanks to NetGalley, K.L. Slater and Thomas & Mercer for this ARC!

Have you heard the adage ‘too good to be true’? Sometimes, though, the situation forces you to look past that adage and that little niggling doubt in the bottom of your stomach, hoping against hope that maybe THIS TIME, it really is a good thing happening to you. Freya Miller lost her husband and therefore, her income, which resulted in her losing her home. Now she is searching desperately for somewhere for her and her young daughter to live while she also searches for a job. Enter Dr. Marsden with an awesome opportunity: a small apartment for rent where the rent depends on the person’s ability to pay.
Soon Freya and her daughter Skye relocate to beautiful Adder House. Shortly after that strange things begin to happen. What do you do when you have no where else to turn except a friend’s couch?
I found this to be an enjoyable book. I sympathized with Freya and her daughter because it seemed as if they just could not catch a break. This book will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat as the tension rises, and you begin to wonder just what will happen next. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book. K.L. Slater has done it again!

My review is up on my YouTube Channel - spoiler free.

Long story short, this was such a great psychological thriller. I stayed up until 2:55am just to finish it!

An enjoyable if not slightly farfetched plot. If something seems too good to be true it probably is!
Freya is approached in a cafe by Dr Marsden offering her an apartment in a prestigious part of London with a peppercorn rent but what is the true cost of moving in?
An intriguing book that left me with further questions about Freya and her past.

A light psychological thriller!

Strange things happen when a recently widowed Freya and little Skye move to Adder House. Every one they meet is creepy in their own way and its upto Freya to understand what's going on and escape it

This is the first book of this author that I have read and it didn't disappoint. The engaging writing style made it a quick read. Only question will be that why a woman who has already had people break trust, believe when an old man offers her a great place on platter!

Thank you publishers and Netgalley for my copy

I have always been a Slater fan, so I was thrilled to read the latest! The plot revolves around mom Freya and daughter Skye renting a too-good-to-be-true apartment at a too-good-to-be-true price. Is the apartment all that it seems, or is spookiness awaiting them? This thriller was a wild ride. I even found myself holding my breath to see how things would fair for the duo. This book isn't revolutionary in it's content or plot line, but I still really enjoyed it! Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for a copy of this book for an honest review.

This one was not as good as her other books. The story was quite unbelievable after the chance meeting the alarm bells should have been defening. What happened to her husband?

A fantastic story that keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat. This story chronicles the life of a single mother who is given a beautiful apartment in a gorgeous building for a fantastic price, but she quickly realizes that something isn't quite right in her new home.

The characters were very well written and the story moved at a quick pace, I read this book in two sittings. The story reminded me a lot of Lock Every Door by Riley Sager but had it's differences, both are good and both are recommended.

I received this book from NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Apartment is high on creep factor. Reading it kept me on the edge my seat shouting this really is too good to be true. The story is well thought out and I found the past and present delivery to be very useful in moving the plot. The pace was steady and while I didn’t love any of the characters, I think that is due to the stellar writing as I was constantly questioning who could be trusted and who was crazy.

I look forward to future releases by this author.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this psychological thriller The Apartment. This is the first book I've read by this author and after reading it I intend to read more of hers. I like her writing style, the characters are well explained and believable.

I’m torn on how to rate this one. I didn’t love it and I didn’t dislike it. It was a solid, fast-paced read. There is an apartment that is too good to be true for mom, Freya, and her daughter, Skye. Creepy landlords and weird neighbors add to the discomfort in the perfect Adder House. The more tjme passes the more Freya starts to question her sanity as things just don’t add up in the new place. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4
Thanks to Netgalley and K.L. Slater for the arc.

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Read it in two sittings.

The author's writing is fine but the story was rather dull and predictable. Might have been more intriguing if the main character had been a recently widowed male with a small child who was forced into this situation. Even in 2020, using a female as a gullible victim is still prevalent.

Will definitely be interested in reading any future publications by K.L. Slater.

Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for allowing me to read an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

This book was very similar to one I have previously read so I felt like It was easily predicted. The writing style was good.

Thank you netgalley for an ARC to this book in exchange for an honest review

I really enjoyed this book. I read it in one day. I was so involved with the characters that I felt like I was there. I was so scared and worried for her and I wanted to jump in the book and help her. This is a must read!

The Apartment by K.L. Slater was an easy read and kept me guessing throughout.

Freya Miller is a single mother to Skye and due to some tough circumstances needs to move to a new home. With what she thinks is a very lucky encounter, she meets Dr. Marsden who offers her a look at an apartment in a posh area of London. The apartment is located in a home called Adder House and the accommodations are far nicer than Freya could imagine. Though it seems too rich for her budget, Dr. Marsden offers her a deal because she and Skye are the right fit for the building.

Right away, things seem a little creepy and as more odd circumstances pop up, Freya begins to question whether moving to Adder House was a good move.

I found Freya and Skye to be mostly likeable characters and I liked the pace of the story. The ending could have been better built out in my opinion but overall it was an enjoyable read. I would like to read more by this author.

3.5 Stars rounded to 4

Thank you to NetGalley, Amazon Publishing UK and K.L. Slater for this digital ARC, in exchange for my honest opinion!

This was a good book and it kept me up at night reading. I did feel it was a little confusing at times and perhaps information that was missing that would have helped me to understand the story a little better. I would consider reading more books from this author.

I really enjoyed The Apartment, it’s a quick book to read and keeps your interest. The characters are, on the whole, believable and the background stories trickle in as we go. Unfortunately, I felt the climax and end were a little cliched. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review.

My thanks to Thomas & Mercer Publishers along with NetGalley for supplying this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The basic story of The Apartment is a perfect example of “if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.” From the very first chapter, the cringing begins. Michael Marsden is creepy and Freya is desperate and weak. Obviously, things are going to go off the rails quickly. Unfortunately, Freya’s five-year-old daughter, Skye, is caught up in this mess. Skye seems to be a normal child being manipulated and affected by crazy people including her mother. I had a very difficult time feeling empathy for Freya. In fact, I never did. She has safe options, and she made bad choices from the get-go. If you can feel any sort of empathy for this woman, you might enjoy this story far more than I did.

I read a lot of thrillers. My favorites are those where the good guys and the bad guys are hard to differentiate. The Apartment is too formulaic for me. Without spoiling anything for you, it was pretty clear to me who the ultimate bad guy was. If, like me, you figure this out (or guess this) early on, the rest of the characters seem rather shallow and silly. Why is anyone living in this apartment building no matter the suspiciously cheap rent? Pack up your stuff and move out, already!

There are also a few flashbacks that, I think, are supposed to ramp up the danger factor. They did not work for me. These flashbacks just gave another example of a weak and desperate mother allowing her child to be abused by deranged people. Once you find out who and what is actually behind these manipulations (both the flashbacks and the current story), I hope you understand better than I what exactly the point of the experiments are. To me, it seemed like a very weak scientific endeavor. I guess that is what makes this story even more creepy and frustrating.

Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️

The Apartment starts out with an interesting premise ~ a young mother with a five-year-old daughter has to move thanks to her husband’s infidelity, then death. She is about to lose the family home and while looking at possible rentals, is offered the opportunity of a lifetime – an apartment in a wonderful part of town at a ridiculously low price. The owner tells her he wants the right people in the building, and she fits his criteria. You know how they say ”if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is?”, well that saying works for this story. Lots of weird things are happening, but for some reason Freya doesn’t seem to really understand what is going on. I could not believe anyone would stay under the conditions she was living in as long as she did, just stretched my believability I guess. So, a good start but a pretty lame finish. Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to review this story.

3.5/5 Basically, this is the story of a woman who moves into a house with her daughter and falls victim to some serious gas lighting. The thing that annoys me with gas lighting stories is that the victims always seem particularly dumb and/or gullible. I really wish this book would have gone "all in" as in making the protagonist smarter and having more people "in on it." I liked the premise; I just wanted a more complex plot.