The Apartment introduces us to Freya, a widow in desperate need of a cheap place for she and her daughter to move. As she's grabbing a cup of coffee at Starbucks, she meets Dr. Marsden, who just happens to be preparing to pin a To Let/Rent flyer to the bulletin board. What a coincidence, right?! And the apartment just happens to be in an upper-class neighborhood, in a superior school zone, and the rent just happens to be on only what Freya can afford to pay. What could go wrong?

Honestly, I found the entire premise of this story to be pretty preposterous, and the characters were just superficially developed. It's a quick read, and author Slater keeps the plot moving apace, but with no suspenseful twists and turns.. The ending was particularly rushed. I just wasn't buying this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a great thriller. Although i was hoping somewhat of a different outcome, but the story kept you on edge.

Freya and her 5yr old daughter Skye are in the process of almost being homeless. Freya's husband and Skye's dad has recently died,which leaves Freya as a struggling single mom. Freya ends up bumping into a landlord at a coffee shop,putting up an ad for a vacant apartment. Freya thinks the apartment sounds to good to be true.

But soon Freya becomes entangled in the apartment and being able to start fresh in a new place with her daughter. All to soon Freya starts noticing strange things happening. Hearing noises, furtinure being moved around Then noticing someone watching her. It all becomes to much for her, The story starts taking you through creepy situations. Read this with the lights on.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for this advanced digital ARC in exchange for my review.

The Apartment is like a beautiful grandchild of You by Caroline Kepnes and Lock Every Door by Riley Sager!
Freya, recently widowed, and her daughter, Skye are in search of a new apartment and a fresh start. Fate puts her in contact with Dr. Marsden who owns a beautiful high end apartment building. He offers them a place to stay with rent based on financial ability. It’s a dream come true for Freya and Skye...until mysterious things begin taking place in the apartment. Freya needs to uncover the truth behind the Added House before it’s too late.

I could not put this book down! It was gripping and suspenseful and the writing was so atmospheric! I thought that I had guessed the big reveal early on but I was very wrong! The reason this is a 4 star for me is that i wanted a little bit more information regarding the big reveal. There were a few connections that i felt like I still needed details on in the end. But overall, I was very impressed! If you’re a fan of Lock Every Door and The Turn of the Key, this will be a big hit for you!

I started and finished The Apartment in half a day (thanks quarantine).

To me, it read very similarly to Lock Every Door (another good book if you haven't checked it out). Same premise, same creepy building occupants, sinister backstory, etc.

The back and forth between past and present-day threw me off a couple of times as there was nothing showing the time jump or saying "1920, location", etc. The beginning of the book moved at a pretty good pace. Towards the middle, things started to stall off a little bit, and then suddenly the ending came out of nowhere. I felt like the climax and resolution were really quick and happened without a lot of detail. I would have rather expanded on the ending a bit instead of so much detail in the middle. The new romance, the woman and the wind chimes, etc seemed like little elements added in there that had no huge impact on the rest of the story.

Overall, I'm giving it 4 stars because it was a good, quick read that took my mind off of being stuck home with 3 kids who are climbing the walls. If it were a little less similar to LED and had a more dramatic ending, I would have given it 5 stars.

I received this book from Net Galley for an honest review. A mother is losing her house and needs a place to stay with her young daughter. A chance encounter with a stranger at a coffee shop helps her find the perfect apartment.
I have read a couple other books by this author and this was well written and moved fast. The whole story was good, but ending was a little abrupt.

I would recommend this book- the book is good and worth a read

I read a lot of books and I could swear I've read a similar story some time ago by some other author. It's a psychological suspense with gas lighting, creepy landlords and tenants, and something just not right about an old house turned into an apartment building.

Freya, the main character and mother of a young daughter, seems clueless, naive and way too trusting when she jumps at an apartment vacancy offered to her by a complete stranger. Yes, Freya, it is too good to be true. You have a laptop with internet yet you don't know even try to vet and google?

After we finally learn what's going on in the last few pages of the book, it seemed too far-fetched and a bit on the ridiculous side for me to appreciate. Even an attempt at a romantic interest was a bit of an afterthought, with the "hero" character so vague and one-dimensional he seemed to disappear into the storyline.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review.

This book certainly keeps you guessing right up to an ending you did not see coming unless is is upon reflection after the fact. The twists and turns of the plot keep you figuratively on the edge of you seat wondering what will come next. Represents the classic definition of physiological thriller.

I loved the premise of this book and thought that it started strong. I could tell from the beginning that the set up of Dr. Marsden meeting Freya was all wrong, and I enjoyed how she was drawn into what was an obviously very odd situation. I also thought that the little hints that were dropped were going to add up to big things. I was partly right. There were a few bits that kept me guessing up until the end (no spoiler or reveal), but once the set-up was complete, the rest of the book felt rushed. Details were hurried, motives were under-explained, and there were more than a few loose ends (why the set up with the husband with no explanation?). It felt like there was a lot more to the story that could have been told but wasn’t. That was disappointing. Thank you to NetGalley for a digital ARC of this book.

Mixed feelings maybe?
I enjoyed the previous two books by the author but this one was a bit odd, to say the least. From the beginning I got a strange vibe of who the doctor is and why is he willing to help a stranger woman and her daughter to stay in one of his apartment for almost free? And then all the things that are happening around the said house and their previous habitants. I couldn’t get closed to any of the characters, unfortunately, maybe a bit of the little girl but that’s it.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t a good book for me.

I was impressed with this psychological thriller.

When Freya and her daughter Skye are desperate to find a new apartment, she happens to meet Dr Marsden who offers her the opportunity to rent a very nice apartment at a low rent. Warning bells should already be ringing for Freya, but she decides not to look a gift horse in the mouth, and she moves in.

The descriptions of Adder House and its inhabitants are well done, and the tension builds steadily as you know something is going to happen, but not what that something is. The house gives off a very creepy vibe, as do the Dr and Mrs Marsden and several other residents.

Freya starts to feel like she is losing control of her life as the Marsden's continue to get very involved in her day to day activities, and those of Skye. Freya starts hearing things in the apartment, seeing things, getting the sense of being watched.

The novel gripped me from the first few pages, and I read it in a day. The ending did wrap up quite quickly, but it was satisfying. I did get some sense of deja vue as I had read J.P. Delaney's "The Girl Before" last year - and there are certainly some parallels to this work, although the main plot points are different.

I would recommend this book to anyone enjoying psychological thrillers.

I'm grateful for Netgalley for sharing this ARC in return for an honest review.

The Apartment by K.L. Slater is a psychological thriller that from the very first page let's us know there is something sinister afoot. Dr. Michael Marsden is in the coffee shop patiently waiting for Freya to show up so he can accidentally meet her and let her see him post on the bulletin board the apartment for rent in his building eeriely named The Adder House, just like the deadly snake.

He knows Freya is in a vulnerable state what with her almost divorced ex husband suddenly dying and forcing her to sell their house to pay off his debts leaving her and her 5 year old daughter virtually homeless.

I read this quick story in a few hours as the first few pages hooked my thriller loving brain immediately. There where so many red flags that Freya ignored when moving into this perfect apartment from the low rent to the creepy neighbors. I forgave her blindspots as she was a single mom trying to provide for her daughter. However, as the story progresses some plot holes I could not forgive.

Intertwined in the story we are introduced to a journal written in 1902 that later comes together with the current events of the Adder House. However, we never find out the full story of the writer of the journal and I felt cheated by this omission. Also, most thriller fans will figure out the ending before they get to the last page.

The author has an an uncanny ability to creep the reader out even while you get the lane the story is heading down. It is that sort of uncomfortable foreboding when you watch a movie like Rosemary's Baby or the more recent Get Out.

I enjoyed the writing style of this thriller I just wished the details were more fleshed out. I will be reading more from this author.

I received a free copy of this book from the publishers via NetGalley for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

I’m a big fan of K L Slater, and I thought this was a compelling diversion from her usual themes. More spooky and creepy than a twisty complex thriller, although Lucy’s revelation was an astonishing twist towards the end. Alarm bells rang loudly for me when Freya was tempted to move into an opulent apartment for a peppercorn rent, but she was in an invidious situation of potential destitution with a young child to nurture. Beggars can’t be choosy, but I was surprised she didn’t show any concern about the doctor stalking her and the grandiose offer. Perhaps desperation makes you less wary. It was a slow-burning novel not in a derogatory fashion as tension and suspicion build up. Inexplicably strange things start to occur, which spooked me. In her position, I would have run for the hills. It’s the ‘extra’s’ in the novel that intrigued me. For example, experimental psychology. I was never enamoured by the Behaviourist psychological models with their flawed theories. What was so admirably pinpointed was how dangerous such experiments can be if put in the wrong hands. Freya’s fear of insects matched mine. I don’t mind ladybirds or spiders as long as they keep away from me, but I detest most crawlies. I’m terrified of bees and wasps. My antennae detect them up from miles away. One summer, we had flying ants, and I went on lockdown. I was also interested in Skye’s integration into school. Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.
This book is a good mystery, with a sympathetic heroine, and a number of twists and turns to keep it interesting until the culmination. The author has a straight-forward writing style that keeps the story moving without extra turns of phrase. I enjoyed the story and think it will satisfy as a good beach read this summer!

K.L. Slater is another author on my go to list that I don’t even bother with a synopsis anymore as I know I will easily become engaged in whatever new story she has penned. And thankfully The Apartment lived right up to my expectations and was another solid psychological thriller.

Freya Miller is a young newly single mother who has gone through quite a bit in her recent past. Not only did her husband cheat on her and leave her but shortly afterwards before they could divorce he passed away leaving her completely alone in raising their daughter.

Freya hasn’t found work yet and only has a little savings to find herself and her daughter a new place to live. Out of nowhere Freya meets a man who has an apartment for rent in a lovely building in a great neighborhood that all seems way too good to be true. When given a quote on an incredibly low rent Freya can’t pass the opportunity up but after moving in Freya begins to see the opportunity may not have been as good as she thought.

Now I am one that completely enjoys and fast pace thrill ride but dare I say with The Apartment I almost felt as if this one was a little too fast. I couldn’t help but wish the book had been a little bit longer to fully dive into the ominous nature of the story but instead felt as if it were all a bit too rushed into. This was still a great read though that enjoyed and will still be a huge fan of this author.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

When someone is offered something to good to be true, they should listen to their instincts. This is what Freya had to learn the hard way. This book was definitely spooky in a suspense way. I finished this book in one sitting. That is how I know a book is well written when I cannot put it down.

I received a free copy of The Apartment by K. L. Slater from NetGalley for my honest review.

I found The Apartment to be very comparable to other recent thrillers I have read recently. Lately, I've been in somewhat of a book "slump" for lack of a better word, and really needed something to draw me out of that. Honestly, the characters' relationships were a bit rushed for me. Freya was just a little too quick to share her personal life story with perfect strangers and just lacked a lot of common sense, which aggravated me. The atmosphere was very creepy, which I usually enjoy. This book was a lot like Lock Every Door by Riley Sager. I give this book 3 stars.

I had finished this book awhile ago. I needed time to process my thoughts as they were mixed once I had finished. I was torn between feeling like I didn’t really like the book to this book is interesting. It can be both I guess. Let’s move on to why I thought it was interesting. I felt the twist was interesting. The whole reason at the end on why certain actions were done made sense and added to the creep factor. I can respect madness. Okay, on to why I didn’t like it. The story felt like a whole build up and then didn’t quite deliver that whole suspense punch. While I thought the twist was interesting, it just didn’t deliver or have the intended effect I think the author was going for. None of the characters were very likable. Save for maybe one and they were barely in the story. As a whole, this book is an okay read. I will continue to read the author’s work but sadly this one just didn’t do it for me. I give this 3 stars.

The prologue gave away too much. It might have been more entertaining if it were a movie, but as a book, it was boring and predictable. The best part of the book was the main character's relationship with her daughter.
It reminded me of Lock Every Door by Riley Sager, so if you liked that, then you might like this.

I really enjoyed this book. The story was interesting and moved along at a good pace so I did not lose interest. This is the story of Freya and her daughter Skye, they have to find a new place to live and are given the opportunity to live at an upscale residence called Adder House for a fraction of the usual rent. As soon as they move in odd things begin happening and the story begins to unfold. There were a few things about the story that I found very unbelievable which is why I had to rate it 4 stars instead of 5. Without giving too much away there's a point in the story where Freya learns some very upsetting information and then decides to leave her daughter with a neighbor that she's known for maybe a month so that she can relax. I didn't find this believable so it annoyed me. While I did really enjoy the story I did feel that it was a little rushed, there were some parts of the story that I wish had been embellished more. I think this was a missed opportunity by the author to give the story more depth.
However I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good psychological suspense story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was excellent! There were so many twists and turns that you can't put it down! I thought I had it all figured out but I was surprised in the end.