This twisted psychological thriller had me hooked from the start. Freya needs a break and when an amazing opportunity presents itself, even though it seems too good to be true, she snaps it up. Soon enough, strange things start to happen and Freya wonders whether she has made a huge mistake. The problem is, she has nowhere left to go.

This is the first novel that I've read by the author and I look forward to reading more of her work, The story will drraw you in from the very start and you won't want to put it down!

Huge thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for the chance to read and review this.

This was a good one! A brilliantly creepy story about a mother and daughter that moves into an apartment block with an unknown dark and sinister history. This book had me on the edge of my seat most of the way through and is definitely going on my favourites list of books I've read this year. Really good read :)

Captivating read. I could not put it down. This story has so many twists and turns that keep the reader guessing.

Wow. What a ride from start to finish. Fast paced storyline that had me hooked throughout. Another great novel from K L Slater

I have never read this author before but I am so very glad I read this book. I got it from NetGalley and I can't thank them enough for sending it to me. You open the book and start reading and you are so hooked you don't want to put it down. So you don't, you just keep reading. This is a riveting book. Thank you for writing such a great book!

Sadly, this wasn’t the gripping psychological thriller I was hoping for. The pacing was entirely too slow for my liking, and I felt myself losing interest the farther I read. It wasn’t until the 80% mark that I became slightly intrigued. I remain hopeful that I’ll enjoy other works by this author, but unfortunately this one missed the mark.

I can’t believe how fast I read this book! It’s short but it’s so captivating that I didn’t want to put it down. Parts seemed a bit far fetched. But it did keep me on the edge of my seat. I needed to know what was happening. Aspects reminded me of Turn of the Key, Verity and Lock the Door. Though the twist was unexpected. I didn’t see it coming.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review.

I enjoyed the ride this book this book took me on. It’s best to read it in the right frame of mind, when you want a light suspense/thriller/whodunit and you don’t want to have to think too hard about it and you’re able to suspend disbelief for quite a while.

My favorite character in the story was Skye, the daughter. Fairly mature for a 5-year-old, I got the sense that she was far more sensible than her own mother while still showing the sweet naïveté and imagination of her age. After all, who doesn’t love a good stuffed unicorn?

Freya, Skye’s mother and the main character, was hard to get on board with. The story is told primarily from her own POV, and she divulges a lot about her own past, her marriage, and the events that lead her to take up residence at Adder House. Yet, by the end of the book, I still felt like a barely knew her. And we never get to find out how her husband died?? I absolutely thought that would factor in to what was happening and was disappointed that it didn’t and it was just...left behind.

The climax toward the end of the novel gave me the answers I wanted, but it just seemed very over-the-top and “this could never happen in REAL life”.....though oddly enough, I’m also sure it probably COULD. Either way, this novel was a good, quick, light mind game that I overall enjoyed.

I am currently reading this and am loving it. K L Slater has become my auto-buy author for a thriller.

This was such a creepy and bizarre read, I couldn't put it down! Although, I was left really wondering how the ex-husband died, because that was a huge plot point of the book that was never really explained. Super great read!

I wasn't able to get to this book before it was archived, so I downloaded the Audible version because I didn't want to miss out! It was a great listen - the performance especially made the entire plot more intriguing.

I felt so sad for Freya Miller, the book's main character & storyteller. Losing her husband not just to another woman, but ultimately in death, had me sympathizing for her as if she was my own friend. Her daughter was especially adorable. Slater did a great job of making you adore these two so that as the plot thickened & when the climax was reached, you were on the edge of your seat cheering for both of them to come out safely.

I thought the secret of The Apartment - the behavioral research study - was most creative for a psychological thriller. Weaving the home's owners into the fabric of Miller's life, as well as her distant family, was a surprise. I did find the flashbacks to the male behavioral psychologist confusing at first, and it may have been because I did the audio book. But what a great tie-in to wrap up the entire plot! I very much enjoyed the book's final twists as Miller discovered the secrets of Adder House & its dark truth came to light.

Afraid thisd one wasn't for me.
Have read previous publications from this author that have been far superior to this particular one.
No real thrills in this story and all just more than a little bit unbelievable, so afraid it only merits two stars from me.

I enjoyed this psychological thriller. The ending wasn't my favorite but was still entertaining and I couldn't predict how it would turn out. I recommend this for fans of psychological thrillers.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for a review.

This was a mediocre read for me. It definitely did not grip me but it also did not bore me nor did I dislike enough not to finish it.

The plot was predictable and I am a huge fan of a good twist so I was a little disappointed.

I didn’t warm to the characters and my opinion did not change whilst reading.

I had questions at the end of the book and just felt that it was quite disappointing all roung.

I could write a book as long as The Apartment itself listing all of the plot holes, plot convenience and logical inconsistencies that this book consists of. It was so pointless and juvenile that I wouldn't be surprised to learn it had been written by a pre-teen. I'm embarrassed for the author and anyone who thinks that it constitutes a good psychological thriller.

The Apartment is categorically the most poorly written book I've ever read.

0* out of 5

I enjoyed this psychological thriller and the creepy setting. The ending wasn't my favorite but was still entertaining and I couldn't predict how it would all turn out. I recommend this for fans of psychological thrillers and fans of this author.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

A modern day thriller, a single mother trying to protect herself and her daughter from the big bad world. A benefactor, comes to the rescue with an offer that appears good to be true, but also too good to refuse.
A maze of a house is populated by sinister characters, and as paranoia grows and coincidences follow one after another there seems to be no one to trust.
Suspense grows page after page, the pace is perfect, and the end, when it comes, brings thankful release.

I was able to read this book thanks to NetGalley. I really enjoyed the story and it was a quick paced thriller. This one was really suspenseful with lots of twists and turns. I will be recommending it to family and friends snd will be looking for more from this author in the future. Thanks again for the opportunity to read this book.

Not super believable. There were some plot points in this one that were a little hard to swallow. I would say that the tension that the author was trying to create felt real and picked my heart rate up for some time. Good as a popcorn read.

Great book, great story and I read this really but, sorry there is a but the ending sort of fizzled out a bit for me. A good book but I want to give 3.5 stars so that is why I have only given 3.