Love KL slaters books they always keep me hooked and this one was no different! Couldn’t recommend enough definitely a page turner!

This is my first K.L Slater read and I had seen a few people talking about this book so I was very keen to read this.

It follows Freya Miller and her young daughter Skye. Freya’s husband is no longer around and she is losing her family home and needs to find somewhere to live without paying a sky high rent. It soon comes about that she moves into a stylish apartment that she is offered to rent for hardly any money in a posh area of London by a Doctor she bumps into one day.

Once Freya and Skye move in, weird things start happening like hearing strange noises, furniture being moved around overnight and an eerie feeling of being watched. Their dream home soon turns into a nightmare.

This was just an ok read for me. I enjoyed it enough but I just found Freya really frustrating. She seemed too naive and I felt myself getting really wound up with her. Also lets be honest, if you were offered to rent an upmarket apartment by a stranger you bump into one day surely you would be a bit wary. Especially when they say to you that they think you look like the perfect person to live there and you wont have to pay much rent even if its in a fashionable area of London where the rent is sky high. This would surely ring alarm bells and seem too good to be true. I do get that Freya was in a desperate situation but even so her reaction to a few things in the book just annoyed me!

It is a bit of a creepy read with a lot of very odd characters and a clever plot but I had worked out what was going on very early on in the book. I did enjoy the relationship between Freya and Skye and the author kept me interested in the story enough but I just felt like it was quite slow going and I had a lot of unanswered questions by the end. I am sure other readers will like this but it was a bit disappointing for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for the ARC. This is published on the 28th April.

Full of red flags and red herrings! A too good to be true offer for a single mam turns out to be just that. I was hooked from the opening, and didn't see the ending coming, I was suspicious of everyone! Really enjoyed this.

I finished this book last night and my initial thought was 'Is that it?' Too many things were left unresolved and I think I was expecting a lot more from it.

It was a bit creepy but it lacked real tension and I spent most of the book waiting for something to happen.

I have read and enjoyed several books by K L Slater but I am sorry to say I don't think is up to her usual standard.

This was almost a five. The ending, while not being terrible, brought it down a tiny bit. The entire book had a throwback feel. So many stories of weird groups of old people and creepy houses from the 60s, 70s, and 80s kept coming to mind. Some resemblance to Lock Every Door in there, as well.

Freya and her daughter have had it rough. Her husband left for her best friend and then died suddenly. She is desperate for a place to live when it becomes apparent she will have to sell the house they once shared. Adder House just falls into her lap. Too good to be true...

The residence, the few she even sees, go from sweet to sinister gradually. The pacing is good, though, so this can be read in one good day. The tension is enough to keep it going until the end.

The end. Would have probably been better without my psychology degree. It was just a little ridiculous. Of course, there were some horrendous studies done in the past in the name of psychology. But the reasoning behind it all was just a little bit silly to me.

I really like K.L. Slater and enjoy her writing. The Apartment was no exception! I was able to plow through this book really quickly due to the way she makes her words flow.
Unfortunately, there were no surprises here for me as I guessed the ending from really early on. I was hoping I would be wrong.
I did like the ending with its neat and tidy bow. All of the loose ends were tied up and explained well.
I will definitely continue to read Slater’s books.

Thanks so much to Amazon Publishing UK and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I thought this book started out a little strange. Freya’s husband left her and their little girl for another woman, and then he died. This forced Freya into having to sell her house, and find a new place for her and her daughter to live. Freya was in a coffee house looking on the board to see if there was any place for rent, when a man comes over to her acting like he is going to put up a flyer for a place to rent. Interesting coincidence. Freya gets hooked in by the prospect of a place to rent that is within her budget. She thought that the way the rent was negotiated was strange, and after she sees the house where they will be living it even seems stranger to her. The landlords are awfully strange. Freya and Skye don’t particularly like them. The other residents in this house are a little strange as well. Her landlords try to push their decisions onto Freya. I thought it was rather interesting that the story follows a famous psychological behavioral experiment. I thought that Freya needed to speak up for herself instead of letting her landlords walk over the top of her. Freya seemed to be a bit ditzy and paranoid. Toward the end of the book, Freya starts to doubt herself. Instead of thinking about what to do, she freak’s out and almost hurts herself.

I received an ARC of The Apartment by K.L. Slater from NetGalley.
This is a mystery that revolves around a prestigious apartment. A woman, recently widowed, and her 5 year-old daughter, facing financial difficulties, are miraculously invited to move into a tony apartment building by a kind old doctor. They are welcomed with open arms and the rent is incredibly low.
Strange things begin happening. But there is not much of a plot to this book. And there are not many characters. And we don't get to know them too well.
What the author does well in this book is ..... build suspense!
The book is comprised of many short chapters and is a fast read. Every chapter seems to add just one more element of suspense.
The ending was less dramatic than I hoped. But it was an enjoyable read.

From beginning to end, this psychological thriller keeps the reader on the edge of their seat! What's going on at the Adder House? Nothing good, that's for sure. An outstanding read!

For much of this book, I couldn't tell what big reveal the author was leading the reader to. Sometimes that can be off-putting, but I really enjoyed it this time. The plot if this book summed up in one sentence- If something is too good to be true, it probably is. I don't know how I felt about using humans in a real world science/psychology experiment, but the way the author wrote was just so intriguing that I had a hard time putting this one down. 4/5 stars, easily.

This book was surprisingly short and the good thing about that is that you can definitely finish it in a day or two since it is a page-turner. If you want to be creeped out for a night then this could be the book for you.

Unfortunately I felt it too short to really develop the characters completely. Also, the ending seemed very abrupt and I was left with many questions. Although explained at the end, the few journal entries from the past were introduced in a confusing way. The idea is definitely there, I just wish it was explored and thought out a little bit more.

Thank you Netgalley, Amazon Publishing UK, and K.L. Slater for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Got a copy of this book from netgalley and I really liked this book. Great story that kept you wondering what really is going on. Felt like it was rushed at the end a little but overall I loved the characters and the excitement towards the end.

A young single mother and her 5 year old daughter are thrown a lifeline when they're offered the opportunity to move into a gorgeous, up-market apartment in Kensington for a comfortably affordable monthly rent. The house itself is stunning, the neighbours quiet, quirky but friendly and the apartment is ideal for their little family. But if it's too good to be true, it probably is... as Freya soon starts to find out.

While the book is enjoyable and I'm sure will have some readers gripped, for me The Apartment missed the mark. There are plenty of diversions and issues from Freya's own life that make her question what is happening and who is responsible but I felt it was fairly obvious that these weren't genuine possibilities. Adder House is clearly the driving factor of what is happening to Freya and Skye; the reader just doesn't know who or what within the building is responsible.

I was confused by the double narrative in this book; the main narrative is Freya moving in to Adder House and the second is from a mystery person who seems to be following Freya. This mystery person has clearly been watching Freya and Skye for some time and reviewing what is happening with the young mum and her daughter. At the same time, this mystery person is reading back over a report from a 1920's medical research experiment.

I struggled to understand how these two narratives were linked and even when it was eventually revealed I was a bit disappointed. The link is very different to a typical psychological thriller book but rather than being a welcome change, I felt it was a stretch too far in trying to create something the reader would never guess.

I would recommend The Apartment, giving it a middle of the line three stars for a good concept, a good little mystery but without the shocking reveal I expected.

On an aesthetic note, I absolutely love the front cover of The Apartment... that shock of yellow is gorgeous and really makes this book stand out!

Thank you to NetGalley, K. L. Slater and Amazon Publishing UK for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Apartment is a creepy thriller with a few twists thrown into the mix. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and could not set it down. I will definitely check out other books by K.L. Skater.

Freya's a single mom to a five year old girl. She's just sold her home and needs to find an affordable place to live quick. One day she's at a coffee shop when she's approached by an older man who just happens to have the perfect place for her and her daughter. She jumps on the chance at a fresh start. It doesn't take long before she starts experiencing some odd things and she realizes sometimes things may just be too good to be true.

I found this book to be a little slow and it didn't really hold my interest. The plotline was good but was a little too predictable to me.

The Apartment is a psychological thriller that will have you guessing until the end!

After losing her husband and having to sell her house, a young mother, Freya, cannot believe her luck when she finds an amazing apartment to lease. Not only is the apartment in a desirable neighborhood, the rent is at a fraction of the going rate. After Freya and her five-year-old daughter move into their new place, strange things start to happen and she starts to question her sanity.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good thriller. K.L. Slater’s writing is easy to read and captivating.

I kept reading until finished, kept me reading, very interesting, different, not the usual story. The ending was a bit of a dud, but the majority of the story was very good. I"m not very fond of having a child in a story like this, but it's just a story after all, good read. Thank you!

All Freya wanted was a decent place to live with her daughter. Newly single she is offered a place that is too good to be true. Why wasn’t she more skeptical? How could she explain the mysterious things going on in her apartment? You will have to read this solid thriller to find out!

Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for this ARC copy of THE APARTMENT.
This story follows the lives of Freya and Skye a sweet mother daughter duo who are in the process of healing from some pretty hefty emotional scars. Part of their journey includes finding a new place to live with a limited budget. It seems like divine chance when Freya meets Dr. Marsden who just happens to have an apartment to rent, but sometimes things really are too good to be true.

I loved the pacing in this story, it is fast moving and keeps you guessing at every turn. This could have been a five star read for me, but I felt there were a few too many lose ends that needed expanded on or tied up. All in all I would recommend and it was a very interesting concept.

I was surprised to like this book as much as I did. I think it has a creepy atmospheric vibe to it that I love. I know it’s totally not the same thing and I may be comparing apples to oranges here, but this book in a way reminded me of Ruth Ware's The Death of Mrs. Westaway. Trespassen House and the Adder House Apartments are both creepy and I love that vibe. The setting almost becomes a character and that was one of my favorite elements of the book. The characters and everything just gave me a sort of Ruth Ware vibe which is a compliment in every sense of the word. So, about this book, I think this is a solid read. I think the author did a great job of building up the tension and the drama. I was guessing throughout the entire book trying to get a sense of what was really going on. I was interested in the story from the jump which is always a good sign. I'm very picky about endings and this one was a little lacking for me. I'm not the type of reader who wants everything wrapped up in a bow, but I just didn't love the ending. However, it didn't take away from my reading experience at all and that's a testament to how much I enjoyed this book.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book. I will be checking out more of the author's work.