I was really looking forward to reading this from the synopsis but I was really disappointed The story is based around a woman looking for a new start with her five year daughter after her husbands affair. Accepting a' too good to be true' offer on an apartment in 'Adder House' in upmarket London Freya and Skye move in. The other residents are weird, the house is creepy and the owners overbearing. Adder House is not what it seems and the more I read the more bored I became. I got more and more exasperated with Freya being so weak and weedy and none of the other characters being believable. Certainly not a book I would recommend. I have really enjoyed other books by Kim Slater but feel let down by this one.

A good mystery, with enough suspense to keep going till the last few pages and a frightening finish. I enjoyed the suspicions but had difficulty believing Freya Miller could be that gullible to fall for a deal that was too good to be true. Even having trust issues growing up she quickly moved into an apartment that was almost rent free with all the gifts Dr. Marsden provided. She was betrayed by her husband and needed to get out of debt when he passed and found this place for her and her daughter to be ideal. Little did she know the hidden cameras were tracking her daughters every move! Who could she trust ?

In some ways reminiscent of Rosemary's Baby, this story kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time.   Freya moves herself and her daughter into an apartment in a big old house in a very posh section of London, with a suspiciously low rent and a questionable cast of characters.  She doesn't know who to trust but her instincts tell her things aren't quite what they seem, and she is correct.

I honestly didn't enjoy reading "The Apartment" at all. Right from the beginning few chapters the story bored me, leaving me restless in finishing it. I know there was a lot of hype of this book on social media, I couldn't wait to read it. The story drags on till about the middle (chapters 24-26), but then it flatness again, and the ending is as quick as lightning!

This was poorly paced;  I’m sure the slow beginning was meant to ratchet up suspense but it mostly dragged for me.  

The protagonist is very hard to empathize with, as she made so many poor decisions.

Lastly, the denouement also strained credulity.  I know it was meant to be a “twist” but it just seem nonsensical & implausible.

I was looking for an interesting, suspenseful mystery, and instead I got an abandoned housewife walking around feeling sorry for herself for 266 pages.

Following the death of her husband, Freya has to quickly find a more affordable place to live, and the too-good-to-be-true apartment in Adder House pops up at just the right time. Because this is a mystery, things are not as they seem. However, this book wasn't spooky enough for my taste! None of the suspenseful moments were drawn out or had any tension to them at all. Instead of letting the reader sit in that anxiety, creepy moments were quickly cut short. We just followed Freya around as she felt more and more sorry for herself. There were aspects of the story that were brought up close to the beginning, and then would pop up again much later on without being fully interwoven into the story. It was an incredibly poor and ineffective attempt at foreshadowing.

I did like the aspect of the story set in the past. I thought it set up the present-day events well, and gave just enough information to feel like I had an idea of where the story was going without showing its whole hand. That being said, when the end did happen, I felt let down. Everything was resolved way too quickly for such a messy lead-up. The writing style itself was fine, nothing really to complain about but nothing remarkable either. This book was just sort of disappointing.

This book was good but did not entice me to read this as quickly as I might have done with other books. I am not a fan of narrative in the present tense. Sometimes, that technique works - and I understand why the author started the prologue in the present tense. Such a book like the Apartment - meant to be at once thrilling and disturbing - is also meant to put the reader at the heart of the action.  It is just a personal preference of mine that I dislike present-tense narratives, so my review is a bit biased. I feel like the present tense is just missing something. Like we know that everything from the most current word is uncertain (which is the point of the technique, and that readers must discover along with the author and characters).  But for me, the book was not that thrilling, and, thus, the present tense did not work.

K.L Slater has written a great thriller in The Apartment. It was fast paced and had me intrigued on what was going on in the building. If you enjoy closed door thrillers, I would suggest you read this book. Thank you Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for a honest review.

I was initially worried it might be too similar in plot to Lock Every Door by Riley Sager, which also features a down on her luck protagonist faced with a too good to be true upscale apartment opportunity, but was pleasantly surprised when this book went in quite a different direction. 

The prologue led in with a sense of foreboding that intrigued me to keep reading in order to find out why Freya and her daughter, Skye, had so clearly been targeted and what was ultimately wanted from them. This uneasy atmosphere continued to grow as we were introduced to Adder House and its host of creepy residents. 

From the start, there were red flags littered throughout from Freya’s first encounter with Dr. Marsden at Starbucks, her initial tour of Adder House, and each day after. These unsettling details, coupled with warnings to proceed with caution coming from caring and trusted friends (and even strangers on the street) of which Freya is unwilling to take seriously,  could be enough for one to write Freya off as incredibly naive—or just plain stupid—but I couldn’t help but feel empathy for her. As a well intentioned widow and mother, she was desperate to make a fresh start for Skye and also for herself.  

While the ever-growing, unsettling creep factor is put in place from page one and maintained throughout, I do want to share this book is definitely a slow burn — The action doesn’t really pick up until about 70% of the way through so if you enjoy more of a fast-paced read, this one may not be for you. 

Ultimately 3.5/5 stars from me as I found the twist, although interesting, to be fairly predictable and I do like my thrillers to be more in the edge of your seat variety.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the opportunity to check this one out!

The creepiness factor is high on this one.! An apartment with a very reasonable rent, actually low rent, and few other renters in the building. What could Adder House be hiding? you will have to read the book to find out! I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley and the publisher and this is my honest opinion.

I have read several books by this author and they have always had be gripped from the first page. Although I enjoyed this story it wasn’t ‘up there’ with the rest of KL Slater’s usual edge of your seat thrillers.  Still a good read, and I would recommend any fan of this author to read it, we all have different tastes after all.

The Apartment is a  creepy (in a good way) throwback to the "don't open that door!" genre. It's a fast, easy read, hard to put down as the tension mounts.  The narrator is appealing and relatable, and the settings, in London's posh and not-so-posh neighborhoods, are well realized and add welcome texture.

The repetitive should-I-stay-or-should-I -go became somewhat tedious to my  taste, midway through, and deeper examination of some of the compelling issues -- psychological manipulation, grief, single parenting, etc, are given regrettably  short shrift. 

That quibble aside, The Apartment is well suited for an escapist weekend or vacation read.

There are times in a woman's life when she's not in much of a position to ask a lot of questions. The Apartment starts with one of them. Freya, a recently widowed mother nearing the end of her rope, is offered an amazingly low lease on an amazingly high-end apartment. She and her 5-year-old daughter are supposed to be clearing out of their house soon, and she's running low on money. Sure, it seems incredible. Yes, the landlord and landlady take perhaps a bit too much of an interest in her life. But she literally can't afford to pass it up.

Things get weird fast. K. L. Slater spends a great deal of time establishing that Freya hasn't had much education in what good, healthy relationships with boundaries look like. She knows something's up, but isn't quite sure what. She is simply trying to accept her good fortune and put her life back together. 

About midway through, a second perspective crashes through. I found it a bit annoying and disruptive. Multiple narratives have become a cliche in psychological/suspense fiction aimed at women. Slater lays some of the strangeness on a bit thick. While she has red herrings for us, the villain becomes fairly obvious. She also, I believe, has Freya make a decision at the end that seems out of line with what we've been told about her.

The Apartment is a fun and serviceable novel, but not necessarily the finest example of psychological suspense you'll ever read. It may, however, make a reader think a bit harder about what is at the other end of a life preserver. 

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I have read other books by this author and loved them but this one was my lest favorite.  It was a good read until the last but the ending seemed quick and hurried..  Freya and her daughter Skye were not real to me and some of the decisions made were not believable.  

Thank you Net Galley for allowing me to read this ARC for my honest review.

This was a good book, it was quite spooky and you know that all is not at all well as  Skye and her Mum are offerred a luxurious  apartment,  for a fantastic low rent.  The old adage "if it seems to be too good to be true, it probably is" springs to mind.  They had been through a horrible time, with a marital break up and a bereavement . The opportunity for a fresh start is very enticing. The apartment is is beyond the wildest dreams of them both.
 A rather odd collection of residents live in the block and they are all slightly dubious.  As time goes on, things change around them and her suspicions gets stronger every day.  There are mysterious warnings and no one knows who or what to believe.  It appears that Skye is the target of the mysterious happenings.  
It is a  good read, but I do feel that there are one or two things that are not fully explained and it all seemed to come together in a bit of rush at the end.  Just nit-picking really, but it caused me to race through it so it must have been good.

If you like a good psychological thriller you will like this book. I gave this book 3.5 stars rounded to 4. A lot of ups and downs. 

Freya Miller had an opportunity that she couldn't turn down. Freya and her daughter Skye is in need of a new home, A new start after her husband's betrayal.  Adder House and the people that live there have all kinds of secrets.  Freya soon find out that her dream home is now a nightmare.  

This is the second books by K L Slater that I have ready.  I can't wait to read more by here 

Enjoy

I did really enjoy this book but was slightly disappointed at what seemed like a rushed ending. Loved the storyline, the characters and the easy flow of it that made it a page turner.  The storyline was somewhat different which gave it more of a dark, suspense feel to it. It deserves the 5 stars but wish the ending was a bit more feathered and dramatic. 

Thank you Amazon Publishing and Netgalley.

Creepy and atmospheric novel highlighting "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is". The characters were well formed and relatable. I was surprised at the ending, and thoroughly enjoyed trying to figure it out throughout the book. I will definitely recommend this one and look for more novels by K.L Slater.

Reeling from her husband’s betrayal Freya is desperate for somewhere for herself and daughter Skye to live.
Whilst she is still trying to come to terms with the fallout she meets Dr Marsden who offers her an apartment in Adder House -  something that seems too good to be true - usually is.
Freya, low in confidence and fearing they may end up homeless accepts the offer only to discover strange things are happening in Adder House.
I found the story a bit formulaic with few surprises and an ending that I thought was not believable.
I have read several of KL Slater’s book and this would not be one of my favourites.

This is the first book I have read by K.L. Slater and I will definitely read more now. This story is a definite page turner! It starts with Freya whose husband first cheats on her, then he passes away. She cannot afford to stay in their home and needs to find a new place for her and her daughter to live. She is in a coffee shop looking at a board of classifieds. An older man approaches her and offers her an apartment in his upscale building. From there thing get down right creepy in this building.  Noises, smells, tenants, video camera’s, etc! Even Freya’s start being a little weird.  I was so happy to meet Mark, a construction worker that befriends Freya and Skye. The end is a real page turner! Looking forward to reading more books by this author!