I can absolutely see why The Quiet Tenant has been called one of the most anticipated novels of 2023. While those predictions sometimes don't live up to the hype, The Quiet Tenant does. I love that Clemence Mechallon lets us learn about Aidan Thomas through multiple narrators, one of them being his own daughter, giving us the true all-around picture of the live of a serial killer. He's violent, living a secret life, but he's also a dad, a neighbor, a friend, which makes me wonder, how well do we ever know someone?

Thanks so much for the opportunity to review this riveting page turner that is sure to be a hit!

Aiden Thomas is a crazy man. The poor women who were brutally murdered, to the mans own wife dying, and now Rachel, the girl he keeps in the shed, they are all manipulated by this man. Aiden's house is being taken from him by his wife's parents, so now he has to murder Rachel. Rachel is living in the shed scared to death of this man. Somehow she influences him enough to allow her to move into the new home with him and his daughter. Rachel must play the sweet and definitely quiet roommate that everyone will think is his cousin.

As Aiden makes more relationships in the community and possibly begins dating a restaurant owner, things start to change around his home. Rachel has to find a way out and his mistakes may just be the way to do it. But, can she actually save herself? And should she bring his daughter with her?

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Aiden Thomas is skilled at keeping secrets. In this town, and to the local bartender Emily, Aiden is a hero, a guy you can count on for anything you need, a sweet man who has recently lost his wife and is raising his daughter Cecelia alone. Behind closed doors, Aiden is a serial killer with 8 victims and a woman named “Rachel” who has been trapped in his shed for five years.

The Quiet Tenant is definitely one to add to your TBR. Some may not enjoy the pacing and think the story moves too slowly, but I enjoyed the slow build up and I couldn’t stop reading when I would pick it up. I could see this being a book you’d read in a day. The terror of Rachel’s situation and the fear you’ll have for Emily and Cecelia will keep you reading, and the focus on trauma and survival in a hopeless situation will stay with you when you’re done. I loved this one and it’s a fantastic thriller.

Thank you to @netgalley and @aaknopf for the arc!

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as soon as I finished reading this, I immediately thought of: “He was the best guy arooooounddd!!” 😍
“What about the people he murdered?!” 🤨
“What murdaaaaa?!” 😱

There is nothing I love more than a dark thriller told through multiple perspectives. This debut thriller delivered. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. It makes you question everyone you think you know...who is capable of evil things and being a good family man?? This is the perfect book for your summer beach bag.

This book! A suspenseful, original psychological thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat, The Quiet Tenant is everything a reader wants in a book. The characters were well developed and complex, the plot fast-moving and intriguing and the ending satisfying. This is the best thriller I've read in 2023 and I will highly recommend it!

Wow, talk about a slow burn. A good slow burn though, one that you will not be able to put down! The author's writing style was so unique, and I honestly loved it. This book is very, very dark and sinister and while some might not love the bone chilling thriller, others will absolutely devour this. This book is full of disturbing layers and it's honestly haunting. Stick this one out because I think you will love the ending!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book. The premise of this book was chilling, and so was the entire book. I thought this was a fresh take on the thriller genre, and so compelling to learn about this serial killer from the perspective of his past, present, and future victims. I was gripped, the writing was excellent!

Thank you NetGalley, Knopf, and Clémence Michallon for the advanced copy of The Quiet Tenant in exchange for my honest review.

The best adjective I could use to describe this book is unsettling. And I do mean that in the very best way. I loved all the differing point of view chapters, especially when they overlapped the same event and we got to see it through multiple perspectives.

My true crime girlies don't need to be told, but Michallon does a great job of reminding us that depravity really does walk among us. And I think that's what was ultimately so unsettling about this book for me.

I saw the rights for this book were recently acquired and I sincerely hope it gets picked up as a limited series. I cannot wait to see what this author comes up with next!

Aidan Thomas is the perfect neighbor, a beloved hard-working man living in a small town. But he has a twisted secret: he's a serial killer and has kidnapped a woman, whom he has forced to live in a shed in his garden. And when Aidan and his daughter are forced to move, she has to go with them. Could someone find her and figure out she's not just a quiet tenant?
At first, it might seem like a things-get-gory thriller, but I'd say it's actually a story about the true meaning of survival.
It's a page-turner, for sure—I couldn't stop reading it—, and it resonated with a lot of my emotions. I found the ways in which the woman in the shed dealt with her pain to be quite compelling, and her feelings and fears felt very realistic.
I must say, though, I found the chapters with Emily's POV a bit out of place, but I think that was precisely the point of her whole character: to make it noticeable how normal serial killers may appear to others.
If you're looking for a thriller with a memorable story and characters, you should check this one out!
I’d like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! Pulse racing. It began a bit slow and just the painful nature of the book, I was tempted to not finish it. However I decided to continue on and give it a chance. It is a what we have always heard, about how unlikely a suspect of a horrendous crime or crimes was the nicest person. I liked that the book was divided into the takes by the victim (Rachel) who is held captive in a shed for 5 years and the daughter. I'm glad I continued to read it until the end because it did not disappoint. Thank you Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

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Thanks to @netgalley @clemencemichallon @aaknopf for the ARC

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars rounded down

The first half of this book gripped my attention. I was intrigued by the different perspectives of the captive, the daughter, and the love interest of this serial killer, Aidan Thomas. There was something unique about each person's interactions with the same person. I started to get a little bored about halfway through. It was a little repetitive with "Rachel" trying to find ways to survive and escape and Emily obsessing over all things Aidan. I would have liked a little more backstory into what made Aidan a serial killer. This is the reason I knocked it down a couple of stars. The ending was good but could have been done up more with action/more results of how the police found the evidence.

Overall, I am impressed by the author's debut and am excited for what she comes out with next!

The first 25% really drew me in… the middle section dragged… and I did like the ending! The second person POV was an interesting touch that I ended up liking more than I thought. All in all a 3 ⭐️ read.

Can we ever truly know someone? Everyone loves Aidan Thomas, and when his wife dies of cancer the town rallies around him and his 13-year-old daughter, Cecelia, to support them in their grief -- including Emily, a young restaurant owner who will do just about anything to get closer to the man she's had a crush on since she was a teenager. But Aidan has been hiding a side of himself from everyone... Everyone, that is, except his victims. Aidan is a serial killer, choosing young and vulnerable women to kidnap and kill. But when he meets the girl he calls "Rachel", he decides to keep her for himself, instead. "Rachel" has spent the past five years as Aidan's captive, trying everything she can think of to survive and biding her time until she can escape. As Aidan gets careless by distractions such as his growing attraction to Emily and his struggle to control his coming-of-age daughter, "Rachel" may have a chance after all...

Thoughts: Told in alternating POVs from "the woman" (aka "Rachel"), Emily, Cecelia, and Aidan's victims, readers are kept on edge with each chapter. I watch too much true crime and Criminal Minds to buy into the reason why Aidan breaks from his methodology and keeps "Rachel" alive when he kills all of his other victims, but it's an interesting twist that adds complexity to Aidan's persona. "Rachel" -- and readers -- are never quite sure what Aidan is capable of next. And I wanted to yell at Cecelia and Emily to get as far from Aidan as they could, but they are too blinded by their love for him. Author Clemence Michallon poignantly captures the victims' voices, including why sometimes captives don't flee when they have the chance. There is a surprising amount of depth to this story, and gave off "Misery"-esque type vibes at times. My only wish is that we had Aidan's POV, too. Definitely a page-turner, perfect for a Fall suspense binge-read.

**Thank you, NetGalley and publishers, for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.**

Four and a half pulse pounding stars for The Quiet Tenant! If you are looking for a great fiction novel about a serial killer from a victims point of view this is for you.

This isn’t a book to be squeamish about, because it doesn’t dive deep into the actual bloody murders. It’s more about the mindset of the man doing the killing.

I easily finished this in one sitting. Thrilling and captivating!

Freaky read. Told through 3 perspectives: the hostage, the daughter, and the foolish woman in love with the brute killer.
My sympathies were with the hostage who is called Rachel. She held in for 5 years, knowing her captor was a murderer.
I did find it hard to believe that Cecilia, the daughter, wouldn’t question more about this strange woman who is now living with the.
Emily is just pathetic and very lucky to be alive.
I thought the ending was incomplete, it’s not shared how the hostage reunites with her family and also the punishment meted out to the killer.

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Author: @clemencemichallon
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Read if you like:

👫Multiple viewpoints
2️⃣ Second person POV
🔪Psychological thrillers
🥞Short chapters
🏘️Small town murders
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“You are Rachel. He found you. All you know is what he has taught you. All you have is what he has given you.”
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I’ll be honest, this book was not what I was expecting… BUT in the best possible way. If you are looking for a fast paced, action packed thriller, this is not the book for you. If you are looking for a real, raw and emotional story of survival - this one is for you.

I love thrillers, but this was a heavy book - it took me almost a week to get through because I felt I had to read this in different sittings. Clemence utilized horrifically beautiful storytelling, i honestly had a hard time believing this was a debut! The writing was beautifully unique and the use of 2nd person in this particular book and setting was extremely impactful. I rarely read second person narratives, but something about being told YOU are experiencing this made this so much more personal.

Wow. I was not expecting to be blown away like I was by this one. The Quiet Tenant deserves to be shouted about! And yet I almost don’t want to say a word. I know it’s impossible, as people typically don’t just pick up a book and start reading without at least knowing a little bit about it, but honestly if you can you should go in knowing nothing about the story. No, seriously, stop reading this review, buy the book, and go in blind. Still reading? Fine, but I warned you. I’ll still try to be as spoiler free as possible, though it’s almost impossible, but I won’t even give away as much as the book’s own description will. Aidan Thomas seems like the perfect guy. Kind, thoughtful, helpful. No one has an unkind thing to say about the man. But Aidan Thomas also has a secret, he’s a serial kidnapper/killer. And the story of The Quiet Tenant tells his story from the multiple points of view of the women in his life: his daughter, his girlfriend, and a woman he’s held captive for more than five years! While quite disturbing at times the story is outrageously gripping.This is one of those books where you think you’re only going to sit and read a chapter or two and suddenly hours have gone by. This is an absolutely stellar debut and I’ll be eagerly anticipating Clémence Michallon’s next novel. Thanks so much to Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor, and NetGalley for the chance to read and review an eARC of The Quiet Tenant.

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This book was AMAZING! It’s really a quiet kind of thriller. There aren’t a lot of action scenes, but there’s a slow-building intensity throughout while we root for Rachel’s escape. I could not put this book down! Between the audio and physical book, I finished it in a day. It reminded me of The Last Thing to Burn by @willrdean, which I also loved! If you like serial killer thrillers, check this out!

Thank you to Netgalley and Alfred A. Knopf for the gifted ARCs in exchange for my honest review!

I was happy to be on the front end of Clemence Michallon’s writing career with what I think is her debut novel, The Quiet Tenant. I wasn’t sure what I expected, but I loved her twist on the serial killer scenario. I am a huge fan of serial killers, reading about them, not hanging out with them, so any fresh plot is always welcome. Of course, I think we know that a serial killer could be hidden under the guise of your neighbor. Hell, it could even be a family member. Serial killer’s are not always male, though it is rare to find one that is female.

Imagine meeting a kind, young man who turns out to be your worst nightmare. He has murdered eight women and you are the ninth. Why has he kept you alive? Why doesn’t he take what he wants and dispose of you? What makes you different from the others?

‘Rachel’ is the tenant and he is the landlord. He has had her for eight years. Now, things have changed. His wife has died and he is being evicted. How can he incorporate her into his new life, keeping the specifics hidden from his thirteen year old daughter, Cecilia.

Rachel has a set of rules she has made to keep herself alive, hoping she will be saved.

I had wondered about his relationship with his daughter, seeing he rarely let her out of his sight, other than school. Was he molesting her, having her take the place of his dead wife and Rachel is just a side bit for some variety? At first, I thought it was because he knew just how dangerous the world can be, seeing he is a predator. But, the reason was much more personal than her safety.

There were a couple of hiccups in the story, but over all it kept me reading. I wondered how in the world they could all live together and how it would end. Clemence Michallon was able to keep me in suspense, never giving away the ending, even though I tried to figure it out for myself. The twists and turns along the way were new to me and as many books as I read, it is hard to come up with something novel and unique. Kudos go out to Clemence Michallon for being able to do that and leave me wanting more. I am eager to see what she will come up with next.

The ending was inspirational and hopeful. I always wonder how I will react in a situation some of these characters find themselves in, and I tell myself one thing and wonder if that is what I would really do. After all, I don’t think any of us can know until or if it happens.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon.

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