I loved this book so much and had some great time reading it. Definitely would suggest to others! Loved it!

It seems that this book has divided the ARC readers into two groups… the DNF and the LOVED IT group. I was the latter. As I’ve said before I’m not really a fan of slow burns and this one definitely was so I think that’s why so many people gave up. But let me just say if you stick it out it’s so worth it. The characters were well rounded but Emily was really getting on my nerves! I really liked the alternating POVs too. That’s something that has grown on me recently but it made this whole story just come together and flowed smoothly. But be warned Rachael’s POV is very dark and disturbing. If you like true crime and a slow burn this is the book for you!

This book was just a big WOW. It will hook you from the start and have you devour it in one sitting. I loved the different perspective it gave and it was well written. It's a thriller ride that had my heart racing

This book was okay. Nothing groundbreaking in the plot, pretty slow build, and no twist. I appreciated the multiple point of views but the characters felt a bit surface. Overall, and easy read but a bit forgettable.

Thank you to Netgalley and Knopf for the e-arc to review!

Thanks to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the ARC! The Quiet Tenant is an eerie thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat throughout the novel. I loved the narrative framing of the multiple perspectives, particularly the one-off POVs throughout.

I was glued to my kindle and my eyes darted across the pages, anxiously awaiting what happened next. This is a quick read with excellent pacing, the suspense is maintained throughout and never once did I feel any part of this was slow. The Quiet Tenant publishes June 20, 2023 and I have no doubt it will be the thriller of the summer. 4.5 ⭐️

I really enjoyed reading The Quiet Tenant! Definitely full of suspense and mystery that makes you keep soaking up every detail until the very end. I feel the the names of each chapter is unnecessary being that it's the same lady everytime, just on different places. With that being said, I recommend this book, it's definitely a good read!

I roll my eyes every time I see a new release touted as "unputdownable". But, honestly, that's the only way to describe The Quiet Tenant. I couldn't put it down. I started it before lunch and had devoured it by dinner. I was so excited to read this, and knew I would like it based only on the synopsis. And I did.

I just...loved everything about it.

This was my first time reading this author, but I would pick up another from Clémence Michallon in a heartbeat, sight unseen.

Thank you to Knopf and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

**SPOILERS?**

My favorite thing about this book is the revolving POV of not only his daughter, girlfriend, and his long-term victim, but also these little chapters from the victims before and after. Just a few paragraphs from these women before they become prey, and we somehow get these tiny glimpses into their lives: who they are, how they all fought back in their own way, who will be left to miss them. It was heartbreaking, but so wonderfully done. It made them real. Killers are often turned into these macabre celebrities, and their victims forgotten, and this reminded me of how many of my favorite true crime podcasts treat stories, a focus on the victims, who had their lives taken from them. My very close second favorite thing, the dog lives! And is reunited with Cecilia - who my heart just breaks for, as if she were real.

The Quiet Tenant was one of my most anticipated thrillers of the year.

The story is told through multiple viewpoints. One is an unnamed female protagonist who is being held by the mysterious captor in a shed. When the captors wife dies, he and his daughter are forced to move and the female protagonist must find a way to convince him not to dispose of her with the rest of his previous life.

When the man and his daughter move into their new home, we also meet Emily. She is a bartender and has fallen hard for a local widower. Emily soon finds herself obsessing over him. But just who is trying to lure whom?

The Quiet Tenant was fast paced and the short chapters had me frantically turning pages to find out what happened next.

There were a few things that kept this from being a five star read. All of the characters behave in unexplainable ways except for the little girl, Cece. Each of the adult characters made choices that didn't align with the character that had existed up until that point. I couldn't suspend reality enough to understand these choices which undermined a lot of the previous plot and character development for me.

Overall, 4🌟. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced read!!

This book was everything I would expect from a Psychological Thriller. It was fast paced, intense, dark and twisty.
The writing style is different from what I am used it but I ended up enjoying the multiple POVs . It felt like I was in the middle of a True Crime documentary.
It really leads a person to wonder how well they know the people in their lives. How many Aidan Thomas's are out there hiding in plain sight? Terrifying thought!

Thank you to Knopf, Net Galley and Clemence Michallon for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book!

Thank you to Netgalley, and the publisher for a chance to review this book.

I devoured this! It was amazing, and thrilling. Definitely a page turner that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
I love that it has multiple perspectives. One of them being the victim, and the way it's written you feel like you become the character. I felt like I was trapped inside with the character, and going through everything she went through. I highly recommend this to all thriller fans. I think even true crime fans would like this. (I'm one myself).
Pick up this book,and read it. I'm pretty sure you'll like it.

“eventually, people will stop looking for you. they will stop showing your picture. they will let you fade away. they will stop telling your story, until one day you’re the only one left to remember it.”

4⭐️ wow this book had me hooked from the start. i couldn’t put it down and i swear my heart rate was out of control during the entire thing!!! so well written from all the povs. i could sympathize with all of them despite knowing what i knew because the 3 girls each lived with a different view of aidan.

this is my favorite kind of thriller!!! my only disappointment was i wish the end had more detail. when may finally made it to the police station i was so ready to be there with her through it all but there was a time jump. i would’ve read 100 more pages of all the details finally coming to light!

I loved this book!!! What a debut. Loved the different perspectives and the fact that I could not stop turning the pages to find out what would happen next. Highly recommend!

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

REVIEW TO FOLLOW.

Maybe one of my favorite books I’ve read this year so far! I went into this book blind and could not be happier that I received an ARC copy. Thank you to the publisher. This book did an amazing job at talking about the complexities of psychological trauma and I can’t recommend it enough!

Holy cow. Such a unique way of telling a story about a monster. Makes me want to protest outside every school until all girls are given self defense classes. This stuff happens all the time. It’s so sad for us women to trust anyone nowadays and this book is a good reminder of what’s at stake when you test someone. Really well done!

I thoroughly enjoyed this fresh take on a serial killer mystery. The story is told entirely through the perspectives of women close to the killer, most notably his current captive victim. The voice of "Rachel" is written in the second person, which is a bold choice--but I felt that the detached nature really worked to show us how completely Rachel had hidden her true self away in order to survive her years with Aiden.

Although you know from the very beginning of the novel who the killer is and who his current victim is, there are still mysteries to be solved. What are his intentions with Emily? How does his daughter Cecilia feel about him, really? And will Aiden be able to keep up the facade he has created when he is forced to move Rachel from the shed to the house?

I have seen other reviews say that they gave up on the book because of the lengthiness of the prose (and, at times, I agree--how many sentences does it take to tell us that she laid down?), but I also think the long, descriptive passages fit with Rachel's state of mind. She had nobody to talk to for YEARS, and she did very few activities throughout her day. I'm sure her inner monologue DID describe every action she took in great detail. When you have nothing, the few things you do have probably feel very important--so, for example, to Rachel, she was not just laying down. She was touching a mattress for the first time in years.

In my opinion, Emily's segments started to drag about 30% of the way into the book, and I never really resonated with her again. Something about her personality just rubbed me the wrong way. She was a little too self-absorbed for me, and her actions in the second half of the book seem at times both unnatural and creepy. Who would act like that? But, in terms of the overall story, she serves her purpose, and I liked seeing her through Rachel's eyes.

This was a crazy ride with an incredibly vivid main character; I felt that I could really understand Rachel's mindset and motivations, and my heart hurt for her throughout her journey. I was second guessing how the story would end clear up to the last few pages.

This was a very clever, sinister book. It felt like I was reading a true-crime blog. I really enjoyed it, except for the ending. I wish there would have been a little bit more to the ending, but I still enjoyed it overall!

This man is a father. This man is handsome. This man is a pillar of the community.

This man also happens to be a serial killer.

THE QUIET TENANT is a thriller that 5-star dreams are made of. The story is primarily told from an unnamed woman who was kidnapped by Aidan Thomas and imprisoned in his shed for five years. When Aidan is forced to sell his house, he moves the woman into the new home he shares with his daughter under the guise of being a roommate.

The story doesn’t stop with an incredible premise at the outset as the tension is dialed up throughout the story. The Quiet Tenant strikes the perfect balance of page-turning plot with fascinating characters. We hear from Aidan’s daughter, his love interest, and his victims who each offer vastly different perspectives on what kind of Aidan is.

True crime culture can easily portray victims and serial killers as one-dimensional, dismissing the very things that make them similar to us. By telling the woman’s perspective in second person (“you”) I was forced to consider that I am no different from women who are victims of crimes. Clemence Michallon humanizes Aidan and gives us a glimpse into the life of someone who is extremely dangerous, but also makes mac & cheese for a daughter he loves.

While human captivity is an undeniably dark topic, the story is not gratuitous with descriptions of murder, abuse, or gore. The novel is less about the specifics of what happened to women at the hands of a serial killer, and more about the spirit inside the women that cannot be dimmed.

What a book! The tension in this story is simply unrivaled. I couldn't tear myself away from these pages and appreciate the questions Clemence Michallon raises. Readers who appreciate stories that highlight the fortitude of the human spirit or enjoyed NOTES ON AN EXECUTION won’t want to miss THE QUIET TENANT.

RATING: 5/5
PUB DATE: June 20, 2023

Many thanks to Knopf for an electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review. Review will be posted to www.instagram.com/kellyhook.readsbooks in advanced of publication date.

I received this book from Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor, Knopf and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This statement is always true. I’m not given compensation to discuss a book and I’m not told how to rate a book. I am given a book in exchange for my opinions on it, and I am truthful in all my reviews whether I loved them or not.

This book was definitely worth the read. I found it suspenseful, I was biting my lip the whole time. The book starts with a woman in the shed and from there it is narrated by the woman (Rachel), Cecilia (the daughter) and Emily (the friend).

Aidan is a recently widowed husband and now a single father to a teenage girl. He is the nice guy, his friends and neighbors respect him as a hard working, caring, and loving father. but, Aiden holds a deep secret. He is a kidnapper and a serial killer. He hides this dark secret from everyone.

Aidan, unexpectantly has to move out of his in-laws house. He needs a plan for Rachel, his captive, his secret. Rachel convinces him to let her move with him. A backstory is made up. Cecilia thinks she's a friend of a friend who needs a place to crash for awhile, to others she is a family member visiting.

Slowly, Aidan is getting sloppy, Emily is getting curious about this stranger. As Emily gets closer to finding out the truth and as Rachel gets closer to winning her freedom, someone will end up paying for their mistake.

As the plot twists and turns into the unexpected, Michallon carefully develops the characters and the plot. It seems that she really put her mind into the mind of a serial killer. Calculating every move, hiding Aidan's tracks, and keeping a secret life separate from his real life. The book is gripping, thrilling, and suspenseful. I really like the idea that to the reader, nothing was hidden, the book was laid out from the eyes of the characters that were closest to the main character. It was like living in the moment and everything unfolded as if it would if it were a real scenario. She made the characters life like, she makes you care about them, she makes you feel as if you were there watching every step of this torture and horror. As a psychological thriller, it stands out on its own making it already a top favorite of mine.

I would definitely recommend this book to people who love psychological thrillers and suspense. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat. Who will survive, who will die, who will pay gravely for their mistakes?

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor, Knopf for the opportunity to read and rate this book.

Excellent book! If you love,Serial killer,, psychological thrillers, and suspense you will enjoy this one. There’s talk of abductions, rape and abuse but not in great detail to scare you away.

This is narrated by the victims, daughter and girlfriend wanna be. I don’t want to give any of it away because it's a hard to put down what's going to happen next book.

Much thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and author, I Really enjoyed it.