The heart pounding, anxiety driven thriller you've been searching for. Question is, is anyone searching for Rachel? Because she's quietly staying with her abductor in his newly rented house.

A note about this book: The author is French, who decided on writing in English, and did a smashing good job at it.

A top notch addition to the serial killer genre. THE QUIET TENANT is a recommended first purchase for collections where crime and thrillers are popular.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.
Exceptional writing. 4 solid stars. My first book by this author, but will certainly read more. A bit of a slow burn and not a who-dun-it, but I was engaged throughout. Recommend

THIS WAS SO GOOD. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC. The Quiet Tenant tells the story of a woman who is kidnapped and held captive by a serial killer. It is much more than that overall, but I cannot give any spoilers. Each chapter changes viewpoint between the victim, the serial killer’s daughter, and other characters. At first, it was a little hard to piece together the timeline and which character was part of each chapter, but it all falls into place. About 50% into the novel, it becomes super intense. It stays that way through the end. My heart was pounding so fast during many scenes and I was also cursing out loud at some of the victim’s actions!! I wish we had a follow up on Cecelia and maybe a point of view from the serial killer? Overall though, this book focuses on the victims, which also includes the serial killer’s family and friends. Sometimes when I read thrillers about serial killers they may seem far fetched, but then I remember that there are really victims that have suffered at the hands of real life monsters and it is so heart wrenching. This brought to life the feelings and thoughts of victims, which we can never truly understand if we have not lived through it. It is so easy to say, “this is what I would have done.” You just don’t know!
Five stars all the way. Definitely recommend when it releases.

Great read until the very end. Kept finding myself holding my breath while reading. Absolutely can’t wait to recommend to coworkers and friends

Wow. This book was unexpected. Both as in an unexpected pleasure, and as in I had no idea what would happen next. A very fresh take on the charming sociopath next door, seen through the eyes of all the women in his life, who all know a very different guy.

I devoured this book and can’t wait to read more by Clemence Michallon!

Wow! I absolutely loved The Quiet Tenant and many thanks to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced copy. From the very beginning I was intrigued in this page turning story. In applying to read this book I wondered if there was a similarity to The Room, but it was very different from that popular book from a few years back.

Rachel and Aidan were fleshed out almost as a tease by the author; offering small details that kept the reader fully intrigued. At the point when Rachel found a particular box in her captor’s basement, my heart was beating so quickly I had to pause for some minutes before continuing.

All I can say is kudos to the author for this very intriguing read that I think would make a hell of a book group pick.

Once I started reading I didn’t want to stop. This book was brilliant all the way until the end. I loved the split points of view, the way the character’s lives intertwined, and the inclusion of a little bit of the past to help build that history. Books like this are so eye opening and sad but I can’t get enough! I also think those who are interested in true crime would really enjoy this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and Knof Publishing for an arc copy of this book.

Decent storyline, plot, characters...just did not enjoy the writing style. Could just be me, it was very different. Made it hard for me to enjoy more. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

I wanted to like this book, but the writing was obnoxious. It felt like the author was trying so hard to be the next literary masterpiece that she forgot to tell the story. Everything was so dramatic. I only made it part way through the book but I was exhausted like I had just run a marathon. This has the potential to be a good story, if the writing wasn’t trying so hard to be ….whatever that was. I don’t even have a good name for it

Thank you for the ARC. I was not a huge fan of the book. I requested the book because of the premise. I thought reading from the three POVs (the captive, daughter, and love interest) would be interesting. Unlike any book I’ve read this far, but the book fell flat. The majority of the book was told from the captive, which is standard, but I was hoping to read more from the daughters POV. I also think it would’ve been better to get the kidnapper’s POV for backstory. Overall, just not a fan of the book.

Thanks to the Publisher & NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.. Unfortunately The Quiet Tenant just didn’t work for me.., The writing was off— this book has great potential and the plot is interesting, however the writing just fell flat.

The Quiet Tenant checks all the boxes for a successful psychological thriller. The characters come alive as you are introduced to each one. You know this could have happened and the feelings of each are real and totally believable. It was fast paced from the start and the pace never slowed. I loved this book snd I know it has the stuff best sellers are made of. I highly recommend it !!!

When I saw well-known bookstagrammer Abby Endler @crimebythebook recommended this debut author, I knew that I had to jump at the chance to read this thriller! Wow, was I not disappointed! Despite a sky-high to-do list, I devoured this book in 48 hours, because I literally could not put it down. We first meet Rachel in the shed. As far as she knows, she is the sole survivor of her captor and serial killer, Aidan. She follows her rules and stays quiet. She doesn't ask questions. She stays alive. When Aidan tells her that he has to move, she saves herself yet again and becomes a "family friend". But now, all the rules have changed. Can she stay alive in her new reality?

This book is a totally fresh approach in the mystery/thriller genre! All the characters were so well written that I really felt attached to all of them - and even I felt charmed a bit by Aidan at times, even knowing exactly who he was. I was desperate for someone else to learn the truth, and that desperation kept propelling me forward and forward and forward!

I wish that there was a bit more in the end...I feel like the entire book was so well-set, the characters so vibrant, and the pacing so perfect, that I was surprised at the suddenness of the ending.

This is an absolute 5 star read; only my second in 2022 - out of 60 books read!

I loved every single moment of this book except for one tiny part that would have made this the perfect book in my opinion. I loved the style, the story, the characters and even the ending shy one point.
I devoured this book and will absolutely read more from this author

SPOILERS*****


Why oh why did we not get a final POV from Cecilia??? Come on!! This is super frustrating. Emily was annoying and seemed to go from normal to stalker far too rapidly for my understanding. But that's fine. Rachel/May broke my heart a million times over and I loved the way her chapters were written,

One more thing that appealed to me was the lack of detail in the sexually violent scenes. as the reader, we know what is happening and I apprcieated not having to read it in detail.

A great read. The story felt so real, which is a terrifying thought. I loved the differing points of view and how much the author did and did not give away.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!***
We’ve all read the news stories-women abducted and then, years later, miraculously found. This story is the story of what happens in the middle, and it’s fascinating. Tense, thrilling and exciting, and at times frustrating. You really feel for this woman and want her to survive. I recommend this suspenseful read!

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

While I enjoyed the book but it was not one of my favorites. It had a lot of potential and I look forward to seeing what else this author comes up with in the future.

That being said, I was not sure I liked the storytelling done in the second person format. It took some getting used to but I was not able to fully get into the story because of it. The story itself to me was not very high on the thriller aspect so it would be good for someone who likes books with a light thrill theme.

The story is mainly told from the captive’s view with some from the daughter and love interest of the kidnapper’s. It would have been nice to have a little more of the daughter’s view told, especially in the end. I also think having some view point from the kidnapper would have been interesting to get a background on why it started and to see how the spiraling out of control started and progressed.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
So I didn’t love this one and I didn’t hate it either.
It was a little confusing and back and forth with current timeline and previous timelines. There isn’t a whole lot of backstory on the previous victims.
Then we have the current victim who is just moved from one shed to a house and suddenly introduced to people and almost escapes several times.
It wasn’t really a thriller for me. It was just weird.

A twisty tale. The writing style was something I hadn’t seen before in any book. It took a moment to adjust but ultimately it was a good book.