That was a wild short story—I’m still sure I didn’t catch everything, but it definitely kept me hooked from the beginning. The pacing was quick, almost chaotic at times, which made it hard to keep up but also hard to look away. It had that kind of energy where you feel like something big is always just about to happen.

Some parts were confusing, almost surreal, and I found myself rereading a few lines to make sense of them. But strangely, that added to the charm. It felt like the story wanted me to feel a little off balance, like I wasn’t supposed to have all the answers right away.

Even though I didn’t fully grasp every detail, the mood and tone really stuck with me. It’s one of those stories that lingers in your mind afterward—not because it all made perfect sense, but because it made you feel something. Overall, a confusing but memorable experience.

The Sublet follows Anne, an aspiring author who can’t seem to write a single word for herself but manages to be a ghostwriter for others by trade. Anne is barely keeping it together, between judging her nine year old twins and her marriage in an overcrowded apartment, she is close to giving up on her dreams of writing her own book until she lands her biggest client yet. Melody Wells who seems to have it all figured out.

Melody passes on a lead for a spacious sublet and Anne believes that maybe things are beginning to look up for her and her family. That is until strange incidents begin to occur in the apartment leading Anne to wonder if this is all worth it.

This was my first time reading from this author and I loved the premise from the moment I read the synopsis.

I loved how fast paced this book was but I do believe that it was rushed at certain parts. I think I needed the suspense and eeriness to marinate for a bit to ensure I could feel the emotions I am sure the author wanted us to experience. However, I understand this was written to be a short story so I have to give the author props for what they were able to pack into just a few amount of pages.

Overall, I definitely think I will check out this author again.

Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Publishing for providing me with this audiobook. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

What exactly was suspenseful or thrilling about The Sublet by Greer Hendricks!?

The potential was there, but it was just never executed. I was intrigued for three quarters of the book, then that all fizzled and faded out. I'm really not sure what that ending was about!? - I was left with more questions than answers.

Although I love Karissa Vacker's audiobook narrations, this isn't a favourite of mine. There's something off-sounding about her voice her, like maybe she had a cold!?

Overall: this just was not it for me.

Thank you NetGalley, Brilliance Publishing and Amazon Original Stories for the complimentary audio copy to read and review.

Thank you Netgalley and Brilliance Audio for the ALC.

Story: 🌟🌟🌟
Narration: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Overall: 🌟🌟 🌟

An entertaining short story narrated by favorite Karissa Vacker. The Sublet is a fun, quick thriller that is the perfect soundtrack for chores.

ALC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Holy crap I love this author, and absolutely loved this audiobook! It had me hanging on the edge of my seat the whole time & I did not see that coming!

I just did not enjoy this one at all. It was boring, it didn't work for me. The suspense was not there and the thrills either. Not for me.

This was short, sweet and the way to write a novella. I enjoyed the narrator and found the plot to be very intriguing.

Karissa Vacker is one of my favorite female narrators and she can make any book better. I just love listening to her and this was no exception. She did a great job of bringing Anne to life.

I often feel a short story doesn't bring enough of the characters to life due to the short time frame reading, but I was able to know Anne and Melody.

This was a quick listen/read and while not my favorite, it was a nice change of pace. Except I struggled a little understanding the ending.

Thank you so much to Brilliance Audio for the gifted audiobook!

I was so excited to read this one as I am a huge fan of Greer Hendricks!

This is a very short story and I was hoping this could be a quick read to get me out of a little reading slump; it definitely did that!

It was fun and short and while it didn't have much depth, it was about what you'd expect from a story of this length!

Overall, not memorable, but good for what it was!

The audiobook itself was 5/5- Karissa Vacker is the BEST!

I know this was meant to be a short story, but it was way too short! I thought the story was just getting started when it ended. I wish there was a bit more explanation or substance. There were a few plot points that could have been explored more, had this been even half an hour longer.
I adore Karissa Vacker though, her narration was great!

Read Completed 4/9/25 | 1.5 stars | Book #50 of 2025
Thank you to the publisher for the audiobook approval via NetGalley. My opinions are in no way influenced by receiving a free copy to read. I also had an ebook copy via Amazon First Reads but chose to listen to the audiobook thanks to my Netgalley approval.

I know it's a serious challenge and takes real talent to write short stories / novellas well and have the reader really care about them... and this just wasn't it. This was a must-read for me because I love Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen books, so with Sarah Pekkanen releasing full-length novels on her own, I was dying to see what this had in store for me with just Greer Hendricks at the helm.

This was just.... not good. In a full-length novel, sure. We would have had time to spend dilly dallying about. In a short story thriller? You HAVE to get to the good parts quickly. It took to long to even get to the sublet. I was beat over the head with "lavender" and this stupid guru woman. There was a wild twist at the end which was stupid because we didn't even have time to get to know what was going on and there wasn't enough time to be interested in the intrigue of it all. Like I said, it takes real skill and is very challenging to make a reader care that much in that amount of time, and I was not into it at all. I hated the characters, didn't feel for them or understand their motives, and just none of it worked for me.

The author wasted a lot of time with dumb filler that could have been better spent in better places. I'm also STILL confused about something... [The main character said she had a hard time conceiving and finally she got her twins with IVF. She hadn't had sex with her husband in weeks to a month, and somehow she ends up pregnant at the end. But. How? Was this supposed to be a miraculous conception? Was this from her husband? From the pills? WHY was that even necessary? WHO CARES!! I must have fever-dreamed right over that explanation because I was too busy being disappointed in everything else. (hide spoiler)]

Yes, this was free, but I still invested (a small amount of) time in it. I would have liked to enjoy it at least a little bit.

This is a fun little novella - it reads a bit predicable, but still enjoyable. Very reminiscent to Freida McFadden's style. The ending felt unfinished though and would have liked just a few more pages or chapters to tie everything together. Recommend if you're looking for a quick thriller!

I love a good short story and I loved all the thrillers written by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen so I was really excited to listen to this audiobook especially since it’s read by one of my fave narrators Karissa Vacker! I found this to be a good story. It was engaging and even though it’s short there is a good twist at the end. I liked the Manhattan setting and how the main character is a ghost writer. I hope Hendricks writes another full length thriller soon!

This was a quick & fun short story.
It was a bit predictable but loved it.
Reminded me of a Freida McFadden short story.
Writer. Strange apartment.
Weird supplements.
Give it a quick read, if you love a short thriller, this is for you.

I wasnt sure what to think about this book when I started this. I didn’t realize it was a short story but it left me completely unsatisfied. It was underwhelming, and just randomly ended. It left me thinking, what was the point? I probably wouldn’t recommend this one unfortunately.

I love Greer Hendricks’ other books like the Wife Between Us & An Anonymous Girl, and the same great writing style can be found here in The Sublet. The audio narration was great, I always enjoy listening to Karissa Vacker.

At around 50 pages, If you’re looking for a short and sweet thriller that you can easily squeeze in on a commute or lunch break, or just need a short palate cleanser between books, this short story would be perfect!

For such a short book, this one had me hooked from the start.
We follow Anne who is barely keeping it together as a ghostwriter. She just landed a big client and maybe her life is turning around.
For a short story to be good for me it needs to intrigue me and give me some tension. I feel like this book did that.
I enjoyed it and was pleasantly surprised how fast I got through it.

I normally don’t like short stories but wanted to give this one a try because I love Greer Hendricks so much. As per usual with me and short stories though, I didn’t really enjoy it. It was just a meh read for me but I’ll give it a three for being a quick and easy listen.

I loved this!! Such a perfect little taste of Greer Hendricks’ writing and a captivating psychological thriller. And Karissa Vacker was the perfect narrator!!!

I love Greer Hendricks and Karissa Vacker is probably my fav audio narrator.

This one had me interested from start to finish but I was left wanting more…which I guess is a good thing. Ahhhh novellas…

Looking forward to reading Greer’s next project.