This really wasn't the K L Slater I know and love . I read it quickly and was interested to see how it would conclude but this just didn't do it for me . When Freya is offered an apartment to rent it seems to good to be true , her landlords are beyond strange and she starts hearing whispers about previous tenants that make her very uncomfortable , as she searches for the truth behind Adder house .We get some snippets from a diary and experiments that were being conducted on a young baby and I did figure how it would all tie together .

Not K L Slaters usual high standard in my opinion

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC copy.

K.L. Slater books are always a treat and this one definitely didn't disappoint.

We first meet Freya and daughter Skye while coming to terms with more heartbreak in their lives. After being brought up in foster homes Freya finally finds love, marries and completes her life with little Skye. Then it all goes wrong. Not only does her husband leave her for her friend, breaking their hearts, he later passes away. All alone and losing their home Freya has chance meeting with Dr Marsden in a coffee shop that could finally give them some hope. An invitation to move into the grand Adder House for next to nothing. Is this offer too good to be true or is there something more behind this gesture?

The girls are welcomed into the family spirit at Adder House and finally begin to feel at home but is everything as it seems? Is Freya losing her mind down to all the stress she has been under or is something more sinister at work?

I really didn't see where this was going when I first started reading it but it turned out to be fantastic. I found myself going between sympathy and then frustration with Freya but could see exactly why she was doing what she was doing. The trust issues and red herrings had me guessing to the end.

Highly recommended 5 stars.

Thank you Net Galley for this ARC! I really enjoyed this quick read. Will definitely keep an eye out for this author in the future!

K.L Slater never disappoints in her thrillers. Another great book which will keep the reader immersed for a long long time. Difficult to put down as you need to know what happens next. This book may have resulted in my family having to resort to their own cooking one night!

This book kept me turning the pages for hours today! I could not get enough. It sits firmly in the psychological thriller category and I have to reccomend that all fans of the genre read it ASAP.

Seriously, just do it. You won't regret it.

The story follows Freya, a 30-something year old single mother of steel. She and her 5 year old daughter are in financial dire straights and in need of housing. Serendipitously, a kind-hearted Samaritan offers what seems like a deal too good to be true (and it is). Housing has just opened up in the ritzier part of London, and Freya gets to name her price for rent. She decides to not look a gift horse in the mouth and she and her daughter move in within a week.

Let me tell you, this book kept me guessing until the end! It's twisty and engaging, and you really connect with Freya and feel all her anxieties and plight as her situation seems to quickly fly out of control.

There were a couple of times where I felt the narration shifted to a more shallow POV for a moment, but they never lasted for more than a couple of sentences. I also wish the epilogue had showed us more of Freya's life post-Adder House and her new relationship, how the events affected her daughter, that kind of thing.

But really, the book was a joy to read and now I really want to get my hands on the rest of the author's work! And I'm definitely going to be getting a copy of this one for my bookcase (and probably a reread, not gonna lie).

A fast paced psychological thriller on what happens when a recently widowed mother in financial crunch is offered an upscale apartment for a low rent. The author once again captures the reader’s attention with her narrative and suspense till the end. Though it is practically improbable and the ending predictable, the reader would definitely be engrossed to finish it in one go. Recommended.

I love the idea behind this book, it was very unique. However this book was not for me. I kept waiting on something else to happen or a big twist, but it didn’t. It felt very repetitive and slow at times. Also how she acquires the apartment is just weird. Who lets someone move in for free.. huge red flag. Overall, this book was not for me.

The Apartment was another enjoyable read by K. L Slater. Creepy and mysterious, I enjoyed the build up, but felt the ending was a bit rushed.

This is another devouring with few bites, finishing at one sit, quick, fast pacing and exciting page-turner!

The formulation is basic: A character suffering from tragic lost feels hopeless as she finds a solution to her problems which is TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! There are too many neon lights flashing through her walk warning her “RUN AWAY WITHOUT LOOKING BACK!” but here we go: She is trapped, she is gaslighted and now she worries about her own mental health! Is she turning into a paranoid?

Yes. I’m talking about dear Freya, after losing her husband, taking care of her five years of daughter by her own cannot afford a proper apartment till charming Dr. Marsden makes an offer she cannot refuse (I know Godfather’s theme start to ring in your ears! Another alarm bell warns Freya to wear her running shoes ASAP!)
But her judgment is already by her despair. She cannot think it clearly. If she refuses to rent Adder house with this very low price, she will live at streets but her daughter and her security always comes first. So she says “yes!”

But let me say that Dr. and Mrs. Marsden likes to involve their tenants’ lives way too much than they expected.
And Freya is tougher and braver than I think because she is determined to go as far as she can to find out the truth hiding behind Adder House.

Overall: One of my fastest reads. I was expecting something more soul crushing at the end of the book but it was still pleasing and satisfying. This is not definitely one of my Switzerland-let’s meet in the middle readings but it was not also “wow! It shook me to the cores” kind of book so let’s give 3.5 stars and round them up to 4 stars!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for sharing this entertaining ARC in exchange my honest review.

Outstanding totally unique loved everything about it I thought I had it all worked out but the twists and turns kept comeing keeping me on my toes the ending it out of this world I diddnt see it comeing at all

I've read enough thrillers to know this: if someone offers you a housing situation that seems too good to be true, it is!! Run! Run!

Freya and her five year old daughter, Skye, are given an opportunity of a lifetime: they're solicited by Dr. Marsden to rent an apartment in an affluent London neighborhood for an amazingly low amount. Freya has just been through a lot: she's a newly single mother, unable to afford the old family home. Dr. Marsden seems like an angel, and the Adder House is beautiful.

But almost immediately, Freya notices that things aren't right: Dr. and Mrs. Marsden are unnaturally involved in their tenants' lives, and unexplained phenomenon happens in the apartment. Soon everyone is suggesting that Freya she's mentally unwell - but is she?

I truly enjoyed this twisty novel about gaslighting (and more!), and the last surprise at the end was one I definitely didn't expect! K.L. Slater always writes memorable thrillers, and this was no exception.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC.

This was my first K.L. Slater book and I'm really glad I read this. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat wanting more. You will not want to put this down. That twist was amazing.

i so enjoyed this story this author just gets better and better .Freya loses her husband to another women then he dies .she has to sell the house and she has a daughter Skye .she so needs somewhere to live in a café she is offered a home will say no more this story very creepy and addictive I so recommend

This was not an enjoyable read for me at all. I didn't like anything about it, the whole plot and story just fell flat. The ending was not enjoyable either. This just wasn't the book for me.

Newly single mom Freya is scanning the "classifieds" bulletin board at Starbucks when she is approached by a gentleman who she thinks he just happens to be placing an ad himself on the board for a new vacancy in his apartment building, little does she know that her whole world is about to change.

Freya thought that moving into the Adder House was just what she and her young daughter needed to start over, however, shortly after moving in she begins to second guess her decision. Why does her landlord and his wife keep showing up everywhere she is? Why is the complex so quiet all time, aren't apartment complexes usually louder? Did she really get a 'deal' on this apartment or is there more to the story that the landlord isn't telling her? Is she losing her mind?

K.L. Slater does not disappoint with this book. You will find yourself staying up late in the night with the "just one more chapter" mentality and gasping at the end saying "damn I didn't see that coming". If you like creepy characters and storylines, this book is a must read!!!

The premise of the book was original. However I really didn't get on with the writing style. Was too flowery for a thriller so it list any tension and wad very repetitive. A shame as a good idea but wouldn't read others by the author. Felt the ending was also rushed.

i enjoy this book from K L Slater freya miller and her daughter skye go to live in a beautiful apartment block despite her own misgivings .to be honest the story is a little creepy but without giving too much away it holds your interest until the very end .

When Freya Miller meets a charismatic older gentleman she has had a tough few months. Her and her daughter are alone following her husband moving in with an older woman, her ex-friend. Dr Marsden charms Freya and offers her a too good to be true place to live. When Freya and her young daughter move in they can’t believe their luck at the fabulous apartment in Adder House. The house is made up of apartments, all of which seem to contain a motley bunch of well-meaning but possibly murderous tenet a.
There are some odd characters in the book who are not particularly likeable. Some not completely explained by the end what their role is within the plot. The tale is interspersed with a story told by an unnamed narrator regarding experiments made in a small child many years ago to promote a psychological fear response.

I struggled with the like ability of the characters in this book and found parts of the plot were very uneasy to read. I felt that it had some good parts but some were a little too unbelievable to be true, or maybe the character Freya was just so down on her luck that she was quite taken in. I particularly didn’t like the character Skye as I found that she was not written with much compassion.
Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this and I would definitely like to read another title by this author.

As with all of the previous books of K L Slater’s that I’ve read, this is a gripping, well researched and original.
However, it was lacking something for me... I felt that it was predictable fairly early on, and although the atmosphere was eerie, it could have been so much creepier.
There is no doubt that this author is extremely talented and I look forward to her future books.

This was a great book, I enjoy reading about the sisters, how different they were in their life choices and personalities but the love was always present, It held my attention to the end.