It’s an opportunity she can’t refuse. The woman before her tried…
Freya Miller needs a miracle. In the fallout of her husband’s betrayal, she’s about to lose her family home, and with it the security she craves for her five-year-old daughter, Skye. Adrift and alone, she’s on the verge of despair until a chance meeting with the charismatic Dr Marsden changes everything. He’s seeking a new tenant for a shockingly affordable flat in a fashionable area of London.
Why is it that everyone can forget about physical ailments quite easily, but when it comes to mental illness, it sticks to you like glue for the rest of your life?.
Adder House sounds too good to be true… But Freya really can’t afford to be cynical, and Dr Marsden is adamant she and Skye will be a perfect fit with the other residents.
But Adder House has secrets. Even behind a locked front door, Freya feels as if she’s being watched: objects moving, unfamiliar smells, the blinking light of a concealed camera… and it’s not long before she begins to suspect that her dream home is hiding a nightmarish reality. Was it really chance that led her here—or something unthinkably dark?
As the truth about Adder House starts to unravel, can Freya and Skye get out—or will they be locked in forever?
Kim is the million-copy bestselling author of twelve standalone psychological crime thrillers.
Her titles are published in eBook by Bookouture and in paperback by Sphere (UK) and Grand Central (USA). She also writes Audible Originals which are subsequently published in ebook and paperback formats by Amazon Publishing.
For many years, Kim sent her work out to literary agents and collected an impressive stack of rejection slips. At the age of 40 she went back to Nottingham Trent University and now has an MA in Creative Writing.
Before graduating in 2012, she gained literary agent representation and a book deal. As Kim says, ‘it was a fairytale … at the end of a very long road!’
Kim is a full-time writer. She has one daughter, two stepsons and lives with her husband in Nottingham.
Author website: www.KLSlaterAuthor.com
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I haven’t read any of Slater’s previous books but this one looked interesting so I thought I would give it a try. Freya and Skye are finding themselves in a new situation after the death of Skye’s father, having sold their home they have to find somewhere else to live…in London…with a tiny budget. When a stranger approaches Freya in a coffee shop she finds herself with a delightful apartment in a great area for far less money than it should be. The warning lights should have started there really but, predictably, they are ignored.
The story was fairly predictable throughout, when something seems to be too good to be true it usually is and there are some quite strange occurrences which definitely bring up more and more (ignored) red flags. However, there are some good twists and it’s not all as predictable as it might first seem. Quite a light read that has some moments where you stop and think, in the same situation would you have done the same things or is Freya completely irresponsible? Is she just reacting to her desperate situation?
Overall, I enjoyed this quick read. I would have liked more information on what happened after, it stopped a little short. I would have loved to have seen a much darker ending!
Thank you to Net Galley, the Publisher and the Author for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
| Title | The Apartment |
| Author | K. L. Slater |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | Kindle |
| Page Count | 266 Pages |
| Genre | Mystery & Thrillers |
| Publisher | Thomas & Mercer |
| Release Date | 28th April 2020 |
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