Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I absolutely adore Riley Sager as a writer. Final Girls and Last Time I lied were two of my favorite reads last year so when I found out Lock Every Door was coming out, I was so very excited! I have been looking forward to this book for some time now and have heard amazing things about this book. All of that together had me going into this book with very high expectations! Sadly, they were not met. Granted, this book was great. It really was. But, it was very slow. Over 75% of the book was slow building suspense to the point that I got frustrated several times wanting excitement and action. The last 25% was all action and the ending was MIND BLOWING! And, it made it so much better! I love books I can't predict and honestly, I came to the same conclusion Jules came to. So, when I saw her coming to the same conclusion I thought "UH-HUH!" But, I failed and another twist came my way! Sager did a good job with this book but truly I wish it had a little most umph from the beginning!
I absolutely adore Riley Sager as a writer. Final Girls and Last Time I lied were two of my favorite reads last year so when I found out Lock Every Door was coming out, I was so very excited! I have been looking forward to this book for some time now and have heard amazing things about this book. All of that together had me going into this book with very high expectations! Sadly, they were not met. Granted, this book was great. It really was. But, it was very slow. Over 75% of the book was slow building suspense to the point that I got frustrated several times wanting excitement and action. The last 25% was all action and the ending was MIND BLOWING! And, it made it so much better! I love books I can't predict and honestly, I came to the same conclusion Jules came to. So, when I saw her coming to the same conclusion I thought "UH-HUH!" But, I failed and another twist came my way! Sager did a good job with this book but truly I wish it had a little most umph from the beginning!
Synopsis from Goodreads:
No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen's new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan's most high-profile and mysterious buildings. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by the splendor of her surroundings and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind.
As she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly, disturbingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story . . . until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.
Searching for the truth about Ingrid's disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew's dark past and into the secrets kept within its walls. Her discovery that Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter to go missing at the Bartholomew pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building's hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent.
As she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly, disturbingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story . . . until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.
Searching for the truth about Ingrid's disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew's dark past and into the secrets kept within its walls. Her discovery that Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter to go missing at the Bartholomew pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building's hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent.
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