Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
To
be absolutely honest, I didn’t even know of this books existence, but I picked
this one up because it was recommended to me by a fellow mystery thriller
addict.
I
am by no means disappointed in this book. I’m finding that I am having a hard
time putting this book down. With every twist and turn, this book is leaving my
voracious appetite demanding more. I am a little worried what’s going to happen
when I finish the book, am I going to find myself needing more than what’s to
be consumed? I suppose that’s a problem that will have to be sorted out by
future me.
Now
that I have actually finished this book, I have found it was amazing from beginning
all the way to the end. I consumed this book way too quickly for my own good, I
rated this book 4/5 on my goodreads account. Some of the twists and turns I
feel were a little obvious. By no means does that mean that I saw all of them
coming. There were certainly times where I had to put the book down for a minute
to attempt to process what I had just finished reading.
What
the book’s about.
The
story follows Jules who has come across hard times in her personal, financial,
and professional life. She comes home after finding that she lost her job to
find her boyfriend Andrew, in bed with another woman. Jules storms off on her
own to try and rebuild the ratchet mess of a life that she has. She finds an ad
online that’s advertising for an apartment sitter that happens to be in one of
the most prominent and mysterious buildings in New York, the Bartholomew. Along
with the outrageous payment for the three month stay, comes and interesting set
of ‘house rules’ which include having to spend every night of the stay in the
apartment, and not being able to have any outside guests over. Of course Jules
accepts the terms and conditions of the employment since she has found herself
in a tight life situation financially. It’s after a few nights of staying at
the Bartholomew that Jules meets another apartment sitter (Ingrid), and they
become an awkward fast friends. The story seems really take off when Ingrid disappears
overnight, literally seems like moments after Jules checks on Ingrid.
Literally
if you haven’t read this book yet, then you should see if you can get your
hands on a copy. This is literally the book that pulled me out of my reading
slump this year.
