Apartment 6 by Stuart James
Published by Bloodhound Books
Publication Date: 29 January 2020
Book Description:
This is probably my most anticipated read of the year so far - I know it's only January but since I read Stuart's previous novel Turn the Other Way, I have been eagerly awaiting this book. So when Sarah invited me to be part of the blog tour there was no question in my mind about requesting a slot.
Apartment Six will certainly have you on the edge of your seat at some points and hiding behind your hand at others. I was properly rooting for Meagan and Oliver to get together as their friendship started to blossom on the train each day, up until Meagan asks Oliver to do the ultimate thing for her and the needle skittered across the vinyl record and alarm bells started to ring.
Oliver is so besotted with Meagan that all common sense goes out of the window and I genuinely felt sick to my stomach as events panned out and the realisation dawned as to what Oliver had actually done and how he intended to crisis manage the situation. I couldn't quite get things to add up where Meagan was concerned until the penny dropped that she wasn't who we had been led to think she was.
With excellent plotting from Stuart as always, I sprinted through this book far too quickly and am so pleased that I still have The House on Rectory Lane to read while I wait with bated breath for Stuart's next book to be created. Apartment Six is a book I will definitely re-read as I feel I need to revisit the intricacies of the plot which I may have missed in the excitement of reading for the first time.
Be careful what you wish for…
When Meagan was five years old her mother was viciously attacked and murdered.
Now an adult, she herself is the victim of an abusive relationship. Meagan is desperate to escape but doesn’t have the courage to leave.
So, when Meagan meets Oliver, a decent guy who is on the rebound after a failed relationship, the two strike up a connection. But when Meagan confesses that her husband is abusive, it leads Oliver down a dark and dangerous path.
Just how far would you go to protect someone?
Oliver is about to find out and be pushed to his very limits…
My Thoughts:
This is probably my most anticipated read of the year so far - I know it's only January but since I read Stuart's previous novel Turn the Other Way, I have been eagerly awaiting this book. So when Sarah invited me to be part of the blog tour there was no question in my mind about requesting a slot.
Apartment Six will certainly have you on the edge of your seat at some points and hiding behind your hand at others. I was properly rooting for Meagan and Oliver to get together as their friendship started to blossom on the train each day, up until Meagan asks Oliver to do the ultimate thing for her and the needle skittered across the vinyl record and alarm bells started to ring.
Oliver is so besotted with Meagan that all common sense goes out of the window and I genuinely felt sick to my stomach as events panned out and the realisation dawned as to what Oliver had actually done and how he intended to crisis manage the situation. I couldn't quite get things to add up where Meagan was concerned until the penny dropped that she wasn't who we had been led to think she was.
With excellent plotting from Stuart as always, I sprinted through this book far too quickly and am so pleased that I still have The House on Rectory Lane to read while I wait with bated breath for Stuart's next book to be created. Apartment Six is a book I will definitely re-read as I feel I need to revisit the intricacies of the plot which I may have missed in the excitement of reading for the first time.
About the Author:
I have always loved scary stories, especially ones that shocked me, left me terrified, looking under my bed or in the wardrobe before going to sleep.
There was just a fantastic buzz whenever I watched or read something that took my breathe away.
I remember going to my nan’s house in Ireland as a youngster with my mother and sister, on the West Coast, staying in a cottage, surrounded by miles of fields and my family sitting around the table in the kitchen at night telling ghost stories. Going out and exploring derelict farmhouses in the middle of nowhere. I remember clearly the field at the end of the road was supposed to be haunted by headless nuns.
My cousins often remind me of the great times we had, frightening each other and running for our lives whenever we’d see something that didn’t look right.
This is why I love nothing more than to tell a story.
I started writing two years ago, penning The House On Rectory Lane.
I got the idea from something that has often seemed scary to me. I know that a terrifying story has to be something that you’re frightened of doing, something that makes the hairs stand on the back of your neck, something that fills you with dread, yet also with excitement.
To me, the thought of going to a house in the middle of nowhere, upping and leaving a busy town and moving to the country is something that scares lots of people and me: the seclusion, the quiet, the darkness.
That’s what inspired me to write my first novel.
My second thriller is called Turn The Other Way.
I have multiple stories running, past and present. A family who want answers from the surgeon responsible for their daughter’s death.
A young woman looking for her parents after they go missing from a party.
A couple driving home and hearing screams for help from the back of the van in front of them.
A serial killer on the loose in North London, dragging victims off the street.
I’m so grateful when people not only read my thrillers but also take the time to get in touch and leave a review. To me, that is the greatest feeling, hearing from people that have enjoyed my work. I know then that I’m doing something right.
I’m 45, married and have two beautiful children. Currently, I’m a full-time plumber but would love nothing more than to make a living from my writing.
I hope I write stories and people continue to enjoy them for years to come. That would be completely amazing and a dream come true.
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Thanks so much for kicking off the blog tour today Sandie x
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Sarah, am loving this tour x
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