A review by astoriareader
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

SYNOPSIS
  • Jules is a 25 year old, and she has had a bit of a rough patch. She was recently  let go from her job, and she is having money problems. Her live-in (now) ex-boyfriend cheated on her, so she moved in with her friend, Chloe. She doesn’t have any family left, as her parents died & her sister Jane disappeared
  • She gets the opportunity to apartment sit at a fancy building in Manhattan for $4000/month for 3 months, but there is a catch. She isn’t allowed to have any guests, and she is required to spend the night there every night. There are some other rules re: secrecy as well.
  • There are a few other sitters living in the building. Jules befriends one, and shortly thereafter, the other sitter is MIA.
  • What’s going on in the apartment building? What happened to the other sitter? 

MY THOUGHTS
  • I got through this quickly, and it is an easy read. The writing is fine, but there isn’t very much depth or character development.
  • The ending was mehhh. Not great, not terrible.
  • It is a slow burn, but pretty predictable. 
  • The main character overlooks so many things, and she comes off as a stereotypical woman written by a man in a thriller novel.
  • Side note: I am intrigued at this point as to why Riley Sager always writes women as the MCs. He has written some books that I love, and some that I don’t.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️predictable + slow burn + thriller + set in NYC. not a huge fan of the ending.
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