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Lock Every Door

Lock Every Door

byRiley Sager
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Susaninacloud
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable though unrealistic in places
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 24 January 2023
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This kept me reading and was certainly suspenseful, but the ending was far-fetched. SPOILER ahead. No one would go back to an apartment building knowing that there were people there who were trying to kill them. Especially not to warn a fellow apartment sitter she had already called and texted. If he didn't answer, she could've easily surmised that they got him too and she would be next if she showed up. I'm also not sure that a skeleton staff could pull off all those transplants or that over a 100 victims could disappear without anyone tracing them to their residency at the Bartholomew, but her going back into the building was what annoyed me because really- who would do that?
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A Melancholy Child
4.0 out of 5 stars Really Worth reading
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 28 September 2022
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While I just started this one, I found it boring, but then slowly slowly the story started growing on me. Well I liked it, I won't say that I loved it, but it's a good book. Worth reading 👍🏻
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Bhavani P
5.0 out of 5 stars Nail biting thriller experience!!
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 7 September 2022
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✨This one is my recent time fav thriller read!!

✨Bartholomew is one private luxury apartment in which people are recruited to live in rent free, but with so many weird restrictions like no visitors allowed, no staying away at nights, not daring to disturb other residents in the apartment and what not.

✨There comes a new girl to the apartment, firstly scared about the weird rules and the dark rumours she hears online about this luxury apartment.
✨Slowly she discovers so many hidden secrets and observes the repetitive patterns that happened earlier.

✨How scary is the apartment and does it really is something dark that needs to be worried about?
✨Read through this book to reveal all the secrets about Bartholomew.
✨At places, I was even scared as hell and the plot made me sit on edges.
✨It really was a nail biting experience!!
A must read thriller!!!
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Froschkönigin
2.0 out of 5 stars Die einzig interessante Figur ist George. Der Wasserspeier
Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on 24 August 2019
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Jedenfalls bis zur Hälfte. Dann haben dieses Buch und ich uns getrennt. Denn Lesezeit ist Lebenszeit.
Diese Rezension enthält Spoiler für die erste Häfte des Buches.

Meine Enttäuschung über diesen Thriller vollzog sich in Etappen, wobei die erste gleich einsetzte, nachdem ich die erste Seite aufgeschlagen hatte. Ich bin kein Fan von ganzen, in kursiv gesetzten Textabschnitten, die mir signalisieren sollen, was man mir als Leser zu erkennen offenbar sonst nicht zutraut: dass es sich um einen anderen Zeitabschnitt oder eine andere Erzählperspektive handelt als der übrige Text. Das ist vor allem dann überflüssig, wenn dann das nächste Kaptitel eine Überschrift trägt wie „Six Days Earlier“. Und was erfährt der Leser nun in diesem didaktisch in Kursiva gesetzen ersten Kapitel? Eine Person, die Protagonistin, vermutlich, erwacht in einem Krankenhaus. Wie originell ist das denn? Zum Glück erspart sie sich die Worte „Wo bin ich?“ Stattdessen klärt sie ein freundlicher Arzt oder Sanitäter darüber auf, dass sie einen Unfall hatte. Sehr schnell erinnert sich die Protagonistin daran, dass sie aus dem Haus, in dem sie sich in den letzten Tagen aufgehalten ist, geflohen ist. Das soll wahrscheinlich die Spannung auf das, was sich in diesen letzten Tagen ereignet hat, erhöhen. Stattdessen tut es das Gegenteil. Wenn ich mir einen Thriller kaufe, dann gehe ich davon aus, dass der Protgonistin irgendetwas zustösst, sonst wäre es keiner, ich brauche nicht im Voraus zu erfahren, dass dies tatsächlich der Fall ist. Immerhin ist sie in der Lage zu fliehen, und zwar auf eine Straße, sonst wäre sie nicht mit einem Wagen kollidiert. Soviel möchte ich auf den ersten zwei Seiten des Thrillers aber gar nicht wissen.
Die zweite Enttäuschung ließ nicht lange auf sich warten. Gleich im ersten Kapitel , also „Six Days Earlier“, erfahre ich, um was für ein Gebäude es sich handelt, aus dem die Protagonistin also geflohen ist. Oder, anders gesagt, ich erfahre, dass es sich um ein ganz anderes Gebäude, und um ganz andere Umstände, handelt, als ich dachte, als ich mir das Buch zum vollen Preis angeschafft habe.
Wenn ich ein Buch mit dem Titel „Lock Every Door“ kaufe, dann erwarte ich so etwas wie dieses absolut beklemmende Gefühl, das sich einstelllt, wenn man in einem großen, unübersichtlichen Gebäude ziemlich alleine ist und einem plötzlich mitten in der Nacht einfällt, dass man nicht weiß, ob man alle Hinterausgänge abgeschlossen hat. Wer sowas mal in echt erlebt hat, kennt den „Thrill“. Ich war der irrigen Meinung, dass die Protagonistin, Jules heißt sie, und ein paar andere, die sich als „Apartement Sitters“ in einem Hochhaus in Manhattan verdingen, dies in einem leerstehenden Gebäude tun, mit dem Zweck, unliebsame Eindringlinge abzuwehren. Ich weiß nicht, wie ich auf die Idee gekommen bin, wahrscheinlich habe ich die Inhaltsangabe nicht richtig gelesen.
Tatsächlich handelt es sich um eines der ältesten „Hochhäuser“ in New York City, das (fiktive, aber wahrscheinlich einem realen Gebäude nachempfundene) „Bartholomew“ unweit des Central Parks, einem Haus mit Wasserspeiern an der Fassade und mit einer üblen Geschichte. Und das ist bewohnt bis unters Dach, und zwar, abgesehen von drei Apartement-Sittern, von schwerreichen, halb berühmten alten Leuten.
Die nächste Enttäuschung: Protagonistin Jules ist eine nicht besonders schlaue, dafür aber hochromantische Langweilerin, gerade frisch von ihrem untreuen Freund Andrew getrennt, dadurch ihrer Wohnung beraubt, und ihren Job hat sie auch verloren, am gleichen Tag. Shit happens. Sie ist außerdem eine Waise, und ihre große Schwester ist seit einigen Jahren spurlos verschwunden. Beladen mit diesem General-Paket an Drama, ist Jules natürlich hoch erfreut, dass sie ohne jede Anstrengung diesen Apartement-Sitter Job in diesem tollen Haus bekommt. Ein Haus, das ihr so vertraut ist wie kein anderes, denn es ist der Mittelpunkt eines Romans, den sie und ihre Schwester als junge Mädchen immer und immer und immer und... wieder gelesen haben. Immerhin, als Jules der Autorin des Romans dann leibhaftig begegnet (denn die wohnt natürlich auch in diesem Haus) und ihr offenbart, dieses Buch, „Heart of a Dreamer“ wäre ihr absolutes Lieblingsbuch, sagt diese Autorin einen sehr wahren Satz: „You should read more books".
Leider möchte „Lock Every Door“ dann gerne genauso trivial werden wie das Buch, auf das sich dauernd bezogen wird. Ein Love Interest muss her, und er erscheint innerhalb kürzester Zeit durch einen völlig konstruierten Zwischenfall mit einem zerbrochenen Glas Spaghettisauce in Form von „Dr. Nick“, dem einzigen jüngeren Bewohner dieses Bartholomew-Gebäudes. Und Dr. Nick ist nicht nur Arzt und reich und jung, nein, er sieht auch noch aus wie ein Filmstar, wie das so ist im richtigen Leben. Jules ist hin und weg, und es entspinnt sich eine Geschichte zwischen ihnen mit jeder Menge banalen Dialogen (nein, nein, den innovativen Satz „I always thougt you were much prettier in real life than in photos“ sagt nicht Dr. Nick, sondern Andrew, der Ex).
Inzwischen hatte ich die Buchhälfte erreicht. Und meine Schmerzgrenze auch. Nicht einmal der Preis, den ich für das Buch bezahlt hatte, konnte für mich ein Weiterlesen rechtfertigen. Überflüssig zu sagen, dass auch noch nichts in Richtung „Thrill“ gegangen war, wenn man davon absieht, dass eine der Apartement-Sitters verschwunden ist, Jules eine Message mit den Worten „Be Careful“ hinterlassen hat und eine Waffe, also genau das, was man tut, wenn man jemanden eigentlich dringend dazu auffordern sollte, so schnell wie möglich die Sachen zu packen und zu gehen, aber gut, klar, dann wär's ja wirklich kein Thriller.
Mag sein, dass Dr.Nick mit den Strahle-Zähnen und dem Hollywood-Flair noch zum demonischen Antagonisten mutiert. Und sich die ganze Hausgemeinschaft gegen die naiv-blöde Jules verschwört, um sie dem bösen Kult zu opfern, auf den ständig in unheilvollen Sequenzen hingewiesen wird.
Mag sogar sein, dass zum Ende hin sogar noch eine beklemmende Atmosphäre aufkommt. Aber um das herauszufinden, hätte ich Jules Geturtel mit Dr. Nick aushalten müssen, womöglich auch noch mit dem Ex, und schließlich vor allem Jules selbst, und wer weiß, wie oft die noch von "Heart of a Dreamer" geschwärmt hätte.
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Stephanie Troyan
5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing and Haunting
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 14 May 2022
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Title: Lock Every Door
Author: Riley Sager
Rating: 5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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S Y N O P S I S // After responding to a newspaper add, Jules Larsen becomes the newest apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most famous buildings. Jules begins thinking this new apartment sitting job is the dream of a lifetime until it turns into her worst nightmare after a fellow apartment sitter goes missing and Jules starts to suspect there are dark forces surrounding the Bartholomew. As she digs deeper into the past, Jules soon realized she is in way over her head and that the Bartholomew is more dangerous than she thought - will she ever be able to escape?
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R E V I E W // This book left me feeling so uneasy and I loved every second of it! I loved the idea behind a mysterious and secretive building with even more secretive tenets. I felt like the entire time I was reading my heart was pounding and I was yelling at my book “LEAVE THERE JULES!” I liked how much effort and detail went into depicting Jules search for the truth of the Bartholomew - it really kept me on the edge of my seat. I always try to figure out endings to books, but once again I was very wrong and had absolutely no idea what the truths were behind the Bartholomew until the very end. I found the ending completely disturbing - and it took me a few days to process my emotions but I can’t deny that it left me completely shocked with all those twists and turns. An absolutely gripping novel by Riley Sager. Again if you haven’t picked up one of his books yet, what are you waiting for?! Riley Sager will forever be an auto buy author for me, his books always blow me away!
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Magen Mintchev
4.0 out of 5 stars Slow Burn, But a Good, Twisty Read
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 16 June 2020
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LOCK EVERY DOOR was my first Riley Sager novel and I had huge expectations for it because most everyone has expressed how much they love his books with FINAL GIRLS being their favorite. Some people gave LOCK EVERY DOOR a very high rating while some gave it a good rating, but claimed it wasn’t their favorite Riley novel.

SYNOPSIS: “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 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 sordid past and into the secrets kept within its walls. What she discovers 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.”

RATING: When I first started reading this book, I thought I was going to cruise my way through it in a matter of a couple days, but it took me longer than that. It’s a slow burner with a lot of character development (which I do like, but sometimes I thought it was a bit too much) and I found some things to be predictable within the first 100 or so pages. Even though it was a slow burn, which is usually a lot harder for me to get into, the chapters were short and there was enough mystery building that it kept my interest enough to continue reading.

Overall, as I said, I found some things to be predictable, but the ending was great with lots of twists and never-before-read pages (at least for me), which is why I ended up giving it a four-skull rating despite it starting out as a three-skull rating. That being said, I am still looking forward to reading Riley’s other three books that I have.
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K. A. Y.
4.0 out of 5 stars A novel that keeps the suspense all throughout!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 10 January 2021
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LOCK EVERY DOOR is the second book I've read by author Riley Sager. As with my first taste of his work, I found the characters compelling, and the setting/situation one I didn't want to stop reading about. Sager's writing style is fluid and set at just the right pace to keep things moving forward without any noticeable lulls.

In this novel, we have Jules Larsen--a young, orphaned woman--who just had a major life setback. Losing her job, she goes to her apartment only to find that the rest of her life has fallen apart. Alone--aside from her friend, Chloe--she feels it a miracle when she answers an ad for an apartment sitter.

This is not just any building, either.

The Bartholomew, is known as one of Manhattan's "most glamorous and secretive buildings". Home to the very wealthy who prefer their privacy, the prospect of living among them for three months--with pay--is a chance too good to be true.

"Every so often, life offers you a reset button . . . "

Of course, things aren't as placid as they seem on the surface. There's an underlying tension that you can pick up on immediately, but with her situation, Jules can't afford to be skeptical.

". . . here's the thing about being poor--most people don't understand it unless they've been there themselves."

Rumors of former apartment sitters that have run off are disturbing, but she tries to focus on the new start this money will allow her.

"There's aways a moment when worry turns to fear . . ." <?i>

The complexity of the characters kept me on my toes the entire time, and I tried to puzzle through what the common factors could be. Cryptic comments made me pause, but didn't quite give any secrets away.

Overall, I guessed at a few of the key points, but not all of them by any means. This story kept me enthralled until the very end.

". . . certain places. The closer you get to them, the uglier they become."

The secrets behind the Bartholomew's facade are so numerous that this story is sure to keep many up reading all night long.

Recommended.
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D*t*R* Down to Read
4.0 out of 5 stars I definitely want to read more Riley Sager now!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 5 March 2020
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"This perfect apartment with its perfect views inside a perfect building. It was all designed to be as enticing as possible to someone like me..."

My first Riley Sager book, and I really enjoyed it! The overall pacing was slower than I normally like in my mystery/thrillers, but the last 25% of the book definitely picked things up and had me turning the pages as quickly as my eyes could read.

The synopsis does a great job of setting the stage for this book, but I think the blurb on the front of my hardcover really nails the overall vibe you'll get here...

"Move over Rosemary's Baby, urban paranoia has a deliciously Gothic new address."

I saw most of the twists and turns coming, but that didn't stop my enjoyment of the book. And although I didn't always agree with Jules's actions (and to be honest she frustrated me at times), I understood her motivation and where it came from.

Jules lost her entire family within a matter of a couple of years when she was a teenager...and now in her mid-twenties, on the same day she loses her job, finds her boyfriend cheating on her and promptly moves out of their shared apartment. No job, no boyfriend, no home....things are rough for Jules, so she jumps at the chance to earn $12,000 for three months of apartment sitting in a building that has a special place in her heart.

Jules is lonely, but optimistic. Curious, but careful. Excited, but realistic. This could be the fresh start that she needs.

This book takes place over the course of a week. The story opens in present day as Jules is being admitted to the hospital after fleeing the Bartholomew. Right out of the gate we're given a glimpse into the level of fear that eventually causes Jules to haul ass out of the mysterious Bartholomew.

The level of foreboding is high in this book...especially with each passing day as things get weirder and weirder and more secrets are uncovered.

Is this book believable? Not really. But it's definitely thought-provoking and makes you think about how much class status has the potential to skew a person's values and morals. And that's all I'm going to say about that.

While this wasn't a knock-my-socks-off read, it definitely has me wanting to read more Riley Sager. And that's a win in my book.
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moxxy-girl
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 29 July 2022
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Interesting, slightly far fetched. Over all I enjoyed it.
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Biggies
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on 16 December 2022
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Keeps you guessing until the very end!
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