Ever since reading a
book about the Bartholomew when she was a child, Jules has wanted to
live there. Out of a job, heartbroken from a breakup with her
boyfriend, and with no place to live, Jules answers an advertisement
and is suddenly offered the chance to live in the Bartholomew as an
apartment sitter. It seems too good to be true.
There are rules: no
visitors, don’t post pictures on the internet, don’t speak to the
tenants, and orphans are preferred. Jules hesitates over the rules,
but the chance to live in the gorgeous building is too good to pass
up. At first things seem perfect. She even makes a friend, Ingrid,
another apartment sitter, but then things get creepy, Ingrid
disappears, and Jules begins to look into the dark history of the
building.
If you enjoy stories
with a menacing background, this is a good one. The contrast between
the luxury of the apartment and the uncomfortable feeling that begins
to creep over Jules can be deliciously chilling. I liked Jules
character. She was inquisitive and wasn’t afraid to follow clues
even if they appeared to lead to something very dark.
The ending was not
particularly surprising, but it was satisfying. You get hints of the
real character of the building throughout, but it’s only at the end
that all the secrets are revealed.
I received this book
from Dutton for this review.
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