14

3.5 stars
Nate Tucker needs a new place to live and it needs to be cheap. When a co-worker recommends a place that???s inexpensive and close to work, Nate thinks it???s too good to be true. That???s because it is. After Nate moves in, he starts to notice some weird stuff going on ??? glowing mutant cockroaches, the light in his kitchen that turns into a black light no matter what kind of bulb he inserts, the elevator that never works, all the padlocks on apartment 14. There???s a lot of strangeness going on in Nate???s new home, but the manager is tight-lipped and disapproves of curiosity.

All of Nate???s neighbors have also noticed that there???s something wrong with their apartments, and the whole building, but most of them are happy to remain ignorant ??? too many questions can get you kicked out. But a few of the neighbors are willing to join Nate in his snooping. These folks are an eclectic mix. There???s Veek, the Indian woman ... Read More:
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Being a horror book is already a no no for me, but this book received very good reviews so I decided to try it out.

Not only the exposition was too slow for me, some other things in the brief content I listened to tested my patience. The overly description of every detail and strange thing the protagonist experienced in his new apartment made me think that he author was going nowhere with that particular thread of story. It turned out I was right as the the review I refer to bellow says, ‘mystery for the sake of mystery'.

Also, what is so frightening about a ridiculously cheap apartment where the previous owner was uncomfortable living in and the neighbors are not so keen on their own apartments as well?

I agree with this review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/425855639?book_show_action=true. The things this guys rants about are all the thing makes me mad in a story as well.

Read 42:54 / 12:34 6%

This was described as Lost set in an apartment building and I think that is apt.
Every few pages some new weird thing would happen.
Our hero notices some odd things about the layout of the apartments and eventually gets to saving the world.
I read “The Fold” first and then this instead of the other way.
I think you can start with either book and get the same number of surprises.
I enjoyed this a lot and will be reading more stuff by this author.