A review by mandylovestoread
The Assistant by S.K. Tremayne

5.0

The Assistant by SK Tremayne is a realistic and creepy story. Whilst reading this I was thinking about how easy it would be these days - everything is run on technology and we rely on it so heavily. Set in the worst winter that London has seen for years this book is sinister and dark and will get under your skin. Who or what can you trust? They are always watching, and listening.

Jo is a recently divorced journalist who is struggling to make ends meet in London. So when her best friend Tabitha offers her spare room to her for next to nothing she jumps at the chance. It is a modern, luxury apartment in the trendy Camden Town. The place is controlled by the home assistant Electra so does everything from answer questions to turning the lights on and off. And all is going well until one night when the assistants tell Jo "I Know What You Did" . Because Jo does have an awful secret that only 2 other people know about. How does the technology know? Things escalate quickly from there and Jo is in the fight for her life to prove that she is not going mad and that her life is in danger. How is this happening?? And can she stop it before it is too late?

Thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins Australia for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.