The Lock In: A hilarious and relatable laugh out loud rom com
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- Create Date：2021-10-08 14:16:00
- Update Date：2025-09-23
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- Author：Phoebe Luckhurst
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Summary
You've heard of a locked room mystery， now get ready for a locked room love story！ Pre-order the funniest， most original rom-com of 2021
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Meet housemates Ellen， Alexa and Jack。 They're broke。 They're lonely。 They're hungover。 And things are about to go from bad to worse 。 。 。
Whilst nursing The Hangover from Hell， Ellen stumbles downstairs to discover the kitchen slowly filling with water。
Panic quickly sets in， and the three flatmates find themselves in the attic desperately attempting to switch off the water supply。 But when Ben， Alexa's Hinge date from the night before， walks in， the door slams， the handle breaks， and all four of them are trapped。
As the long hours tick by， Ellen nurses her sore head whilst Ben and Alexa really get to know each other， and Jack plans an unorthodox rescue mission。
But soon Ellen wonders if Ben really is a stranger after all。 She is sure she knows him from somewhere 。 。 。
Will these housemates ever get out of this attic？ Will they survive the wrath of Elias The Evil Landlord？ And will Jack please stop live-tweeting this whole fiasco？
Welcome to The Lock In。
This is a hilarious story of housemates and hangovers and friendship and dating as four twenty-somethings discover what The Worst morning-after-the-night-before really looks like 。 。 。
Fans of Dolly Alderton， Beth O'Leary and Mhairi McFarlane will LOVE this oh-so relatable tale of love， landlords and what can happen behind locked doors
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Meet housemates Ellen， Alexa and Jack。 They're broke。 They're lonely。 They're hungover。 And things are about to go from bad to worse 。 。 。
Whilst nursing The Hangover from Hell， Ellen stumbles downstairs to discover the kitchen slowly filling with water。
Panic quickly sets in， and the three flatmates find themselves in the attic desperately attempting to switch off the water supply。 But when Ben， Alexa's Hinge date from the night before， walks in， the door slams， the handle breaks， and all four of them are trapped。
As the long hours tick by， Ellen nurses her sore head whilst Ben and Alexa really get to know each other， and Jack plans an unorthodox rescue mission。
But soon Ellen wonders if Ben really is a stranger after all。 She is sure she knows him from somewhere 。 。 。
Will these housemates ever get out of this attic？ Will they survive the wrath of Elias The Evil Landlord？ And will Jack please stop live-tweeting this whole fiasco？
Welcome to The Lock In。
This is a hilarious story of housemates and hangovers and friendship and dating as four twenty-somethings discover what The Worst morning-after-the-night-before really looks like 。 。 。
Fans of Dolly Alderton， Beth O'Leary and Mhairi McFarlane will LOVE this oh-so relatable tale of love， landlords and what can happen behind locked doors
Reviews
Cicelyyyy
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It was a really easy read but didn’t really have much plot/story line and was quite predictable。 I did enjoy reading it， however， and I think the depth of each character’s history was great。
whatamiedid
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I hate giving negative reviews of books， mainly because I know how much time and effort goes into them and I could never begin to write one myself， but I just did not enjoy this book。 It's based around 3 housemates， Ellen， Jack and Alexa and Alexa's date from the night before （Ben）， who all get locked in their attic。 The blurb made it seem like there is something mysterious about Ben and so I （wrongly） assumed it might be a cross between a rom com and a thriller （Spoiler: it's not mysterious or I hate giving negative reviews of books， mainly because I know how much time and effort goes into them and I could never begin to write one myself， but I just did not enjoy this book。 It's based around 3 housemates， Ellen， Jack and Alexa and Alexa's date from the night before （Ben）， who all get locked in their attic。 The blurb made it seem like there is something mysterious about Ben and so I （wrongly） assumed it might be a cross between a rom com and a thriller （Spoiler: it's not mysterious or exciting）。 Now I love a rom com so I wouldn't have been too disappointed if that's what I had got， but I just struggled to see the point of the book。。。 what was the storyline？ The characters were also strange to me， maybe it's because I haven't lived in a house share with people I didn't know before moving in but there were a lot of facial expressions and looks between characters that didn't make sense。 Did they fancy each other？ Were they jealous？ Annoyed？ And why？ The explanation of these facial expressions never arose and I struggled to understand why they were mentioned at all。All in all this book really confused me。 。。。more
Lou Barber
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A kitchen flooded with water。 Four people locked in an attic。 Sounds intriguing。 And it was an enjoyable enough read。 But when the whole plot is based on what happens between the characters locked in， it needs to be something special。 And sadly， I felt it fell short。 I didn't laugh out loud once。 I didn't feel any deep connection to any of the characters and didn't really care if they got out or not。 A good idea。 But executed not so well。 A kitchen flooded with water。 Four people locked in an attic。 Sounds intriguing。 And it was an enjoyable enough read。 But when the whole plot is based on what happens between the characters locked in， it needs to be something special。 And sadly， I felt it fell short。 I didn't laugh out loud once。 I didn't feel any deep connection to any of the characters and didn't really care if they got out or not。 A good idea。 But executed not so well。 。。。more
Rachel
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A fun， easy read about three housemates who one disastrous Sunday morning find themselves stuck in the attic whilst their kitchen floods beneath them。 Couple with that， they are joined by Ben， the owner of the MSN handle whom Ellen believes ghosted her years earlier。 A pleasant read but not a laugh out louder for me I'm afraid。 A fun， easy read about three housemates who one disastrous Sunday morning find themselves stuck in the attic whilst their kitchen floods beneath them。 Couple with that， they are joined by Ben， the owner of the MSN handle whom Ellen believes ghosted her years earlier。 A pleasant read but not a laugh out louder for me I'm afraid。 。。。more
Abbie
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I'm actually really sad that I didn't enjoy this more。Don't get me wrong there was definitely some funny moments and I did like the 'going viral' part of the plot but other than that， there didn't really feel like there was any plot。The scandal that was supposed to cause tension just didn't feel dramatic at all。 In fact， if it was in real life you'd probably all just laugh it off as a silly coincidence。 The characters all felt a little one dimensional and I thought the plot twist at the end was I'm actually really sad that I didn't enjoy this more。Don't get me wrong there was definitely some funny moments and I did like the 'going viral' part of the plot but other than that， there didn't really feel like there was any plot。The scandal that was supposed to cause tension just didn't feel dramatic at all。 In fact， if it was in real life you'd probably all just laugh it off as a silly coincidence。 The characters all felt a little one dimensional and I thought the plot twist at the end was also pretty obvious。This is a lighthearted read but unfortunately， this one wasn't for me。Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin for providing me with a copy to read。 。。。more
Carol Barnes
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Who’d have thought it was possible to compile an entire book based around a group of friends being stuck in an attic room but that’s exactly what has been done here。 Good story， inventive and well worth whiling away an afternoon with。
RayRae
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This just wasn't what I thought it was going to be。 Avertised as a rom-com really got me excited with such a fun premise but I really didn't feel anything for the characters， they were all quite childish。 I didn't get any romance vibes。 Really disappointed This just wasn't what I thought it was going to be。 Avertised as a rom-com really got me excited with such a fun premise but I really didn't feel anything for the characters， they were all quite childish。 I didn't get any romance vibes。 Really disappointed 。。。more
Paige Prestage
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2。5*
Rosanna Threakall
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2。5*
Zoe Radley
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- [ ] Pretty good- [ ] Intriguing - [ ] Interesting set up- [ ] Quirky characters- [ ] I found a few of the main characters hard to like or even feel anything for especially Ellen and Ben both of whom treat Alexa like shit and it just makes me not like them- [ ] I didn’t really get them as people either， also Jack just feels odd and not in a good way and I just feel sad for him， I think this sounds like a good idea for a novel but on paper it’s a bit dreary。It is good and an intriguing plot， ins - [ ] Pretty good- [ ] Intriguing - [ ] Interesting set up- [ ] Quirky characters- [ ] I found a few of the main characters hard to like or even feel anything for especially Ellen and Ben both of whom treat Alexa like shit and it just makes me not like them- [ ] I didn’t really get them as people either， also Jack just feels odd and not in a good way and I just feel sad for him， I think this sounds like a good idea for a novel but on paper it’s a bit dreary。It is good and an intriguing plot， instead of a locked room Murder mystery it’s locked room with hidden secrets and desires that get aired in one space。 I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting a chance to escape for a few days。 。。。more
Amy Dora
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Nice easy， chilled read， but was a bit disappointed with the ending， felt it had good potential to have gone down a different route， but was an enjoyable read :）
Aoife
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When housemates Ellen， Jack and Alexa get stuck in their attic while their house is flooding downstairs， they have several problems to try and overcome - including the awkwardness of also being stuck with Alexa's fling from the night before Ben。 Whom Ellen is convinced she knows from somewhere。This book is definitely one for anyone who can describe themselves as a millennial。 Those who grew up in the 90s and everything they included from teen discos， to late nights on MSN Messenger。 Not to menti When housemates Ellen， Jack and Alexa get stuck in their attic while their house is flooding downstairs， they have several problems to try and overcome - including the awkwardness of also being stuck with Alexa's fling from the night before Ben。 Whom Ellen is convinced she knows from somewhere。This book is definitely one for anyone who can describe themselves as a millennial。 Those who grew up in the 90s and everything they included from teen discos， to late nights on MSN Messenger。 Not to mention growing up to increasing rent prices， and being happy with anywhere you end up even if it means dealing with a terrible landlord。The Lock In was laugh out loud funny with a perfect blend of characters and personalities that when all stuck in one place for hours brought out the worst and best in each other。 I wasn't sure going in how engaged I would be with this entire book， and I hoped the plot line of being stuck in this one room wouldn't get boring， fast， like I feared but the story was well-paced and engaging enough I never stopped to feel anything but thoroughly entertained。I do feel like maybe we didn't get everything from the characters the way I would have liked， and almost skimmed the surface of who they all were。 I would have loved to have spent more time with Jack and learned more about him and his background， but what we did get with him in this book， I enjoyed。 I would love Polly Lockhurst to included these characters in other books as a fun Easter Egg - it would be nice to see them pop up on occasion and see how they're doing。 。。。more
Elizabeth Emily Browne
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When I read the synopsis of this book I was expecting drama and old flames and quarrels。 However what I got was quite different。 Instead this was about Ellen and her best friend Alexa who goes on a date with a guy called Ben who she just so happened to 'talk to' in school。 My favourite character by far was Jack and I am glad that this book was written in multiple POV so that Jack got his own chapters and we got to see his thoughts on the whole thing。 I loved the twitter chain that he did and I a When I read the synopsis of this book I was expecting drama and old flames and quarrels。 However what I got was quite different。 Instead this was about Ellen and her best friend Alexa who goes on a date with a guy called Ben who she just so happened to 'talk to' in school。 My favourite character by far was Jack and I am glad that this book was written in multiple POV so that Jack got his own chapters and we got to see his thoughts on the whole thing。 I loved the twitter chain that he did and I also love how he reacted with everyone in the loft。 There were parts of this story that got a little boring and did drag for me a little。 However all in all this was a fun， quick and entertaining read。 。。。more
Stacey Camm
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was such a lovely light read and very funny！ I couldn’t imagine being in this situation， I would definitely have been panicking more if I was locked in an attic。The story that unfolds during this lock in is so unbelievably shocking and quite awkward。 I felt so sorry for each individual for different reasons。 I’m so happy that everything turned out ok in the end。 I definitely recommend this read if you are looking for something lighthearted
Georgia Elstone
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Really not worth the read。 Genuinely nothing happens in the book。
Mel Mars
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Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。An enjoyable comedy， that took me a bit down memory lane， when MSN was still a thing。Helping me relate with the story and the。 characters is also the setting。 Ah！ To live in a house share in London， to have a shady landlord， and to go for after work drinks！ （at least that was the experience for me at some point， so I could identify with some of the characters。In this story， we follow a group of "friends" （here 3。 Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。An enjoyable comedy， that took me a bit down memory lane， when MSN was still a thing。Helping me relate with the story and the。 characters is also the setting。 Ah！ To live in a house share in London， to have a shady landlord， and to go for after work drinks！ （at least that was the experience for me at some point， so I could identify with some of the characters。In this story， we follow a group of "friends" （here 3。 housemates and 1 special guest）， as they accidentally lock themselves in an attic while their kitchen is slowly being flooded。If this was a TV show， this。 would be considered a bottle episode， and in all bottle episodes， arguments and "drama" can arise。All in all， I enjoyed reading about it， it was a nice and easy read。 。。。more
She Griffiths-Gibson
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A little predictable， but cute story， particularly liked Jack's character xx A little predictable， but cute story， particularly liked Jack's character xx 。。。more
My Yorkshire Litmosphere
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This…was not what I expected。 I’m just completely “meh” by this and that makes me sad 😞Some bits were really fun and entertaining and massively up my street and honestly I adored those！The characters were really interesting and clearly the combination of the personalities were designed to bounced off each other really well。 There is banter and humour vs shy and awkwardness - perfection on paper， right？But there are just bits that just let me down…its like a catch 22 situation 😂I dunno。。read it f This…was not what I expected。 I’m just completely “meh” by this and that makes me sad 😞Some bits were really fun and entertaining and massively up my street and honestly I adored those！The characters were really interesting and clearly the combination of the personalities were designed to bounced off each other really well。 There is banter and humour vs shy and awkwardness - perfection on paper， right？But there are just bits that just let me down…its like a catch 22 situation 😂I dunno。。read it for yourselves and let me know but I was underwhelmed 💔 。。。more
Hayden
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Very readable， but I don't think the concept was utilised to its full potential。 Very readable， but I don't think the concept was utilised to its full potential。 。。。more
Inês Azevedo
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Nem consegui acabar o livro， aborrecido
Michele Young
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A light hearted read about 3 housemates plus one new boyfriend all accidentally getting locked in the attic while the kitchen is flooding！ Add to the mix that one of them realises she holds a grudge from teenagehood against one of the others and you get the idea。 This was an enjoyable read， which isn’t deep or meaningful， but fun and made me laugh。
Lisa
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My first book by this author。 The story of 3 people sharing a house， who get locked in their attic with one person's boyfriend。 A good story with interesting stories of them all。 I did find the section on audio of the messenger messages a little annoying， with the messenger names keep being read out， but other than that， very enjoyable。 My first book by this author。 The story of 3 people sharing a house， who get locked in their attic with one person's boyfriend。 A good story with interesting stories of them all。 I did find the section on audio of the messenger messages a little annoying， with the messenger names keep being read out， but other than that， very enjoyable。 。。。more
Francesca Rosado
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This was cute， not riveting， but a fun easy read with sweet characters （especially Jack who I adored）。 Wouldn't rush to read it again as it's a cute little rom com rather than a twisty thriller， but still， nice summer read when you don't want anything too taxing。 This was cute， not riveting， but a fun easy read with sweet characters （especially Jack who I adored）。 Wouldn't rush to read it again as it's a cute little rom com rather than a twisty thriller， but still， nice summer read when you don't want anything too taxing。 。。。more
Ruth Mackay
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Funny and cringey at the same time。 Typical rom com type book， predictable at times but at others had you laughing out loud。 It was the good light read I needed。
LemonBall
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I loved this book and all of its characters。 It was funny， relatable and very interesting。 There was not one part of the book I didn't enjoy。 The romance in the book was subtle but still very sweet but also very realistic。 I will have to keep an eye out for any more books written be Phoebe Luckhurst！ I loved this book and all of its characters。 It was funny， relatable and very interesting。 There was not one part of the book I didn't enjoy。 The romance in the book was subtle but still very sweet but also very realistic。 I will have to keep an eye out for any more books written be Phoebe Luckhurst！ 。。。more
Michaela
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This book was not hilarious or laugh out loud， it did not even raise a smile。
Meg
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3。5*
Ian
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Weird book。 Nothing really happens but I enjoyed it a lot。 Good characters that I could relate too
Deborah
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Lovely， easy summer read about 3 flatmates。 Left me with a feel good warm glow when I finished it。 Would love to know if there’s going to be a sequel and find out what happens to them all。
meg
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