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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

79 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

...Yet another thriller that I did not enjoy.  It was filled with characters that had one main facet which was being awful.  Would not recommend.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Police brutality, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexism, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infertility, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, and Suicide

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Abandonment, Deportation, Sexual content, Suicide, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Stalking

halflingnana's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Vomit

brenxbee's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

lyssjonesie's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual violence and Trafficking

Minor: Police brutality

lewbug's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I’m honestly between a 3.75 and 4 star rating for this book. This book dealt with some pretty heavy topics and not always with grace but I did really enjoy the story and had a lot of fun with it. Pretty classic Lucy Foley story with its twists and turns. I didn’t really feel like it needed all the romantic moments it had and some felt kind of shoved in last minute. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Stalking, Drug abuse, and Rape

mi_bean's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Murder, Addiction, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Drug abuse

kathlynnsell's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Abandonment, Body horror, Murder, Violence, and Sexual content

anilourengo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

We follow Jess, who left her life in England to live with her brother Ben in Paris. When she arrives to Ben's apartment in Paris, she notices he disappeared, he isn't returning her calls and left the apartment without his wallet. So, she is convinced that something happened to her brother, and she won't stop until find what it was and where he is. She must start on his brother building, which seems to be full of weirdos. 

Unfortunately, is full of French bias, not because they are French are all promiscuous or are sexually driven... Mixing mystery with sexual content was definitely not my ally. With a big variety of personalities, I imagine a murder and identify the killer from the beginning, so most of the time I was really confused with all the sexual content, that for me was not necessary at all... Nevertheless, I didn't expect the twist at the end... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Blood, Alcoholism, Murder, Drug use, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Confinement, and Miscarriage

Minor: Self harm, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

suchallie's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Overall a good read, different from the other two I’ve read by this author. The structure was interesting. The twists and turns often outed themselves just before they happened and it picked up far too much in the last 40 pages compared to the slow burn of the rest of the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, Murder, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Blood, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Police brutality, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Suicide and Domestic abuse