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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

20 reviews

antheakwan's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

growintogardens's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyed isn't quite the right word for this book, but it kept my attention and I think overall made a good thriller. It also surprised me a few times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Stalking

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Police brutality

lakea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

courtneys317's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Slow at times, however I really enjoyed the end of the books. A couple of the characters had developed into stronger characters by the end, but it was hard to say they were overall “loveable”. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

pinkpotayto's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

I only knocked off some points when rating this only bc some things about what unfolded in this book made me feel a little icky 😅

Overall it was very well done, the weaving of each character's telling of the story from their pov was very well timed and laid out perfectly. Lots of twists. I added the content warnings but most of them aren't explicitly described, just mentioned or alluded to. This book wasn't graphic, save for a couple dark moments necessary to the plot. But I was hooked from the beginning! And the main character was very smart about what to do so it made the book that much more exciting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

amcghig's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Pregnancy

kimveach's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.0

I almost didn't finish this book because it was so slow during the first half. But reviews said there were "great twists" so I kept on reading.  The twists were not great enough to make up for the incredibly slow burn of the book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

criticalbooks's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

thebookishbunny's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Warning: SWERF Honestly didn’t live up to the hype for me. It was fine, but I won’t recommend it.

afaulkner3e's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

Lucy Foley has, once again, delivered a taught thriller that keeps the pages turning. The residents of the titular Paris apartment are dynamic and well-developed. My only criticism is the comical number of times that characters are referenced with cigarettes. It's almost...too... stereotypically French. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide