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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

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cfarrokh's review

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

3.5

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_inge's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Yet another Lucy Foley book I devoured in two days. I love how she’s able to set a tense atmosphere from the first pages, even a cat jumping up suddenly feels really creepy. This book has a different premise than The Hunting Party or The Guest List, in that we do know who’s murdered
(although it turns out we don’t after all)
so we follow mostly Jess as she investigates. We get the viewpoints of other characters too, but Jess’ sections is where the plot really progresses. It felt more like a typical crime novel this way. The author tried to keep tension throughout this book, though the lack of any quieter moments meant this dwindled after a while. The middle section feels a lot less tense than the first and last sections of this book. Still, this was a really enjoyable read. Everyone’s flawed (and very frisky for some reason) and the personalities felt very vibrant.
I do wish the concierge would’ve been explored further. Where’s she off to, and why would the family even need one in the first place? For this genre and the constant tense atmosphere I expected a very dark ending. This ending was a lot more positive, and came very abruptly. I don’t know how Jess managed to find finances for a trip abroad, or a studio to say the least, and why would Ben even want to stay after all that’s happened? Wouldn’t it have been nice to stay together for a while longer?
Still, all in all I had a really good time reading this. 
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beckyremillard's review against another edition

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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? Yes

3.5

Jess is trying to escape her old life in England, so she calls her brother, Ben, to ask to stay with him in Paris. However, he’s not there when she arrives the next day and his apartment isn’t exactly what she expected. 

The story is told from the perspective of Jess, as well as others who live in the building (Nick, Sophie, Mimi) and the concierge. 

I thought this book was well written, but it was very slow and not very shocking. Everything was laid out so I was able to predict it before we were told. 
Except Ben in the maid’s chambers. I didn’t know where he’d be but I wasn’t expecting her to come across him then.
 

Even though it was slow, the end seemed a bit rushed. 

I really liked the author’s other books but this one just was just okay to me. 
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criticalbooks's review

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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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shesreadthat's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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