Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

31 reviews

jkull_10's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

irisvdn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Deportation

Minor: Self harm

froggybooks's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

this was good! very twisty

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Self harm

charlotte82929's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder and Trafficking

Minor: Self harm

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

amandaparmo's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

This book was a little more of a forced read. It didn’t really get interesting for me until 3/4ths of the way through. None of the characters were very likeable and all pretty shady which left me without someone to root for. I did appreciate the way it read & having several different characters perspectives - it added to the mystery and left you questioning what was really true. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Blood, and Trafficking

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

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

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

kiwichill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Many twists and turns which kept me in suspense.  The audiobook is narrated by different people for each character which enhances the experience 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, and Classism

gillianengelbrecht's review

dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Deportation

Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Police brutality, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

ash_the_cryptid02's review

dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book!! The first half was a bit slow, however it was very entertaining. There were some uncomfortable moments, but as a whole it was a great read. So many twists and turns. I also really liked the main character, she felt very real. If you like murder mysteries, I HIGHLY recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Homophobia and Self harm