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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

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zoe_archambault's review

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

despite it being medium-paced overall, I found it hard to binge read it because the perspective kept jumping between 6 people. I liked the twist at the end, I didn't see that coming, but then there were 20 pages of it being spoon-fed to me which just felt redundant and took away from the shock factor of said twist. It would've easily been a 3.5 or even a 4 star book if it was 20 pages shorter imo

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annaspykerman's review

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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ajone540's review

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dark mysterious 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

3.5

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kehsunny's review

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dark mysterious tense

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

I read this at a recommendation from someone who loved it. I did not. It's not bad writing, but it had a lot of triggering content. We need to normalize trigger warnings in books.

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starsbyname's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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alexaryan's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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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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