Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

212 reviews

ekclar's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

crystalleighwrites's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

An interesting exploration in multiple first person pov narrative. The first half felt very slow and some of the “secrets” were telegraphed early on so suspense was taken out of those. 
Picked up in second half. Overall, a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

butle2em's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Vomit

kypn's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder, Pregnancy, and Deportation

zosiablue'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

3.5

OK first, there a scene where two characters make out after being tear gassed and I'm upset because this happened to me IRL and I was saving it for MY novel! It's really bizarre to kiss someone who's just been tear gassed! Anyway,

Fun enough! Paris, weird Succession-style family, Eyes Wife Shut-esque night club, a whippet named Benoit, lots of incidental French, murder, mystery, pastries. Agatha Christie locked room style like Foley does well. I would like a whippet, a croissant, and a cigarette now please.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Suicide

bookssupremacy8920's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse and Self harm

bookishboujeeandbossbabe's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really thought I wasn’t going to finish this one based off the first few chapters; but I stuck through and I’m glad I did. When the plot kicks off- hot damn…the chaos and the lies really pile up.  

I will say, the sheer number of POVs does get a bit confusing at times. More than once I found myself flipping back to the first page of the chapter to double check which POV I was in; but the characters are truly messed up…like seriously fucked up. 

The further you get the more dirty laundry is aired, and it quickly becomes a train wreck that you cannot look away from. Once I hit the halfway point, I will say I was hooked. The ending was a twist I didn’t see coming. Overall- really enjoyable thriller. 

‼️TW: sexual harassment, sex work, domestic violence, suicide, self-harm, murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment

jenna_justi2004's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Ohmygod so good. Like the best read of the year so far. Multiple point of views, each complicated and confusing  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

graycie's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

It took me a minute to really get into this book but I’m really glad I finished it. It reminds me so much of the game “Clue” by the setting, the mysteriousness, and just having a lot of people to put suspicions on. I really hope that makes sense hahaha. I did 4 stars because it was quite a slow read and like I said it took me a minute to really get into this book😚🩵✨

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

mbrewer714's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Alcohol