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heyashjp's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Violence and Murder
ajp_reads1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, and Violence
Minor: Suicide
chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Stalking, and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
books_hay's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Gaslighting and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse
bookcheshirecat's review
2.5
“It’s not about where you came from. What kind of shit might have happened to you in the past. It’s about who you are. What you do with the opportunities life presents to you.”
➽ This was my first Lucy Foley book and I'm unimpressed! The Paris Apartment is about Jess, who's down on her luck and hoping to stay a few days with her half-brother in Paris. When she ends up arriving at his apartment, Jess finds out that Ben's nowhere to be seen and might be missing. Something isn't right with the apartment complex and she plans to find out what happened to her brother. This book was painfully boring. Even the multi-cast audiobook couldn't save it. I didn't find the multiple POVs compelling and some perspectives were so offputting. The mystery was bland and I didn't find any of the characters memorable. I remember one of them being a teen girl and it was strangely vulgar at times. The author also did a thing where she left her scenes on a huge cliffhanger but then the next chapter is so underwhelming. She wants to convince you that something horrible is happening to the character, but it always turns out fine and more like a misunderstanding. After the first couple of times, it got on my nerves so much.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Body shaming, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Pregnancy, Rape, Homophobia, and Police brutality
emilywemily6's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Infidelity, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Alcohol, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, and Police brutality
Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Grief
Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, and Deportation
kyrstin_p1989's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Torture, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Sexual violence
kateea7536's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Drug use, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual content, Suicide, and Blood
ahanson's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.25
Moderate: Murder and Trafficking
Minor: Violence and Suicide attempt
ahopper7's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Trafficking, Alcohol, Violence, and Blood