Reviews with content warning for Trafficking - The Paris Apartment

This book was pretty crazy and suspenseful throughout, up to the end.

Jess goes to see her brother in Paris, but when she gets there, he’s nowhere to be found. Starting off, I know something isn’t right about this. Throughout the story we are given clues to what may have happened to Ben and who might be responsible through different character POVs, all of whom are living in this complex. One by one, their flaws and motives begin to surface as Jess is poking around and asking questions about Ben. But it turns out that none of them can be trusted.

I probably blew through this one way too quick, but it was really good. I love a good thriller/mystery, and this one ticked all of my boxes. The plot wasn’t obvious even though there were clues- I wasn’t sure who was responsible for Ben’s disappearance up until the end. The illicit activities of some of the characters weren’t a surprise because that is a plot device in so many books now. The human trafficking is unfortunately common in all countries in modern times, but how it links back some of the women in the book was unexpected. Foley did a great job of bringing everything full circle and wrapping it up for us with a neat little bow at the end.

Question- Am I the only one thinking that Ben was dead the whole time? I swore at the end they were going to find a dead body up in that attic! I did not expect him to be alive!

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lizfields's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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crismcmahon'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? No

3.0

Meh. It was ok. Had high hopes for it which may have been too high. I find that Lucy Foley repeats herself in her writing a lot and over-explains things.

Also, Jess hooking up with Theo was not necessary, like at all.

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dogearedandfurry's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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ghoulianne's review

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mysterious slow-paced

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

1.75

What a disappointment :( I loved Foley’s The Guest List, but I couldn’t bring myself to care one iota about this work. All of the characters are unlikable and one-dimensional. The story tries too hard to be mysterious and twisty that it ends up falling flat. Overall, the novel is bad at worst and boring at best. A huge plummet from her other works. Would not recommend.

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