Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

312 reviews

kkellymsu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kayla_hehe's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Classism

lolohedrick's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this one!! Kept my interest and kept me guessing the whole way through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

dan031082's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cnannery19's review against another edition

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

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

stevienotnicks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

Lucy Foley sure does have a thing for dysfunctional families and I don’t hate that. 

While sometimes difficult to follow, the multiple POV, multiple timeline flow of this story really kept me on my toes as a reader. You almost need to construct an FBI style suspect board to keep it all straight. 

Despite having dozens of characters, each was brought to life on the page, no matter how small the role. The attention to detail offered vivid descriptions of their mannerisms, scents, and accents that helped develop each personality as well as further the plot. 

Interestingly, I had it solved early on, but I dismissed my original theory because it seemed too predictable. I believe some will be very surprised with the twist, while fans of the genre will most likely find it slightly derivative. 

The pacing did leave a lot to be desired. At times, it felt like entire chapters were irrelevant or repetitive. She probably could have cut 50 or so pages and still had enough time to develop the story thoroughly. 

Still, I did really enjoy the characters and twists and would recommend this to fans of murder mysteries. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder

emluss99's review

funny mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Rape

ccescas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Trafficking

mcnoble's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a slower read for a Lucy Foley mystery but I’m glad I gave it a second try. It was set up differently than other books, so it was much harder to guess the ending. Once again, the audiobook is great with the full cast reading each character. It had a lot of twists and turns but took a while for me to get invested. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Murder

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

4.75

When I can find a book that keeps me guessing until the very end, I cherish it. This novel exceeded my expectations with its complexity and depth. I’m a tough critic of mystery novels, and I will be the first to admit that in this genre, it is hard to impress me. 

I. Am. IMPRESSED. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail