Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

8 reviews

emoxxecologist's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Stalking and Rape

tori2629's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

I enjoyed this book a lot! I listened on Audiobook, and the pacing and progression kept my interest from start to finish. Sure, I guessed one or two things early on, some of the details were not super subtle, but that said, I'd say three main "reveals" were still surprising to me. None of the characters were particularly "likeable", but in this case, I didn't mind. I honestly liked it just as much as The Guest List, and I have her other books on my To-Read list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Confinement, Infidelity, Drug use, and Mental illness

lillyrose97's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Trafficking, Grief, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Suicide

juliette_95's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Death, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Blood

kassidypf13's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death of parent, Death, and Kidnapping

kimveach's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.0

I almost didn't finish this book because it was so slow during the first half. But reviews said there were "great twists" so I kept on reading.  The twists were not great enough to make up for the incredibly slow burn of the book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

thebookishbunny's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Homophobia, Drug use, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Blood, Pedophilia, Murder, and Mental illness

Warning: SWERF Honestly didn’t live up to the hype for me. It was fine, but I won’t recommend it.

writtenbydnicole's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Death, Infidelity, Child death, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Trafficking, and Bullying

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Torture, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide and Abortion