Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

224 reviews

nicolesbookreviews's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

onyxem's review against another edition

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

3.0

After two years of wanting to give Lucy Foley a try and hearing the hype about this book, I decided to sit down and give it a read. The Paris Apartment was just the palate cleanser I needed for a fast-paced mystery/thriller. It’s not necessarily super unique or anything special, as I feel like it’s easy to guess most of what’s happening behind the scenes in the story and the beginning is a bit slow to get into, but I still had a fun little time wanting to see if my hunches were correct by finishing the story. The writing style also wasn’t really my favorite although I can’t quite put my finger on it… But I got a simple nice time and that’s what I wanted at the moment. I wasn’t ever really thrilled or scared or left seriously wondering what was going to happen next, but I was looking for a fast-paced fun time and that’s what I got. I finished it in a day and a half so that says something. 


I’d really only recommend this if you don’t have super high expectations and would like a simple, palate cleansing thriller that you can go through quickly. I give it 3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

caitbop5's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent

macint0046's review

emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Loved this book, great pacing and well written characters. It’s rare for the ending of a mystery to catch me off guard, but this one went above and beyond to mystify me to the very end. 

I’m a fan of Foley’s work, and I’d say this is one of her best. Definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys a thrilling mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

fancyjess_party's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sophiab27's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

jmdressel's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

an absolute page turner. i only ever put this book down when i was forced to! loved the first person voice from multiple characters. 

the pace was medium throughout, with the end resolution coming in waves rather than all in one bite. 

timeline was a bit difficult to follow in some instances, as each chapter is no longer than a few pages before the POV switches again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Trafficking, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Deportation

abbyynormal's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I finished this in just 2 days, which is pretty quick for me especially in the summer! It took a bit to get into the story but once I did, I did not want to put it down 🤭

I loved the switching POVs and getting to know the characters. At first it was a little difficult to keep track of everyone but it got easier over time! It also helped having such a large cast that I was constantly trying to guess the suspect.

Writing can be a little too much telling over showing at times. It was harder to get into compared to Foley’s other books. There are also quite a few pop culture/brand name dropping references which I don’t love, it’s a pet peeve of mine that will make the book feel dated in years to come😂

I only guessed one of the smaller reveals/twists. Absolutely shocked at the big reveals and watching the secrets come to light!! My jaw was on the floor, as always Foley has done it once again and continues to be one of my favorite thriller authors ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Stalking

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, and Police brutality

tdawgg07's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicide, and Alcohol