Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

43 reviews

meganpbennett's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

The Paris Apartment is an interesting thriller. While I quite enjoyed it, there were issues with the pacing - it lagged greatly in the middle - and the overall plot was a little spotty. It's also a thriller that would not necessarily hold up on a reread, as the major plot twist completely changes the entire story. It was a good thriller, if a little confusing. The ending wrapped up almost too quickly, and there were several questions at the end that went unanswered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

themoodreader's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

carlaah1984's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

I was iffy on this book, I started listening to it and struggled to get into it and it got returned to Libby. I kept wondering where it was going and what happened so I got it again. It is a slow first half or so, and I kept not being sure I cared but also kept listening. The set-up seems to take a long time, and I found Jess not that likable or interesting. The amount of times the smell of someone's sweat was mention was wild and annoying. It wasn't what I predicted so that's a plus, and it kept be guessing even when I thought I had figured it out. I enjoyed the switch in narrators, which helped break out some of the annoying bits of each characters point of view. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

kehsunny's review

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

I read this at a recommendation from someone who loved it. I did not. It's not bad writing, but it had a lot of triggering content. We need to normalize trigger warnings in books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia and Suicide

starsbyname's review

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.5

Jess is trying to escape her old life in England, so she calls her brother, Ben, to ask to stay with him in Paris. However, he’s not there when she arrives the next day and his apartment isn’t exactly what she expected. 

The story is told from the perspective of Jess, as well as others who live in the building (Nick, Sophie, Mimi) and the concierge. 

I thought this book was well written, but it was very slow and not very shocking. Everything was laid out so I was able to predict it before we were told. 

Except Ben in the maid’s chambers. I didn’t know where he’d be but I wasn’t expecting her to come across him then.

 

Even though it was slow, the end seemed a bit rushed. 

I really liked the author’s other books but this one just was just okay to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

itsheyfay's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It took a while for me to get into this book due to the clunky prose and stiff narration, but I did get hooked at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

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

criticalbooks's review

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism