Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

37 reviews

crystalleighwrites's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

An interesting exploration in multiple first person pov narrative. The first half felt very slow and some of the “secrets” were telegraphed early on so suspense was taken out of those. 
Picked up in second half. Overall, a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Blood, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Abandonment

lexa's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Blood, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Infertility, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Vomit

alisonfaith426'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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, Trafficking, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Grief, Abandonment, and Confinement

vaguely_pink'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Infidelity, Police brutality, Suicide, Addiction, Blood, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Classism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Grief, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Cursing, Deportation, Homophobia, Infertility, Addiction, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

chloleighton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Vomit, and Suicide

prairieraven's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, and Drug use

addyisnothere's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Infidelity, Drug use, Police brutality, Death, Cursing, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Addiction

Minor: Suicide, Deportation, and Suicide attempt

franklola's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Infidelity, Confinement, and Death of parent

Minor: Deportation, Sexual assault, Slavery, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, and Self harm

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

karen_lo's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved the book! 
Very fast-paced. I loved how you could read the character's different perspectives and how they were feeling—slowly discovering the truth! 
And so many plot twists! 100% recommendable for a mysterious, fast-paced book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Infertility

Minor: Drug use, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Abandonment