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wickedgrumpy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Police brutality, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexism, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infertility, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, and Suicide
imlfox's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Minor: Murder, Blood, and Sexual harassment
professormarple's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
I could see this being enjoyed more by people who can visualize while reading and are more immersed in a book. I still don’t think it would be 5 stars for me because I think I prefer when a book doesn’t seem to be holding information back just for the sake of a plot twist later. If too much is directly hinted at ahead of time it frustrates me. Could work for a different type of reader where it might build suspense.
Overall, I think I’m not the target audience.
Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual content
_ami_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Addiction, Death of parent, Death, and Confinement
Minor: Suicide, Slavery, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Deportation, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Infertility
lukewhenderson's review
- 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
This book also really wants to be gothic but doesn’t do enough, in my opinion, to make the setting a character like great gothic stories do. The apartment and location could have been switched easily without it affecting the story, so it didn’t feel vital enough.
Overall, it was a kind of boring book with good ideas, that if written differently could have been satisfying.
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Sexism
Minor: Suicide
sharkemoji's review against another edition
3.0
but the twist was actually a bit exciting and the actual writing was really good.
the date rape-esque scene in the middle was literally awful. i dont care that she didn't actually get date raped it was just so out of place and unnecessary. would have liked to see mimi do something more in line with anything she had already done (as she isnt a drug girl...so it was just...weird) to show her being like. crazy. idk.
i liked the twist of jaques being buried in the garden!!!! that was super exciting i loved nick's reaction to the initial body and then the reveal that it was his father. amazing
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
james1star's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Murder, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child death, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Cursing, Alcohol, Slavery, Rape, and Police brutality
bookcheshirecat's review
2.5
“It’s not about where you came from. What kind of shit might have happened to you in the past. It’s about who you are. What you do with the opportunities life presents to you.”
➽ This was my first Lucy Foley book and I'm unimpressed! The Paris Apartment is about Jess, who's down on her luck and hoping to stay a few days with her half-brother in Paris. When she ends up arriving at his apartment, Jess finds out that Ben's nowhere to be seen and might be missing. Something isn't right with the apartment complex and she plans to find out what happened to her brother. This book was painfully boring. Even the multi-cast audiobook couldn't save it. I didn't find the multiple POVs compelling and some perspectives were so offputting. The mystery was bland and I didn't find any of the characters memorable. I remember one of them being a teen girl and it was strangely vulgar at times. The author also did a thing where she left her scenes on a huge cliffhanger but then the next chapter is so underwhelming. She wants to convince you that something horrible is happening to the character, but it always turns out fine and more like a misunderstanding. After the first couple of times, it got on my nerves so much.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Body shaming, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Pregnancy, Rape, Homophobia, and Police brutality
jsmileysad's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual harassment
mimiiisreading's review
- 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
Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment