Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Paryski apartament by Lucy Foley

119 reviews

asianagrande's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Trafficking

Minor: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy

hotsauce's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Abandonment, Deportation

Minor: Police brutality

sparklefarm's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Hm. Less thrillers with sordid secrets and men being gross, please. The twists were not enough to balance that out. And this time the characters weren't just terrible people, they were also annoying. I wanted to read something very different from the Sanderson tome I just finished, and I did accomplish that, but nah, this vibe is not for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Police brutality, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Classism, Deportation

cinnamonrollbooks's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If you need likeable characters to get you through a story, this isn't the book for you. With that out of the way, I enjoyed this book, and though the audiobook narration was excellent. I actually guessed two major twists

1) Ben isn't dead and 2) it's actually the dad who got murdered

surprisingly early on

(hint hint if an author doesn't actually show a death and also seems to be vague on names, there's some trickery at play!)

but I actually liked the twists and it was the ending I was hoping for.

My one critique is the setting. We're in Paris, but the story could have been set anywhere, really. This wouldn't be such a problem if it wasn't, you know, part of the title. Earlier this year I re-read The Mask Falling which is also set in Paris (and also, funnily enough, another book published during the pandemic - I'll always remember that because Samantha Shannon made a joke about the title having different connotations during lockdown!). Despite that book being a retro-futuristic, steampunkish dystopian novel set in 2060ish, it explored Paris and its history in a way this book really didn't. I think if I'd taken this book to Paris with me on holiday, hoping to feel extra immersed, I would've been mildly disappointed.

This isn't a fantastic story by any means, but I was engaged throughout, which is what I look for in a mystery novel. Overall - bien!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infertility, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, Deportation

There's a scene that reads like a date rape, but isn't actually (the character is drugged at a party and thinks that is what's happening). The actual motive for the drugging is revealed a few chapters later but the reader is left in suspense over what happened until that point.

frenandjen's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

Minor: Vomit

reneebkreviews's review against another edition

2.75

tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, Suicide, Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Sexism, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder

candiemarsh's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Enjoyable read! I liked the short chapters even though they were all so anxiety-inducing. I found the FMC to be so annoyingly without self-awareness at certain parts of the book to the point of frustration. Nevertheless, the plot twists made up for it and the story development was very entertaining. Would say this is a very good thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death of parent

morgs_gray's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death

rachelmarie220's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Trafficking, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Police brutality, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Vomit

hahnsolo218's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Trafficking, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide

Minor: Vomit