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I will say, in my opinion, the characters in this book weren’t necessarily likable, but there was something about each perspective that I felt like I could connect to. I felt all the right feelings towards them without feeling like they were annoying or unnecessary. Were there moments I still wanted to scream at them? Yes of course, but they felt like real people to me.
There were definitely moments where this book felt like the slow burn was way too slow burning, and there were moments where things felt like they were explained again when they didn’t need to be. Now that’s it’s over though, it wasn’t anything that I felt detracted from my experience. If I read it again in the future, maybe, but for my first time reading this book, I felt incredibly satisfied getting to the end and knowing the whole story.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, Gaslighting, Classism
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Trafficking
"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."
I've had mixed reactions to Lucy Foley's writing so far, but I do love a good locked room thriller so I couldn't resist giving The Paris Apartment a try. The premise sounded without doubt fantastic with the Paris apartment setting and the missing brother... But unfortunately this story didn't quite work as well for me personally. Don't get me wrong, the plot has a lot of potential and there were elements I really enjoyed, but as a whole The Paris Apartment failed to hit the mark for me completely. This partly had to to with the writing and structure of the plot: the chapters were just too short for me and the fact that they always ended in some sort of 'cliffhanger' right in the middle of the scene started to frustrate me more and more over time. I think that with longer chapters I would have appreciated the switches between the different inhabitants of the building a lot more... Although the characters themselves weren't exactly likeable or well developed; too many cliches and stereotypes. I wasn't a fan of the constant slut-shaming either to be honest, and this story had WAY too much family drama and twisted love triangles. I know these are personal pet peeves, but still... It definitely wasn't my cup of tea. Some of the twists were also quite easy to guess, which kind of put a damper on things. Sure, there were a couple of surprises as well, but as a whole I wasn't all that impressed by The Paris Apartment. I'm suspecting her writing might just not be a good fit for me?
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide, Trafficking, Deportation
That being said, I only saw half of the end twist coming.
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation