A review by ameliabee33
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Wow unlike other people I didn't hate this book. I thought it was pretty good for a mystery/thriller story. This book follows Jess and her adventure to find her brother, when she can't find him in his mysterious Paris apartment complex. The narrators really brought to live the different POVs for every chapter, jt was fun hearing how expressive their voices could be and how easily the story then flowed. It was an easy to follow plot line, but I was surprised it only took place within the span of a few days? It felt like at least a month when reading this book, ngl. Jess was an easy character to root for, an underdog if you will. She had a rough childhood, Ben is her only brother/family, she wants to find him and will do anything to do so. The plot twist at the end is one I didn't expect, it seemed a little anticlimactic- which is why I docked it .25 stars.
Another thing that was anticlimactic was when they found Ben alive in the attic? Like I honestly think the story would have been better with him dead and decomposing up there but whatever.
Overall this book was an easy read and I don't get how people hated it so much. It's easy plot and easy to get into. 
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