A review by cc_shelflove
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Man. My overall description of this book: A whole lot of talking without much investigating. Literally nothing happened for the vast majority of it. 🫠 All the way at 60%, the characters were STILL prattling on about how everything “went bad” when Ben arrived, but still nothing had been revealed! What was Ben doing? What went bad? Is this whole book just full of all of the characters complaining and disliking each other? Ahhhhh!

Now that we’ve gotten that rant out of the way, the ending was actually very good! I really liked the twist, granted it took over 300 pages to get there. Excruciatingly boring, but almost worth it, I guess? I bet there’s a lot of people who despise this book. 😅 I’ll sit right in the middle at three stars. Although I’m glad I never have to read it again. 😂
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