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A review by therewillbenewsuns
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
this is one of the best mysteries i’ve read in a minute. i could guess what what the twists were, but only as they were right about to be revealed. i’ve read lucy foley’s “the hunting party” but i honestly can’t remember much so i think i want to read it again to see if i liked it as much as i liked this one.
the characters are all very flawed and not a single person is really reliable, which i believe ups the tension. foley said this book was one of her most difficult to put together, and i could tell— not in a bad way, but in a way that the plot was so layered it must have taken one of those bonkers maps to piece together (a la that “it’s always sunny” meme).
i deducted .5 because i do feel like there were some unnecessary filler scenes that could have been skipped and nothing about the plot would have changed. but overall a really exciting read!
the characters are all very flawed and not a single person is really reliable, which i believe ups the tension. foley said this book was one of her most difficult to put together, and i could tell— not in a bad way, but in a way that the plot was so layered it must have taken one of those bonkers maps to piece together (a la that “it’s always sunny” meme).
i deducted .5 because i do feel like there were some unnecessary filler scenes that could have been skipped and nothing about the plot would have changed. but overall a really exciting read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and Murder