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A review by saltygalreads
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
4.0
In The Paris Apartment, Jess arrives in Paris to visit her brother Ben at his new apartment in a wealthy neighborhood. Ben had taken his friend Nick's offer to move into his building which had a vacant apartment in it. Jess arrives to find Ben missing and a very odd assortment of people living in the building, who might know a lot more about her brother's disappearance than they are saying. Jess doesn't know who she can trust, but she must find her brother since he is the only family she has.
The Paris Apartment was a fast read with odd and interesting characters and dysfunctional relationships galore. Although it is set in Paris, it isn't essential to the storyline and really could have been set in any big city since the focus is really on the characters. It has a little bit of a gothic feel to it which I enjoyed. There are some thought-provoking themes running through the novel including violent partner relationships, the mother-daughter bond and the disparity between great wealth and poverty. I felt there was a maturity in the writing that didn't exist in her prior books, and I really appreciated that.
The Paris Apartment was a fast read with odd and interesting characters and dysfunctional relationships galore. Although it is set in Paris, it isn't essential to the storyline and really could have been set in any big city since the focus is really on the characters. It has a little bit of a gothic feel to it which I enjoyed. There are some thought-provoking themes running through the novel including violent partner relationships, the mother-daughter bond and the disparity between great wealth and poverty. I felt there was a maturity in the writing that didn't exist in her prior books, and I really appreciated that.