A review by rharris86dc
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.  It was dark and twisty, with an air of mystery that ran through to the end.  I had a feeling that there would be a plot twist, based on the heavy foreshadowing, but I was still pleasantly surprised that I wasn't able to figure it out on my own.  
I stayed up late to finish, because when I got to a certain point, I couldn't stop and needed to know what happened next.
I did have one issue with the text: after Jess finds out the big secret, the wording she used really irked me.  It was something along the lines of "they made they money from women selling themselves."  When in fact, the women were NOT selling themselves, they were BEING sold, which is a huge difference, and amounts to human trafficking.  I'm kind of appalled that that was not a bigger issue and plot point; it did feel very glossed over, and I think it should have been addressed more seriously.
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