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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

48 reviews

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Hmm I feel like this is more in between a 3.75 and a 4. 

The way I realized the author writes mysteries is with light cliffhangers. The chapters are short and alternate points of view. Each chapter ends with a bit of a longing for wanting more but it’s not so much that you’ll get nightmares or stay up all night thinking about it if you don’t read the whole book in one sitting.

To some extent, I enjoyed that for the health of my sleeping habits. But on the other hand, I think the best mysteries on the ones I couldn’t put down.

The big twist that they were a family really got me that had a lot of shock factor. But after that the subsequent twists I semi expected. For instance the connection between the housekeeper character and the granddaughter seemed the most obvious. The wine cellars being used as a way to pay for women was not surprising. The fact that Ben was still alive was kind of shocking although I did suspect the dad was in fact killed but that Ben probably also was killed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bookishboujeeandbossbabe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really thought I wasn’t going to finish this one based off the first few chapters; but I stuck through and I’m glad I did. When the plot kicks off- hot damn…the chaos and the lies really pile up.  

I will say, the sheer number of POVs does get a bit confusing at times. More than once I found myself flipping back to the first page of the chapter to double check which POV I was in; but the characters are truly messed up…like seriously fucked up. 

The further you get the more dirty laundry is aired, and it quickly becomes a train wreck that you cannot look away from. Once I hit the halfway point, I will say I was hooked. The ending was a twist I didn’t see coming. Overall- really enjoyable thriller. 

‼️TW: sexual harassment, sex work, domestic violence, suicide, self-harm, murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ohmygod so good. Like the best read of the year so far. Multiple point of views, each complicated and confusing  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

tori2629's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book a lot! I listened on Audiobook, and the pacing and progression kept my interest from start to finish. Sure, I guessed one or two things early on, some of the details were not super subtle, but that said, I'd say three main "reveals" were still surprising to me. None of the characters were particularly "likeable", but in this case, I didn't mind. I honestly liked it just as much as The Guest List, and I have her other books on my To-Read list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Classism

neurospicyreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I'm stuck between 2 and 3 stars. It was fine, but I didn't really connect with the story. I finished it quickly because I had to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction

skeptic_hecate's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book, it has the typical Lucy Foley style, it may start a little bit too similar to her previous book, however it is not a redundancy or a repetition. I like The Guest List better, however, this book is still very enjoyable. 

The cast of characters is more diverse than in her previous work, and the setting is realistic, really aids with the feeling of being helpless in a foreign place. The plot was a bit predictable, however the ending was definitely surprising. 

It does read a bit slower than one might like, the middle chapters do drag a bit, and Jess goes from being very stupid to very smart too easily to be believable. I wish she had a better memory, but I enjoyed her character nonetheless.

I will most likely read more books from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Sexual harassment

laurw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

ciaradooley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i loved this book so much and i didn’t even try to find it like it wasn’t planned! but it was so good and there were so many twists and it was crazy how everything was connected but i rly enjoyed it and there was a lot of depth which i enjoyed. it really was a whole roller coaster 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Trafficking, and Death of parent

myrto_di's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

not_amazon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

You can read it in 1 sitting. Loved the depth of characters, which is unusual for the mystery genre. There are dark themes in the book, but they are touched subtly, so it's not super triggering. 
It was a very fun and interesting read overall. 
If you have been to Paris, it adds to the experience. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment