tashtasher's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Trafficking, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Death, and Kidnapping
Minor: Classism
luciapoloni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Minor: Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Classism, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexism, and Death
lakea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Classism, Alcoholism, and Police brutality
Moderate: Trafficking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Child death, Suicide, Stalking, Gun violence, Grief, Drug use, Misogyny, and Kidnapping
Minor: Suicide
jennyoli96's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Spoiler
I might have misunderstood, but I think in an earlier chapter from Nick's POV while he was chatting to Antoine, he was wondering about what happened to Ben and if maybe he'd left with Dominique? It doesn't make sense if Nick was one of the people who carried what was supposedly Ben's body, because he'd be pretty sure the guy was dead. Again, I might have misread that and if so, just ignore this bit.I enjoyed the book overall.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Fatphobia, Classism, Infidelity, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Police brutality and Trafficking
aformeracceleratedreader's review
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Def check trigger/content warnings tho
Graphic: Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Classism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infertility, and Vomit
jitterbun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Deportation, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Classism, and Injury/injury detail
saraellenme's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Blood, Death, Alcoholism, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent and Deportation
abitofapoet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Looking forward to reading more of this authors books as i’ve heard they’re even better.
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Police brutality, Infertility, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Classism, Sexual harassment, and Deportation
Minor: Alcohol
iwasalilacsky's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Shook! 😲
Did I guess some of the plot? Yes, but was also genuinely surprised with the multiple twists this book gave. It got darker and more wild than I expected it to go. I know we more often than not enjoy finding the characters we love, but with the group of people we get living in this Parisian apartment, I enjoyed to dislike them immensely.
Jess, the half-sister of Ben, is coming to stay in Paris after a work situation that left her afraid of the repercussions of what she did. After reluctantly receiving confirmation from him that she could stay at his apartment, she arrives to find Ben not answering his phone or the door. Without any help from the concierge or other tenants in the building, she breaks into the apartment. With no sign of him being there, she comes to the discovery that he is missing. In her search to find him, she meets the others living in the building who are not very friendly to say the least, and finds that everything is not what it seems.
Finally read a thriller this year that I can get behind. I am looking forward to more reads by Lucy Foley.
Would I recommend this and to who:
Yes! To those who love a good mystery/thriller. I highly recommend the audiobook as the pace leaves it to be very suspenseful, and the different accents for each character is highly entertaining.
Format:
Audiobook
How did I discover this:
Book released in February. Added it to my TBR once I read the synopsis knowing I’ll read it this year. After a pretty decently long wait, I received it in the Libby app to listen to.
Pace:
Medium/Long-ish
Cover thoughts:
Simple, but a vibe. Fits the book!
POV:
Multi – Jess (mainly), Ben, Sophie, Concierge, Mimi, & Nick
Quotes:
“I simply wanted someone to love. Wholehearted, unreserved, requited.”
“I only hope she knows what she's doing. Climbing so high, so quickly: it only makes for further to fall.”
“You know, I read somewhere that sixty percent of us can’t go more than ten minutes without lying. Little slippages to make ourselves sound better, more attractive, to others. White lies to avoid causing offence. So it’s not like I’ve done anything out of the ordinary. It’s only human.”
“It’s a beautiful building, but there’s something rotten at its heart.”
“It’s not about where you came from. What kind of shit might have happened to you in the past. It’s about who you are. What you do with the opportunities life presents to you.”
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Trafficking
Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexism, Classism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia
uranaishi's review
- 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? No
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Injury/injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Sexual violence, Stalking, Addiction, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Vomit, Abandonment, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Rape, Gun violence, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Medical content, and Pregnancy