Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Paris Apartment, by Lucy Foley

16 reviews

franklola's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Infidelity, Confinement, and Death of parent

Minor: Deportation, Sexual assault, Slavery, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, and Self harm

jaynovara's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, and Murder

themoodreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Blood, Confinement, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Alcohol, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Stalking, and Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/injury detail, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

uranaishi's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

a_alves00's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

thefaultismine's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Trafficking

Moderate: Biphobia, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Terminal illness

iamnita's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

I went into this as a buddy-read and am SO thankful that I did. Having someone to vent to as the story got whacky helped me not be angry about it. I found our protagonist is a poor-protagonist - I didn't find myself rooting for her, nor do I think she displayed any growth from beginning to end. I found the twist fun, but it wasn't all the way developed and so the story didn't quite line up. Further, I found the character development seriously lacking - no one has any personality, and when they do they aren't consistent WITH THEIR CHARACTER. A part of me found this frustrating, and a part of me just chalked it up to not doing enough on the back-end to help the story come together. I think this really could have been something.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Confinement, Violence, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Stalking, Mental illness, Gore, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Death of parent

limabean21's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Suicide, Infertility, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, Vomit, Infidelity, and Violence

cassiereadsbooks_'s review

adventurous challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

jessgreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⬜⬜

Title: The Paris Apartment

Author: Lucy Foley

Genre: Mystery / Thriller

Setting: Paris, France

Month Read: March 2022

Book Type: Hardcover

Publication: 2022

Publisher:  William Morrow

Pages: 360

*March Book of the Month Selection

TRIGGER WARNING- 

Death / Grief / Sexual Content / Assault / Alcohol / Drugs / Abuse / Verbal Abuse / Prostitution / Kidnapping / Rape / Blackmail 

"I could not explain that I simply wanted someone to love. Wholehearted, unreserved, requited."

No Spoiler Summary:

Jess shows up in Paris to visit her brother, Ben, after she needs to get away after an incident at her job in England. She arrives to his apartment only to find out that her brother has seemingly vanished, and she quickly starts to try to unravel where he is, and why it has happened.

As hours and days go by, Jess starts to meet the other inhabitants of the apartment building. Each seemingly having their own secrets, and own motivations to get Ben out of the picture. As more secrets start showing up, and Jess starts to realize Ben was writing a story about something that could be big, the suspect list only grows larger.

Will Jess find Ben? Alive? Will she uncover the secrets people tried so hard to keep hidden? You'd have to read to find out.

Review:

I really loved The Guest List and had high expectations going in for this after the hype that has been building steadily the last few months, and I thought the book was okay. The twist was more unexpected than I thought it would be, and some parts of this book reminded me of my favorite Agatha Christie novel, And Then There Were None. Overall, glad I read it but it certainly is not a book of the year contender, but a nice thriller to read in a day or two if you so choose.

The Characters were interesting, for sure. I did love that Lucy gives you just enough information to keep you wanting another page, and then another, and then another until you finish. I was pleasantly surprised the motivations some had, and the ties that are bind throughout the read. 

Paris is a great backdrop for a good thriller. I loved the mood, and the attitudes, and the posh vs poor dynamic in the apartment building. I loved the subplots, and the callbacks to England for some of the characters. I think it was super believable, and the seedy underbelly of such a romantic, beautiful city did a lot for me.

"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."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence