Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Paris Apartment, by Lucy Foley

91 reviews

laurw's review

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

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

bookishwondergoth'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really struggled to remain interested in this. The revelations kind of saved it. RTC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexism, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Blood, Violence, Alcohol, Murder, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

memoirsofabooklover's review

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Vomit

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

Minor: Suicide

fraise's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Death, Fatphobia, Classism, Blood, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Police brutality, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Trafficking, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Deportation, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Infidelity, Police brutality, Suicide, Addiction, Blood, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Classism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Grief, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Cursing, Deportation, Homophobia, Infertility, Addiction, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

growintogardens's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

Enjoyed isn't quite the right word for this book, but it kept my attention and I think overall made a good thriller. It also surprised me a few times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Stalking

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Classism, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Rape, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Infertility

Minor: Drug abuse, Police brutality, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Homophobia

chloleighton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Vomit, and Suicide

prairieraven's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, and Drug use

louise010's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, Death, and Death of parent