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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

213 reviews

onyxem'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

3.0

After two years of wanting to give Lucy Foley a try and hearing the hype about this book, I decided to sit down and give it a read. The Paris Apartment was just the palate cleanser I needed for a fast-paced mystery/thriller. It’s not necessarily super unique or anything special, as I feel like it’s easy to guess most of what’s happening behind the scenes in the story and the beginning is a bit slow to get into, but I still had a fun little time wanting to see if my hunches were correct by finishing the story. The writing style also wasn’t really my favorite although I can’t quite put my finger on it… But I got a simple nice time and that’s what I wanted at the moment. I wasn’t ever really thrilled or scared or left seriously wondering what was going to happen next, but I was looking for a fast-paced fun time and that’s what I got. I finished it in a day and a half so that says something. 


I’d really only recommend this if you don’t have super high expectations and would like a simple, palate cleansing thriller that you can go through quickly. I give it 3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

lampbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Very solid read — a lot of maybe predictable twists and plot points that still felt solid and satisfying despite seeing them coming . Unlike a lot of mystery books , this one didn’t have a huge chunk of exposition from 40 to 100 pages into the book. You’re thrown into it and given little tidbits of context along the way which is more how the newcomer experiences the mystery - and it’s a hell of a lot more entertaining than just having each character give you their side of the story flat out. 

You’re neutral then you like then you hate then you understand then you like a lot of these characters which is a very fun way to experience them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

although i understand why, I do wish

Nick and Ben had made amends, Nicks realisation and acceptance of his own feelings was such a sincere moment

sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Paris Apartment by @lucyfoleyauthor was an interesting and at times confusing but overall intriguing read. 

PROS: 
💻The twist left me with lots of theories, but I still didn’t see the exacts of that ending. 
📝I stayed on the edge of my seat trying to play detective 
💻That apartment building was described perfectly. I want to live there. 
📝The Concierge 
💻The fact I didn’t like anyone and wasn’t rooting for anyone, BUT I still just HAD to know. 

CONS: 
📝The jump from POV to POV every chapter and the movement from memory to present was just a lot. It added more to the confusion than helping lead me to the truth. 
💻There are some extremely heavy topics. Smex trafficking and forced smex work is something that will never get easier for me to read. 
📝Not enough cat content 

🐱🐱🐱🐱 out of five bloody kitten paws for the way that ending had my jaw on the floor 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

emma6544's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I read The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley which I really enjoyed so I was looking forward to this book. 

There is some similar themes to The Hunting Party: it is set in one main location (the apartment building) with a closed circle of characters but for me, the execution was not quite there. 

The book started off really good with an intriguing mystery and interesting characters but, as the plot progressed, a lack of events made the book drag which wasn’t helped by the constant switching of characters every chapter (I particularly lost interest in Jess, which is not helped by the fact that she is the main character). 

The ending helped to redeem the rating of this book somewhat as I liked the twists

that the wine company was a front for prostitution and the concierges daughter is Mimi’s real mother. Plus Ben was writing an article to expose all this which the family wanted to cover up.

 

However there was a lack of clear resolution at the end as well

Ben publishes the article but we as the reader don’t really see a great fall from disgrace. Which does mirror reality but is still annoying.

I will still be reading The Guest List and The Midnight Feast at some point after a long break but I would still recommend trying this book out as you may love it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content

turidt's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, and Trafficking

marissaumble's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

fancyjess_party's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jmdressel's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

an absolute page turner. i only ever put this book down when i was forced to! loved the first person voice from multiple characters. 

the pace was medium throughout, with the end resolution coming in waves rather than all in one bite. 

timeline was a bit difficult to follow in some instances, as each chapter is no longer than a few pages before the POV switches again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Trafficking, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Deportation

abbyynormal's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

tdawgg07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicide, and Alcohol