Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

222 reviews

carmenrennegarbe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

iamlaura's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

abbywriwri's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

calicat42's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

emsbibliotherapy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

afrenette's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infertility, Blood, and Stalking

kcarney86's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Outing

rachelpacz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Classism, and Deportation

nicolesbookreviews's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

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