Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

31 reviews

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

kkopacetic327's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Bullying

Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Misogyny

kimberleysreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Rape, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Vomit, Abandonment, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

xomandymoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Trafficking, Infidelity, Abandonment, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Drug use, Gore, and Drug abuse

thatgirlcrystal's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

An interesting exploration in multiple first person pov narrative. The first half felt very slow and some of the “secrets” were telegraphed early on so suspense was taken out of those. 
Picked up in second half. Overall, a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Blood, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Abandonment

lexa's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Blood, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Infertility, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Vomit

alisonfaith426'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Trafficking, Cursing, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, and Grief

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

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 against another edition

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