Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

44 reviews

courtney_scott1025's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.0

I picked this up for a little mystery read. It is my first Lucy Foley book, and I had high hopes. I am more of a horror/thriller reader and mystery books do not typically keep my interest. I actually liked this book. I was shocked. I found myself actually interested in the characters and all of their secrets. The characters felt well fleshed out, and there was a good amount of twists. It was enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

_ami_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

The amount of times I visibly gasped in excitement and disgust is great, with the twists that I half expected and didn't see coming at all. It's just brilliant. And the audiobook with the various of voice actors switching for each POV??? My god, chief's kiss.

Bury me with this book like how they buried that body.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Police brutality, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Deportation

darumachan's review against another edition

The characters are not rich or distinct enough for a multiple-POV narrative to work well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Abandonment

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, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

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

Minor: Pregnancy

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

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

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: Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

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

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

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

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

lexa's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Confinement, Grief, and Abandonment