Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

68 reviews

chip8401's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Murder, Sexual content, and Trafficking

absram's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-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

1.5

I found myself really annoyed with our main character in several instances (like running away from the only person willing to help her straight into a riot that she knew was happening). The “twists” were predictable and felt over-teased. Was really disappointed in this one compared to The Guest List which I found far better. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent

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

gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Drug abuse, Deportation, Cursing, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Minor: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gore, Trafficking, Self harm, and Pregnancy

emilywemily6's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

I didn’t like this book as much as the other Lucy Foley book I read. It felt so long with nothing happening for most of the book. At the beginning, the general vibe was eerie and suspicious, but as truths came to light for some reason the tone and atmosphere was less and less sinister. I guessed the culprit(s) early on, though didn’t know how everything fit together. The author did a good job at fitting lots of details together that seemed unrelated. I was unsurprised by the big reveals of the whodunit and while the twist at the end was unexpected, it wasn’t satisfying- it was more like, “oh, okay, that makes more sense I guess.” I haven’t read a lot of mysteries or thrillers, but this one felt predictable, especially as the pieces of the puzzle began sliding together. The dual timelines and memories in the narratives were a bit confusing too, especially the closer we got to the crime and the memories and present day were only a couple of days apart. Overall, an alright book, but nothing stood out to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Alcohol, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, and Deportation

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

thistle_clover's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

As much as it had me enthralled to keep reading, by the end, this book left a neutral feeling within me. Now, that's not to say this wasn't a good book - it was, it had plot twists and turns. It was a nice introduction to the thriller genre. Some would say my introduction. I enjoyed it, though there were many moral questions raised, but that's maybe what makes it thriller? I think I'll give The Guest List a shot, too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Murder, Drug use, Death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Stalking, and Addiction

rhaselpaq's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Stalking, Trafficking, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, Deportation, Infertility, Police brutality, and Drug use

knkoch's review against another edition

sad fast-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

1.0

Ahh, I think this will end up being the last Lucy Foley book I read. Her style seems pretty consistent to me, from The Guest List to this, but her whole oeuvre is just not for me. I liked the structure of this mystery slightly more than in The Guest List, but otherwise, I had a lot of issues with this book which in general aren’t worth outlining extensively.

The main issue is that I find her characters are near universally grim, shallow, and slimy. They’re the sorts of people I don’t want to understand better. And none are clever! None of them show presence of mind, resourcefulness, or intelligence. I found myself almost rooting against positive outcomes for any of them because it would have been more interesting than watching them slowly plod towards the truth. 

I think what drew me to these books were the settings, emphasized by gorgeous cover design. But that’s not enough to sustain a whole story, unfortunately.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Addiction

There are lots of other CWs to note for this book, but the casual ranging to obsessive alcohol consumption bothered me particularly.