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A review by carlaah1984
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
dark
mysterious
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
2.5
I was iffy on this book, I started listening to it and struggled to get into it and it got returned to Libby. I kept wondering where it was going and what happened so I got it again. It is a slow first half or so, and I kept not being sure I cared but also kept listening. The set-up seems to take a long time, and I found Jess not that likable or interesting. The amount of times the smell of someone's sweat was mention was wild and annoying. It wasn't what I predicted so that's a plus, and it kept be guessing even when I thought I had figured it out. I enjoyed the switch in narrators, which helped break out some of the annoying bits of each characters point of view.
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting