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The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley

Start date: September 1, 2022

Finish date: September 30, 2022

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Mar 30, 2023 Catsalive rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2023

I have been swirled around willy-nilly in the frenzied currents of this book, a fairly unpleasant experience, all-in-all. Rapid jumps from one unlikeable character to the next did keep the pace up but made it more confusing than suspenseful as I had to keep flipping back to see who was talking.

Jess comes to Paris to visit her brother, Ben Daniels, but he turns up missing. Everyone wanted Ben - Nick Miller, Mimi, Sophie - but no one seemed to want him found. She lurches from one strange event to ...more

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Apr 25, 2022 Heather rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, suspense-thriller, library, mystery-thriller

3.5 stars

From the very beginning, a creepy atmosphere permeates this tale surrounding a Parisian home and its inhabitants. It's a well-crafted mystery (sort of a continental twist on an English manor house mystery), but having just now sent it back to the library, I'm not sure if I can say I actually enjoyed it. All the many characters, excepting Jess and possibly Theo, were rather horrible. And so, even though the mystery was interesting, it was difficult to like because of all the nasty people ...more

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Aug 02, 2022 Trisha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: suspense, dystopian

I absolutely loved this novel! I really enjoy her style of writing, and she does a fantastic job of creating twists and reveals that make the novel fun and exciting. Quite a few times I would laugh out loud and say “Holy plot twist!” and then have to explain to my husband what happened. There were a few parts that seemed a little slow to build, but it was definitely worth it as everything came together. She’s definitely becoming one of my favorite authors!

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Dec 09, 2023 Chris rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook, mystery-thriller, europe, france, thriller, suspense

Barely three stars. A semi-decent story but melodramatic and with a seriously stupid ending. I really dislike the very common sequence found in books like this:

My senses are tingling. I know something bad is about to happen.
There is something bad in front of me. I don't want to look at it.
I must look at it.
But I don't want to look at it.
I force myself to look at it.
Yep, it's bad.

Also, where the heroine is very smart until she needs to be very stupid to move the plot along.

Jess is a down-on-her- ...more

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Jan 10, 2023 Jenn rated it liked it

Shelves: mysteries, 2023-finished

3.5 stars

This was a super quick engaging read. Very easy to get caught up in the story and trying to figure out what was going on.

Jess has come to Paris to stay with her brother, Ben, for a little bit while she gets back on her feet. Only when she arrives to the address that Ben gave her he isn't there. Jess is surprised at how upscale the apartment he lives in is. Jess knows that something has happened with Ben and she is trying to figure it out.

There are other tenants within the apartment bu ...more

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Aug 04, 2022 Andreea rated it liked it

I don't know... It's a really fun mystery novel, but at the same time nothing impressive or that suspenseful for that matter. It's just...okay 🤷‍♀️ ...more

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