The Paris Apartment – review (AD)
I was kindly given an electronic copy of The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley in exchange for an honest review*.
The Paris Apartment book blurb
Jess needs a fresh start.
She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances.
Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris.
Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he’s not there.
The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has.
Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly.
Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question.
The socialite – The nice guy – The alcoholic – The girl on the verge – The concierge
Everyone’s a neighbor. Everyone’s a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.
My overall thoughts on The Paris Apartment
After having thoroughly enjoyed The Guest List by Lucy Foley I was thrilled that NetGalley accepted my request to read The Paris Apartment.
I found The Paris Apartment a slow burner to begin with, but once I was a quarter of the way through the pace of the story and my reading certainly picked up.
I finished the last three quarters of The Paris Apartment greedily as I was eager to find out just what had happened to Benjamin Daniels.
Jess is running away from her life in England and seeking refuge with her half brother Ben in Paris.
After a less than smooth journey to the French capital, Jess is disappointed that Ben seems to have done a disappearing act on her when she finally manages to get into his apartment.
Pretty soon, Jess begins to suspect foul play and starts to investigate what has happened to Ben.
As she begins to search for Ben she wonders how on earth he could afford to stay in this luxurious apartment in Paris, do journalists earn enough from restaurant reviews?
The residents of the other apartments seem less than willing to help and some even seem to want her to leave – what are they hiding?
Everyone is a suspect in The Paris Apartment, can Jess trust anyone to help her find Ben?
The quest for answers keeps the reader turning the pages as the plot thickens and grows darker, the sense of foreboding intensifies.
I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likeable, they all have their flaws but I was really rooting for Jess and didn’t want her to come to any harm.
As a former journalist myself, I could understand Ben’s quest for a scoop and why his “friend” Theo may have a vested interest in helping Jess.
The plot is told from different character’s perspectives and we are taken back in time too as more secrets and lies are uncovered.
There’s enough twists and turns to keep you hooked – just stick with it for the first quarter!
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