Many thanks to the publisher, HarperCollins, for providing a copy of this book on which I chose to write an honest review. I raced through The Paris Apartment in no time and the story has some great twists in it that I didn’t see coming at all! A gripping read. But this book has our young main character arriving to stay in Paris with her brother only to be thrown into the deep end of a huge mystery. The other tenants of his posh apartment aren’t revealing anything. Visitors to Paris spend days wandering through museums, eating beautiful food, window shopping in elegant and funky shops and walking to the next tourist spot. She plans to stay with her half-brother, Ben, but he’s nowhere to be found. Lucy Foley’s writing, like in The Hunting Party, flows brilliantly and she builds the atmosphere so well – I can vividly imagine the apartment and its residents! First, a quick synopsis: Jess leaves behind London and arrives in Paris in hopes of a new start.

We switch between different characters, and at first I struggled to keep up with who was who, but I soon got to grips with it.

It’s not all action-packed – some parts are a little slower, but it never felt slow or unengaging. There’s a strong feeling of confusion in parts of the novel, reflecting Jess’ worry, desperation and vulnerability at being in a country where she can’t speak the language and may be taken advantage of… The characters – largely other residents – are entertaining (although many of them are not at all likeable, which only adds to the tension) and are satisfyingly complex. As Jess discovers more about the apartment and its residents, things get very odd… However, it soon becomes apparent that Ben has disappeared. Where nothing goes unseen, and everyone has a story to unlock.Ī mystery lies behind the door of apartment three.Īs a big fan of The Hunting Party, I was excited to read The Paris Apartment – the new novel by Lucy Foley, this time set in an apartment in Paris where Jess arrives from England, to visit her brother Ben. A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the Seine.

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