The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley - A Review

I really wanted to love this one because the setup is deliciously creepy and the Paris setting should have done a lot of heavy lifting. Unfortunately, it never fully clicked for me. The rotating viewpoints felt more exhausting than intriguing, and instead of building tension, the story often spun in place. I kept waiting for that moment when everything snapped together and made the slow burn feel worthwhile, but it never quite arrived.

There are interesting ideas here and a few genuinely tense scenes, but they are buried under repetitive inner monologues and characters that are easier to tolerate than to care about. By the end, the reveals felt predictable rather than shocking, which took the edge off what should have been a sharp psychological thriller.

Not a terrible read, just one that did not live up to its own promise or hype. If you love atmospheric mysteries and do not mind a leisurely pace, you might enjoy it more than I did. For me, it was fine but forgettable.

★★

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