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pariško stanovanje by Lucy Foley

114 reviews

kendallashley's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

This was such an exciting read! I called some things and was surprised by others, which is my favorite mix in a book like this. I definitely got Charade, Rear Window, and Wait Until Dark from this read and I loved that she listed Charade and Rear Window as some of her inspiration for writing this one. The book is certainly dark, but the mystery keeps you hooked and guessing until the end. 

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lolohedrick's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this one!! Kept my interest and kept me guessing the whole way through. 

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jkull_10's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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cnannery19's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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folklorisms's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

i honestly don’t have much to say except i read this book in one sitting and it kept me from playing fallout, which is quite a feat

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stevienotnicks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Lucy Foley sure does have a thing for dysfunctional families and I don’t hate that. 

While sometimes difficult to follow, the multiple POV, multiple timeline flow of this story really kept me on my toes as a reader. You almost need to construct an FBI style suspect board to keep it all straight. 

Despite having dozens of characters, each was brought to life on the page, no matter how small the role. The attention to detail offered vivid descriptions of their mannerisms, scents, and accents that helped develop each personality as well as further the plot. 

Interestingly, I had it solved early on, but I dismissed my original theory because it seemed too predictable. I believe some will be very surprised with the twist, while fans of the genre will most likely find it slightly derivative. 

The pacing did leave a lot to be desired. At times, it felt like entire chapters were irrelevant or repetitive. She probably could have cut 50 or so pages and still had enough time to develop the story thoroughly. 

Still, I did really enjoy the characters and twists and would recommend this to fans of murder mysteries. 

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dr_al_mal's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

When I can find a book that keeps me guessing until the very end, I cherish it. This novel exceeded my expectations with its complexity and depth. I’m a tough critic of mystery novels, and I will be the first to admit that in this genre, it is hard to impress me. 

I. Am. IMPRESSED. 

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kaylaochs's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0


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sh0rtc4k3's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fun, well thought-out, great twists and turns, wonderful delving into different characters; did suffer from swapping POV’s too much at climactic/charged moments which imo messes with your tension, but did great at utilizing POV cuts and flash backs to provide cliffhangers and control what information we know when 

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te_ss_i's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.5

She guesses an alphanumeric password for a guy she just met on, like, the 3rd try? 

No. 

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