and that is without the clunky narration which is truly comedic at times. The appalling stereotypical characters themselves, The big secret is like "Really?" Romance trying to show up and be counted for extra interest. Things are not what they seem - so what? So many unremarkable skeletons in the unlikable and unlikely characters' closets. There are more questions which could be asked - What are the chances someone brings you a pair of shoes to wear and they are the right size and "surprisingly comfortable"? I even think the cat changed colours from being grey and white to black and white but I am so worn out at this stage I cannot be bothered to go back and find out, as it is far more plausible compared with the other impossible and unbelievable shenanigans in this book. 3) How can you blackmail someone for something that is public knowledge and really sounds like a totally implausible scenario anyway? Again this might have been scandalous at some stage in Paris and indeed it might have been possible to keep this under wraps at some stage in history but not for a very long time. 3) Practically speaking, I cannot imagine how it could be such a huge source of revenue - it sounded more like a Toulouse-Lautrec fever dream set around the times of the Folies Bergère opening in1869 than the 2020s. 1) Is this really meant to be set in open minded, sophisticated, modern day Paris? 2) Why was no research done as even I have seen a couple of documentaries and this is such a naive, ill-informed and ridiculous portrayal of something very grubby and brutal. no spoilers of course but it was just like. Things instead took a turn for The Famous Five/Hardy Boys Mysteries and then the reveal of the big secret. Loved the premise, was all on board for a jolly jaunt as longing for a holiday albeit a virtual one and I struggled on, through the comedic French accents until the first twist which was frankly a little hard to believe, but I let that go, hoping things would get better. I loved "The Hunting Party" loved the idea of "The Guest List" but did find it rather contrived and increasingly hard to swallow but "The Paris Apartment" is much much worse.
Très underwhelming - not a patch on Hunting Party
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