I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. I have to leave a middle of the charts rating for this book because it was intriguing and boring at the same time. Layla goes missing 12 years ago and Finn has moved on with Ellen (her sister). Finn has never found closure from Layla's disappearance and wonders if she may still be alive. When Finn gets engaged to Ellen mysterious dolls start to show up and he questions if Layla is alive and what he would do if she comes back. Would he choose Layla or Ellen? At one point in time I had the ending right but I thought it was so far fetched that it wasn't actually the truth. This book will definitely keep you guessing and the ending will probably surprise you. I found the middle parts of the book to be a little bit boring and wanted more to happen. There was a lot of what should I tell Ellen and secret keeping that went on throughout what seemed like 20 chapters. This is the first book I have read by this author and I will definitely read more. Give this one a chance and it could surprise you!

This is the third out of three highly original and enjoyable novels that I have read by this author. I was so pleased when my copy was delivered to me after my request to NetGalley and publisher HQ for an ARC e-copy of ‘Bring Me Back’ to review. I was not disappointed at all. It was full of intrigue, fast paced and one narrator was hugely unreliable. It was just the sort of off-the-wall mystery stories that I love most of all. In short I lapped it up and never once guessed what the ending would be. It was a tense and puzzling psychological thriller where lies abounded and several characters fitted the bill for the perpetrator of the tense and worrying crime, if indeed there was one. I loved the storytelling and the varying contributions that the skilfully crafted characters made to the story. Their involvement was an enigma to me, as I’m sure the author intended.
Finn and his girlfriend Layla were returning from their skiing holiday and were passing through France on their way home. Taking a toilet break at a roadside public toilet, Finn is terrified when he returns to their car to find Layla is nowhere to be seen. The night is pitch black, but never-the-less he starts searching for her to no avail. He notices scuff marks by their car and then finds the tiniest Russian doll discarded on the rough ground near the car. It’s Layla’s, he knows that, but it is very dear to her and she would never have left it behind voluntarily unless as a sign to him that she had been made to leave. He has no mobile signal at all, so he journeys on to raise the alarm, but despite exhaustive searches both sides of the channel, Layla is not found. Eventually Finn accepts that she must be dead and organises a memorial service for her and this is when he meets her sister Ellen.
Years go by and more than a decade later Ellen and Finn get together. They decide to marry and place an engagement notice in the newspaper. This is the point that Ellen and Finn’s worst nightmares begin. Someone places a tiny Russian doll on their wall. Ellen is convinced they exactly match the one that Layla had lost when she disappeared. She cannot believe anything but that Layla has returned. They talk about it together but suddenly things take a turn for the worse…..
I was totally invested in this novel even more than that I couldn’t bear to put it down. I made various predictions as the story developed, but I was miles wide of the mark. I was suspicious of everyone until I reached the very end, and then I was totally incredulous, surprised and shocked by the final few pages. It was an incredible solution to the story, but I did not like it one iota, although others will. It is a good job we are all different. It’s a well deserved 4* review from me and I was well and truly taken in.

Oh wow where do I begin? BA Paris is a go to author for me and every book gets better if that is even possible!? This story keeps you biting your nails and flipping pages until you realize you stayed up all night reading!! I absolutely love a good suspense novel and this one has enough scary twists that I actually read some parts with my eyes half closed because I was terrified to see what was going to come next! So good, the writing is flawless, the book makes you really wonder if you’re going mad and you can’t stop reading until it’s over! I’ll never look at a Russian nesting doll the same again!

I read this book in one sitting! I love how B A Paris keeps the tension through her short yet powerful chapters. It keeps the pages turning into the wee hours of the night! I also loved all the twists and turns, the minute I thought I figured out the plot....I was wrong! Definitely a handsell for me, especially because I want someone to talk about it with!!!

I was SO EXCITED to get a copy of this one from Netgalley. And I'd just finished a novel so I was eager to start this book. I've really enjoyed both of B.A. Paris's other novels and I just knew that I was going to love this one.

However, this one missed the mark for me, unfortunately. I read a lot of this genre, and so I can say with confidence that this one may be polarizing. This book differs from Ms. Paris's other two books as the main character is male this time. Perhaps that was the difference? I'm not sure. I realize that in this genre, a lot of times there are unlikable characters, that comes with the territory. But usually it's overlooked because they have something going for them, or the story does or something. I just didn't like anyone. Finn comes across as a limp dishrag, as does Ellen. The secondary characters merely exist as red herrings or to move the plot along, they add no real redeeming qualities to the story.

I hope that this book does well, and I'd love for someone else whose opinion I respect to read this one also, because it appears that I may be an outlier as almost all of these reviews on Goodreads are terrific.

I *really* wanted to like this book. But I just didn't. Gotta be honest.

I would like to thank St Martins Press and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Bring Me Back’ by B A Paris in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
In 2006 Finn and his girlfriend Layla are in France on a skiing holiday. On their way home to England Layla disappears and although the police believe Finn is responsible no trace of her is ever found.
Twelve years later Finn has moved on with his life and is now living with Layla’s sister Ellen. A small Russian doll is found outside the gate of their home which has great significance to Ellen, then Finn starts getting emails, supposedly from Layla. Has Layla returned or is it somebody pretending to be her?
B A Paris has written yet another gripping psychological thriller with enough twists and turns in the plot to keep me on the edge of my seat. As the chapters progress between Finn and Layla, the tension mounts until I have to remind myself to breathe. The conclusion is shocking and totally unexpected. ‘Bring Me Back’ is unbelievably chilling and I can guarantee that once started the reader will be unable to put it down.

This is the third novel by B.A. Paris. She's one of those authors that I don't even have to read the blurb because I already know it's going to be good no matter what. The first two were really good, but this one is really, really good! My advice is to start this book when you have a few hours to spare because you won't want to put it down! A young British couple are on their way back home after a vacation. Finn leaves the car for a few minutes and when he returns Layla is gone, never to be seen again. That was over a decade ago now. Finn is happy, he's getting married. But then his relationship starts to go awry because of a little Russian Nesting Doll. This book started off good. I was taking my time getting to know Finn before, during and after his relationship with Layla. But there was one part early on that made me think "oh my God" and I couldn't stand not knowing what happened to her. It's like B.A Paris is a race car driver and she threw me in there with her and sped to the finish line. I couldn't read fast enough. I loved the ending. The whole book was intense.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC.

I’ve learned once I start any B.A. Paris book nothing else matters until I’ve reached the end. Bring Me Back was another page turner from start to finish and I couldn’t put it down. Finn and Layla are in love until she mysteriously disappears never to be found again. After twelve years of searching and wondering Finn is given a second chance at happiness when he falls in love with Ellen, Layla’s sister. I don’t want to give anymore of the plot away, so I’ll just say, start it and you won’t stop until the last page.

“Didn’t he realize that he was dancing to my tune and still had a lot of steps to learn?” This line from one of the two narrators of this story sums up this wonderfully written, suspenseful, thrilling tale with twists galore that keep you guessing and make your head spin, leading you to think you’ve figured it out only to find out you have not. Grabbed me from page one and proved to be a page-turner that I could not put down. Even though I had figured out the main mystery by the end, the suspense was so intriguing that I still give it a 5 star rating. Highly recommend! Thank you to The NetGalley team at St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an egalley of this book.

This is the 3rd book by B.A Paris that I’ve read and in my opinion the best so far. I read it in one sitting, unbelievably addictive until the very end. Although I had worked out what was happening early on, this did not detract from the enjoyment of the read. Full of suspense and fast paced, I couldn’t put it down. A whopper of an ending, brilliantly written. Can’t wait for more! Well done!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for my advance copy in return for an honest review.

Great book! Another hit for this wonderful author. Fooled me till the middle of the book then i couldn't put it down. Would recommend to others for sure. I have this author on my must read list!

I thanks the publisher and netgalley for giving me a early release copy.

This was just great. I loved Paris' other books but this one was SO good. It was refreshing for an almost all male narrative. I've read too many books lately that follow the same recipe: women with drug/alcohol problems, no one believes what she saw, the reader doesn't trust her narrative, etc. This was so refreshing and the twist was different than anything I've read too. My only criticism would be that some of the story in the middle gets a little repetitive, but I really really enjoyed this book otherwise.

Okay first of all thank you so much to Netgalley for providing me with the arc of Bring Me Back. B.A Paris is an Amazon author and her books are always pretty original and intriguing. While I did not like this one as much as Behind Closed Doors, I did like it more than The Breakdown. The way Paris writes is always intriguing and original. Much like her other books, the twists are fairly easy to see coming. That doesn’t make them any less interesting. The only real thing that I didn’t like (slight spoilers?) is the end. I’m her other two books, I feel like Paris wrapped up the books fairly well. The endings were pretty satisfying. This was. Was not. It wasn’t HORRIBLE. But I would have rather it ended a different way. Definitely worth the read, though.

Holy crap was this good!! I requested this from Net galley based on last year's The Breakdown. Which, if I recall, I began one night and couldn't put down. Which is exactly why happened again! So note to future self: if you start to read a B. A. Paris novel, don't make any plans!

This started off with Finn giving his account of the disappearance of his girlfriend , Layla. From there it weaves back and forth from the night of her disappearance to the events happening now. Is Layla dead? Or is she back for revenge? No spoilers here! Read it! That's my advice. I will say, it's a given that I am a huge fan of B.A. Paris now.

*Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review .

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first book I've read by this author, but I know she has been wildly popular in the last year or two. I've been wanting to get to one of her books so I was excited to have the opportunity to read the advanced copy of this one.

I love twisty psychological thrillers and unreliable narrators, so this book was right up my alley. The book drew me in quickly, the pacing was wonderful, and the storytelling kept me hooked all the way through. These things were so strong that it compensated for me not really caring about the characters so much. They were complex in ways but not particularly compelling. I didn't love them nor love to hate them, so I didn't really connect with them or care about them. Thankfully, I can still enjoy a great story without that, but it did leave me with enough disappointment to knock my rating down a little. How the story played out and the ending weren't a total shock, as I started piecing it together and figured things out before the story got there, so that also reduced my rating by a bit. All in all, it was a solid 4 star read, and I will definitely go back and read the previous books by this author and any to come. I would also definitely recommend the book to others and will talk it up as a librarian.

When I saw B.A. Paris had a new book coming soon, I knew I had to get my hands on an advance copy so I could share it here. I started this last night and am totally hooked. Bring Me Back captivated me from the first page, always a good sign.

Here’s what it’s about:

A young British couple are driving through France on vacation when they stop at a service station. He runs in to use the restroom, she stays in the car. When he returns, her car door has been left open, but she’s not inside. No one ever sees her again.

Ten years later he’s engaged to be married; he’s happy, and his past is only a tiny part of his life now. Until he comes home from work one day and finds his new fiancée sitting on their sofa turning something over in her fingers, holding it up to the light. Something that would have no worth to anyone else, something only he and she would know about because his wife-to-be is the sister of his missing first love.

As more and more questions are raised, their relationship becomes strained. Has his first love somehow come back to him after all this time? Or is the person who took her playing games with his mind?

I seem to like each B.A. Paris book better than the last! This was really good, suspenseful, fast paced and kept me engaged until the very last word! For those who enjoyed Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown, I think you will absolutely love this one, I know I did. Some parts did require me to suspend a little disbelief (which is the reason for 4 versus 5 stars here), but I do enjoy that in my thrillers.

It’s been ten years since she vanished from the parking lot of a gas station in France. When he came back to their car, she was gone and no trace of her was ever found. Now, he is hoping for a second chance at happiness, he’s engaged and thinks that he may finally be ready to move on. Then he sees his fiance, the sister of the woman who disappeared holding something that she shouldn’t have. Something he hasn’t seen in a very long time. Is his first love back or is someone playing a sick game with him? Paris writes some of the best thrillers today, with shocks and surprises that keep coming. If you like a book that will keep you guessing, pick up a B.A. Paris novel, you won;t be disappointed