This was a pretty quick read, it had short chapters and was fast paced enough to keep me wanting more to find out what happened. I also liked the added snippets from the therapist. Adding snippets from the villain always adds an additional element of suspense, which I love!

The atmosphere of The Circle reminded me of Desperate Housewives. Women gossiping, meeting for coffee, and doing yoga, I’m here for it!

I did think the person that was the actual therapist was a bit predictable, and while I felt like I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, there really wasn’t anything mind-blowing throughout the book. But the ending definitely took me by surprise! I’ve read all of Paris’ novels so far, and this is one of my favorites!

Just out this week is the latest from B.A. Pairs – a suspenseful thriller that kept me up all night reading so that I can finish it in one sitting!
I have to say that I think I’ve read all her novels and have liked some more than others (loved Behind Closed Doors!). I liked this one a lot!

Let me know what you think…and thanks to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for my review copy!

(full review at drbethnolan.com)

I loved behind the closed doors…. But The Therapist didn’t meet my expectations like I thought it would. Still a great read and the ending was unpredictable.

Alice and Leo have newly moved in together, and are working to become a part of their small community. They soon learn about some unexpected events that happened at their new home, and that nothing is as it seems.

The Therapist is a suspenseful, psychological thriller where nothing is quite as it seems. Alice learns one thing about her neighbors, but then something else happens to make her rethink things. Her relationship with Leo also begins to unravel, while her fledgling relationship with her new neighbors struggles to take hold.

The book comes to a wild, unexpected ending that I didn't guess was coming. I recommend The Therapist particularly if you are a fan of B.A. Paris.

Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Alice and Leo can’t believe their luck when Leo finds this beautiful recently renovated home in an gated community. This fairly new couple is looking forward to starting their lives together, instead of long distance. Alice sets out to meet neighbors, while Leo would love to keep things to just the two of them. What is he hiding? As the dark history of the house emerges, Alice questions who Leo is and tries to piece this puzzle together but it’s made more confusing by stories given from different neighbors, not to mention a handsome stranger who Alice feels herself becoming attracted to.

I enjoyed the twists and turns of this book. In typical B.A. Paris style, you are led down one road, up another and end up coming in the back door. Subtle hints, questionable happenings. Neighbors stories and motives just don’t add up, but then no ones story is as it seems. Quick read that Weill keep you guessing up until all is revealed!

Thanks to B.A. Paris, St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone.

I love B.A. Paris’ books and this one did not disappoint, it is a page turning thriller that will have you both doubting and suspecting everyone at different points throughout the book. Alice and Leo have just moved into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses. Everything they have always wanted, but as they say, the grass is not always greener….

As Alice is meeting the neighbors she learns an awful secret about the house they just bought, and she begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist that lived there before them. Alice becomes just a tad obsessed with figuring out what happened two years ago, the problem is, no one is talking about it. So many secrets, weird things are happening, and she can’t trust anyone. What will she do?

This might be my favorite by Paris yet, it was a read in one sitting because you have to know what happens kind of thriller, I loved it so much! There were a few twists in here, some I saw coming, some I didn’t, and I switched a few times who I thought was behind it all and overall this was so much fun to read. A great thriller that I highly recommend it.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the advanced digital galley and finished copy to review. This one is available now!

HOLY COW! The Therapist by B.A. Paris was unputdownable. I literally couldn't put this book down. I ordered pizza last night because I didn't want to take time to cook. The pizza was great but, the book was better. Have you ever been so engrossed in a book and looked up to find you were sitting at home on your couch? That happened to me with this book. Wow!

There were so many suspects in this book and so many reasons they were each a suspect. Then so many reasons why they weren't a suspect. I was lead to believe there were spirits in the house. Were there? Maybe!

This book had me hanging onto every word trying to figure all of what was happening. If you know anything about me, you know I can't figure them out. That is why I love mysteries, suspense and thrillers. I'm just glued until the end of the book when the author lays it all out for me. I tell ya... it is worth every minute!

I read Behind Closed Doors by this author before I started reviewing and I think this book was better! B.A. Paris has outdone herself with The Therapist. If you like her books or you just love Domestic Thrillers or Psychological Suspense, you're going to love this book.

I received a copy of this book from #StMartinsPress/#Netgalley for a fair and honest review. Thank you!

It seems exclusive neighborhoods are the theme of the summer. Alice and Leo move to The Circle, a gated community, into a fabulous house. Only after moving in does Alice find out there was a murder that took place in her house and Leo didn’t mention it.

Alice starts digging into the murder and learns it was a therapist named Nina. While the story is told mostly from Alice’s voice, there are chapters with the therapist and an unknown patient. Leo travels for work leaving Alice alone in the house and she starts to investigate what happened. It seems none of the neighbors want to answer any questions about the murder and the more they evade her questions, the more desperate Alice becomes in trying to figure out what happened.

I’m not a huge fan of naive or too trusting characters, and that is what Alice is. I couldn’t quite figure out why she continued to investigate and stay alone in the house when the stakes became so high.

I spent a good part of the book going down the rabbit holes the author set up and falling for many a red herring, I did finally figure out the murderer before the reveal.

While it isn’t a terrible book, I just couldn’t get over how naive the main character was.

I like this author's previous works and was happy to be invited to review it. In "The Therapist", we find Alice, and her Leo moving into a fancy, upscale house to do a lot of renovation work to make it their "dream home"... but they soon find out their house has a past, the previous owner - a therapist named Nina, was murdered in their home, eek! (I guess there is no website to check this prior to buying like in the states, or required disclosure?) The neighbors are all rather creepy and there are some plot twists toward the end, but it was a bit slow for me. However, I personally did relate to this one, as I have dealt with the housing market on the West Coast and know the pain of renovating very well. Overall, I recommend and will read the author again. My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

This review published on Amazon 6/17/21

Thank you to St. Martins and Netgalley for the gifted copy of The Therapist.

This book is why I love thrillers, its pure escapism and I had such a hard time putting this one down. This book read like a movie and I was throwing my popcorn at my kindle the whole time. I highly recommend this one, I was thoroughly entertained and though I did call some things, she still got me in the end!

Alice is our main character and her and her parter Leo move in to a new house in a prestigious neighborhood called The Circle. It’s gated and it’s fancy. However, after they start to meet their neighbors she learns a secret that taints her view of the whole neighborhood so much she has a hard time even staying there. Alice is now completely enthralled with trying to solve the mystery of this secret but none of her neighbors want to talk about it. She soon finds out that this perfect neighborhood isn’t so perfect after all.

B.A. Paris excels at building suspense and tension to keep readers turning pages until the end. She casts many characters under suspicion until you begin to doubt everyone’s innocence.

BOOK REVIEW: The Therapist by B.A. Paris

A favorite author does it again! Kept me guessing to the end.. And reading non-stop to get there!... ✨😎✨

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♡ Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. I voluntarily chose to review it and the opinions contained within are my own.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion.

I really liked this story. It was fast-paced and kept you guessing about the murderer, although maybe that was just me. Once the identity was revealed,I felt like I should have known who it was all along. But I didn’t.

This is the first book I’ve read by BA Paris but will definitely read more! Highly recommend!

Review of The Therapist by B.A. Paris:
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Alice and Leo move into a new home within a gated community that’s referred to as The Circle. As Alice begins getting to know all of her neighbors within this tiny community she learns of a devastating murder that happened in the house she just moved into. This sets her off on an obsessive hunt to find out more except everyone within The Circle seems to be keeping tight lipped only further instigating her search for the truth and Alice becoming suspicious of everyone around her. This rabbit hole she’s going down only leads to more secrets uncovered and Alice not knowing who to trust or what’s true.

The suspense in this one had me hooked. I had a hard time getting past the main character avoiding or not confronting some obvious red flags that would have me out the door in no time - it was honestly exhausting - but this was all overshadowed by the level of suspense. Not many reads have had me feeling like I need to go lock my doors or have me questioning every little sound in my house but this one did it for me. The psychological mind games in this was palpable and the red herrings had me questioning everyone. There are plenty of characters worthy of lying and Paris misdirects you left and right until the very end when the web of lies is satisfyingly untangled. If you enjoy page turning suspense and mind-f🅄ckery then this one is for you!

⚠️ Trigger Warning: Murder

Thank you @StMartinsPress [#partner] for gifting me with both a complimentary advanced readers and finished copy (and the chalk board with chalk board marker and coasters) in exchange for an independent and honest review! This book was released yesterday and you won’t want to miss it!

This was definitely a fast-paced thriller with a lot of drama in a gated community in London for Alice when she finds out the history of her house and about the murder that occurred very recently. It had interesting, well-spaced twists and turns causing readers to suspect every character we come across just like the way Alice suspects everyone due to her past experiences.

The way the author successfully managed to make us doubt all the neighbors and even the husband mainly was remarkable especially the way their secrets came out in the open. Definitely intriguing plotline even though many readers will be able to guess the killer but I had no clue how the killer managed to until I read the ending which I am always happy with a thriller.

I've read almost everything by B.A. Paris and haven't been disappointed yet. After a short long distance relationship, Alice and Leo move into their first home together but she starts to discover not everything is as it seems. Leo, the home, the neighborhood - all are a little too perfect. Although Alice could use the help of a good therapist herself, it didn't take away from the unraveling of the mystery at the heart of the novel. This one is worth seeing through to the end.

When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive…

As Alice is getting to know her neighbours, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before.

Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbors are keeping secrets and things are not as perfect as they seem…

I've enjoyed every one of BA Paris' books and this is no exception. The writing was descriptive, without being overly so and the characters were perfectly written. Some you love, and others you love to hate.

I was guessing almost to the very end, but there were still twists that shocked me!

“The Therapist” delves into the intricacies of relationships, murder, secrets, lies, suspicion. A big take away from this psychological thriller is don’t trust anyone. It’s a slow burn that churns and veers it’s way through the gated community of the Circle, enough twists and turns to keep your interest.

** I received an electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review of this book.

B A Paris never disappoints! Another edge of your seat thrill! I loved how I didn’t know til the very end who they killer was! I am always shocked! Just when I think I’m on a roll to figuring it out….nope totally wrong! That’s how I like my books! Always throwing me for a loop! Mind games I loved the mind games and this sure lived up to it!

I've read other books by B.A. Paris and have really enjoyed them. This one did not disappoint!
This is a book that continues to build up the suspense from page one and you can't stop reading!

Alice and Nina are interesting characters that I enjoyed getting to know. I highly recommend this to someone looking for a good summer read.