Wow, out of all of B.A. Paris’ books, I think this one might just be my favorite. But then again, I think I say that every time she comes out with a new one. She just really knows how to write psychological suspense that grabs your attention. This story, The Therapist, was filled with so many secrets. Everyone involved seemed to have secrets but I think that’s what the author wanted us to think. Alice and Leo had just moved into a home in a gated community where even the house held secrets. A murder had taken place there and Leo had kept that from Alice. After finding out, she became obsessed with who had done it to the point of not trusting anyone. She just had to know who had killed Nina, the therapist. She didn’t believe that Oliver, Nina’s loving husband could of been the one. Because of so many secrets and lies, I never seen the twist coming that exposed who the real murderer was. Believe me, I was surprised. I love reading books that keep me guessing and this one did just that. If you enjoy reading psychological suspense then I recommend you read this. I’m sure you’re going to enjoy it as much as I did. You might even feel like you need a therapist when you’re done! I’d like to thank Marissa Sangiacomo, Assistant Director of Marketing at St. Martin’s Publishing Group for the invitation and NetGalley for the arc to read, review and enjoy. I am giving this a 4 star rating!

WOW! This was an amazing suspense thriller that I could not put down! I had to read it all in one day! I was so sure I had it figured out, only to change my mind several times and I was still wrong in the end! Loved the characters, loved the plot, loved everything about it! Bravo B.A. Paris!

Alice has a new home, a new neighbourhood, and the man of her dreams. Why does she feel like something is very, very wrong?

Alice is devastated to learn the horrifying, recent history of her new home. Her first instinct is to leave, but as she begins to feel a strange connection with the previous owner, she decides to stay for at least a little while. Alice becomes obsessed with Nina, the woman who owned the house before, and is constantly asking her new neighbours about her. Alice becomes increasingly paranoid as things go missing or are moved, gifts from her boyfriend show up that he doesn't remember leaving there, and she keeps waking up in the middle of the night, feeling as though someone is watching her sleep. With tensions running high and questions piling up, will Alice find out what really happened in her home two years ago? Or will she become a part of history, herself?
Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris is my favourite book, so I was very excited to read The Therapist! It took me a few chapters to get into this novel, as the beginning was focused on a lot of background information, but once the thrills began, I was hooked! I was suspicious of so many characters throughout the book, as everyone in the tight-knit neighbourhood holds secrets. There were a few twists and turns that I didn't see coming, and I loved that! I recommend this book to anyone who loves a good "whodunit" thriller.

I love reading books that take place in quaint little towns outside of London. It's always interesting to me to imagine what it must be like to live there and The Circle is quite interesting. I've read a couple books by B. A. Paris before and always enjoy them. Alice and Leo move in together to this small community of twelve homes and as Alice is desperate to fit in and make friends, she begins to learn about the secrets of the home she's living in as well as her neighbors around her. I definitely felt the suspense in this book-the creepy feelings Alice would have that someone was watching her while she slept, things being moved around her home, mystery visitors. At times I would get annoyed with Alice because instead of just leaving she is determined to find out the truth despite putting herself in danger. I found it to be a page turner and it's one of those books that keeps you guessing until the very end. Keep going through any of the lulls you feel while reading because it does have a slight ebb and flow, however it's worth it in the end to finish it out! For lovers of mystery and suspense, you will love this book!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review as well as an audio copy to listen to and review.

This is the third book by B. A. Paris that I have read and try as I might, I just don't like this author. The book was a thriller and pretty fast paced. I can't quite put my finger on what it is that I don't like, but it is just not for me. I will say that this book is better than Behind Closed Doors so if you liked that one, you will definitely like this one.

I did not read The Therapist through an educator lens.

The Therapist, by B.A. Paris was a great read. The twist at the end with the therapist was not one that I had necessarily seen coming. I did appreciate that the main character left Leo in the end and moved back to her own space instead of going back to him to make things work. I would recommend this book to others who enjoy mysteries/thrillers because Paris is one of the best authors in this genre.

The Therapist by B. A. Paris is a great read. The main characters, Alice and Leo, are flawed people trying to cohabitate. I think that Alice was not very likeable. She repeated the same couple of thoughts over and over. The plot was interesting and made up for the unlikable character. Overall, I enjoyed the book.

***** I received an ARC from NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my honest review. *****

Quick and predictable read. Not my favorite B.A. Paris book but also not the worst book I’ve read. I would wait until you can get this one from the library.

Whoa! B.A. Paris does not disappoint! I've loved all of her books. The main character was oblivious to so many things and that really irritated me about her. I didn't see the ending coming at all. So many twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. I could not put it down and was sad when the book ended!

I've been a fan of B.A. Paris since Behind Closed Doors. I've been anticipating this book (just like all of the others before and those yet to come) and I can tell you it didn't fall short of anything other than captivating. It was truly a great addition to the other books by B.A. Paris. She's an author you need on your auto-read list because all of her books are great ones.

The Therapist, the new novel from B.A. Paris, doe not disappoint. Alice and Leo move into a beautiful new house to start their life together, but Alice is not aware of the secret the house holds. As Alice meets her new neighbors she learns of a murder that took place in her.new home and becomes obsessed trying to solve the mystery. Will Alice risk it all to find her answers?

This was a page turner for sure! Full of twists and turns. A few I had figured out in advance but definitely not all. The suspense just keeps building until the very end. You keep wondering who is telling the truth and who’s not as nice as they pretend to be. Highly recommend. I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was not my favorite of BA Paris’ books. The pace was a little slow, and there were so many telephone conversations that it started to take away from the action. I found it hard to relate to the main character as I didn’t find her motivation for being so obsessed with the murder at issue to be believable. However, the ending was great and I loved the way the author tied up all of the loose ends.

Thank you to Netgalley for sending me an advanced copy of The Therapist to read in exchange for an honest review.

This book is about Alice and Leo, who move into a house in what is known as "the circle". The circle is 12 houses in a hated community. Alice finds out soon after moving that the former owner was murdered in the house and she is determined to find our what happened. The book is broken into past and present. There are only a few past entries and you don't find out whose point of view of it is until later on.
This was not my favorite B.A. Paris book, as that one is still The Breakdown, but if was still a very good book. There were a few twists, which the author is known for. This one felt more like a slow burn instead of fast paced like the others. I did like how just when I thought I had it figured out, the twist came and I was completely wrong. Of you are a fan of his former books, you'll enjoy this one as well.

Alice and Leo move into a house built in a community called The Circle. As Alice starts to get to attempt to get to know her neighbors she senses some coolness from them. Confused by this, she begins to wonder about the previous owner and as she asks about her she finds lies and resentment.
This seemed to me an unbelievable story but it was interesting and fun to read so I give it 4 stars.

This was not my favorite of BA Paris's novels, but still a really solid psych-thriller. I enjoyed the opportunity to read an ARC.

I had high hopes for this book because I love psychological thrillers and especially British ones. I was drawn in by the cover on the book, although it's quite deceiving. I gave it three stars because the author manages to bring in something clever just when the heroine, Alice, is beginning to become too stupid to be believed.
Alice uproots herself from her home town and life to move to London with a guy she barely knows - from a few weekends relationship - and allows him to buy a house which they move into in a locked gate community in London. She translates books from foreign languages into English so her work is transportable while his is questionable and some kind of "consulting" which no woman in her thirties would buy as a real job. Alice is desperate to make friends, but the women in The Circle, as this community is called, are stand-offish and loathe to be friendly even though Alice invites all the couples over for drinks. She doesn't understand why her boyfriend, Leo of the mysterious job that takes him way for most of the week, doesn't want to get to know the neighbors, considering he was so anxious to buy this particular house.

And so it goes...finally, we find out that the woman of the house who lived there before was murdered, supposedly by her husband, who later committed suicide. Alice is furious at Leo for not telling her, while he's fine with it all because the house was for sale on the cheap. Now, I'm not sure if I could live in a house where there'd been a recent murder, but given that there was remodeling and an extensive re-painting, we know that Alice isn't being forced into living in the middle of the crime scene. However, it's the beginning of the end for her relationship with Leo as she moves downstairs into the "office" and sleeps on the pull-out.\

I found her acceptance of a white rose left in the hallway outside her door, and the appearance of a bottle of champagne in the fridge, along with blonde hairs everywhere, along with her internal rationalizations for them adolescent at best, rather than psychologically disturbing. She kept waking up, believing/feeling someone was in the room and watching her sleep. The murdered woman had reported to her friends the same thing. And yet she tells herself that Leo is doing these things - putting blonde hairs all over the kitchen to spook her? Or that her hair was falling out from stress? If someone is trying to scare someone else, or rattle them mentally, to me a white rose and a bottle of champagne aren't the calling cards I'd use, but whatever.

Also, having five other couples to keep track of was too many in the hope of having "suspects".

Nor did I find the wrap-up of Alice's emotional explanation as to why she couldn't forgive Leo in the end, after we find out who the villain of the story really is, believable. And I really, really, wanted to. It was just disappointing. But, three stars for portraying a woman in her thirties who was willing to settle for the "maybe" guy instead of the "right" guy and how she managed to get out of it.

I received an ARC copy of this book from Net Galley and this is my honest review. I wasn't required to give any review at all.

Alice and Leo move into The Circle, a seemingly perfect gated neighborhood with beautifully nice people. However, things are not always what they seem, as Alice finds out quite quickly. There is a secret about Alice's new home. As Alice meets the neighbors and tries to fit in, she becomes determined to find out the secrets about the home and what happened there two years earlier. It seems that there are people who would rather let the mystery rest. Are they trying to scare Alice so that she stops searching for answers? Is Alice imagining things because she's still hurting from losing her parents and sister so long ago? Who should Alice trust?
Another great book by B. A. Paris!! This one keeps you guessing. You may know who is responsible, but you will never guess why!!!!

4.5 stars. There were 2 HUGE twists at the end of the book I didn’t see coming. I liked the book overall. I didn’t fall in love with the characters, which put my interest in well being a little lower than a 5 star. Overall B. A. Paris did it again with another great read. Thank you to Netgalley for the early read.

Another great read from B.A. Paris. This story takes place in a mysterious house in the ideal neighborhood where everyone wants to live. Alice and Leo move in and strange things begin to happen. Then, Alice learns the truth about the house. Alice’s journey for the truth takes her into some troubling situations.