Alice and Leo are in love. Leo finds them this super-elite place to live called, "The Circle." Alice is not sure...but, she wants to be with Leo so she agrees to move in. We meet some of the neighbors as the plot develops. Some are mean and snooty, some too friendly. For sure something doesn't add up as we find out more about the death that took place in The Circle (before Leo and Alice move-in) and the secrets around it.

Buddy read with Jayme! I enjoyed it a bit more than she did. I agree with her that the ending was a little over the top. But, it seems to me all of the other BA Paris novels I have read were too. Some much more than this one. (Like Bring Me Back). I think that was my least favorite of this type (thriller) and a bit crazy. I liked the first part of the book the best; enjoying the setting and getting to know the characters.

Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC to read for review. Recommended for mystery and suspense lovers.

When Alice finds out a woman was murdered in the house her partner bought for them, she is immediately drawn to solving her murder. Alice jumps from idea to idea easily, often nudged by a newly unveiled tidbit, making her paranoid and question the motives of everyone around her. Is she the victim of gaslighting or what is really happening at her new house?

BA Paris has crafted another solid thriller in The Therapist and it is an enjoyable, light read. (However, if you are looking for a strong, intelligent female protagonist, look elsewhere!)

3+/5 stars

This one has been getting mixed reviews, but it's up there for me as one of my favorites. I was there with Alice and all her theories. I bought in to every single one and was just as shocked as she was to learn the truth. I was also shocked when my I learned the truth about her. My only complaint was I still had some unanswered questions at the end, particularly around Lorna. There were a couple times I got confused with all the names and trying to sort them out. But as I've come to love B.A. Paris' books, I'm willing overlook the minor things that the bug me because at the end of the day, i read a great thriller. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Alice and Leo take their relationship to a more serious level by moving in together to a new home in The Circle, a gated community of 12 residences in Finsbury Park, London. It seems perfect, until Alice discovers disturbing information about the previous owners. In her relentless pursuit to discover the truth about what happened to Nina, a young therapist, and her husband Oliver while they lived in The Circle, Alice finds her new neighbors less than forthcoming. Why are the neighbors so reluctant to speak about the past?

Alice soon discovers that appearances can be deceiving, and the couples who call The Circle their home are guarding personal secrets behind closed doors. And Alice and Leo themselves are no strangers to pretense, each hiding ruinous secrets of their own. Will revealing the truth set the record straight, or place The Circle's residents in harm's way and lead to even more devastating consequences?

B.A. Paris is a masterful storyteller, creating fascinating characters and probing the intimate details of human behavior and couples' relationships. The novel's plot is propelled by intriguing, misleading clues that lead to shocking, unexpected plot twists, making The Therapist a pulse-pounding psychological thriller that is impossible to put down.

I received this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Lots of twists in this one. And all of those twists kept me guessing. I wasn’t expecting the final twist. Fast paced. A decent mix of likable and unlivable characters.

I’d recommend this to others.

That was a good read! I just finished this book during the day because I had to know how it ended! This is a tightly told story that keeps you on your toes. Really, the author sets it up so it could be anyone. There are a lot of characters, but you know just enough about them to keep them straight and everyone is a suspect. Everything about this book is well developed and it carries a good, readable rhythm. Well done.

I received a prepub copy of this book for my honest review.

Another easy thriller from B.A. Paris. The story was easy to follow, however a lot of the characters were not particulary likeable. The end was twisty and not expected which made for a nice surprise at the end.

This book was great and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. So many interesting characters (and suspects). I never saw the real killer coming. The narrator of the audiobook did a great job. I will definitely recommend this book!

This book bored me to tears for the first few chapters, though it did eventually pick up. I would not read it again, but others will love it.

I must start by saying from the very first page of this book I was hooked. In fact a lot of housework did not get done because of it. Not the first book by Paris that I have read, and certainly will not be the last.

A simple story, or so I thought, of Alice and Leo moving into a house he bought because they were only seeing each other on weekends and this was a solution to their problem. But there were many more problems ahead of them. Alice was never told that someone was murdered in the house and when she finds out Leo failed to tell her....well, things get mighty frantic after that.

Alice then becomes obsessed with the murder especially when told the person accused did not do it! And so we find ourselves involved with secrets and surprises.....I kept asking myself "How would I react in this situation?"

Place this one on your TBR list. Release date July 13, 2021 Thank you #NetGalley for the ARC, definitely a #fivestar read.

I found the description of the house a little cryptic. A silly thing but I swear how many rooms changed there were on the second floor changed a couple of times,. I only noticed it because the house being cheap because it was the scene of a murder/suicide was such a plot point. At any rate, it was a solid beach read. I think I shouldn't read their books so closely, I think they are meant to be just fun and quick. Alice made a lot of dumb choices and I really had to overlook them to get into the story.

Alice knows the burden of a tragedy, and a secret. And when she moves in with her boyfriend, Leo, and into their beautiful house in the The Circle, a gated and tight-nit community, she realizes she’s not the only one with secrets to keep. An unsolved murder and mysterious things happening in her home lead her on a search for a killer.

While the backdrop murder and mystery surrounding it are intriguing, I was constantly pulled out of the story by Alice’s unbelievable involvement in it. The dynamics of the neighborhood are interesting, but incredibly complex. There were many times I was spurred on by the details of the deception, but ultimately uninterested in the outcome. A lot of layers were superfluous and clearly only meant to confuse. But the obfuscation covered up too much, with the real culprit coming out of left field.

Just messy.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my free copy. These opinions are my own.

B.A. Paris is one of my favorite authors, and this book did not disappoint! Alice moves into a new house on The Circle with her boyfriend, Leo. When someone shows up to a party Alice hosts, she assumes it is a neighbor. She discovers that the man was not who she thought he was. Alice looks to uncover things that happened in her house in the past by learning more about her neighbors. As Alice was told, "Don't trust anyone."

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Another win for me! I love anything that @baparisauthor writes!
The anticipation of who killed Nina had me wanting to read one more chapter when I said I was going to stop. You can't help but wonder if Alice is crazy or if she is figuring out the mystery. This is definitely a must read!

So this one was a little too easy to figure out who the bad guy was. It was still a good book to read. There are some interesting twists in this book to learn while you read. The neighbors are friendly but what are they hiding. This book has so many secrets from I think everybody. Makes you wonder just exactly you can trust. I am leaving this review voluntarily after being sent a free book.

This book had me guessing until the very end. The Therapist is about Alice who moves into a house where a murder was committed. We soon find out that Nina was the woman who was murdered, but also the name of Alice’s sister who also died. The plot thickens as Alice tries to put pieces together. Quick read.

"The Therapist" by BA Paris is a page turner for sure. If you want to read a novel with tons of twists and turns; this is the one for you. It will keep you guessing the whole way through. If you have read any of PARIS's other novels you will not be disappointed.

What an excellent thriller. BA Parris has done it again. Alice is young and in love and decides to move in with her partner Leo. Alice has secrets just like everybody else. But, not like Leo’s secrets. They move into a gated community called The Circle. But Alice just does not feel comfortable in her new home. Her neighbors act odd around her. When she finds out the reason it shakes her foundation of trust in Leo. Turns out a young woman was murdered in the home and Leo didn’t tell her. Odd things start happening. Things are moved around and there is a presence that she senses at night in the house,. The suspense builds to a stunning conclusion that no one will see coming, This is a really good thriller and a must read for lovers of suspense.

Alice and Leo, both hesitant and unsure of their relationship, decide to take the plunge, that they are good for each other. When Leo finds a house, one of twelve arranged like a clock, in a gated community, he thinks this is the opportunity they have been waiting for. He gets a great deal on this house and the reason for that soon becomes clear. I had some trouble, maybe because it was an audiobook, keeping all of the neighbors straight, but that worked itself out. If you are the type of reader who likes to figure mysteries out as you read, you will enjoy this one. #thetherapist #netgalley

In The Therapist by B.A. Parris, Alice and Leo purchase a house in a gated community in London. As Alice gets to know their neighbors, she learns about the history of their home and feels connected to Nina, the therapist who had previously lived there. Alice becomes obsessed with learning more about Nina and increasingly paranoid and suspicious of all those around her.

The Therapist was a domestic thriller with a relatively quick pace. I wanted to get to the end to figure out the truth of what was happening. The author does a nice job of making each of the characters look guilty, and the pace was particularly rapid at the end with some surprise twists and turns. I had a hard time liking Alice in the story, however, as she seemed to be a little naive and missed some things that I felt should have concerning to her. Overall, this is a book that will keep you guessing right along with Alice, but be prepared to feel frustrated with some of Alice's actions throughout the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC. This did not affect the contents of my review, and all opinions are honest and my own.