I love everything B.A Paris writes so I was especially excited to be approved for The Therapist. Paris creates such intricate plots that will keep you guessing until the last page. I absolutely love how Paris builds her characters and makes them so realistic. Paris also keeps the suspense in all of her novels, and one will change theories multiple times about where the story is going. Five stars!!

Alice and Leo move into a home in the gated community called The Circle. This is supposed to help them become closer in their relationship, allowing them to spend more time together, and less traveling on the weekends to see one another. Alice, ignoring Leo’s discontent to having guests, invites all of her new neighbors over to meet them all. One person arrives, unbeknownst to everyone except Alice, and turns her world upside down. As relationships build within the community, Alice has set herself on a dangerous path to discover secrets, so deeply hidden, within this seemingly serene community. To include her new home being the site of a gruesome murder and suicide very recently; one that she was unaware of, and that she is soon to become very familiar with.

I enjoyed this novel and the twists and turns it presented. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC. All of these opinions are of my own.

If you have read anything by B.A. Paris before, then you won’t find anything out of the ordinary in this book. If you have not read anything from this author before, you’ll find a basic psychological thriller in which the main character puts herself in situations and locations where she really shouldn’t be, at least for the sake of her safety. But I guess if she did that, we wouldn’t have a book, would we?
So, Alice and her boyfriend move into a house located in an exclusive little enclave with only twelve homes in London. For some reason, the home came at a bargain price so why not snatch it up while you can. When Alice digs deeper and deeper into the reason for the homes low price, she is shocked and surprised but still can’t leave the reason alone, even if it costs her her relationship and quite possibly, her life.
There is quite a bit of suspense, although the first two-thirds of the book move pretty slowly and then picks up at the end.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of The Therapist by B. A. Paris. Paris has become one of my favorite authors since I read Behind Closed Doors! If you have not read that, I highly recommend it! I enjoyed reading The Therapist and the twists and turns it took! I suspected everyone at one point and was extremely surprised in the end! MOUTH OPEN! This is a must-read and I recommend if you want a book that keeps you guessing!! Thank you again to NetGalley and I look forward to her next book!

I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. While the pace of the book might seem a bit slow at first you will realize later it was needed to give the backstory. The author did an excellent job in providing just enough information to keep you thinking, calculating, and guessing exactly which way the story was going. Who can be trusted? Who is a friend? Who is to be suspicious of? What really happened to the previous homeowner? Think you have it figured out? You might but I think you will be surprised at the end. I have not read books by B.A. Paris in the past but I will look to read more.

I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook and thought the narration was great, and paired it with the written copy. What I loved about this book is the amount of suspense, and how you really do suspect everyone. I also thought the ending was expertly plotted, explaining exactly how only Lorna had met the "investigator" and no one else in the Circle had seen him come in. The only downside to this novel (and this because I am comparing it to the amazing Behind Closed Doors), was the main characters lack of common sense - hard to connect with a character like this. Overall, very enjoyable! Will definitely be recommending on my blog later today. www.instagram.com/deebibliophilia

Such a mesmerizing read! Since the summary of the book does not give away so much; therefore, I won't either. There is much bobbing and weaving in this story. From the beginning, I thought right away that everyone was a suspect. About 60% in the story, I thought Alice was the crazy one! I thought The Circle was an elaborate mental institution and they were helping Alice process her disorder. The ending was expected yet unexpected. From the beginning, I knew there was a killer. The ending does explain some of the questions I had, except for the falling hairs. I can't go into details without giving away a great plot. Read it and you'll get what I mean. This is not a story where I would need to know full detail of the character i.e background. The pace was steady and kept me entertained. It's a must-read book this year.

Thank you to Martin's Press and NetGalley for letting me read this amazing ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Therapist by B.A. Paris was at the top of my wishlist for 2021 reads and it didn't disappoint. The characters were well developed and their reasoning behind their actions were well fleshed out and well explained. The story moved along nicely and kept you guessing until the end. There were many ways this could have ended but I was very satisfied with the twists, turns and surprise reveals that led us to the conclusion of the book. I love a well written book that can entertain while also building a solid story. 4.5 stars

International best seller B.A Paris returns with a new thriller about a house full of secrets and its neighbors full of even more. After a year of a long distance relationship, Leo and Alice move together to London in a beautiful gated community. Though reluctant to leave her countryside cottage, Alice is ready to make a new change for her future with Leo. The neighbors are all very kind and the home was even a great bargain for reasons unknown to Alice.

Alice begins to make friends with her neighbors and tries to find a new place for herself. After an unexpected visit from a private investigator, Alice finds out the last resident of the house was a therapist who was murdered. She comes to find out Leo kept this one important detail from her about their new home. A murder suicide occurred in the bedroom, explaining why the homes pricing was so low.

Alice finds out the victim is named Nina; the name of her late sister. She kicks Leo out of the house and becomes immersed with finding out the truth. Nina’s husband, Oliver, killed her and then killed himself or so that is how the story goes and what everyone is led to believe. She wonders if the neighbors know more than they’re letting on or if they even had anything to do with it.

As she decides if she should stay in the house and forgive Leo or to move away, she begins to slowly piece together information to figure out the truth of what really happened that night. Meanwhile, strange things begin happening in her home. She notices misplaced items, odd noises, and the feeling of being watched during the night. As things spin out of control, she is unsure if she can trust her new neighbors or even Leo. She turns to the private investigator, Thomas for help since her neighbors might be hiding something else from her too.

As the story progresses, new information is learned and Alice soon expects everyone around her as the possible killer. The readers are right there with her wondering who to trust or if anyone is even trustworthy. The plot twist will definitely come as a surprise and keep you flipping through the pages until the very end. This is a fast read and will be perfect for a beach read this summer. I’d like to thank St. Martins Press for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

When Leo buys a house in London and his girlfriend Alice moves in, it seems like they are on the verge of living happily ever after. Alice throws a party to get to know her neighbors, but when a stranger appears, her lovely future will be put in jeopardy. This house has seen tragedy and the prior owners' fates horrify Alice. Her obsession with finding out what really happened leads her down a path full of distrust. Satisfying her curiosity might also be the last thing she ever does.
The story is told mostly from Alice's POV, with random chapters by “the therapist”. At first, I was certain of the identity of the patient, but as more and more suspects were revealed, I was no longer so sure. I was right to doubt myself and I wound up only giving a passing glance to the “bad guy” and was quite surprised to see how everything came together.
Alice was a unique character. She is suffering from past trauma and her moving to London was a huge step. Once she puts on her investigator hat, she veers off in numerous directions. Every action by her partner and new neighbors raises her suspicions, and at one point, I thought, okay, they all did it!
An engaging plot that kept me flipping pages, and if I didn't read it during a rainy and cold Memorial Day weekend, I would have been happily devouring The Therapist at the beach.

Oh my goodness.
B.A. Paris is one of my favorites for reasons like this book.
This book will keep you guessing. Alice is so obsessed that she misses a few or 10 giant red flags. The characters are all so well thought out. They all play off each other and then you find out why. Holy crap!

This book was so twisty turny that I could barely keep up! I didn’t know which way was up and I loved it. Thanks so much to the publisher and NetGalley for my granting my wish for a free arc in exchange for my honest opinion! It was awesome!!

What is it about domestic thrillers that are so intriguing when you don't really know your partner or your friends? BA Paris has a specialty to cast up a small knit of characters and make you question every single one of them. This, coupled with her ability to set the tone in her books through imagery makes for a chilling read.

Even though the pace of this book moved slowly, it still felt pulse pounding and I found it difficult to put down - there were a lot of unknown factors and a classic whodunnit on hand. I liked that for this story, even though there was an alternating narrative between our MC and 'The Therapist', it mainly focused on her inner dialogue and her mind was racing similarly to what I would have done. The entertainment of her own theories was half the fun.

The twists were mid-level shocking until the end and I am happy to say there wasn't a vague/open-ended ends that seem to be trending nowadays. It was shocking and it was enough. This was a solid thriller.

Although, I will say the title is a bit misleading - ''The Therapist' concept is not flushed out to make it to title status for me.

This was a solid thriller and I'd recommend this for all BA Paris fans!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for this gifted copy.

I enjoyed all the twists and turns throughout. I never figured it out— even the last chapter shocked me

Alice and Leo are moving. Into a newly redone home in the exclusive and gated community of The Circle. It seems perfect.

Alice sets out to meet her new neighbors but people are giving her odd looks. When she finds out that a woman was murdered in the house suddenly the price becomes understandable. The woman, Nina, was supposedly killed by her husband.

Alice lost her own sister, Nina, a while back and has her own secrets to hide about that. But she becomes more than obsessed with why her own husband didn’t tell her someone died here. The agent knew the neighbors knew, but for some reason, Alice seemed clueless.

Alice digs into this murder and is soon grilling the neighbors, who all have their own shady dealings going on and aren’t answering her questions.

I am a fan of this author. This main character though was hard to follow because she was just so clueless.

I’ll still read her next one though!

NetGalley/ July 13th, 2021 by St. Martin’s Press

B.A. Paris is the author of Behind Closed Doors, one of the domestic thriller genre's defining classics. She is very, very talented. Unfortunately, The Therapist left me cold and disappointed! The premise is exciting -- a closed-door mystery of sorts, with a murder that takes place within a small gated community in London, investigated by one of its newest residents. The setting for an amazing thriller is there. But the character development is flat, the plot is repetitive and predictable, and except for one or two nuggets, I wasn't all that surprised by any of the reveals. Having said all this, Paris remains one of my top authors, and I will continue to read everything and anything that she publishes.

3/5 stars, will unfortunately not be recommending

If you are a fan of "the girl on the train", "the woman in the window" and suspenseful books, you will really enjoy this. I can honestly say that I did not see the ending coming and was surprised!

The Therapist by BA Paris was MUCH better than The Dilemma! She needs to stick with thrillers for sure! The entire time I was reading, it was hard to pinpoint where the twist was going to happen. I was pleased with the twists and turns, which kept me at the edge of my seat. I could pick up on some of her clues right away, but it still didn't give away the killer. Overall, it was better than most I've read lately, so it is worth the read! Thanks for letting me get the advance copy!

This novel will probably be very popular with fans of B.A. Paris. I, sadly, am not one of her fans. I keep trying to be, because I loved "Behind Closed Doors" Yet, I can officially say, I won't be reading anything else by Paris.

The Therapist is the story of Alice moving in with her love, Leo. They find a steal of a home on "The Circle." Alice is trying to befriend the homeowners in the close-knit community when she finds out a that a murder took place in her new home! She then decides to investigate the murder. The first half of the book are the mundane details of Alice's boring life. Snooze! My life is boring enough with a pandemic, thanks! Her conversations are repeated as she asks question after question about the therapist that was murdered in her home. Plot development lost me and unfortunately, I had to DNF. I try NOT to do that with ARCs, so my apologies.
This will not be recommended by me, unless of course, you are a Paris fan. Thank you very much to the publisher and netgalley for the ARC for my review.

She’s done it again. Guessing the whole number and what is going to happen next. A great read.. a group of people living in the same community and knowing secrets leads to a puzzling and exciting plot. You can try to figure out the friendships and who I telling the truth. But it all comes to a conclusion that will satisfy the reader.