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I listened to The Therapist by B. A. Paris on audiobook. This was very predictably a B. A. Paris book. The storyline seemed rather predictable and overall, while enjoyable was not as thrilling and can't put downable as I was hoping it'd be.
Though this is a definitely a thriller ride, I hard a hard time liking or relating to the main character, Alice. Accusing everyone from the boyfriend to everyone in the gated community. Alice is determined to find out who killed the previous occupant of the house.
This is the third B.A.Paris book that I have read. Sadly, it just didn't meet my expectations of the perfect thriller. The book was very slow paced and the main character, Alice was annoyingly pathetic and the other characters were just as bad.
It just wasn't the book I was looking forward to reading.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital arc.
I have enjoyed B.A. Paris books in the past but honestly I didn't really care for this one. The main character was completely ridiculous. If you think someone is in your house at night wouldn't you get a security camera or something? Like no let's just keep sleeping there 🤦♀️. I couldn't come to like any of the characters or anything. This one is a hot or miss for thriller reads I feel.
I cannot get enough of BA Paris! Excellent thriller as always. If you enjoy small town dramas then this is for you. How would you feel if you moved into a murder house? Your husband knew and with held the information from you until it was too late. Everyone seems to be tip toeing around you.. and there is no where to hide.
I fell in love with B.A. Paris since I read Behind Closed Doors but no other book she's done has impacted me as much as that one. This one I just couldn't get through. I felt it was so boring and confusing and just ugh.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review this book. The Therapist is the latest psychological suspense thriller from B.A. Paris, with a murder mystery that occurs in a small private housing community. Alice and her boyfriend Leo buy their first-ever house together in an exclusive gated housing estate called The Circle, in Finsbury London. I really could not get into this book so much and put it down several times. I was mildly interested in where the plot was going throughout the book but was definitely not invested.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Another good one by Paris. I really got into the story. There were a couple of weird things (Alice’s obsession with people named Nina, for one). But they weren’t enough to distract from the storyline. Three big twists at the end were enough to turn this 3.5 into a 4!
Is Alice really noticing someone watching her, in her house, leaving calling cards? Or is she just imagining a host of unsettling scenarios after moving into a house where a woman was brutally murdered? An enjoyable and totally bingable domestic thriller, with a whole host of suspects living in a gated community called The Circle. This was great suspenseful thriller!
Thank you Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and B.A. Paris for free e-ARC of The Therapist in return of my honest review.
I have read a few books by B.A. Paris and I always enjoy them. The Therapist was not an exemption. A quick page-turner, a few intriguing twists and turns. The main protagonist is well written and developed. I haven't seen the conclusion coming and it was interesting to be ambushed that way.
Great read if you are looking for a quick intriguing book.
I have had definite mixed feelings on BA Paris’s past books. The Dilemma was terrible, but the others all at least had their upsides. This one was no exception to that. The ending was somewhat predictable, though there were enough alternate theories happening throughout that it did sort of keep me guessing. The MC is distrustful of just about everyone, so they all seem suspicious. The flashbacks to “past” didn’t really seem to add anything to the story and the title “the therapist” seems an odd choice, given how the book played out. This book was enjoyable, but not fantastic.
Pretty good and suspenseful. I had no idea how it would turn out until close to the end. I think patrons at my library would like this book so I will be recommending it for purchase.
At first, I started to read this and almost DNF. I am very glad that I kept reading this book! The ending was worth it. I think it started out very slow, but the end made the book worth it. The characters were all complex and detailed. And the plot was interesting and unique.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Another good one by Paris. I really got into the story. There were a couple of weird things (Alice’s obsession with people named Nina, for one). But they weren’t enough to distract from the storyline. Three big twists at the end were enough to turn this 3.5 into a 4!
I might be done with this author. I was gobsmacked by her first novel and none of the others have measured up. This had terrific build up. Seriously. But the end did not go over well with me. I was supremely disappointed.
B.A. Paris has become one of my favorite suspense authors! I couldn’t put this down. I will say that Alice was truthfully a frustrating protagonist. I definitely felt moments of frustration with her character, as many of her decisions and thoughts were pretty unbelievable. The twists and turns were perfectly timed, and although I did figure out the twist before I got there — I did NOT figure out a large piece of it. A great ending to a creepy domestic thriller! 4 solid stars.
The Therapist is the latest psychological suspense thriller from B.A. Paris, with a murder mystery that occurs in a small private housing community. A real page-turner of a psychological/domestic thriller. This was a quick read for me and I really enjoyed it! I never even considered it ending the way it did!
I have thoroughly enjoyed every book written by B.A. Paris and this one was no different, she is so good at suspense and keeping you guessing until the end. I didn't actually "like" Alice or any of the characters in this book particularly, I didn't know who to trust and who not to, I wasn't sure if maybe Alice was just crazy, but that all added to the suspense of the story I think.
Amazing! This was my first book by B.A Paris but will certainly not be the last. I suspected every character in this book at one point or another. I was wrong every single time. This one kept me guessing until the end, which I love!
I’m so disappointed. I love B.A. Paris, but this one really didn’t do it for me. The writing was fine but the plot wasn’t very exciting or as suspenseful as I would have hoped. I was so caught up with thinking about how a certain character was such a jerk that I never really got into the thriller aspect.