Sometimes, a slow-paced psychological thriller is just what the doctor ordered. I really enjoyed this one, even though it wasn't as exciting as I would have liked it to be. The book's main character is Alice, your average 30 something moving in with her long-distance boyfriend for the first time. They settle in a private, gated community in London. Alice already wants to be friends with the tight-knit group, until she finds out something dark about the house she just moved into. After that, she's suspicious of all her budding friendships.

Spliced between chunks of chapters is a mysterious "past" perspective of a therapist, which now that I actually know who this therapist is, I totally want to go back and read it again because I totally had no clue who it would be!!

4.25/5 listened on audio. It took about 25% into the book to get me hooked and after that I couldn’t stop listening! I for sure thought I had the situation figured out a few times but was proven wrong each time. Some suspense of disbelief required but otherwise a solid mysterysuspense novel.

I am a B.A. Paris fan and was waiting eagerly for this book. It's a well written, gripping read with a good premise. Alice moves into a new house with her boyfriend and realizes that a murder had happened in that house, and shortly after a private detective approaches her, informing that there was a miscarriage of justice and the killer might be still roaming free. This brings her into the detective mode herself and she starts asking questions around, suspecting the neighbors. The characters are well developed, the plot is interesting but I didn't like the fact that the main character (Alice) is shown as dumb, ignoring obvious things. At some point, in the middle, the novel starts to drag but then picks pace by the end. The way the killer is revealed is quite interesting and adds to the drama. Overall, it was a good read.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, B A Paris and St. Martin's Press for an early copy of this read, for my honest review.

B. A. Paris is one of my favorite authors, and I have wait on pins and needles waiting for the next book to be released.

My absolute favorite read of this author is Behind Closed Doors, and while I don't think there are many books that can touch the storyline of that book, this one came pretty close.

I liked the suspense of the storyline, the characters, and then ultimately the conclusion that I saw coming, but still enjoyed the full experience of the book.

I cannot wait for this author to come out with the next great read.

I will always recommend B.A. Paris when a person likes psychological thrillers. I, myself, am always super excited when her books come out. However, The Therapist was not one of my favorites. It fell a little flat. While I did find the characters relatable, I wasn't loving the story. But, I will be anxiously await her next novel!

I. Am. Shook. This book is by far the best B.A. Paris book on the shelf. I was let down after reading The Dilemma, but wanted to give her another shot. I am so glad I did, great book, five star read.

I think I'm in the minority , but this book was not that good. I trudged through it and found it to be repetitive and had no connection at all to the protagonist, Alice. Pretty much the same thing happens in the first 80% of the book where Alice seems oblivious to things happening in the house and won't just ASK HER PARTNER about anything! She plays armchair detective and accuses all her neighbors of murdering the previous owner of the house. The ending allows for slight redemption, but it was too little too late.
I also did not care for the author's previous book "The Dilemma", so I'm afraid this might be it for B. A Paris' books for me.

The Therapist - BA Paris

I am so happy to say this book was a much better read than the last release from Paris. The Therapist followed in the footsteps of her first few books, with a ditzy/kind of brain dead main female character trying to solve mysteries that don’t involve her. Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn’t, in this case is kind of worked.

Alice was an obsessive, mildly unstable narrator who made it hard to like her or feel for her. I didn’t overly believe in the relationship, then again neither did they apparently. While none of the characters were great, the story worked to weave a confusing and sinister tale of what happened in Alice’s new house. I didn’t predict the ending, which was a good twist. Overall it wasn’t my favourite but it was a good, quick thriller read.

Good suspenseful story. Easy to read, and I liked it more than Paris’ last two books. Surprised by parts of the ending.

Thank you to Netgalley & the publisher for providing an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for a review.

Super twisty story that will keep you wondering until the very end! Would give 4.5 stars if I could! Definitely worth a read for anyone who likes a psychological thriller!

This book has everything you need to set up for a good domestic thriller: a gated community, neighbors that keep secrets, and a past murder. So I was pulled in from the very beginning. This book took a while to get moving but once it did, I was here for it.

I loved how this book switched perspectives between Alice and the therapist as well.

The Therapist is an interesting engaging story about a young woman, Alice, who moves to London with her partner. The neighborhood where he buys a house is gated and secure but spooky things start to happen. A man crashes her welcome party and tells her a woman was murdered in this new house and that he, a PI, is working on behalf of the victim’s husband’s sister. The husband has since committed suicide and the ill sister wants to clear his name before she too passes. Alice discovers her partner Leo knew about the murder and kept it from her. As trust in Leo wanes Alice becomes engrossed in solving this murder. She has a great cache of suspects as she befriends and investigates her new neighbors. She does eventually solve the murder and in doing so almost becomes a murder victim herself. And then we go to the epilogue and the story falls apart. We suddenly find that B, not A, was responsible for the death of C. Manner of death? No explanation given. And that D kills the villain by? Again no .explanation given. The author had a good thing going but then tries to run several gotcha moments that make no sense. Read this book- it’s good- but don’t read the epilogue. It can ruin the whole story for you.

Alice and Leo moves into a little gated community. As the days go on she finds out things that she isn't happy with. A she struggles to sort things out the web gets tangled more and more.
I wan on the edge of my seat. Many twists and turns

Main characters, Alice and Leo, move onto an enclosed neighborhood, called The Circle. Not too much of a thriller, but entertaining. Warning for domestic violence. Thank you, Netgalley, for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Well, not at all how I thought it would end! Lol

And that's one of things I love about Paris's books, I always get thrown for a loop. Even with this one I kept trying to figure out who killed Nina and none of my guesses were right. It keeps the story interesting and exciting. It's a fast paced read that really keeps you on the edge of your seat. Secrets on top of secrets and topped off with secrets. You don't know who is telling the truth, who you can trust or who to believe. It keeps you guessing until the end with a whopper of a plot twist!

If you're looking for a psychological thriller, definitely check this author out!

My thanks to B.A. Paris, St. Martin's Press and netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Therapist is a light, entertaining read. While I didn't enjoy the book as much as I did the writer's previous novels, the neighborhood drama and gossip and the mystery surrounding Alice and Leo's new home kept things interesting. I live in a small, tight development like The Circle and could perfectly understand the lack of privacy and the feeling that everyone knows everyone else's business.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

Absolutely loved this book! I have read all her books and enjoyed them. This book was a treat to my mind with the mystery and writing. She writes fluidly and with beauty and knows the human mind

Domestic drama that features an obsessed woman, Alice, trying to find out who murdered the woman who used to live in the house that Alice and Leo now occupy. Everyone in the gated community, known as The Circle, comes under her scrutiny and suspicion. The story goes that Oliver killed his wife, Nina, because of an affair. The neighbors all believe it but Alice is convinced that things aren't adding up especially when she finds that Oliver committed suicide. When she's contacted by a private investigator hired by Oliver's ailing sister, she steps up her amateur sleuthing (snooping) and finds she can trust no one in the neighborhood.

Oh wow, what a total disappointment this was as it bordered mostly on the completely ridiculous. Alice was unlikable as the protagonist and much of the narrative drones on about her banal interactions with all those people she knows. The plot seemed to go nowhere for the majority of the book and didn't really pick up until near the end when a massive twist is meant to bring the tale to a satisfying conclusion. As predictable as this was, in retrospect, the whole novel was a struggle to get through because of my feelings about Alice's emotions and activities. At several points while reading, I had to scoff out loud at how ludicrous Alice acted about Leo's transgressions when she was such a secretive liar herself. I forced myself to finish but I certainly wouldn't recommend this to my friends.

I am not sure why I picked this up because, after I looked over my previous reviews of books by this author, I have found them pretty unspectacular after "Behind Closed Doors". I think I'm done.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for granting access to this title for review.

I really enjoyed this book. It is a quick read with interesting characters, and unexpected twists. Starts with a slow build but once it kicked in, I read it straight through late into the night. Strongly recommended

What kept me turning the pages of “The Therapist” was Alice. She is the main storyteller, and her continual thoughts are colored with the death of her sister. Since the day of this tragedy Alice has allowed this event to direct her thoughts and actions, at times producing difficult relations with the other characters in the story. She realizes these issues, being extremely aware of the other characters’ reactions.

Author B.A. Paris places Alice and her live-in partner Leo in a gated community, where everything seems fine until Alice discovers the truth about her new home. As she tries to discover answers to her innocent questions it seems there are more secrets to her new neighborhood, guarded by the people who live there. Alice is driven to discover the hidden truths.

As she works her way through the bits and pieces of knowledge she comes across, processing them with a layman’s set of police procedural rules. As these are skills Alice is not familiar with she sometimes fumbles her way through, gracing the story with a realistic feeling. After all, how many of us would be able to properly seek out clues, expertly question potential sources of information, and be able to fit everything together into a coherent whole?

There are times when it feels like the author is forcibly pushing the reader in an intended direction which raised the red flags for me. Even though the eventual killer was the person I guessed, there were a few twists thrown in that I had never guessed (and admittedly, I didn’t see the twists coming because the author was very smooth about dropping these clues without causing me to suspect a thing).

Overall, a good read that will keep you interested throughout. There are plenty of suspects and the neighborhood characters have distinctive personalities that generate engaging conversations. Recommended. Four stars.