I love a good locked-room thriller, and The Prisoner certainly takes that to an entirely different level with the main character, Amelie waking up in a pitch-black room and not knowing where she is. In the early part of the book, I felt like it was going to be the same old same - girl locked in a room, one captor is always kind, etc. However, as the backstory of the kidnapping starts to unfold, the locked room aspect starts to really take a turn. The story of Ned and Amelia truly makes this story an interesting one.

The Prisoner is easily one I could spoil with the wrong sentence because so much happens. I will say I didn't expect the ending that came with it, although I did feel it was left a bit unfinished. I wanted to know more, or at least have an epilogue.

Overall, a solid thriller with a few slower parts.
3.5/5 stars
Thank you, St. Martins Press and NetGalley for the eARC!

When I first started The Prisoner I was worried that most of the book would take place with the main character, Amelie, held captive in the dark room described in the first chapter, but it provided much more than that! This book switches between the present and flashbacks from from Amelie's childhood up until the day before being kidnapped.

There are parts that may seem outlandish, but that is the beauty of books, it does not have to be realistic. I really enjoyed the first part of the book, where Amelie's friends are introduced and you learned of the different dynamics of their friend group, but as the book went on and the villain grew larger I felt indifferent of Amelie's moves. I will say although the ending had an interesting take on Stockholm syndrome, I was not really a fan.

This book was such an easy read, so I definitely recommend if you need a quick or light read but want it to still have mystery and suspense! The chapters are relatively short but you feel the importance of the flashbacks with each present-set timeline chapter. It is important for the reader to go into this book knowing it is nowhere close to being realistic, with this the book will be more "enjoyable".

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.

This book was not what I was expecting. Definitely could have done a lot better, especially since I have liked previous works.

4.5/5 stars

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishers, and B. A. Paris for allowing me to read and review this book.

This book is written in a dual timeline, present and past. You get to follow the story of Amelie, how she got kidnapped, why, and what led up to the events taking place.

The characters of this story are extremely well written, and the storyline is easy to follow. This book was extremely hard to put down. I would definitely recommend this book to someone looking for a fast paced thriller. This book truly makes you wonder what you would do if you were kidnapped.

Although I have been so intrigued by descriptions of B.A. Paris's books, this is actually the first one I've read.

This book sucked me in, and fast. Putting together the pieces of Amelie's life was so complex. The book flashes backwards and forwards from Amelie currently locked in a room to her life outside of that room with "perfect" husband, Ned. Not only was this book hard time put down it was such a roller coaster of emotions. I honestly wish the book had not ended where it did but other than that it was great!

I love all the books by this author and this was no exception! Gripped me right from the beginning and I stayed up late to finish! I would highly recommend this book - so exciting!

I have loved B.A Paris thrillers for years now. The Breakdown was a book that got me back into thrillers. The pace of The Prisoners was good and it had my attention right through however, The Prisoner didn’t hit it for me. I feel like I’m dead in the middle between liking it and not liking it. I will always read B.A Paris books so this please don’t write this book off because I think this book will be a hit for a lot of people!

The Prisoner is suspenseful, wild, and crazy but has a dreadful ending! The first half of the book was stronger than the book's second half. The story started to get a little outlandish, and disbelief toward the end.
All in all, this was not one of my favorites from B.A. Paris (my favorite still being Behind Closed Doors).
Amelie is a young woman who grew up in Paris and is now living in London, intent on turning her life into a success. All is going well until she wakes up and finds herself locked in a dark room with mysterious captors who bring her food every now and then. She has no idea why she's here or what will happen to her, but is determined to survive at all costs.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the arc via NetGalley.

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I was very excited to read this book after reading the author's previous book, "The Therapist". This one, however, ended up a little flat for me. While we are supposed to feel sympathetic for the heroine, Amelie, I found her naiveite to be more annoying than endearing. The other characters were one dimensional and overall unlikeable. The plot seems far-fetched to me, and the twists were predictable. Perhaps what I found most disturbing was that despite all that she went through, she decided to give her captor a chance at love at the end. I have a hard time getting behind a book with the message "He tortured you? It's ok because he did it for your own good". I did find that the plot moved quickly, and despite the things mentioned that I didn't enjoy, it kept me engaged and wanting to know how it was resolved. All in all, it was an okay book but not great, and I wouldn't use this one as the best example of the author's work.

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I was very excited to read this book after reading the author's previous book, "The Therapist". This one, however, ended up a little flat for me. While we are supposed to feel sympathetic for the heroine, Amelie, I found her naiveite to be more annoying than endearing. The other characters were one dimensional and overall unlikeable. The plot seems far-fetched to me, and the twists were predictable. Perhaps what I found most disturbing was that despite all that she went through, she decided to give her captor a chance at love at the end. I have a hard time getting behind a book with the message "He tortured you? It's ok because he did it for your own good". I did find that the plot moved quickly, and despite the things mentioned that I didn't enjoy, it kept me engaged and wanting to know how it was resolved. All in all, it was an okay book but not great, and I wouldn't use this one as the best example of the author's work.

While I normally love book by B.A. Paris, this one didn't work for me at all. The story felt way too forced and the drama was too much. I thought the plot was an interesting one but it just wasn't engaging enough for me. I had to push through it. Hopefully her next book is a better fit for me.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an eARC of The Prisoner in exchange for my honest review!

Having already read a previous B.A. Paris thriller, The Therapist, I was intrigued by what she could deliver in The Prisoner. While it was compelling in the moment, I must admit that it's not something I find to be particularly outstanding. The mystery itself is gripping enough and Paris is able to skillfully switch the briskly paced plotting back and forth between the present and the past before steering it down an interesting path halfway through that changes the game. However, Amelie is a bit too naive of a protagonist, reminding me of the one who led The Therapist. This makes me wonder if Paris has a penchant for using gullible leads to drive the plot along. Then The Prisoner throws in a few predictable twists, follows them up with a climax that becomes an info dump, and then reaches an abrupt ending. When I reached the last page, I was shocked to turn it and find the table of contents. I'd been sure there would be an epilogue to give me closure or one final twist.

All in all, The Prisoner by B.A. Paris was pretty engaging, although it's not a thriller that I'm planning to pick up again.

Gripping. The ending? Oh my god.

I wasn't planning to finish this in one day, but the story takes a turn about halfway through and I was hooked! I thought it was going to end at one point and we didn't need more but turns out we did, we really really did.

I enjoyed the locked room effect of this story and the darkness added to the creepy vibes. I felt the tension and desperate need to get out, and also to understand why this was being done and who did it. It's a slow burn mystery/thriller and I liked how the answers were gradually revealed among twists and turns in the plot.

I love B.A. Paris. Her books are great and this one didn't let me down. What an amazing story. The ending was definitely one of my favorite parts.

Not my favorite from B.A. Paris. I was able to binge it fairly quickly with the short chapters (which I love) and a genius curiosity of what’s happening. It was kept me in intrigued because I just wanted to know how it all played out, while also not caring how it played out? Surface level and unbeilvable

This was well-written and a pretty fast read. The last third of the book was 5 stars. Some of the things I guessed but I didn’t guess it all and the twist was very clever. I enjoy B. A. Paris and this book certainly didn’t disappoint. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a free copy. 4.5 stars!!!!

Past and present plot was interesting seeing the days leading up to the kidnapping. It was all very elaborate. Despite so much going on, it definitely fell flat. I didn’t find myself stealing moments to pick it back up and finish it as fast as I could. Good concept and I liked that everything was tied up at the end since there were so many things going on.

The author used a ton of details, I could imagine myself in the black room with Amelie. I’m so so on whether or not to recommend. It was a fine book, but not my favorite.

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC!

I really wanted to like this one. BA Paris writes some really good psychological thrillers. The concept of this being so "dark" quite literally, started appealing for me. But overall I was unsatisfied with the conclusion and never connected to the characters.

I really enjoyed this story and how the pieces unfolded as I continued reading. I love an alternating timeline story as well as a missing person/abduction. One of the aspects I loved the most was how Amelie asked for 1 pound doubled every day and how much this ended up equaling. The ending was enjoyable.