Such an engaging read. I am so glad I was able to read this prior to the release. I plan on recommending tis to friends and my book club as a future pick!

Good book by this author but not one of my favorites that she’s written. This is about a young woman who agrees to marry a man and they get kidnapped shortly after The first half of this book I felt like I was right there in the basement with her. The second half of the book felt like it fell a little flat and the ending felt a little abrupt.

I love this author and was thrilled to be approved for the newest novel. I’m captivated by her technique of plot twists always leaving me jaw dropped.

An interesting and suspenseful book. It makes for a good sociological study of a young woman who encounters severe hardship early in life and struggles to not only make ends meet, but also to find herself. Like many orphans, she finds herself a new family (hard-working women) with whom she can relate and who facilitate her finding a very desirable job in a firm led by an ambitious good looking man. There ends the fairy tale. Instead of the couple living happily after, one bad thing leads to another until they are both kidnapped and separated by their abductors. The true character of her husband comes out during her two week as a hostage, but eventually everything turns out well for her, but at a very large psychological toll on her personally. I really enjoyed the book, like the writing, and thought it was very fast moving. It just makes one cautious of the comment: Be careful what you wish for.....and fairy tales are only that. Fairy tales.

One would think that being kidnapped with your billionaire husband and being held prisoner in a dark room all alone would be one of the worst things that could happen to you, but not Amelia. Amelia would rather be imprisoned with unknown captives, than continue to be imprisoned by her known captive, her husband.

Told through a duel timeline telling the events in Amelia's life that lead up to her being married to billionaire Ned Hawthorpe and present day, where Amelia is trying to figure out how to escape, without ending back imprisoned by Ned. As you learn more and more about Amelia's past and how she ended up in the position she is in, you realize just how grim her chances are.

All in all this was a solid thriller. It was not my favorite book by B.A. Paris, but it was still enjoyable! Nothing will compare to "Behind Closed Doors", but that is just my personal preference.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had to DNF this book. I tried to get into it, and just couldn’t. I appreciate it opportunity to read this book, but it just wasn’t for me at all.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of The Prisoner by B.A. Paris. Amelie hasn't had any easy life. When she marries Ned, a millionaire, she expects her life to become a lot easier. When she is taken prisoner with no idea where she is, things start to unravel, especially since Ned was taken too.

The Prisoner is B.A. Paris' new thriller, whch is told in two parts. The first part is further broken down by two timelines: the present, which starts off with a bang, as we meet main character, Amelie, right as she is being kidnapped along with her husband, Jed Hawthorpe, and the past. Out of the two, the past was way more interesting as we got to know Amelie, her background, and what may have lead to her getting into her current predicament. The present was a lot of the same: Amelie waking up in a dark room, being served the same meals, trying to figure out a way to escape. Not until the end of the present timeline did things get interesting.

As for the second part, it moved along at a fast pace, with the pieces finally falling into place, but there were some things that happened that seemed way too convenient. There were no real clues to why Amelie was kidnapped and the ending was just one long monologue that explained everything and wrapped it up in a nice little bow. But that's not to say I didn't like the book. While it did have some flaws, it was a quick and enjoyable read that kept me invested in Amelie and what happened to her.

I always love a BA Paris thriller, and this one doesn’t disappoint. I was hooked from the first page. Amelie was a smart, fearless heroine and while she did make a few mistakes, she definitely grew as a character. I found the twists really clever;although, I did guess the ending towards the last part of the book. I would certainly recommend this to anyone who lives a fast-paced thriller.

The Prisoner was unfortunately not my favorite BA Paris novel. Most of the book was very slow with little action and then the end was paced way too fast that I found myself not really understanding what even happened. Unfortunately at that point I wasn't invested enough in the book to go back to figure it out. Thanks though for the advanced e-copy Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and BA Paris!

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Summary: Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne.

But then, Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?
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My thoughts: thank you so much @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the advanced copy of The Prisoner by BA Paris! this was such a bummer to read, I usually enjoy BA Paris books but this was so bad 😬I found the plot and characters to be so cheesy. It felt like a bad Netflix thriller. Most of the plot was unbelievable especially in the second half of the book. I found myself very unattached to most of the characters in the story. Overall definitely not a favorite read!
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QOTD- what is the last book you had high hopes for that was disappointing ?!

While the story was a bit far-fetched and started of with a giant mistake on the part of the main character Amelie, I didn’t care, I couldn’t stop listening to this one !
This book was incredibly compelling right from the start. The story was one of kidnapping and being held for ransom in the dark in an unknown location, the book did a good job of portraying the dizzying and disorienting timelessness and the seeming need to stay on top of things by developing meaningless rituals. I think the very short chapters combined with the jumping timeline between past and present led to an unsettled feeling for the reader as well. As stated before it kept me going, I wanted to know what happened and see her survive her ordeal. It was a great respite during other reading

The Prisoner by B.A. Paris was a quick read. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the plot, kept me guessing from start to finish. The sequencing reminded me of Gone Girl however the characters were a little one-dimensional to me.

I received a review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

The opening chapter was pretty exciting. Amelie has been kidnapped along with her husband, Ned, and is kept in the dark in a room with a mattress and blanket. The story jumps between her present time in the room and the past. She is orphaned in her late teens and immediately after the death of her father goes to London to earn money for law school but at one point she loses her job and is homeless. She has a chance meeting with Carolyn who hires her as a live in housekeeper. Eventually she meets Carolyn and her friends, Justine and Lina, who work at a magazine called exclusive for Ned Hawthorpe.

From there I really had to extend my imagination. Amelie survived a lot before she met Carolyn and seemed a strong young woman but after that she just seems to make irrational decisions and acts without thinking. There is a great deal of detail about the room she was held captive but instead of setting a stage it just felt tedious. About half way through the book she and Ned are released and she tries to find out who kidnapped them and why. I kept reading but it just felt like slow. By the time I got to the end and the whole recap of what happened and why I didn't care.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with a digital copy.

B.A. Paris does it again. Definitely a read that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

This mysterious, suspenseful, thriller is the perfect read for driving across the country (from personal experience.) I was unable to put The Prisoner down and devoured it in one sitting! Highly recommend for anyone looking for a little spice (not the pepper rating kind) in your reading journey!

This was a quick and entertaining read. Definitely not my favorite from this author but still enjoyed it.

Pretty sure I’ve read all the B. A. Paris books and I’ve enjoyed every single one. Loved how the main female characters are flawed but strong in their own way. It’s got some really tragic elements to our main character, Amelie’s story. She’s had a hard life, but her circumstances are looking up until she crosses Ned’s path. It’s a psychological thriller and kept my attention, had me backing Amelie and her friends, hoping evil gets justice. Great escapist fiction.

As the pre-prisoner Amelie should come off stronger, tough needs nobody after what she has been through in her young life. But even when settling into marriage, the author keeps Amelie young and somewhat naive. Amelie enters the world of more-money-than-god with her husband Ned. But we all know money doesn't make you a nicer guy. He is just horrible which sets up the fact we are supposed to be happy for her when she finds herself locked away. And that's when the usual twists and turns of what is perceived as real life in a B.A. Paris novel gets overturned.
BUT when we learn who has her as a prisoner and why---I knocked it down a star.
Overall, with the age and mental age of the characters and the big reveal just weren't enough for me this time around. But still an overall decent thriller-suspense-romance.

Another great captivating read from this Author.
Pros: A definite page turner and psychological thriller. You can absolutely feel the main protagonists emotions and tenacity while reading. Cons: I was really unhappy with the ending.
Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martins Press and the Author B.A. Paris for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

With all the rain in the PNW this weekend I felt like a bit of a PRISONER inside, and I finished reading the latest from B.A. Paris. I've been a fan of her writing for years, since reading Behind Closed Doors. I read each new release hoping it will top that one, and I feel like The Prisoner came close!
If you're a fan of hard-to-put-down thrillers, I definitely recommend this one. I like going into thrillers blind, so I don't want to tell you too much about this one 🤐 But it was a good choice to cuddle up and read in the chilly Pacific Northwest weather.
Thanks to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. The book is available everywhere now - it came out Tuesday, November 1st.