3.5 stars rounded up to 4. I love BA Paris, but this was not my favorite of hers.
Amelie did not have the easiest life BEFORE she met Ned. Amelie was orphaned and on the streets at a young age. She happened to be lucky enough to meet Carolyn who took her in and "saved her life". As Amelie gets to know Carolyn, she meets her friends and even gets a job. She ends up working for a wealthy magazine owner, Ned Hathorpe. As Amelie gets involved with Ned, her life gets more complicated and much worse than she could imagine.
Amelie ends up kidnapped and alone in a dark room. Why is she there? Who is responsible for this kidnapping and treatment? Amelie has time to consider all of this while she is held captive. And the most nagging question.....who is Ned really?
The book kept me interested and I wanted to uncover what was happening. I just had a harder time suspending my disbelief in this one. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy of this book.

B.A. Paris' latest book, "The Prisoner," finds Amelie and her wealthy and famous husband, kidnapped and being held hostage. Told between alternating timelines of Ameile's past and present, the reader comes to wonder, why was she kidnapped, and why does she feel more safe in the hands of her kidnappers than with her new husband?

Unfortunately this suspense novel did not live up to its hype for me. The writing itself was good, and the idea of the storyline was interesting as well. The main character, Ameile comes across as a wonderful woman who has come through some very difficult times, so it is even more difficult to read about another hardship in her life - to the point where I wondered how much more a girl could take. Without wanting to give away any spoilers, I found the chapters from her past difficult to read due to the circumstances Ameile was in and others may find this triggering as well. While the author does do a good job and throwing in twists and turns, overall it seemed somewhat unbelievable, and then quickly and conveniently wrapped up in the end.

While this was not my favorite piece by Paris, I do look forward to what she comes up with next!

B.A. Paris does it again!

Amelie has had a rough life and feels like her life is heading in the right direction when a chance meeting with Carolyn gives her a start at the life she has always wanted. She has new friends and things are looking much better for young Amelie, that is until she mets Ned.

After not listening to her new friends about the type of person Ned is she takes a trip with him to Vegas and things start to take a turn for the worse before they even leave London.

After returning from London she realizes the mistakes she has made but is now trapped, until she and Ned get kidnapped. With nobody looking for her she starts to wonder is her life with her kidnappers better than the one she had with Ned?

This story kept me guessing the entire time about who the kidnappers were, why was she taken with Ned and would she ever escape? An absolute page turner with so many great twists along the way that I couldn't put it down and read it in a day.

BA Paris is hit or miss for me. I loved Behind Closed Doors & The Therapist but this was a total miss for me. There’s next to no character development, unimportant storylines, and gaping plot holes.

The plot is unbelievable, all over the place and a total mess by the end. The majority of the book I was confused. I started out liking it and it’s an easy read but I was horrified when 75% in, it started seriously declining.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the ARC in exchange for my brutally honest review.

I received an advanced copy of this on Kindle from netgalley thanks to them and St Martins Press this will be out November 1st but you can preorder it now !

I have been on a BA Paris kick lately - so far it def seems there is a theme of very toxic men manipulating women and keeping them captive or in horrible situations - though there is a common theme it is always done in a surprising way with many twists this was definitely FULL of twists !!! I really enjoyed it , it kept me engaged and on my toes with my “nose stuck in this book” I had to know what was going to happen and what was going on !!! Amelie is definitely a fighter and I can’t say I wouldn’t have been tempted by options presented to her as well so not faulting her…. School makes you basically sell your soul one way or another and the cost keeps going up so girl I get it!!! And let’s be real people marry for less / worse so it can totally be a business deal I am not shaming you as long as you both understand the arrangement and actually uphold your end (rude much)! Ned is absolutely a person with a punch ale face I just now it !!! I will leave it all there as to not spoil anything else ..if you want more details you will just have to read it to find out !!

If you like murder mystery and whodunnit or books that make you say “wtf !?!?” Then this is a good book for you!

Another incredible read by BA Paris. Each book gets better and better! I could not have imagined a more perfect ending, or beginning for that matter. What an interesting story.

This book messes with your mind in more than one way. It is a good psychological thriller. It was a little slow to get going, but once it started up I didn’t want to stop.

Amelie is a young woman who is all alone in this world. She only had her father, and he died before she was of legal age. She ran away to avoid being out in foster care, and ended up in London. After weeks on the street, she meets Carolyn. Carolyn takes her in, and introduces her to her friends. She gets a job and starts trying to save for college. Some of her new friends work at a famous magazine, and take her along to a work party. She gains a job at the magazine and is shocked when the boss, Ned (who is very rich) asks her to go the Las Vegas with him for an interview. While she is there he proposes a quick sham wedding for one month: he gets his parents off his back about an arranged marriage and she would get 100,000 pounds to pay her way through college. But you know what they say: if it sounds too good to be true…

I was not prepared for the twists in this book. You start in dual timelines flipping back and forth until you catch up to the present time about halfway through the book. Amelie is smart, determined, and scrappy. She is going to need everything in her to get through the next 31 days.

As we all know I love a good suspense novel, so when I was lucky enough to score an ARC (thanks NetGalley!) of B.A. Paris’ upcoming release The Prisoner, I was thrilled. Overall, I had super low expectations going into this one based on some lackluster reviews I had read. However, I was pleasantly surprised. Certainly wasn’t my favorite of her books, and some of the plot points and characters got a bit convoluted at times, but I had a hard time putting it down and found myself carving time out of my schedule to finish it. I’d say it was a solid suspense novel, just not my favorite storyline - a tad farfetched and the ending left me wanting more. The Prisoner comes out 11/1/2022. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. 📚📚📚 1/2 (3.5 stars)

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is- wise words that our protagonist clearly didn't listen to. Amelie is just trying to keep her head down and save up enough to pay for college when along comes an offer to marry a rich guy- just for one month- and then she can have $100,000 as a divorce settlement. Only this guy is a master manipulator and possibly a murderer, but it's too late. She and her "husband" have been kidnapped.

It's one of those "is the narrator telling us everything" kinds of book which can be thrilling or tedious- this one definitely landing on the thrilling side of that coin. A fast and fun read with a satisfying conclusion.

Oh my gosh I absolutely loved this book! This was my first from this author and now I can’t wait to read more!

Another fantastic story by B.A. Paris!

This story was super unique and had me totally invested. I had no idea I was going to be so intrested in an abduction story but the detials in this had me hooked from the first chapter. I loved how the story unraveled through the two timelines. I was surprised at several different times during this story.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this one early! I can't wait to recommend it to my friends.

This was an a decent thriller read. I wasn't blown away by it, but it hooked me in from the beginning and kept me interested.

3.5/5

Books by B. A. Paris are automatic reads for me. Her latest book, The Prisoner, is told in two parts. The first part goes back and forth between past and present. This book quickly drew me in and kept me reading. I loved the short chapters! Every time I needed to put the book down, I kept telling myself I could read one more chapter.

Although this is not by favorite book by B. A. Paris, it is a solid thriller. I was left with some questions as to how some of the characters could be so heartless, but maybe this was Paris’ goal.

Thank you, NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press, for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed above are my own.

BA Paris does it again. This book is an absolute winner. I couldn’t wait to delve into this book and immediately read it constantly. The best thriller of the year.

Always excited for a new BA Paris book and this one does not disappoint! An interesting premise...a quick marriage to fund law school but the heroine gets alot more than she bargained for. Just when you think you have it figured out..definitely didn't see the ending coming. Recommended!

Another solid book by BA Paris! While definitely not her best, it’s worth the read for the first 60%. The Prisoner hooks you in from the first pages, and has you craving to find out what in the world is going on and who has kidnapped Amelie. However, once she is let go, the story quickly unravels and I was left disappointed and wanting an explanation for almost everything- what made Ned such a monster, why did Hunter really not help, why did Amelie not try harder to contact Carolyn, and many more questions. Overall, it’s a quick and easy read. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you so much NetGalley and the publisher for an opportunity to read an ARC of this book. I have read everything B.A. Paris has written and usually they keep me on the edge of my seat, engaged at every turn. The beginning of this book certainly did - I was hooked from the very first chapter. I had so many questions after the kidnapping took place and as all of the pieces started to come together leading up to that I couldn't believe it. The second half of the book however was not as engaging. I wanted Amelie to find her answers but honestly, I didn't want to read about it. I had already figured out who was involved with the kidnapping and the twist that was associated with the "how" they were a part of things well before it was revealed.
Overall, not my favorite from this author but I will 100% continue reading anything B.A. Paris puts out there!

The Prisoner by B.A. Paris is a novel that I read in one day! I could not put it down. The suspense grabs you from the very first page. What has happened to cause two people to become prisoners and how do they get out? Why are they being held in the first place? I enjoy reading all of B.A. Paris's novels and this is no exception. .You will be left guessing until the very last page.

I very much enjoy BA Paris books so was excited to receive an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher.
The first part of the novel was amazing and a very quick read. Unfortunately, the 2nd half wasn't quite up to the same pace, but that could be due to how good the first half was.
All in all, highly recommend its great pacing and plot, just temper expectations for part 2.

Amelie has always been a survivor. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she marries a handsome billionaire. 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?

Alright...I used to be a HUGE fan of B.A. Paris. But her last two books (The Dilemma and The Therapist) were just...meh. Totally disappointing. So my hopes were low but optimistic for this one.

She really knocked it out of the park on this one. It was a fast, thrill-ride of a book and I could not put it down. It slowed down at the end as everything was revealed but overall, I LOVED IT.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.