A great read! However I usually like a little faster paced thriller. Lots of twists and Erie vibes in this one! Still would recommend to any thriller fans!

Extremely slow burn domestic drama with the only real twists coming in the epilogue. I enjoyed the setting and the overall plot was good but I wanted a faster pace and more thriller twists throughout to keep me hooked.

This was an enjoyable read except for the ending which was a little disappointing. Gabriel and Iris return from holiday to find their French friend Laure staying in their house. Laure is distraught because her husband Pierre has just admitted that he fathered a child with another woman. Gabriel meanwhile is struggling with his own demons after finding a friend's son in the quarry near his house close to death. Despite being a doctor he was unable to save him. The reader finds out that all these events are, of course, linked. A few twists and the book definitely keeps you hooked.

Many thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and the author for an ARC of this book, which I had the pleasure of reading. All opinions are my own.

2.5 stars, rounded up
I wanted to love this one, I really did. It was extremely slow to start. The characters were not likeable. The way the writing released one of the characters secrets just seem very juvenile. There was not much of a lead up to the "twist" which was also very predictable. This was my first by this popular author and Ill give the author another chance but this one just was not for me.

This author is hit or miss for me but this one was a slow burn . It was ok but I felt it could have been a little more fast paced as it didn’t always hold my interest but overall it was a good read
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review book

Great ending but it took a bit to get there.

The sorry followings Iris and Gabriel as they welcome an old friend Laure to stay with them while she works out some martial transgressions. Gabriel has just experienced a tragedy and is holding on to information he’s not sure what he’s suppose to do with.

Laure is residing with them to escape her husband Pierre as she has found out he cheated and there is like a child involved.

Esma and Hugh come in to add a bit more drama with their gardener.

Although a very slow burn with some scene jumping that I found hard to following - the ending was perfect! Really enjoyed how everything really came together with a twist I didn’t see coming!

Thank you so much for choosing me!!

This was a great book!!! It definitely started a little slow at first and was hard to get into, but I stuck with it and I’m so glad I did!!! It was a great book by a great author!! I definitely didn’t see the twist coming!! 🤯

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of The Guest E-ARC in exchange for an unbiased review. I had high hopes for this, given I've enjoyed B.A. Paris' other novels but this one fell flat for me. 100 pages in and I felt the story was moving nowhere. I had no desire to finish it.

I've read a lot of BA Paris' books and though they have been a bit hit or miss for me, this one was definitely more of the former. It was cleverly plotted and fast paced, just what I was looking for. Recommended!

I was looking forward to reading my third BA book. I had high expectations after reading Behind Closed Doors and the Therapist. This book felt short in overall pacing and keeping track of multiple characters. I always appreciate BA’s ability to throw in the twist. My expectations may have been overly high. Unfortunately, the storyline and the depiction of the unreliable characters left me wanting more.

Wow!!! This book really threw me for a loop! Everything that I thought I knew turned out NOT to be true. I really do love books like this! I have enjoyed all the books by this author and this one did not disappoint! Friendships and family dynamics are always messy on their own without any outside forces acting upon them, and this book takes a huge messiness and makes it even messier! I am not one that likes to give too many details in my reviews because I don't want to give too much away, but all I can say is watch out for the unexpected!!! I will definitely recommend this book to my coworkers and mu adult reader friends! This is gonna be another bestseller!!!

B.A. Paris does it again! I really enjoyed the mystery of this book and was overall invested in the story and what was happening. I did feel that the pace was a little slower than I usually enjoy, but I was still kept guessing and was surprised by the ending. Can’t wait to see what’s next from B.A. Paris!

Another freebie from @netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I’d read another book by this author so I was optimistic. For the first 80% of the book,the characters are living their lives, dealing with their demons and leaving the reader to guess which guest is the title character. Once all is revealed in the last 20% of the book, it’s kind of a let down. Also, British people are just too polite. If I’d had a house guest who just showed up on my doorstep, started wearing my clothes and showed no signs of leaving, I would have spoken up and told said house guest it was time to go.

The Guest was a slow-paced thriller. It was not my favorite book I have read by B.A. Paris but it was a decent read.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review! In this book, a couple comes home to one of their good friends living there unexpectedly. They welcome her and for weeks she is on edge due to some marital issues. Finally, they decide enough is enough and she has to go. Of course, this is where the plot thickens. I just found it too be much too slow for my liking. The story drug on and on all the way to the epilogue. That was my favorite chapter of the whole thing and it really changed alot so definitely read all the way through. I would have liked if those loose ends could have been tied up much sooner though as all suspense was lost at that point and I just didn’t care anymore. This book just wasn’t it for me.

I have read a few of BA Paris' books and this one did not disappoint. I feel like that some of the storylines were a bit drawn out, but the plot twist at the end was worth it. I could not put this book down and finished it in one morning!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC read.

I hated the vapid characters and didn't care what became of them. I didn't even finish it to see how it ended

I love B.A. Paris, and this was no exception!! Her books always keep me hooked and the twist are always fun to see.

Laure drove me crazy and made me want to scream several times. I really wanted Iris and Gabriel to kick her out!! But I enjoyed the mystery and the suspense kept me going. I also enjoyed hearing the story and secrets of all the characters.

Thank you so much for approving me for the ARC!

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📖 I received this digital copy from @netgalley, @baparisauthor and @stmartinspress and I loveeeddd it!⁣ Keep an eye out for this one, coming February 20, 2024!
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This was another one that I read on vacation and I couldn’t put it down. ⁣
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Iris and Gabriel come back from vacation to find their friend Laure living in their house because her husband revealed that he had a child with someone else… weeks go by with no resolution and finally it’s discovered that Laure’s husband is now dead.. who’s to blame??

It was a tad predictable but figuring it out early didn’t stop me from enjoying from start to finish.

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review.
Expected publication date: Feb. 20, 2024
B.A. Paris is back with her seventh novel, “The Guest”. Paris is one of those authors I’ve followed right from the beginning and after reading nearly all of her novels, I never say “no” when given the oppourtunity to check out her newest work!
Iris and Gabriel are happily married, with a daughter spending her gap year in Greece and great friends, Laure and Pierre, who they spend time with in Paris. But when Gabriel witnesses a tragedy, Iris does all she can to support her husband in hopes that he will be able to recover. Then Laure moves in after the dissolution of her marriage with Pierre and she soon overstays her welcome, wearing Iris’ clothes, spending every waking moment in Iris’ shadow and even spending time with Iris’ new neighbours. Iris and Gabriel are desperate for Laure to leave so they can have their own space again but they can’t get in touch with Pierre, who hasn’t been in contact with the couple in weeks, and, in desperation, they turn to the gardener, Joseph, who has developed a connection with Laure but has a seedy and shady past.
“Guest” has a handful of characters but Iris is the protagonist. Guilt and sympathy tie her to Laure, and she’s uncomfortable asking her to leave, even though she is infringing on Iris’ privacy and interfering in her marriage and career. Which is also how the reader begins to feel about Laure- initial feelings of sympathy that develop into annoyance and irritation. Right away, the reader connects with Iris through shared feelings of Laure, and the plot just gets better from there.
Of course, because it’s Paris, there’s twist after twist, especially as the bodies start piling up. Friends and neighbours become suspects, and it isn’t until the very end that the truth is revealed, and I never saw it coming. A full-on jaw-dropping unexpected ending doesn’t happen often, but I can always count on Paris to deliver.
“Guest” is a page-turner from the start, and I flew through the pages, pulled right into the captivating plot and the suspenseful story line. B.A. Paris manages to create one domestic suspense novel after another- with each one just as entertaining as the last. If she keeps writing, I will keep reading!