I listened to the audiobook from NetGalley for this one. Loved the narration! Really brought the story to life. I thought it was well written. Great characters, a great study of human nature. I would go nuts if someone just plopped themselves at my house uninvited!! 🤣🤣🤣
A huge twist I did not see coming, maybe it’s because I did the audio. I really enjoyed this one!! Highly Recommend this one!

I liked the narrator on this one, but the story was quite slow. It really didn’t get going until about 2/3 of the way through. Not my favourite by this author.

The Guest
by BA Paris
Published Date Feb.20,2024

What a crazy book full of interesting characters who have lots changing in their lives. Laure is at Gabriel & Iris house when she finds out her husband, Pierre, has a child with someone else and is spiraling out of control. She began to re arrange their kitchen, wears your clothes, walks around naked, clingy and was a guest who stayed past her welcome.

Gabriel was going through grief of his own while his house guest was making their home her own. He was taking a leave of absence from work due to death in his family and community. He knew a secret and didn't want to hurt anyone with this secret even though it was eating him alive. He began to retreat inside and not giving his wife the attention she needed. He was trying to find out what was going on with Pierre and why he was radio silent during this split.

The story dragged on at times in the beginning but the shorter chapters kept it moving along quickly until it took off. What a crazy wild ride once the story started to picked up and then I had to whole hold tight. What a crazy summer with deception, death, more crazy twist. Be careful who your friends are and what secrets that they have and hold on to because everyone has secrets and some are big whoppers.

Thank you to NetGalley, St, Martins Press and MacMillan Audio for the ARC & Audiobook in return for my honest opinion. Keep Reading and finding your next adventure in black and white.

Iris and Gabriel seem to have the perfect life until Laurie arrives on their doorstep seeking refuge after her husband’s infidelity. However, their life in the serene British countryside is far from perfect, and what begins as an act of kindness with this unexpected houseguest soon spirals into a tense and unsettling situation as Laurie’s presence becomes increasingly intrusive, stirring up buried tensions and unresolved mysteries.

The arrival of new neighbors, Esme and Hugh, along with their enigmatic gardener Joseph, further complicates matters.

As the intricate web of deception tightens, new neighbors and old friends become entangled in a tale of betrayal, suspense, and the devastating consequences of hidden truths.

The Guest is full of plot twists and well-developed characters, and it keeps you guessing until the very end. It is a must-read for anyone who loves domestic psychological thrillers.

The narration by Emily Joyce is wonderful. Thank you @netgalley and @macmillan.audio for the advance copy!

If you’ve ever had a house guest who felt a little too at home at your house or stayed just a little longer than planned, you’ll be thrilled Laure didn’t come for a visit! Gabriel and Iris have been through a lot recently, so when they find Laure has left her husband, Pierre, and moved into their home while they were on vacation, it’s more than a little unsettling. And it will get worse… Meanwhile Esme and Hugh have moved into the same village and they also have a guest who is named Joseph. Once I was able to keep everyone straight, the story moved along nicely. The twist at the end really got me...Holy soap opera! 😂 As long as you are okay with suspending disbelief, enjoy!

The narration by Emily Joyce on the audio production is excellent. With so many characters, I often wish there were multiple voice actors, but she was able to pull it off on her own and her performance was entertaining and added to my enjoyment of the story.

Thank you to @netgalley and @macmillan.audio and @baparisauthor for an advance listening copy of The Guest.

Great twists and turns in this one! An awesome thriller that keeps you on your toes. I enjoyed how the first part was slow moving but let us get to know the characters a little deeper before the wild twists at the end! I only rated it 4 stars because im not sure why they just did not kick the house guest to the curb. I love a story with short chapters that make it move along at a better pace!

I was super excited to receive an audio ARC of The Guest because BA Paris wrote one of my favorite thrillers, Behind Closed Doors. That was such a gripping and intense thriller I was expecting nothing less in The Guest. Unfortunately, this one fell a little flat for me. I’m a huge fan of thrillers that are slower and more domestic, but this one has really no thriller vibes (besides a few murder) until the epilogue really. It’s mostly a little drama and characters being annoyed and suspicious of each other for 90% of the book. I also didn’t 100% buy the epilogue and what we are told happened.

Overall, this was just an okay read for me. I can see people really enjoying this one if a slow domestic thriller is your vibe!

This story was insane. I really enjoyed the plot and story. The dynamics of the story really sucked you in. I did not guess who done it and was surprised with the ending. This was a fun one.

This psychological thriller told the story of a couple who returned home from a trip to find a friend of theirs crashing at their house. And then all kinds of chaos ensued - death, lies, deceit. This book was bonkers. I thought it was going one way and that it was all wrapped up and BAM, that ending came out of nowhere. It was a slow burn, with many questionable characters, little hints dropped along the way and so many red herrings. I did the audio and really held my attention.

This book was sooo good! Completely caught me by surprise! Epilogue was longer than I would have thought, but the author did a great job of wrapping the story up nicely.

3.5⭐️ I didn't have many expectations going into this book but I thought the premise sounding pretty interesting. I really liked following the main characters and watching their relationships with others around them unfold. I thought it was an interesting story that was easy to get through. The end felt like it wrapped up a bit too quickly and gave much to be desired in terms of plot twist and the rabbit hole I expect in a thriller.

This one was just ok for me. I didn't hate it and I didn't love it either. The plot definitely had me invested wanting to see what happens in the end. But honestly the characters weren't likeable at all, especially Laure. Gracious talk about a house guest.
They all had something going on - being lonely, finding out about a secret child, disconnected marriages - but even so I couldn't find myself sympathizing or connecting with them. It got to a point where it seemed like the book was gonna wrap up after being slow and then I was surprised how it changed. I wish the book as a whole was more like the ending, because man what an ending it was! It definitely did a great job shedding light on everything.

I had the ebook and audio of this one and tandem read it. The narrator did a great job at honing in on the personalities in the story.

Thank you St. Martins Press, NetGalley, and MacMillan Audio for allowing me to read and listen to this advanced copy.

I loved this audiobook, it was simply addictive. Suspenseful, eerie, fast-paced, intriguing and unexpected, the ending really took me by surprise, just wow. Another fantastic book from B.A Paris.

Thank you Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for this complimentary audiobook.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 by B.A. Paris released yesterday February 20, 2024.

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Many thanks to Macmillan Audio, author BA Paris, and Netgalley for providing me the Advanced Listener Copy (ALC) in exchange for my honest review! This audiobook will be released on February 20, 2024.

4 STARS

Brief Summary: Iris and Gabriel are a seemingly happily married couple whose lives are disrupted by a surprise house guest. Their longtime friend Laure has left her husband Pierre after finding out that he had an affair and fathered a secret child. The longer Laure stays, the more it grates on the hosting couple. Gabriel is also in crisis over having witnessed the last moments of a dying boy named Charlie, who uttered final words that Gabriel has guiltily been keeping secret. Add to this new married friends and a gardener. Secrets are kept, and lies are told. The consequences are deadly.

The Guest was a solidly entertaining and engaging read. It's a domestic suspense rather than thriller. A lot of the story is rather low-key. The author dangles a lot of loose threads and spreads the plot across a number of mysterious focal points. I was kept guessing as I tried to piece all the blurry pieces together. The author did "cheat" some, as there's red herrings and withheld information from the narrative POV.

NARRATION: Emily Joyce does a 5/5 fantastic job. Her voice is very smooth, and the performance is appropriately lively.

Happy pub day to the newest BA Paris book! This one was super messy! Lots of different stories, not sure what’s true, who can you trust, and just an all around whodunit. 3-3.5 ⭐️ read for me. If you’re into classic whodunits, you’d enjoy this book. For me, I couldn’t love any of the characters, and I think k you could figure out the plot pretty easily. Thank you @netgalley for the ARC!

3,5 stars rounded up.

I really enjoy B.A. Paris' books. This one wasn't my favorite but it was still an intriguing read. I felt like the ending, especially the epilogue, really made up for it. This book was a bit of a struggle for me to get into at first but once it started picking up the pace, I couldn't put it down. Overall, I enjoyed it!

This book had a lot of twists, I liked it. It kept my attention and surprised me at the end, nice work!

Happy publication day!

Another effortless page turner from B.A. Paris, The Guest grabbed me from the start and kept me guessing right to the twisted ending.

Perfectly plotted and cleverly paced, I loved the slow burn of how things unraveled. Packed with an abundance of secrets and lies, and a plethora of unreliable characters, this addictive treat kept me guessing until the end. Did I say holy ending? It completely caught me off guard.

Emily Joyce did a fantastic job with the narration of this twisted tale, bringing life to these characters and creating a palpable tension throughout the story. I look forward to listening to more stories narrated by her.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to an advance recording of this publication. This review is given freely and the opinions expressed are my own.

This was my second book by B.A. Paris and it did not disappoint. The Guest is definitely character driven and it took me awhile to keep all the characters straight. The characters were well developed and very interesting. This psychological thriller takes place in the countryside and the short chapters kept me engaged the whole time. I was so invested in all the drama and I loved how various elements of the story were slowly unfolded! There’s secrets, lies, betrayal, and jealousy. I enjoyed the twists throughout the story and the epilogue absolutely blew my mind!
The narrator was great and did a nice job of portraying the tone and mood of the story. I also really enjoyed her accent which fit the narrative well.

This was a great audio book. I enjoyed the story but I did figure it out about halfway. The prologue definitely can’t be skipped!