What a great book!!! Not really a thriller, but definitely suspenseful - it's more of a family drama. I couldn't put it down and read it in 24 hours. My only complaint would be that I wish there was more of a confrontation with one of the characters (can't go into details without spoilers). But overall, amazing story!

Best B A Paris book yet! Thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy of Christmas Eve Day. Thank goodness all my cooking was finished because once I started this book, I literally could not put it down and finished this in one day. What an amazing story! I loved the storytelling between Liv's and Adam's points of view. So suspenseful and I loved the twist in the middle of the book. I will definitely be recommending this to everyone!!

There are dilemmas upon dilemmas., misunderstandings, and a very unpleasant backdrop, as Livia prepares for her fortieth birthday party - a party she’s been planning for the entire twenty years of her marriage; a party to finally get over the fact that her parents refused to throw her the kind of wedding she wanted when she was twenty and pregnant.

And then there’s a plane crash. And possibly Livia’s and Adam’s daughter is one of the deceased.

To reveal anything more gets into spoiler territory. I will say that the suspense is heart pounding. Overall, however, I thought the entire book was unnecessarily overwrought.

I received this book as an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley.

This wasn't a typical B.A. Paris thriller but it had me drawn in from chapter one. Emotionally charged and heartbreakingly unputdownable, I'm still feeling after I devoured this book in less than 24 hours. Thank you St.Martin's Press for this digital ARC.

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This book broke me in half!

Heartbreaking!

Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t!

Livia has been planning her 40th birthday party, since the day she couldn’t have the wedding she had always dreamed of.

But there is something she needs to tell her husband, Adam when the party is over, which will change their lives forever.

Adam has something to share too. Should he spoil the party or wait?

I expected secrets.....gossip.......lies......

But, this is about a DILEMMA.

And, by definition, a dilemma is a situation in which a decision has to be made between two or more, equally undesirable alternatives.

This is like NOTHING that B A Paris has ever written before!!

That’s all I can share....

Thank You to St. Martin's Press for inviting me to read a digital ARC in exchange for a candid review!

Available January 9, 2020.
READ it before the “spoilers” come out!

Even though I don’t think this book should be in the thriller/mystery genre and is more a general fiction/women’s fiction/family drama, I have to give it 5 stars. The emotion this book brought out of me was absolutely heart wrenching and immense. Paris really nailed this book, even though it was not what I was expecting, it truly fit the title perfectly. It was truly a dilemma, one with many consequences, which you would have to deem your own choice on to see which action best fits. I found myself tearing through the pages, tense, and with my eyes full of tears, but knowing that it’s likely an accurate portrait of someone in these dilemmas. I highly recommend to those who enjoy books that pull at the heart strings, have some lingering questions that are going to be answered in time but build suspense, and love real life portrayal of heart ache and love. If you enjoy Paris’s writing, you’ll enjoy this book, even though it’s not her normal genre, because she truly knows how to grab you and make those emotions stir! Riveting, heart wrenching, and brutal!
I will make sure to buzz this one up!!