Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy! The story follows Iris and her husband Gabriel and their friends Laurie and Pierre. Laurie separates from Pierre due to a secret he kept for 20 years and ends up staying with Iris and Gabriel. What ensues next is an unraveling of secrets and lies. This book was slow to start but kept me guessing as to how it would all end. There were some side stories and characters which I feel did not add much to the plot and the ending wasn’t original, but overall, a good thriller.

Great book! I couldn't imagine having an unwelcomed surprise guest at my house staying for so long all up in my business! It was a slow start for me but then BAM, everything happens and everything gets revealed. I had so many mixed feelings about different characters at different times. I would really dislike a character then would feel bad for them then would like them. I loved how the book started and how it ended!

This is a slow burn thriller- so slow that I question even calling it a thriller because things unwind so slowly. A friend comes to stay and slowly secrets and lies that have been kept for two decades begin to come undone. This book is about the various dynamics of friends and neighbors who may or may not always have each other's best interests at heart. Once I knew it wouldn't be a fast and furious thriller to race through, I saved it for a lazy Saturday and enjoyed the pacing and watching things slowly unravel.

I usually love B.A. Paris but this book missed the mark slightly for me. Iris and Gabriel are a couple who have troubles of their own that only get much worse when their friend Laure shows up unannounced with the bombshell her husband has a secret lovechild. The book tells a few different stories and somewhat manages to connect them all but the ending felt a little rushed and somewhat anticlimactic. It was missing that shock factor because I felt like I didn’t really connect with any of the characters, I wouldn’t call it predictable, just a bit slow for my tastes. I will continue to read B.A. Paris in the future but this particular book just wasn’t one of my favorites.

Thank you St. Martin's press and netgalley for an advanced copy of the book. B.A. Paris is one of my favorite authors, so I was very excited to read this as soon as I could. It was unpredictable and tense. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I could not put it down. However, I did feel like some parts were very slow and seemed to drag on. Altogether though, I did enjoy this book and the twist was satisfying.

B. A. Paris is an automatic buy for me so when I saw this available I dropped everything to read it.
Gabriel and Iris arrive home from a trip to help Gabriel work through some things to find their friend Laure staying in their house. She is having marital problems and came to stay with them while she tries works through it. When days turn into weeks, Iris and Gabriel start looking for excuses to get out the house and not be around her,
While the book starts off a little slow, the short chapters kept me intrigued. It wasn't my favorite from the author but it was enjoyable and entertaining. I thought I knew what was going to happen but the epilogue threw me for a loop. I am already looking forward to her next book.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press, B. A. Paris and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

The guest by b a Paris February 2024. Gabriel has experienced too many deaths lately. So he and his wife iris go on holiday. But when they come home. Their friend laure has left her husband and has made herself at home. She will not leave and has brought more chaos to their lives

The Guest
by B.A. Paris

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy of this book in return for an honest review.
The book was OK. It seemed to drag along for me. It was not one I would re-read. I just felt it never picked up speed. As I said, it was longer, and the ending was just that,

I loved this book! So many twists. I was totally wrong on what I thought would be the ending. I have read other books by this author and am never disappointed. I read this book for free on NetGalley.

WOW! Such a wild ride. The middle of the book all the twists were happening and I kept believing it was near the ending.... no, it was just getting started! So many twists and shocking turns. I had NO clue who did it, I was kept on my toes the entire time. Absolutely LOVED this thrilling ride of a book. Everything about it was intense, shocking and gripping!

4.5 stars 🌟

I received this ARC from NetGalley to read and review. All of the statements above are my true opinions after fully reading this ebook.

I absolutely loved this book, once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. Thank you so much for the ARC.

Another great read by B A Paris. It was a little slow to get started but kept me interested enough to keep going. The ending was one I did not see coming.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an early release ARC.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of B.A. Paris' newest novel, 'The Guest". I'm a big fan of B.A. Paris; have read most of her books so I jumped at the chance to read this one. While this is admittedly not her best book, I did enjoy it and it did keep me guessing until the end. I wasn't in love with the characters which is probably why it wasn't my favorite. I just wasn't rooting for one person or another and was really annoyed that "the guest" stayed as long as she did.; it just wasn't realistic.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in return for an honest review. I am a fan of B.A. Paris, and for me, The Guest was a notch below her typical efforts. The first half of the novel proceeds very slowly, and then the entire complexion of the story changes completely during an epilogue which essentially serves as an extended “surprise reveal”. The story is entertaining and a relatively quick read, but not quite up to the author’s usual standards. Three and a half stars (rounded down to three).

I’ve read “behind closed doors” and I loved that book so much! Right after that I got as many books by B.A Paris then this one came out and I just had to read it. It kept me guessing and I was hooked from the beginning all the way til the end. Such an amazing read. Thank you!

I went into this book extremely excited to read it. As a huge fan of B.A. Paris’s previous book “Behind Closed Doors”, I couldn’t wait to read another of her books. But comparing it to that book, I was a little let down. The story starts off kind of messy- there’s a couple different things going on at the same time that seemingly have nothing to do with each other. It took me a good chunk of the way in (maybe about half way), before it became a real page-turner for me. Things definitely weren’t panning out how I thought they might, so it encouraged me to keep reading to see what was really going on. I have to say, the last half of the book really made up for the first part, and I thought it ended really well. The first part of the book was bordering 3 stars for me, but the ending definitely pushed it up to 4 stars. I think if you’ve read the authors previous books and go in with high expectations, you might be a little disappointed. But if you’ve never read her before, then this is a great book to start with.

Thanks NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of this book!

The Guest by B.A.Paris is a very good novel that leaves the reader guessing until the very last page. The story revolves around a family of three that has a guest living with them. The guest, who is a family friend, is staying with the family because she has had a major disagreement with her husband. After many years of marriage the husband announces to the wife that he has a daughter. What happens to the guest and how are the hosting family affected by it leads the plot down interesting, and at times, dark pathways. Thank you to B.A. Paris, St. Martins Press, and NetGalley for allowing me to read The Guest in exchange for a fair and honest review.

B.A. Paris has done it again. The Guest is a great thriller with lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing. The dread just kept expanding. The reveal was surprising and made me feel like B.A. Paris is back. I'm happy to have read this twisty ride. Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

3 stars out of 5

The Guest started off pretty slow but eventually picked up steam towards the end. The characters were all pretty unlikable and I found I could not really relate to them, but they were interesting. The ending of the book was really twisted and I did not see that coming, wow!

Iris and Gabriel have just returned from a vacation and find their friend Laurie staying at their house. Laurie found out that her husband Pierre fathered a child and she needed a break so she fled to her friends house. Gabriel is also going through a rough patch after riding a boy that went off a hill at the quarry. Iris and Gabriel have also just made friends with another couple that just moved into their neighborhood, Esme and Hugh and their live in friend, Joseph, who is helping them with stuff around the house. There is a lot to unpack here and I found it a bit confusing at times. but the epilogue answers a lot of questions.

Overall, I am a huge B.A. Paris fan but this book is not her best work. It is still an interesting thriller but I prefer some of her other book as this one missed the mark for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press from this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Every time I see B.A. Paris has a new book out, I rush to get it and read it ASAP. I read this book in less than a day. The beginning was a little slow going for me but once I got into the story I was hooked. Lots of twists at the end of the book that I did not see coming. I recommend this book for sure if you enjoy thrillers.

Thank you Netgalley and St.Martin’s Press for the digital arc in exchange for my honest review.