This book was full of guessing and second guessing. I found it hard to put down because I needed to know who, what, when, where, why, and how!!! It was a little slow at times, and some of the relationships didn’t make sense, but I enjoyed it nonetheless!

This book didn't really work for me. I have enjoyed some other B.A. Paris books: The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, Behind Closed Doors. This was a bit slow-moving and repetitive for my taste. If you enjoyed her book The Dilemma, you might enjoy this one as well. I prefer a faster pace and more excitement. There were a bunch of different characters in this book, but it didn't go as deep with each character as I would have preferred.

The Guest was somewhat of a slow start book. However can we just say extreme plot twist!!! This book was inviting and ingenious. The ending was just shocking and I really did not see it coming…or maybe i’m just pretending *insert devious smirk*

I enjoyed reading The Gust by B.A Paris .   Thank you to Netgalley and St Martins Press for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

In this newest domestic thriller by B A Paris the story centers around Iris and Gabriel. This seemingly perfect couple is successful and happy. They have a wonderful daughter, great friends and great careers. All of that starts to collapse when Gabriel finds a dying young man that shares a message leaving Gabriel emotionally wrecked. Then a surprise guest arrives, their friend Laure. She is the wife of his best friend, Pierre and friend to Iris. Laure is devastated after Pierre drops a bombshell on her. Laure begins to wear out her stay by intruding in their lives. The only positive is a couple that moves in the neighborhood and befriends the couple. Tensions begin to rise as Laure, the neighbors, Iris and Gabriel all reveal secrets that may devastate the life that they have.

I have not enjoyed a B.A. Paris this much since Behind Closed Doors. This one was full of surprises and twists that are her trademark. The story did drag a little in the middle but was able to get back on course by the last part of the book.

4 ⭐️

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

#NetGalley #TheGuest #BAParis

This is the B.A. Paris that I know and love! This book had tension, suspense and of an unexpected twist. Laure is having family problems so she comes to stay with Iris & Gabriel. It's fine, until it isn't. Laure oversteps boundaries and begins to take over their space. It doesn't help that Gabriel and Iris are already having their own marriage issues.

Add in new neighbors and a suspicious but attractive gardener...and you have a great story. None of these characters seemed that likable & everyone was hiding something. This was definitely a must read. By the time I got to the end of the story, I thought I had it all figured out. I was all wrong!!!

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC.

Thanks to NetGalley, B.A. Paris, & St. Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’ll start by saying this was my first ever B.A. Paris read and while I wasn’t enthralled by this particular read, I’ll most probably pick up one of her other books in the future.

That being said, this book unfortunately did not do it for me. First, the pacing was really slow and most of the book felt like a drama more so than a thriller. The interactions and conversations between the characters were at times too forced and just not organic. Also, how quickly Iris & Gabriel became such close friends with Hugh and Esme was, I’d say, strange. Again, not exactly believable. I couldn’t connect with anyone or anything and I wasn’t captivated at any point. The majority of the book felt pretty forced and in result, I had to force myself to come back and keep reading.

However, I will say I did not expect that ending and it did have me saying “wtf”, which is a positive thing in my book. It was a pretty shocking and wild ending which is why I bumped up the rating I was going to previously give it.

I really do wish I would have loved it more seeing as I was so excited to read it, but nonetheless it won’t be my last B.A. Paris read.

I seriously hate hate hate leaving negative reviews. This book hooked me, but then led me around in circles for hours and hours and required an HOUR long epilogue to explain all the twists and turns. Not my cup of tea. The audiobook narrator was fantastic though!

Thank you Netgalley, B. A. Paris, and St. Martins Press for the ebook copy!! This was an excellent show burn that I could not put down. The end will have your mind blown!! B. A. Paris does it again!!!

Many thanks to St Martin's Press for an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
Behind Closed Doors is one of my favorite domestic thriller books, and I'm always interested in reading what B.A. Paris has written! The Guest follows a close friend who has overstayed her visit. Laure lets herself in to Iris and Gabriel’s house, where she has stayed plenty of times over their twenty year friendship, when they are out of town. Iris and Gabriel are surprised to find her when they return, but it seems like she just needed to get away from her husband, Pierre, for a bit. But then she doesn't leave, until she finally decides to go home to talk in person with Pierre, although he doesn't show up for their meeting. Laure returns and continue staying with Iris and Gabriel. Nothing too remarkable happens, other than Laure wearing out her welcome, and about halfway through I was questioning the thriller classification. But the second half is hard to put down, as secrets start being unveiled and more than a couple of people end up dead. The epilogue made my jaw drop with shock at the twists and turns revealed there! If you're looking for a short but good thriller, this one is a great recommendation and it will be available on Tuesday!

I am a big B.A. Paris fan! I was so excited to get my hands on her newest novel before it was even published. This one was definitely a slow burn for me. I wasn't as captivated as I usually am with her novels. The twist, and I'll admit its a good one I didn't see coming, comes at the very end. I think it was worth the time and a little bit of redundant dialog between many of the characters to get to the end. I didn't really love anyone in this book. They all had their flaws.

In the end it was good, just not my favorite from B.A. Paris.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for an advanced readers copy of this book for my honest review.

I really enjoyed reading this ARC from Netgalley. I am a BA Paris fan, and this new story did not disappoint. I did not guess the ending and was definitely pleasantly surprised.
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This story is about a couple who return home from vacation to find their close family friend living in their house. This friend has had a fight with her husband and needs a place to stay for awhile. What follows is completely unexpected.
Great, domestic thriller

Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, and B.A. Paris for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

"The Guest" was my first B.A. Paris book, but unfortunately, it didn't live up to my expectations. The pacing of the story was too slow for my liking, and it wasn't until I reached around 57% of the book that anything interesting happened. I was disappointed because I had always heard great things about the author. Additionally, the characters in the story didn't appeal to me. There were too many uninteresting details about their lives, and not enough substance to make me care about any of them. Finally, the big reveal in the story wasn't that significant, it was more predictable than anything else.

BA Paris is easily one of my favorite authors! I love the way all her books have such a twist at the end. I loved the dual perspectives, the multiple suspects, and the ending of this book. I don’t think I’ve ever not enjoyed one of her books but this one was especially good. I loved that the ending they unraveled everything and you were left with zero questions. I received this as an ARC and I am so glad I had a chance to read this!

This was an interesting slow burn thriller. Iris and Gabriel struggle when their two best friends have marital problems and the wife Laure comes to stay…and more then outstays her welcome. Throw in a new couple down the street who have an interesting guest of their own to complicate everyone’s lives and you have a literally explosive beginning.

I find Paris’ books run the gamut of fantastic to not so much, and this one, while on the slower side definitely kept me reading. I thought the ending was fantastic and while I guessed a few elements early on it didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the plot and there were other elements I didn’t expect at all. Overall I think regular readers of Paris’ novels will enjoy this one and fans of suspense/thrillers will find the story line interesting.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martens press for an advance copy of this book to review

While I all of my B. A. Paris books have a special spot on my bookshelves, this one was not my favorite. It had all the elements it needed for it to be a great domestic thriller, but a combination of the slow beginning and totally unlikeable characters made it hard to get through. It was so hard to fathom why Gabriel was so disturbed, and I don't think his secret was as big as it could have been. But...in typical Paris style, she begins to weave the story in a way where you start seeing the connections and get an aha! moment... When that happens, I feel like I'm back in familiar thriller territory and I liked the twist.

I am very grateful to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advance reader's copy by one of my favorite authors!

I enjoy Paris’ psychology thrillers/mysteries. The Guest was drawn out and the characters were confusing. I had to get everyone’s someone straight to have it make sense. It did have a twist and tied all the pieces together. Just took too long to get there. Still a fan of her writing. thank you NetGalley and St Martins Press for an ARC read in exchange for my honest review.

The guest is another domestic suspense novel by Paris. It follows the story of two intertwined couples-Gabriel and iris and their friends Pierre and laure, Gabriel and iris arrive back home from a trip that was intended to strengthen their relationship when they find laure at their doorstep. Laure is convinced that Pierre has been cheating on her and pulls their friends into their relationship drama. Following laure is a new addition to the dynamic, their young gardener. What transpires between the couples is a twisted story of secrets, desires, deception, and murder.

While this is a fun story and palette cleaner from other reads, it’s pretty standard fare for Paris. If you have read anything by her before, you will know where the story is heading. This, however, isn’t meant to be a criticism, as she is a master of domestic suspense and writes fun stories readers can escape into, but if you are expecting anything new or ground breaking here, you may be disappointed! Still a worthwhile read for lovers of Paris, thrillers, or domestic suspense.

Thanks to the publisher for providing the arc via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 4⭐️
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: thriller/mystery 📚

𝙼𝚢 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
An interesting read that was a little slow put the epilogue made up for it

𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
All the drama
Secrets and lies
Slow paced reads
Domestic thrillers
British countryside setting

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚍:
Short chapters
The epilogue was super twisty

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛:
I didnt really connect with any of the characters

I was quite a bit annoyed in the first half of this book - the guest was annoying as h—- and the hosts just seemed like pushovers … the book does get more interesting past the halfway mark and the epilogue is epic ! I almost want to reread it now 😂

I think I’ve come to realize this author doesn’t really write thrillers per se . They are more a study in human nature with some suspense and mystery thrown in . When I think of her books from that perspective I enjoy them more .

This book had potential but it was very slow going. It didn’t start to actually “do something” until about 50% into it. And then the ending felt rushed.
Thank you #netgalley and #stmartinspress for an early copy to review.