The Guest
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Summary
Some secrets never leave。
Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday。 But a shock awaits them。 One of their closest friends， Laure， is in their house。 Her presence quickly becomes tense as she oversteps again and sleeping in their bed， wearing Iris' clothes， even rearranging the furniture。
Laure has walked out on her husband―and their good friend―Pierre， over his confession of an affair and a secret child。 Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive of their friends， but as Laure's mood becomes increasingly unpredictable， her presence takes its toll。
Iris and Gabriel's only respite comes in the form of a couple new to town。 But with them comes their gardener， who has a checkered past。
Soon， secrets from all their pasts will unravel， some more dangerous than they could have known。
Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday。 But a shock awaits them。 One of their closest friends， Laure， is in their house。 Her presence quickly becomes tense as she oversteps again and sleeping in their bed， wearing Iris' clothes， even rearranging the furniture。
Laure has walked out on her husband―and their good friend―Pierre， over his confession of an affair and a secret child。 Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive of their friends， but as Laure's mood becomes increasingly unpredictable， her presence takes its toll。
Iris and Gabriel's only respite comes in the form of a couple new to town。 But with them comes their gardener， who has a checkered past。
Soon， secrets from all their pasts will unravel， some more dangerous than they could have known。
Reviews
Brittany
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"The Guest" by B。A。 Paris introduces Iris and Gabriel， who find themselves unexpectedly hosting a mysterious guest， adding a layer of complexity to their lives already fraught with personal struggles。 While the narrative's initial pace felt a bit slow for me and repeative and I struggled to connect with some of the characters and what was happening in plot， the midpoint of the story delivered a colossal revelation that transformed the entire reading experience。About halfway through， the book und "The Guest" by B。A。 Paris introduces Iris and Gabriel， who find themselves unexpectedly hosting a mysterious guest， adding a layer of complexity to their lives already fraught with personal struggles。 While the narrative's initial pace felt a bit slow for me and repeative and I struggled to connect with some of the characters and what was happening in plot， the midpoint of the story delivered a colossal revelation that transformed the entire reading experience。About halfway through， the book underwent a narrative shift that made it feel like an entirely different novel。 Despite this， the ending was fantastically crafted and took me by complete surprise， earning it extra points and bumping up my rating from 2 to 3 stars。 Although the conclusion left me somewhat perplexed， the unexpected twist redeemed the overall reading experience。As a devoted fan of B。A。 Paris， I found that， for some reason， this particular book didn't resonate with me as strongly as others。 Despite my mixed feelings， the ingenious ending remains a standout feature。 。。。more
Brad
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Have you ever had a non-family member show up to live with you for a while？ It happens in the appropriately named - The Guest by B。 A。 Paris。“Iris and Gabriel get back from their holiday and find an old friend has moved in。 Laure has left her husband， Pierre， in Paris， （after he confesses an affair and secret daughter） and moved away to find herself。 Days turn into weeks and Iris feels torn between helping her friend and getting her life back。 She’s desperate for some time away from Laure。A new Have you ever had a non-family member show up to live with you for a while？ It happens in the appropriately named - The Guest by B。 A。 Paris。“Iris and Gabriel get back from their holiday and find an old friend has moved in。 Laure has left her husband， Pierre， in Paris， （after he confesses an affair and secret daughter） and moved away to find herself。 Days turn into weeks and Iris feels torn between helping her friend and getting her life back。 She’s desperate for some time away from Laure。A new neighbor moves in - with a gardener who has a checkered past。Soon dangerous secrets will unravel。。。with deadly consequences。”Fabulous performance by Emily Joyce on the audiobook。 Multiple characters and accents - and she nails it。This is more of a domestic thriller。 There’s plenty of tension with Laure overstaying her welcome， and being oblivious to any hints about moving on。 She is a pretty self-centered character with zero boundaries。 （How would you like it if a guest rearranged your kitchen cabinets？） Iris struggles with having an unexpected housemate the whole time。 Her method of dealing with it will surprise you。The book moves along at a slow burn until Paris starts killing off characters。 The epilogue makes for a wild ending。Fans of Paris’s previous books will enjoy this one 。。。more
Mackenzie - PhDiva Books
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This is very different from her usual books， but no less compelling。 More of a slow burn novel of domestic suspense， the book surrounds two couples who have been friends for 2 decades。 When one couple is on the outs， the scorned wife comes to stay with the other couple。 And perhaps she overstays her welcome。。。But that's only the beginning。 There are plenty of secrets to be unveiled across this book and one killer twist。Full review to come。 This is very different from her usual books， but no less compelling。 More of a slow burn novel of domestic suspense， the book surrounds two couples who have been friends for 2 decades。 When one couple is on the outs， the scorned wife comes to stay with the other couple。 And perhaps she overstays her welcome。。。But that's only the beginning。 There are plenty of secrets to be unveiled across this book and one killer twist。Full review to come。 。。。more
Michelle Godard-Richer
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I enjoyed the hint of suspense that keeps you reading through to the end and the conflict connecting the cast of characters in various ways。 Overall， it is a well-plotted storyline with interesting twists。 However， some of what's revealed toward the end would have been more impactful if more hints were sprinkled throughout。 I enjoyed the hint of suspense that keeps you reading through to the end and the conflict connecting the cast of characters in various ways。 Overall， it is a well-plotted storyline with interesting twists。 However， some of what's revealed toward the end would have been more impactful if more hints were sprinkled throughout。 。。。more
Lucy
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DNF 🏳👎🏻Read her other books instead。 This one is super slow paced and incredibly boring。 However， it makes a good bedtime story book for anyone who want fall asleep quickly 😩🥱😴 📖 🛏
Ghoul Von Horror
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TW: Language， drinking， PTSD， grieving， depression， anxiety， postpartum， death of parent， cheating， alcoholism， abortion， death of child， mourning *****SPOILERS*****About the book:Iris and Gabriel seem to have it all: a beautiful home in the British countryside， a daughter happily working in Greece， and good friends Laure and Pierre from Paris， who they often vacation with。 But when a young man has a tragic accident in a nearby quarry， Gabriel is the one to find him and hear his final wor TW: Language， drinking， PTSD， grieving， depression， anxiety， postpartum， death of parent， cheating， alcoholism， abortion， death of child， mourning *****SPOILERS*****About the book:Iris and Gabriel seem to have it all: a beautiful home in the British countryside， a daughter happily working in Greece， and good friends Laure and Pierre from Paris， who they often vacation with。 But when a young man has a tragic accident in a nearby quarry， Gabriel is the one to find him and hear his final words， leaving Gabriel with a guilty burden。As Iris tries to help ease her husband’s trauma， they acquire an unexpected house guest。 Laure has seemingly moved in after her husband’s revelation that he has had a child with another woman。 Iris and Gabriel insist Laure stay as long as she needs。 But Laure keeps wearing Iris’s clothes， following her every move， and asking her about the recent death of the young man。Their only respite from the increasingly tense atmosphere in their own home comes from a couple new to town and expecting their first child。 But with them comes their gardener， who has a checkered past。Release Date: February 20th， 2024Genre: Domestic Thriller Pages: 320Rating: ⭐ What I Liked:t1。 I liked the storyt2。 The characters were goodWhat I Didn't Like:t1。 Wth is that endingt2。 Dna - What's that Overall Thoughts: {{DISCLAIMER I WRITE MY REVIEW AS I READ}} Okay I understand that Laure is upset at finding out that her husband has a child that she knew nothing about， but I don't get why she's so mad at him that she would leave。 I get that he didn't say anything for a few months but maybe he was processing it and coming to terms with it。 It's not like he cheated on her （that I read） and he never even knew the kid existed before so this would be shocking to learn you have a child。So I guess he did indeed cheat then because the child is like 6。 Still though it really makes little sense that she would have a drink with him and he'd think to take a piece of hair to test。 Mostly I can't believe how much Iris puts up with this person， Laure。 From the fact that when she comes home and she's in her house when she didn't even ask permission to be there is insane to me。 And then all the times that she wears her clothing。 And then she gets the same haircut as her。 And then she just takes it upon herself to stay with them without even asking if it's okay。 Now we found out that she lost Iris a job because a month ago she didn't give her the message。 Honestly don't know why iris is dealing with such craziness from this person and still letting her stay there。 They've gone to the point where now iris is just pretty much ignoring her but still letting her stay there so why not just kick her out？There must be something in domestic thrillers and thrillers where the characters have to put up with an insane amount of craziness from people before they actually deal with any kind of confrontation。 I feel like confrontation is the one thing that thrillers bask in with their characters。 They just lack the sense of approaching a person in a normal circumstance and setting boundaries。 Clearly there are people in the world that are like this so it's not so insane but it's amplified 100% in thrillers that people can't tell someone to leave them alone without going a thousand miles an hour to the most extreme ending ever。Sorry， I don't buy that the baby is 5 weeks early but is right on time。 I think she got pregnant before she said she did。How did Laure manage to kill her husband in that time， get back， change clothes， went to the store， and came home。 Iris even made a comment about how fast she managed to get back。 Even if her husband weighed 100 lbs that's still dead weight - but she did change her others so yeah it's possible I guess。 Maggie's son Charlie dying has to do something with the the other characters。 She freaked out when she saw Joseph。 I bet she was sleeping with Joseph and that's why Charlie took off。She was actually dating another teacher at the school and that's why they fought because Joseph told Charlie。 Laure is found dead at the same area as Charlie but I keep wondering if someone wanted to kill Iris but got Laure instead since they look similar。So then we find out that actually Joseph is responsible for telling Charlie about Maggie's affair with his teacher essentially making Charlie leave in the middle of the night and die。 But in this passive aggressive world does Gabriel go and fire Joseph？ No！ He proceeds to keep him on because he's going to let him finish the job since he's leaving in a few weeks after the christianing of the baby。 I just don't get it。。。why？ Who cares。 Gabriel was so upset about this death of Charlie and worried so much about Maggie it seems out of place that he would keep this guy on and pay him for his work when he was responsible for the death of this kid。 Beth is sleeping with Joseph - that's why she's been missing so much。 Joseph and his amazing body & penis。Omg now Joseph is dead。 Is there any characters left for the book？？？ 4 deaths in this book。 4！Omg。。。。。。。。 Get out of here that Iris is the mother of Pierre's child。 What a stupid and convoluted ending。 So Iris just went around killing people to protect the identity of who her child's father was。 How does DNA never exist in these thrillers？ Is there no paper trail either or CCTV？ I mean they went out to eat together。 Did the detectives do nothing to try and find out who killed Pierre？ Like they just accepted that this man was dead and his basement next to a chainsaw and that was it。 I just don't know how she wouldn't have somehow left a paper trail that she went his house on a train。 Like her phone record when she sent the text that thing there。 Anything！ Then we get this like stupid boring rundown of the ending and how she killed all these people and what she thought and I didn't care and is this book over yet？And of course of course Lori was able to figure out that Beth is Pierre's kid。Final Thoughts: Certain parts and actions of the characters bothered me I felt like they didn't match what the author had written about the characters in the beginning of the book， so by the time we got to the middle of the book their actions seemed off。 Like Gabriel being okay with keeping Joseph on after finding out he was responsible for the death of Charlie seemed out of character for who Gabriel is as a person。You know what I hate？ I hate books that put me in the pov of the person that turns out being the Killer but through the whole thing they never once think about anything that leads them to being the murderer。 Their whole tree of thought is like who killed this person why would they kill this person but really they're the person that kills them。 It doesn't make any sense。 If you're the Killer and you do kill someone you're not going to be wondering the whole time oh I wonder who was the killer or what happened。Book was going until that over the top soap opera ending that made zero sense to anything I had just spent 300 pages reading。 IG| BlogThanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for this advanced copy of the book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sharon M
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Many thanks to NetGalley， St Martin's Press， and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest thriller by B。A。 Paris， with the audio perfectly narrated by Emily Joyce - 4 stars！Iris and Gabriel are trying to get their marriage and lives back on track after Gabriel experienced the death of a young man。 When they return home from a short holiday， they discover that Laure， an old friend， has walked out on her husband， Pierre， and taken refugee at their house。 Pierre is Many thanks to NetGalley， St Martin's Press， and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest thriller by B。A。 Paris， with the audio perfectly narrated by Emily Joyce - 4 stars！Iris and Gabriel are trying to get their marriage and lives back on track after Gabriel experienced the death of a young man。 When they return home from a short holiday， they discover that Laure， an old friend， has walked out on her husband， Pierre， and taken refugee at their house。 Pierre is Gabriel's closest friend but they try to be supportive of both。， but Pierre isn't answering Gabriel's calls and Laure's continued presence is taking a toll。 The couple also meets a new neighbor， Hugo and Esme， and seem to click instantly but Laure seems to be taking over that relationship as well。 Oh my goodness - that ending！ This is a must read just because that ending will throw you for a loop！ This is a bit of a slow burn， with quite a few characters （mostly unlikeable！） to keep track of， but stick with it。 It has short chapters， which I like， and I kept turning to the pages to see how it would all play out。 And it sure did！ 。。。more
Stacey E。
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📖: The Guest✍️: B。A。 Paris🎙: Emily Joyce⭐️: 4 of 5🎧: 5 of 5 Although I own 2 books by this author， this is my first reading experience。 I am looking forward to reading more from this author！ I especially loved that this was a clean read with no sexual content or foul language。 My first reaction was that I could not imagine coming home from vacation， and another woman had laid claim to not only my home but my things and my bedroom！ It aggravated me that Iris and Gabriel were so passive that they 📖: The Guest✍️: B。A。 Paris🎙: Emily Joyce⭐️: 4 of 5🎧: 5 of 5 Although I own 2 books by this author， this is my first reading experience。 I am looking forward to reading more from this author！ I especially loved that this was a clean read with no sexual content or foul language。 My first reaction was that I could not imagine coming home from vacation， and another woman had laid claim to not only my home but my things and my bedroom！ It aggravated me that Iris and Gabriel were so passive that they just let her take over。 I'm not built like that 😆Through the first but of the book， I really felt like this would be comparable to Frieda McFadden's work and thought I had the storyline and whodunit pegged。 I was wrong。 As the second half progressed， I started to doubt my way of thinking over and over。 In the end， I was very much shocked and did not see that coming。 Overall， I really enjoyed this domestic thriller， including the audio narration。 Emily Joyce did a great job at really bringing out the characters， and I really felt like I was in Iris' head throughout the story。 Thank you， NetGalley， and MacMillan Audio for the opportunity to listen and review this advanced copy。 。。。more
Justine Durham
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This story is about a couple， Gabriel and Iris who are going through some relationship and personal issues due to some deaths that have happened in the husband's life recently。 Upon returning from a trip， they discover that their house has been taken over by a friend of theirs， Laure。 Laure has just found out her husband has been hiding something from her。 As she needs time away from him， Iris and Gabriel welcome her into their house with open arms in what they think will be a short stay。 They s This story is about a couple， Gabriel and Iris who are going through some relationship and personal issues due to some deaths that have happened in the husband's life recently。 Upon returning from a trip， they discover that their house has been taken over by a friend of theirs， Laure。 Laure has just found out her husband has been hiding something from her。 As she needs time away from him， Iris and Gabriel welcome her into their house with open arms in what they think will be a short stay。 They soon realize， Laure is planning for a much longer stay。 She becomes unbearable and annoying， over staying her welcome。The new neighbors are introduced， Esme and Hugh， a married couple who are expecting their first child。 They also happen to have a house guest， Joseph who has a troubled past。 Honestly， I don't understand the need for the neighbors in the storyline。 It more or less seems as if they are only present in the book just to add in some extra pages。 Esme and Hugh served no purpose existing in the book。 Joseph does。 He plays into the storyline， but I think Esme and Hugh's presence is redundant。 Although the plot has a solid mystery wrapped into it， I got tired of the characters' constant back-and-forth conversations， anxieties， and daily routines。When the book was winding down toward the ending， it was seeming pretty anticlimactic。 Until the epilogue dropped a bomb！ The twist the epilogue brought was great！ The ending threw me！ I did not see it coming at all！ I love me a good jaw dropping twist！ A great way to end the book。 It was just what the ending needed。 *chef's kiss*This is my second BA Paris book。 The first was Behind Closed Doors。 She has a way with words—a way to keep you interested until the very last page。 I admire any author who can deliver such a great twist。 I look forward to venturing into more of her work！The audiobook is performed well。 The voice acting and tempo were both excellent。 The narrator has a voice that just seems so elegant。 It made the story come to life and gave a great depiction of each character。 Emily gave an outstanding performance。Thanks to the author， St Martin's Press， Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the ARC and audio copy。 。。。more
Kate
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The Guest by B。A。 Paris was a twisty， suspenseful novel with themes of friendship and betrayal。 A fast read and a page-turner， this was a highly entertaining book。 I definitely enjoyed the first half of the book over the second half。 B。A。 Paris did an amazing job creating tension and letting us know that something was wrong - that something BIG was going on - in the dynamic of friends， family， and neighbors。 But in the first half， it was impossible to know exactly what， which kept me completely The Guest by B。A。 Paris was a twisty， suspenseful novel with themes of friendship and betrayal。 A fast read and a page-turner， this was a highly entertaining book。 I definitely enjoyed the first half of the book over the second half。 B。A。 Paris did an amazing job creating tension and letting us know that something was wrong - that something BIG was going on - in the dynamic of friends， family， and neighbors。 But in the first half， it was impossible to know exactly what， which kept me completely engaged。 The second half of the book felt a little disjointed， however， and the slow build up amounted to several quick reveals that felt brushed over quickly。 There was a lot going on and a lot of things happening it lost some of the suspense。 I'm not a huge fan of epilogues that wrap up thrillers with a neat bow， and I feel like this epilogue did just that。 Despite this， B。A。 Paris will always be an auto-read author for me， and I really enjoyed her latest， The Guest。 The audio version is also spectacular with easy to follow character voices and correct emphasis on the reading。 A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review。 。。。more
Kath
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We begin with Iris and Gabriel returning home from holiday to find an unexpected guest。 Laure has used the spare key she has， has let herself in， and made herself at home。 She wasn't expecting them home for another night but Gabriel didn't really fancy the stopover they had planned to break up the drive home， he has other things on his mind。 You see， he was the one who found a young man almost dead in the nearby quarry and stayed with him until he passed， the only witness to his final words。 Any We begin with Iris and Gabriel returning home from holiday to find an unexpected guest。 Laure has used the spare key she has， has let herself in， and made herself at home。 She wasn't expecting them home for another night but Gabriel didn't really fancy the stopover they had planned to break up the drive home， he has other things on his mind。 You see， he was the one who found a young man almost dead in the nearby quarry and stayed with him until he passed， the only witness to his final words。 Anyway， back to Laure。。。 she has rocked up as her husband Pierre has admitted that he found out recently that he has a child by another woman and， not being able to handle it - as they are a childless couple， her being the one that wanted them - ran away。 And so begins a rather strange tale， full of weirdness and， well， bonkers behaviour。 Especially when a new couple moves in， bringing their strange gardener with them。 And then there's a death， a murder。 And the ante is most definitely upped。 I have a bit of a hit and miss relationship with this author。 Mostly hits。。。 but I think this one lies towards the miss， although I never thought it too much to ever even contemplate ditching it， my eyes did get a rather good workout with the amount of rolling they did！It's all a bit， well， incredible at times。 Iris and Gabriel were a bit on the wet blanket side initially， and that did annoy me and， as for Laure， well。 To be honest， Pierre was better off without her！And then we have Gabriel who has blatantly lied about a kid's last words to his mother。。。 throwing him into mental turmoil but I'll leave you to follow that thread yourself。 Throw in Esme and much older husband Hugh， with their gardener Joseph and you complete the eclectic cast。 This trio brings a whole new layer of weird to the overall story。As I said， this one was a bit too much for me。 All the threads do come together satisfactorily at the end but the destination was totally worth the journey（s） getting there。 Probably didn't help that I don't really have anything positive to say about any of the characters so I wasn't really of a mind to care much about them。 But， all that said， it did mostly hold my attention and I did get through it without much hassle， eye rolling aside。 Obviously with the author's back catalogue to compare with， maybe my expectations were too high going in。 Or maybe it just wasn't for me。 My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 。。。more
Diane Hernandez
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The Guest is the latest novel by the author of Behind Closed Doors and a slew of other domestic suspense stories。 This one is about a married couple， Iris and Gabriel， who have two challenges in their life。 The husband recently found a boy dying after an accident whose last words to Gabriel were negative regarding the boy’s mother。 Gabriel decides to spare the mother’s feelings by changing the boy’s last words。 Gabriel then endlessly rehashes that decision ad nauseum throughout the book。 Their s The Guest is the latest novel by the author of Behind Closed Doors and a slew of other domestic suspense stories。 This one is about a married couple， Iris and Gabriel， who have two challenges in their life。 The husband recently found a boy dying after an accident whose last words to Gabriel were negative regarding the boy’s mother。 Gabriel decides to spare the mother’s feelings by changing the boy’s last words。 Gabriel then endlessly rehashes that decision ad nauseum throughout the book。 Their second challenge is a friend named Laure， who is the worst uninvited houseguest ever。 And she just-won’t-leave。 Soon more complications arrive to convolute the plot even more。I think you can tell by my description above that I didn’t like The Guest as much as I wanted to。 The characters are all unsympathetic。 By the middle of the book， I wanted them to be punished for how annoying they were。 The end slightly improved my feelings about the book。 However， I’m not sure if it is worth slogging through the rest of it to get there。 This book is probably best for diehard B。A。 Paris fans only。 3 stars。 I recommend reading the author’s best book （5 stars in my opinion）， The Dilemma， instead。Thanks to St。 Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a digital review copy of the book。 。。。more
Kayla Lynn
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4。5 ⭐️ Thank you netgalley for the ARC！ I loved this book。 I wasn’t hooked in the beginning however as the book went on I started liking it more and more。 I loved that all the chapters were on the shorter side and I did not predict the ending。 The ending literally blew me away and I cannot wait to read more！ I would 100% recommend。
⚫㊐✨Heather Mc Erlean❦㈦㊏
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B。A。 Paris is new to my list of authors that I have read。 I won a copy of "The Guest" on Goodreads。 I am thrilled that I was allowed to read this book and give an honest review。 I give this book 3。5 stars， but I always round up。My favorite part of the book is the epilogue。 It is longer than most epilogues but is brimming with surprise twists。 I see what is coming most of the time， but not in this case。 The story took me a bit to get into。 You could say it is a slow burn。 I struggled to stay on t B。A。 Paris is new to my list of authors that I have read。 I won a copy of "The Guest" on Goodreads。 I am thrilled that I was allowed to read this book and give an honest review。 I give this book 3。5 stars， but I always round up。My favorite part of the book is the epilogue。 It is longer than most epilogues but is brimming with surprise twists。 I see what is coming most of the time， but not in this case。 The story took me a bit to get into。 You could say it is a slow burn。 I struggled to stay on task and found the characters in the book unlikable。 I'm not positive this was by design。 I am sure that Laure was intentionally unlikable。 The characters are a bit off-putting。 If you look at the book from a purely mysterious perspective， this book is brilliant！ There were twists and turns that the epilogue summed up nicely。 It is a story about three couples。 The newest couple has a friend who enters the fray。 There is one hell of an annoying houseguest that I would have kicked out after the first week， Laure。 Laure is the most sorry and unsavory character of the lot。 The fact her husband fathered an illegitimate child does not make you feel any sympathy whatsoever。 There is a lot of drama between the couples in some way。 If you like dramas， mysteries that need to be solved， and characters you love to hate， then you'll love this book。 I will be reading other books of B。A。 Paris， as the ending， made it all worth it。 。。。more
Stephanie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The Guest By: B。 P。 Paris Publisher: St。 Martin’s Press Pub Date: 2/20/24B。A。 Paris’s thrillers never let me down。 Her twists always knock me for a loop。 Iris and Gabriel have it all or so it seems from the outside。 When they were on their honeymoon they met Laure and her husband Pierre。 They kept in touch and and become good friends。 Only the secrets began from the beginning。 Now Pierre isn’t happy。 He’s found out he had a child but who is this child and who's the mother？ He makes a b ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The Guest By: B。 P。 Paris Publisher: St。 Martin’s Press Pub Date: 2/20/24B。A。 Paris’s thrillers never let me down。 Her twists always knock me for a loop。 Iris and Gabriel have it all or so it seems from the outside。 When they were on their honeymoon they met Laure and her husband Pierre。 They kept in touch and and become good friends。 Only the secrets began from the beginning。 Now Pierre isn’t happy。 He’s found out he had a child but who is this child and who's the mother？ He makes a big mistake by not telling Laure what’s really going on。 He continues to keep secrets until she flees France and heads to Iris’ & Gabriel’s place。 Gabriel calls and texts Pierre over and over and he never picks up。 When people start disappearing and bodies begin to appear you know there's more to the story。 I love how these thrillers are so easy to get sucked into。 I just kept saying one more chapter well now it’s 2 a。m。 I’ve read the whole thing in just a few hours。 This book comes out Tuesday February 20th。 。。。more
Mallory
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I listened to the audiobook of this one for the first third and then I switched to kindle because I honestly am a bit behind with audiobooks and they take me a little longer to read。 I liked the narrator and I think it was a well done audiobook and I could have finished it that way。 I liked this thriller overall even though I found the story to start way slower than I would have liked and it took way longer than I would have preferred to get more interesting。 The epilogue was great and full of s I listened to the audiobook of this one for the first third and then I switched to kindle because I honestly am a bit behind with audiobooks and they take me a little longer to read。 I liked the narrator and I think it was a well done audiobook and I could have finished it that way。 I liked this thriller overall even though I found the story to start way slower than I would have liked and it took way longer than I would have preferred to get more interesting。 The epilogue was great and full of some fun twists （I had suspicions but I wasn’t positive of the outcome）。 Gabriel and his wife Iris return from a trip to see that someone has been in their home。 Surprised they find an old family friend Laure who tells them she has left her husband because he had an affair and fathered a child。 Laure plans on staying a few weeks， but after a few weeks goes by she doesn’t feel ready to return and asks to stay longer。 The writing was good and I thought the characters were well developed （even if I didn’t really like any of the characters except Beth and Esme）。 。。。more
Karen Bullock
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This author’s flare for domestic thrillers is always something to look forward too。The Guest， however is a slow moving story that deals with issues of grief， guilt and the most aggravating cast of characters ever！ Characters that all have avoidance issues。 A husband avoids issues of a lie he told， avoids his wife because of that and the tension is palpable。 The wife， avoids telling their guest， that she has worn out the welcome mat。 The guest， avoids telling her friends anything truthful in her This author’s flare for domestic thrillers is always something to look forward too。The Guest， however is a slow moving story that deals with issues of grief， guilt and the most aggravating cast of characters ever！ Characters that all have avoidance issues。 A husband avoids issues of a lie he told， avoids his wife because of that and the tension is palpable。 The wife， avoids telling their guest， that she has worn out the welcome mat。 The guest， avoids telling her friends anything truthful in her life。There seems to be a disconnect though， between the characters that is hard to follow until more then half way through， do things start to make a little more sense。Was this the author’s intention？Is this worth the time to read？ Absolutely！Thanks to St。 Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read this。 。。。more
Noelani
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（3。5⭐️） B。A。 Paris knows how to spin a crazy， not-totally-realistic， twisty story and I binged it in a day。 This book was a bit of a rough start for me because it has one of my least favorite tropes: a friend overstaying their welcome in your house （I cannot explain how uncomfy and frustrated it makes me😂）， but I could get past it once more started happening in the plot- and there was a lot happening。 This got pretty twisty the farther along the story got; some twists I saw coming， and others we （3。5⭐️） B。A。 Paris knows how to spin a crazy， not-totally-realistic， twisty story and I binged it in a day。 This book was a bit of a rough start for me because it has one of my least favorite tropes: a friend overstaying their welcome in your house （I cannot explain how uncomfy and frustrated it makes me😂）， but I could get past it once more started happening in the plot- and there was a lot happening。 This got pretty twisty the farther along the story got; some twists I saw coming， and others were a total surprise。 I wouldn’t say this is an “on the edge of your seat” thriller， but instead had a sense of dread and unease carrying throughout the story， which can be just as captivating in my opinion。 The ending wraps up pretty neatly， and then the epilogue comes and completely blindsided me with a twist I never even thought of。This is a quick domestic drama that’ll pull you in easily！Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Press for the advance copy。 。。。more
Kerri Kalakay
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I’ve read pretty much all of B。A。 Paris’ books this one really got me good。 So many lies， so many secrets。 What dark secrets are they hiding。 A seemingly perfect family， best friends and new neighbors。 Everyone has a secret who’s is the biggest and the deadliest？
Deanna Reed
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I previously read Behind Closed Doors and loved it。 So， getting the chance to review an ARC by the same author is exciting。 I took me a little while to get into， I felt there was a ton of dialog， and the day to day life was kind of boring。 But the epilogue was FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC！ It brought everything together， and all the questions I had at the end were instantly answered。 Good book if you push through until the end。 I will recommend it for sure！ 3。5 ⭐️ I received this ARC from NetGalley。 Than I previously read Behind Closed Doors and loved it。 So， getting the chance to review an ARC by the same author is exciting。 I took me a little while to get into， I felt there was a ton of dialog， and the day to day life was kind of boring。 But the epilogue was FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC！ It brought everything together， and all the questions I had at the end were instantly answered。 Good book if you push through until the end。 I will recommend it for sure！ 3。5 ⭐️ I received this ARC from NetGalley。 Thank you for the opportunity to review！ 。。。more
DeeAnn
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A loving couple named Iris and Gabriel are one day surprised by an unexpected visitor。 Laure learns of her husband Pierre's infidelity and chooses to move in with the happy couple。 The two couples have been together for a long time， but when Laure chooses to stay with Iris and Gabriel， the situation completely changes。 Iris is displeased with her actions and wants things to return to as they were before she moved in。One of my favorite mystery thriller tropes is the unexpected or uninvited guest A loving couple named Iris and Gabriel are one day surprised by an unexpected visitor。 Laure learns of her husband Pierre's infidelity and chooses to move in with the happy couple。 The two couples have been together for a long time， but when Laure chooses to stay with Iris and Gabriel， the situation completely changes。 Iris is displeased with her actions and wants things to return to as they were before she moved in。One of my favorite mystery thriller tropes is the unexpected or uninvited guest who turns up。 It seemed to me that the main focus of this story would be that trope。 It was， at the absolute least， the first fifty %， but the second half of it takes a different turn after that。 Ironically， the tale picked up more intrigue and accelerated after the trope was removed， even though the section I was most looking forward to because of it was the slowest！Things really take off and get crazy in the second part of the novel。 If you persevere through the first half of the novel without giving up， you'll be rewarded with some tremendous action。 This is also where the thriller component of the story really shines。 Although I don't think the characters are especially well-developed， I do believe that the plot is more significant in a novel like this。 If you enjoy the author's writing style。 You’ll enjoy this book。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Let me start by saying that I'm a big fan of BA Paris'。 I happily read my way through her bibiiography and will continue to do so。 With that said， "The Guest" is less of a psychological thriller and more of a slowburn。 I won't say more， for fear of spoilers， but I was surprised at the relative quietness of this book。 It speaks more to range than anything， but it felt like a departure。 My criticisms really come with the audiobook， which I was lucky enough to receive as an ARC。 The chapters aren't Let me start by saying that I'm a big fan of BA Paris'。 I happily read my way through her bibiiography and will continue to do so。 With that said， "The Guest" is less of a psychological thriller and more of a slowburn。 I won't say more， for fear of spoilers， but I was surprised at the relative quietness of this book。 It speaks more to range than anything， but it felt like a departure。 My criticisms really come with the audiobook， which I was lucky enough to receive as an ARC。 The chapters aren't divided by time， so it was sometimes hard to keep up with when things were happening。 The characters would talk about doing something and sometimes that thing would happen in the next chapter and sometimes it wouldn't happen until much later。 This was likely more disconcerting in an audiobook than in a physical copy。 My biggest problem， however， and the one that nearly ruined the experience for me， was that the narrator sounds exactly the same throughout。 So， not only do Iris and Esme sound the same， but so do Iris and Hugh and Gabriel。 There is a large cast of characters and I rarely knew who was speaking to whom。 The Guest: 4 starsThe audiobook: 2。5 stars 。。。more
Ansu Roy
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Thank you NetGalley for giving me an early audio copy of this book。It was fairly entertaining， I do think some of the mundane tasks could have been cut out。 I felt like it dragged for a while。 The epilogue and its explanations were definitely a fun part。 But I did see it coming to an extent。
Neville Townsend
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A good thriller with plenty of twists。 A slow start but builds up nicely to a stunning climax。 Iris and Gabriel come home from holiday to find their friend Laure from France in their home having left her husband。 Good plot that will keep you hooked。 Emily Joyce does a superb narration of this book。 Thank to Hodder and Stoughton and Netgalley for this audio ARC
Chris
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Wow！ This book was so good！ It is the type of thriller I can not get enough of， full of twists I didn't see coming。 Plus the writing drew me immediately into the story and I did not want to put it down。Iris and Gabriel have gone on holiday to try to reconnect after Gabriel discovered a young neighbor that had an accident and was the recipient of his last words。 Gabriel has been struggling and distant since that day。 They come home from holiday a day early to discover their friend Laure。 She has Wow！ This book was so good！ It is the type of thriller I can not get enough of， full of twists I didn't see coming。 Plus the writing drew me immediately into the story and I did not want to put it down。Iris and Gabriel have gone on holiday to try to reconnect after Gabriel discovered a young neighbor that had an accident and was the recipient of his last words。 Gabriel has been struggling and distant since that day。 They come home from holiday a day early to discover their friend Laure。 She has left her husband Pierre and is living in their house and wearing Iris' clothes。 She left Pierre after discovering he has a child with another woman。 As they adjust to the unexpected guest they befriend a couple， Esme and Hugh， that has just moved to the village and hire the family friend staying with them， Joseph， to help in the garden。 Why is Gabriel struggling so with the final message？ How long will the guest stay？ What other secrets are they hiding？Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy for my honest review 。。。more
Chelsea Fratini
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A house guest that just won't leave。。。aka my worst nightmare。 I have been a longtime fan of B。A。 Paris and her work and I was so excited to receive an ARC of The Guest。 This domestic drama seriously had me sucked into the drama of these people and their lives。 Iris and Gabriel's friend Laure has just separated from her husband Pierre and has come to stay with them。 She certainly is overstaying her welcome。 There are other characters， new neighbors down the road Esme and Hugh and Joseph， a friend A house guest that just won't leave。。。aka my worst nightmare。 I have been a longtime fan of B。A。 Paris and her work and I was so excited to receive an ARC of The Guest。 This domestic drama seriously had me sucked into the drama of these people and their lives。 Iris and Gabriel's friend Laure has just separated from her husband Pierre and has come to stay with them。 She certainly is overstaying her welcome。 There are other characters， new neighbors down the road Esme and Hugh and Joseph， a friend who of course is a little shady。 There were times that I was frustrated by the characters and their day to day actions that parts of the book felt slow to me when I really just wanted to find out how all these characters were connected to each other。 But there was just the right amount of intrigue that I needed to know！The ending is wrapped up nicely， and I do prefer an ambiguous ending HOWEVER if you like things wrapped neatly in a bow， this would be perfect for you！ I was surprised and it almost made me want to go back and reread parts of the book。 All in all， I'm landing at 4 stars for this one！ If you are looking for a slow burn domestic thriller check this one out！ Thank you so much to NetGalley for my ARC。 The Guest is out 2/20！ 。。。more
Kehinde 🥀
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4。5 ⭐️
Tina
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The Guest by B。A。 Paris is listed as a mystery/ thriller， I'd classify it as a domestic drama， emphasis on drama。 Married couple Gabriel and Iris return home from vacation to find their friend Laure at their home。 Laure claims her husband has a child with another woman， and she just needed to get away。 In support of their friend， Gabriel and Iris offer Laure to stay with them while she figures out the future of her marriage。 But as the days go by， things get odd， and secrets are revealed。。 albei The Guest by B。A。 Paris is listed as a mystery/ thriller， I'd classify it as a domestic drama， emphasis on drama。 Married couple Gabriel and Iris return home from vacation to find their friend Laure at their home。 Laure claims her husband has a child with another woman， and she just needed to get away。 In support of their friend， Gabriel and Iris offer Laure to stay with them while she figures out the future of her marriage。 But as the days go by， things get odd， and secrets are revealed。。 albeit slowly。 I usually love B。A。 Paris novels， but this one has much slower pace， and I wish there was more action to keep my interest。 The ending was satisfying， though， and worth the wait。 I was ready to give 2 stars for being an okay read， but the ending adds a star。 A good read， fun for those that like a slower burn and buildup。 Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an opportunity to read and review honestly an advanced digital copy。 。。。more
Nicole Kuiper
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Blijft een goede schrijfster maar vond dit boek echt minder。 Voorspelbaar en te langdradig voor mij。 Het einde was wel ijzersterk geschreven， ik vind boeken waarin de schrijver het einde verteld echt veel beter dan een open einde。
Julie
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Publication date: February 20， 2024The Guest by B。A。 Paris is a physiological mystery/thriller with family drama woven in。 While this wasn’t my favourite by this author， I did enjoy it and the wrap up with a twist at the end。 Gabriel and Iris come home from holiday to find one of their dear friends Laure staying at their house。 Laure and her husband Pierre are having marital issues and it seems Pierre has stepped out of the marriage and fathered a daughter but won’t say much more about that。 Lau Publication date: February 20， 2024The Guest by B。A。 Paris is a physiological mystery/thriller with family drama woven in。 While this wasn’t my favourite by this author， I did enjoy it and the wrap up with a twist at the end。 Gabriel and Iris come home from holiday to find one of their dear friends Laure staying at their house。 Laure and her husband Pierre are having marital issues and it seems Pierre has stepped out of the marriage and fathered a daughter but won’t say much more about that。 Laure is devastated and decides she’s not going back home。 As the days turn into weeks and then months Laure is definitely overstaying her welcome。 As Gabriel and Iris struggle with how to help Laure and Pierre， there are other dramas that weave through the story。 Gabriel is struggling with guilt over finding a teen who has a dying message for his mother and there are new neighbours at the end of the village that also have a guest with a troubling past that seems to be connected to everything。 This was slower paced in the sense that you don’t put everything quite together until towards the end chapters。 This is definitely a slow burn plot but I did enjoy it and loved the wrap up twist at the end。 This is a 3。75 star for me。 Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。#NetGalley #BAParis #theguest 。。。more
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