The Guest Review

 The Guest

By: B.A. Paris

*Thank you so much to the author and to netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book.  I was thrilled to receive this arc.*

Let me start by saying that I love B.A. Paris.  She wrote one of my all-time favorite books.  I think she's brilliant and has the best way of crafting her novels.  With all that said, I did find myself a little disappointed in this one.  I loved the way it started and I enjoyed the way it ended.  But I was not captivated or interested in the "in-between".  I found it to be a bit boring and the only reason I continued to read was because I knew I'd find an exciting twist at the end (which I did!) and because I adore the author and her other works.  But it just fell a little short for me.  I wasn't in love with any of the characters and it seemed like it was the same conversation/situation repeated over and over again until the final scene.  Granted, Paris may have done this on purpose in order to mirror how the main characters felt as they were experiencing the same conversations/situations over and over again.  But as I said, I grew a little bored and found myself wanting to skim to get to the impending plot twist.  I also found one storyline to be a little bit neglected.  (Again, it's possible Paris did this on purpose - perhaps to create reader subjectivity or to set up for a sequel.).  This book wasn't a bad book by any means.  I think I just have this author so high up on a pedestal that I was just hoping for and expecting a little bit more.  It wasn't a story that I found enthralling but I could definitely see others enjoying it.  If you take anything from this review, take my advice to read some of Paris' other works.  Or go ahead and read this one!  It certainly isn't a waste of time and you'll find yourself enjoying elements of it.