Available Today, July 13
Description
When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive…
As Alice is getting to know her neighbors, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before.
Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbors are keeping secrets and things are not as perfect as they seem…
Details
- Rating: ☆☆☆
- Title: The Therapist
- Author: B. A. Paris
- Genre: Domestic Thriller
- Length: 304 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
- Release Date: July 13, 2021
- Excerpt
My Thoughts
When partners Alice and Leo decide to purchase a single house so that they won’t be traveling back and forth visiting each other, Leo is the one to surprise Alice with his purchase of the perfect home. It’s in a gated community and is being offered at a lower price than it’s worth, so he can purchase it with his funds, and she can rent her house out. Perfect! Right? Not-so-much. Leo failed to inform Alice of one very important fact: Nina, a therapist, was murdered by her husband in this very house. At least that’s what everyone assumes, since shortly afterward Nina’s husband commits suicide.
Will this news be enough to run Alice off? She loves Leo and he’s purchased the house because he thinks it is perfect. Maybe if she discovers more information about the murder from her neighbors it will help her decide. But the neighbors are hiding their own secrets.
Once again I find myself in the minority with my thoughts and review. Though this started out interesting, I soon tired of the plot and it felt like it was dragging. Yes, I wanted to see how it ended, but it just didn’t have enough to support the whole middle of the story. Plus, I’d guessed the ending. Of course, not every bit of it. But enough.
My Concerns
The characters weren’t developed enough for me to really care about them. And the story was too drawn out and repetitive.
Final Thoughts
My three-star rating doesn’t in any way mean that you shouldn’t read it. It wasn’t my cup of tea, but if you check reviews you will see that many don’t just like it, they love it. I would suggest that you read this one and make your own decision.
My thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for the ability to read an advanced copy and review the story.
Rating
About the Author
B A Paris is the internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, and The Dilemma. Having sold over one million copies in the UK alone, she is a New York Times bestseller as well as Sunday Times bestseller and a number one bestseller on Amazon and iBooks. Her books have been translated into 40 languages. Having lived in France for many years, she and her husband recently moved back to the UK.
Oh, I hate it when we guess the twist or ending. Don’t know if I’ll be picking it up now.🙆
Well, it wasn’t a book that I loved, and I don’t usually guess endings, but lots of people seemed to like it. Maybe read some other reviews before you decide.😉