Reviews

Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

arhoades99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

bookishbabe431's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, and Murder

littlestream's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

namitakhanna's review against another edition

3.0

Entertaining fast read though completely implausible.

ksrowe's review against another edition

Such a strong premise that devolved into panic pixie dream girl trope. So disappointing! 

jensmalle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

holmfridurhp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

davidcottington's review against another edition

5.0

SO GOOD. I really love B.A. Paris' writing style.

linnaboobooks's review against another edition

2.0

I'm starting to think books with a character named Layla that is majority from a male character's perspective is Just Not It for me, my dudes.

It was an entertaining read, I wanted to know what the hell was going on when Layla came more into play since it started to get messier and more interest-holding when it started up. But it didn't do a lot and what it did manage didn't hold much water when it comes to outcome.

I recommend passing this up if you're skeptical of the summary.

lurker_stalker's review against another edition

3.0

Wow. What a huge let-down the ending of this book was. I vacillated between 2 and 3 stars for a bit before landing on 3. Up until chapter 55 or so, I was all in. Was the book perfect before that, no, not really. But it was a lot of fun and I really wasn't 100% sure what was going on. Chapter 55 kicked off and I knew what was happening but still had some questions about how, exactly, some of the things were known by one of the characters.

(Yes, I'm being intentionally vague because I don't want to give any spoilers at all.)

Chapter 56 and on were one big downward spiral of "what the hell?!" culminating in the mother of all book killers - the letter that ties up every single thing that happened during the book that we weren't privy to. What a cheap and easy way out. So incredibly disappointing.

Also, did I get the timeline wrong? Wasn't it TWELVE years from Layla's disappearance to events in the current time? The explanatory letter makes it seems like months, maybe a year but in no way a dozen of them.

What I'll say is this, B A. Paris, I still love your writing style and voice and I'll absolutely read your next book but, please, don't ever do that again. And if you haven't read any of the author's work yet, don't start with this one. Read her [b:Behind Closed Doors|29437949|Behind Closed Doors|B.A. Paris|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1458854462s/29437949.jpg|45981530] or [b:The Breakdown|31450633|The Breakdown|B.A. Paris|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1492234495s/31450633.jpg|49326982], both of which had plenty of twists and turns and will likely keep you entertained all the way through.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this one.