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mjs_busyreading's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
whatjustinereadss's review against another edition
2.0
uhmmm... other than fact that my name was in it, I have nothing else to say.
letkris10sing's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
darcierenee's review against another edition
Really boring… didn’t care about the background history that led up to the closed door abduction.
cvmcvicker's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
njw13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
ariiiibaby916's review against another edition
3.0
My Review… 2.5 ⭐️
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Title: The Prisoner
Author: BA Paris
Genre: Thriller
Pub Date: Novemever 1, 2022
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First things first, a huge thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!!
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Review: after loving BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and THE THERAPIST by Paris, I was thoroughly underwhelmed by this book. First we start off with the kidnapped trope, which is not one of my favorites I’ve come to learn. The first 30% of the book, every time it was a chapter where the MC was being held hostage, I skimmed through it. It felt like for a long time nothing was happening. Now, if you know me, you know that I’m very very OK with character building and slow process. But this was vastly different than that, this was just plain boring.
A huge problem I had with this book is the fact that a lot of what had happened, and how it had gotten there was unrealistic and some thing that would never happen. Also, the amateur detective trope in this book was just done so wrong.
The ending felt extremely rushed to me and it really didn’t make sense how everything ended because it was too easy. There was nothing wrapped up, and it just overall was a boring book with no surprises.
I’ve seen quite a few reviews where it says that it was very fast paced and claustrophobic feeling, which is correct. The reason why I got two stars and not one was because I did overall like the little bit of action there was the little bit of, what’s going on? Which I feel is partly due to the short chapters.
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Synopsis: Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making on her own in London. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up in a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne.
But then, Ameli wakes up in a pitch black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taking? Who are her captors? And why does she feel safe for here, in prison, then she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?
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Title: The Prisoner
Author: BA Paris
Genre: Thriller
Pub Date: Novemever 1, 2022
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•
First things first, a huge thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!!
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Review: after loving BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and THE THERAPIST by Paris, I was thoroughly underwhelmed by this book. First we start off with the kidnapped trope, which is not one of my favorites I’ve come to learn. The first 30% of the book, every time it was a chapter where the MC was being held hostage, I skimmed through it. It felt like for a long time nothing was happening. Now, if you know me, you know that I’m very very OK with character building and slow process. But this was vastly different than that, this was just plain boring.
A huge problem I had with this book is the fact that a lot of what had happened, and how it had gotten there was unrealistic and some thing that would never happen. Also, the amateur detective trope in this book was just done so wrong.
The ending felt extremely rushed to me and it really didn’t make sense how everything ended because it was too easy. There was nothing wrapped up, and it just overall was a boring book with no surprises.
I’ve seen quite a few reviews where it says that it was very fast paced and claustrophobic feeling, which is correct. The reason why I got two stars and not one was because I did overall like the little bit of action there was the little bit of, what’s going on? Which I feel is partly due to the short chapters.
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Synopsis: Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making on her own in London. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up in a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne.
But then, Ameli wakes up in a pitch black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taking? Who are her captors? And why does she feel safe for here, in prison, then she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?