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The Therapist by B.A. Paris

17 reviews

heyitsnay810's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

So fast paced and gripping. I was creating my own theories along with Alice the whole book and STILL caught off guard by the ending. Unreal. So good.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

sare1125's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, and Infidelity

alm0lina's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A

4.5

maybe i’m easily impressed compared to other people, but this was 4.5 stars for me!! i finished it in a day and had some theories, and where it didn’t fully surprise me, the plot twist connection to the killer was crazy! the explanation for the  connection for the different victims/the people in common was a little lazy, but it still kept me on edge nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Suicide

becks444's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Stalking

chelle22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Stalking, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

dizpig's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Murder, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Stalking, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Toxic friendship

honeywine's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

A fun and quick read, though the main character’s monologues sometimes felt a bit much. Also I didn’t think anyone who was more than two dimensional was likable. And every major character was white, I don’t understand readers who are is saying this book is diverse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Violence, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Suicide, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

espressoreader's review against another edition

dark slow-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? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

melodious_mel's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was very twee, and had a character driven story. There’s a lot underneath the surface of the book, and an unsettling feeling permeates the book providing a steady pace to a thrilling finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Sexual violence, Child death, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Alcohol and Eating disorder

jasmine256's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I love this book. I'm a fan of B.A. Paris's work. The previous book she wrote weren't that great. They weren't bad either. Those books weren't Behind Closed Doors level of amazing. The Therapist certainly was. I was right there with Alice throughout the entire book. And that twist. Incredible. I was left in shock that I didn't see that twist happen. The Therapist was impossible to put down. It was excellent, a real page-turner. The book was fast paced, engaging and suspenseful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide