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emmylamptey 's review for:
The Guest
by B.A. Paris
I have read all of B.A. Paris’s other work and was over the moon when I was granted an e-ARC of her latest novel, The Guest.
Like “The Dilemma” by the same author, this book is not a thriller - it’s more of a drama. So if you adjust your expectations accordingly, I think you’ll really love it. This story features three couples, Iris and Gabriel (the main characters), Laure and Pierre (their close friends of 20 years), and Esme and Hugh (a new couple who moved into the village).
Iris and Gabriel have been in a rut when the story begins, and they attempted to overcome this with a romantic trip to Scotland. Returning a day early, Iris and Gabriel arrive home to find their home is occupied by their close friend Laure who has recently separated from her husband after learning he cheated on her in the past and has a child with another woman.
Laure quickly overstays her welcome, staying for weeks and weeks, while constantly agonizing over her husband’s betrayal. She begins wearing Iris’s clothes, cozying up to Iris’s friends Esme and Hugh, and even copies Iris’s hairstyle. Worse, she doesn’t even seem to realize the strain she’s putting on Iris and Gabriel’s marriage by her constant presence. How with Gabriel and Iris convince her to move out? And what really happened with Pierre’s love child?
This was a great story and there were many unexpected twists and turns. I was happy to see how everything turned out. Everything was tied up in a neat bow in the epilogue which I love.
Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. I love B.A. Paris and will always come back for more!
Like “The Dilemma” by the same author, this book is not a thriller - it’s more of a drama. So if you adjust your expectations accordingly, I think you’ll really love it. This story features three couples, Iris and Gabriel (the main characters), Laure and Pierre (their close friends of 20 years), and Esme and Hugh (a new couple who moved into the village).
Iris and Gabriel have been in a rut when the story begins, and they attempted to overcome this with a romantic trip to Scotland. Returning a day early, Iris and Gabriel arrive home to find their home is occupied by their close friend Laure who has recently separated from her husband after learning he cheated on her in the past and has a child with another woman.
Laure quickly overstays her welcome, staying for weeks and weeks, while constantly agonizing over her husband’s betrayal. She begins wearing Iris’s clothes, cozying up to Iris’s friends Esme and Hugh, and even copies Iris’s hairstyle. Worse, she doesn’t even seem to realize the strain she’s putting on Iris and Gabriel’s marriage by her constant presence. How with Gabriel and Iris convince her to move out? And what really happened with Pierre’s love child?
This was a great story and there were many unexpected twists and turns. I was happy to see how everything turned out. Everything was tied up in a neat bow in the epilogue which I love.
Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. I love B.A. Paris and will always come back for more!