mimi_throughthepages 's review for:

Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

3.0

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Bring Me Back hooked me in the beginning, but I was able to figure out the direction the book was heading before the second part of the story. While I was intrigued by the cast of characters and all of the Russian dolls; unfortunately, the second part seemed to stall a bit. It felt like too much influence was being placed on the dolls and we lost the connection to Finn and Ellen. I love a plot driven story, but still need a little more character building in order to care about what is happening. The third part of the story felt a bit rushed and I was not surprised by the ending at all. On the positive side, the authors' writing style is such that I was kept entertained for the day. I enjoyed that the chapters alternated between Finn and Layla's retelling of past events, and their versions of what was happening currently. While I didn't love this book, I'm intrigued enough to want to look for more books by this author.