Jaclyn’s Review: Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

Bring Me Back
written by B.A. Paris
published by St. Martin’s Press, 2018

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Did I enjoy this book? I kind of liked this book. It started strong–a mysterious situation and an unreliable narrator. I spent most of the first half of this book thinking everyone was the bad guy–he did it, no she did it, no wait, it was this other guy! The middle of this book was SO slow though! I kept reading because I wanted to know the ending, but goodness it was hard to slog through the middle. I predicted the ending at the 75% mark, which just made me mad that none of the characters saw it. I didn’t care for the way the ending was revealed. I’m sure there could have been a more dramatic way to do this.

 

 

Would I recommend it? For fans of Gone Girl or similar books (mystery with an unreliable narrator), I think this one is worth a read. I’m intrigued enough to read another book from this author.

 

 

About the book – from Goodreads: Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone—never to be seen again. That is the story Finn told to the police. But it is not the whole story.

Ten years later Finn is engaged to Layla’s sister, Ellen. Their shared grief over what happened to Layla drew them close and now they intend to remain together. Still, there’s something about Ellen that Finn has never fully understood. His heart wants to believe that she is the one for him…even though a sixth sense tells him not to trust her.

Then, not long before he and Ellen are to be married, Finn gets a phone call. Someone from his past has seen Layla—hiding in plain sight. There are other odd occurrences: Long-lost items from Layla’s past that keep turning up around Finn and Ellen’s house. Emails from strangers who seem to know too much. Secret messages, clues, warnings. If Layla is alive—and on Finn’s trail—what does she want? And how much does she know?

A tour de force of psychological suspense, Bring Me Back will have you questioning everything and everyone until its stunning climax.

 

 
 

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