Item: Bring Me Back
Rating: 2.00
Author: layawaydragon

by B. A. Paris

The million-copy bestselling author B A Paris returns with a breathtaking thriller.

'We're in a new Golden Age of suspense writing now, because of amazing books like Bring Me Back' Lee Child

'Made me stay up way beyond my bedtime!' Jane Corry

Finn and Layla: young and in love, their whole lives ahead of them. Driving back from a holiday in France one night, Finn pulls in to a service station, leaving Layla alone in the car. When he returns, minutes later, Layla has vanished, never to be seen again. That's the story Finn tells the police. It's the truth - but not the whole truth.

Twelve years later, Finn has built a new life with Ellen, Layla's sister, when he receives a phone call. Someone has seen Layla. But is it her - or someone pretending to be her? If it is her, what does she want? And what does she know about the night she disappeared?

Bring Me Back is the utterly compelling, white-knuckle thriller from Sunday Times bestseller B A Paris.

Praise for B A Paris:

'An addictive new voice in suspense fiction' Sophie Hannah

'Just finished this BRILLIANT book... Clever, addictive and twisty, I couldn't sleep until I found out the truth... The twist floored me! Utterly compelling from beginning to end' Claire Douglas

'Made me stay up way beyond my bedtime! B A Paris has a knack for getting into your head' Jane Corry

'A page-turning masterpiece' Amanda Prowse

'A tale of dark secrets, with mystery and intrigue building up and up to an ending with a fabulous twist. I devoured it - I couldn't turn the pages quick enough' Mel Sherratt

'This book is compulsive reading from start to finish. A perfectly crafted work of art, seamless and mesmerising. I envy those yet to read it for the pleasure they have in store' Amanda Robson

'A cracking page turner with a killer twist' Camilla Way

'An incredibly pacy, heart-pounding thriller - the twist at the end left me reeling. B A Paris does it again in this exhilarating exploration of love, jealousy and betrayal. A must read!' Phoebe Morgan

'Bring Me Back will not leave your hands until you have turned the last page!' Wendy Walker

Content Warning: Domestic Violence, Child Abuse,

Entertaining. I read it all. It's like a bad movie I couldn't stop watching.

Finn is a douche. Why is the rich white boy with an anger problem that gets bailed out of everything the main protagonist? He's not clever or funny. He's not someone to sympathize with or care about. I can't even properly root against him, he's so unseasoned. Who fucking cares? Not me!

All the tug of war whining and conjecture was annoying. Especially coming from Finn.

It's not a unique twist. I did see it as a possibility but kept thinking no way because all the characters could be THAT dumb, right? Wrong. They were. And I'm insulted that Paris though I'd be *shocked* and *awed* by it.

It's so silly and unbelievable. As in not fucking possible. And that throwaway line trying to be deep at the end *eyeroll*

Haven't read B.A. Paris's previous work. Don't plan on reading anything else by her.

Spoiler Shit:
Knew as soon as the "rigorous beauty regime" passage. It's so exact opposite, it's comical.
What about facial recognition? And her paperwork? And fingerprints?
Finn's whole "Russian doll saved me" is bullshit.
Wouldn't the acquittal from murder charges keep him from being prosecuted for manslaughter later via double jeopardy?

Bring Me Back

by B. A. Paris

Reviewed by layawaydragon on Aug 12, 2018

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