![]() ![]() Problem is, it's all a bit like a slightly comical (though unintentionally so) B-movie. ![]() Her beloved Russian dolls start appearing everywhere, and when Finn receives emails from a mysterious source who seems to know too much, it becomes obvious something nefarious is going on. Despite believing Layla is gone for good, signs start popping up that she may be alive. Most of the book takes place in the present. And many of those authors have made it more convincing than Paris managed here.īring Me Back alternates between the past, in which Finn (the narrator) and his girlfriend Layla take a holiday in France and she disappears the present, in which we find ourselves ten years later with Finn about to marry Layla's sister Ellen and first person accounts from Layla, where she mostly talks like a comic book villain, figuratively twirling her mustache. ![]() The twist/reveal of the book may be shocking to new mystery readers, but it's actually been used by too many authors for me not to see it coming at this point. I'll give it an extra half star for keeping me reading despite rolling my eyes every few pages, but that's the most enthusiasm I can muster for it. Paris' Behind Closed Doors kept me on the edge of my seat, but her sophomore novel The Breakdown bored me, so I figured two out of three ain't bad, right? Sorry, it's a Meat Loaf kinda morning. ![]()
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