After being falsely accused of involvement in the disappearance of last girlfriend Layla, fund manager and inexplicably rich guy Finn has moved on and has a new fiance. The new fiance, Ellen, is the sister of Layla. The relationship is a little creepy, but not nearly as creepy as the tiny Russian dolls that start appearing in various places Finn goes. There is a backstory involving Ellen, Layla and Russian dolls, so their appearances lead Finn and Ellen to believe that Layla may not be dead afterall.
The possibility that Layla is alive drives an understandable wedge between Ellen (who seems neurotically insecure) and Finn (who seems to have no problem lying and an occasional violent streak). Those darn Russian dolls keep popping up, leading up to what is supposed to be a shocking finale.
I really enjoyed reading Behind Closed Doors, and thought The Breakdown was good but not great. Bring Me Back sticks to the same formula that keeps the reader turning the pages, though in this case I wanted to see what happens although I didn't particularly care. My biggest annoyance was the constant (and I do mean constant!) mention of the Russian dolls. Yes, I understand that they are a key to unraveling the mystery of what happened to Layla, but the words "Russian doll" must have appeared on every page. Almost more often than "the."
The quality of B.A. Paris' books is trending slowly downward. Hopefully the next book will return to the fine form of Behind Closed Doors.
I received a free egalley of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The possibility that Layla is alive drives an understandable wedge between Ellen (who seems neurotically insecure) and Finn (who seems to have no problem lying and an occasional violent streak). Those darn Russian dolls keep popping up, leading up to what is supposed to be a shocking finale.
I really enjoyed reading Behind Closed Doors, and thought The Breakdown was good but not great. Bring Me Back sticks to the same formula that keeps the reader turning the pages, though in this case I wanted to see what happens although I didn't particularly care. My biggest annoyance was the constant (and I do mean constant!) mention of the Russian dolls. Yes, I understand that they are a key to unraveling the mystery of what happened to Layla, but the words "Russian doll" must have appeared on every page. Almost more often than "the."
The quality of B.A. Paris' books is trending slowly downward. Hopefully the next book will return to the fine form of Behind Closed Doors.
I received a free egalley of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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