Book Review: When I Kill You by B.A. Paris

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NetGalley ARC Book Review of When I Kill You by B.A. Paris
When I Kill You by B.A. Paris opens with Nell Masters feeling as though she's being watched, possible by someone connected to her past. She tries to convince herself it's al in her head, brushing it off as paranoia. But, is her past truly coming back to haunt her?

B.A. Paris is one of my favorite authors from across the pond, so when I saw she had a new novel coming out, I knew I had to request an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) from NetGalley. When I received the approval, I was overjoyed. A big thank you goes out to both NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with a free digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Going into When I Kill You, I knew absolutely nothing about the synopsis before requesting it and diving in. At first, I did struggle a bit to get into the story. Part of that was because the writing didn't feel as strong as I've come to expect from the author; it came across as a bit juvenile. That said, the further I read, the more the writing improved. Before long, I found it difficult to put the book down.

There were many characters throughout the book that I really liked and others that I found not very likable. From the start, I found myself having a love/hate relationship with Nell. There were times I really liked her and other times that I found her to be quite annoying. With that being said, that makes this particular character quite relatable in real life because who doesn't get irritated with those in our life? As for Jaz, I found myself not liking him much in the beginning but ended up liking him by the end. I'm not sure that another guy would have turned out to be such a wonderful person in his circumstances. 

One of the characters that I really liked ended up being the stalker, and I felt a bit blindsided when their true identity was revealed. To be fair, the author does plant a subtle clue about who the villain is, but I completely overlooked it. There were actually four characters I suspected might be the stalker, but I won't share who they were or why since that would spoil the experience for anyone who hasn't read the book yet. I do love the fact that I didn't figure out who it was though.

What I loved about When I Kill You is that it was told from alternating timelines from Nell's perspective, and it was done nicely. If the story had been told any other way, I don't think it would've had as much impact for the reader, and I couldn't wait to see how the two timelines were tied together. And, of course, I couldn't wait to see if I was correct in any of my suspects.

Overall, I absolutely loved When I Kill You by B.A. Paris and would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of domestic thrillers. A solid four stars out of five stars is my rating.

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