Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

One by One by Ruth Ware

19 reviews

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I loved the idea of it, especially being set in the mountains, but just don’t think it was executed well. The killer was obvious, the twist in Erin’s backstory was weird (it’s just sad, not anything damming), there were too many lackluster characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault

bessadams's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Confinement, Blood, Death, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug abuse

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I thought this was an okay story. The beginning rundown of everyone at the company must work better in the physical book version than in the audiobook because I immediately forgot everyone. It would have made more sense to spread those little bios out over the first few chapters. It does feel like a lot of Ms. Ware's female characters hate themselves a whole bunch, which is a bummer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Bullying, Alcohol, Grief, Abandonment, Death, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Minor: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, and Bullying

Minor: Confinement, Alcohol, Classism, Toxic friendship, Rape, Infidelity, and Vomit

a_alves00's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual harassment, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Murder

batcaves's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Alcohol, and Bullying

julienicole1106's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Confinement, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

beca_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I am a fan of Ruth Ware's writing and this did not disappoint. This was a fast paced Thriller ( I ended up reading most of this in one day) that had me from the first page. We see a company called Snoop go to a ski chalet to discuss the potential buy out of the company. As always everyone has their secret's and isn't who they say they are. On the second day they go off to ski and one of them ends up dying. To begin with they think this is a fatal accident but then slowly one by one they start dying. It is a race against time to find out who is the killer, and the best bit is that they are all stuck together after an avalanche blocks them into their chalet. This makes for great tension. I think that if you are a fan of "and then there were none" by Agatha Christie or "the guest list" by Lucy Foley then your probably gone to like this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

elenatamsen's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

sderrig's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol