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morganperks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Confinement, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Pedophilia, and Drug use
Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, and Suicide
klee90's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Gore, and Sexism
carissa230's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
3.75
Erin works in a Chalet in France. She caters to rich peoples whims. She enjoys her job and she is great friends with her co-worker Danny.
Liz is a guest of the Chalet, her previous employer Snoop is hosting a company outing. Liz doesn't work there anymore, however she is still a shareholder.
Snoop is getting ready to go public, but they also have investors interested in buying out the company. The shareholders are split in half and Liz will be the deciding vote. Liz has lived her life out of the spotlight, she doesn't like the attention, and is worse under pressure. The atmosphere is tense due to the nature of the meeting, they all stand to make millions if they sell.
They decide to go skiing. The weather is getting bad and it may be their only chance. Things take a terrible turn when Eva, one of the co-founders doesn't make it back from skiing. Things go from bad to worse when there is a huge avalanche and the chalet loses power.
As everyone struggles to survive the avalanche more bodies start to pile up.
The book was interesting, the app was very interesting. The book could have been a little faster paced for my taste.
Liz is a guest of the Chalet, her previous employer Snoop is hosting a company outing. Liz doesn't work there anymore, however she is still a shareholder.
Snoop is getting ready to go public, but they also have investors interested in buying out the company. The shareholders are split in half and Liz will be the deciding vote. Liz has lived her life out of the spotlight, she doesn't like the attention, and is worse under pressure. The atmosphere is tense due to the nature of the meeting, they all stand to make millions if they sell.
They decide to go skiing. The weather is getting bad and it may be their only chance. Things take a terrible turn when Eva, one of the co-founders doesn't make it back from skiing. Things go from bad to worse when there is a huge avalanche and the chalet loses power.
As everyone struggles to survive the avalanche more bodies start to pile up.
The book was interesting, the app was very interesting. The book could have been a little faster paced for my taste.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexism
michelejenn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Grief, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
patricia_epub's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I greatly enjoyed listening to this book. The introduction immediately caught my attention and got me hooked, and made me even scramble for my reading journal to take notes about each character profile so I could piece together their "personalities" based on the music they listened to, and maybe link them up into some archetypes as well.
I also enjoyed the back-and-forth POVs between Erin, the chalet worker, and Liz, the oddball in the group of guests. I knew there was a reason why they were chosen as the "eyes" of the story and I am quite proud to say that I pieced that together early in the story. I loved the epistolary-like sections at the start of each chapter, which ultimately showed me the author's hand long before she was ready to give the readers the twist. Despite this, I am happy that knowing the identity of the killer did not put a damper on my enjoyment of the remaining 70% of the book.
I have my reservations with the fleshing out of some of the minor characters, who felt at times like caricatures with their brief comments or opinions. But considering how short their 3-day interaction was (not to mention the tragedies they faced on after the other), I think it's easy to get over with and just enjoy the ride. They were all definitely archetypes, as I had suspected right from the beginning, which did not give me much expectation in the character development area. My biggest issue was how some parts felt a bit draggy or even unnecessary. When I realized the entire ordeal only happened within 3 days, I was shocked because it felt like they've been in the cabin for a week at least.
The ending for the "villain" felt a bit anticlimactic for all that build-up, though. But I do appreciate Ruth Ware's attempt at parallel imagery. I would say that despite the twists and turns of the plot, the ending definitely cemented to me that this was a character-driven story. Overall, it was a good story and an equally-as-good execution.
I also enjoyed the back-and-forth POVs between Erin, the chalet worker, and Liz, the oddball in the group of guests. I knew there was a reason why they were chosen as the "eyes" of the story and I am quite proud to say that I pieced that together early in the story. I loved the epistolary-like sections at the start of each chapter, which ultimately showed me the author's hand long before she was ready to give the readers the twist. Despite this, I am happy that knowing the identity of the killer did not put a damper on my enjoyment of the remaining 70% of the book.
I have my reservations with the fleshing out of some of the minor characters, who felt at times like caricatures with their brief comments or opinions. But considering how short their 3-day interaction was (not to mention the tragedies they faced on after the other), I think it's easy to get over with and just enjoy the ride. They were all definitely archetypes, as I had suspected right from the beginning, which did not give me much expectation in the character development area. My biggest issue was how some parts felt a bit draggy or even unnecessary. When I realized the entire ordeal only happened within 3 days, I was shocked because it felt like they've been in the cabin for a week at least.
The ending for the "villain" felt a bit anticlimactic for all that build-up, though. But I do appreciate Ruth Ware's attempt at parallel imagery. I would say that despite the twists and turns of the plot, the ending definitely cemented to me that this was a character-driven story. Overall, it was a good story and an equally-as-good execution.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Stalking, Vomit, Sexism, and Misogyny
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