Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - The Woman in Cabin 10

A lot of the reviews didn’t seem to enjoy this book but I loved it. I thought it was really gripping and had this crazily eerie claustrophobic feel to it and I think it genuinely had great tension.

I think the first half of the book wasn’t really necessary, the burglary plotline wasn’t really essential to the story and so it started out pretty slow. However, the second half of the book is great and very fast paced. I loved the snippets of news articles placed in between that kept you wondering what had happened to Lo.

I can see why people dislike Lo’s character, she’s a bit of a nervous wreck and is a bit too irrational at times and isn’t always the kindest to people around her and since the whole book is from her perspective, if that type of character annoys you, it ruins the book. While Lo did have that stereotypical troubled woman trope with her antidepressants and drinking I’m glad it didn’t take over the whole book like it has with others (such as Girl on the Train). She did go through some pretty traumatic stuff though, so her personality never really bothered me too much.

I loved the cruise ship feel as it just makes the murder mystery that much more compelling and claustrophobic, which made it a more unique read for me. You definitely get the infuriating feel when no one around Lo believes her and you just want to know more about what’s happened. My only main criticism is that the ending felt a bit too unrealistic, I wanted more detail about Lo’s escape back to civilisation. It felt a bit rushed (as it always seems to be with this genre). I also felt it wrapped up a little too well.

Plus, when we find out Carrie survives at the end and it’s hinted that she shot Richard, I found that a bit incredulous because not only was she trapped and left bleeding, but she’s described as very skinny and frail, so I don’t know how she would have killed a man without lots of struggle or anyone noticing, but oh well.

I enjoyed it and if you like the murder mystery genre then the book is worth a read. It’s nothing groundbreaking or stand out, but it definitely is good.

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lilybear3's review

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This book is poorly written and protagonist is unbearable. I couldn't stand the protagonist's inner monologue. I'll be honest, after watching The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window on Netflix, the show that parodies the psychological thriller genre, I couldn't get away from seeing those tropes in this book. Even the title has "the woman" in it. I only got 50 pages in, but it felt like the author was checking items off a list:

trauma, relationship problems, alcoholic, and lack of sleep.

I wish I had gotten to the main plot because I think I would've at least tolerated it.

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