Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

54 reviews

christene_littlelibrary's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware started with a bang... After that I just had to find out what Ruth Ware had in store for me. A thriller set aboard a luxury cruise ship. The main character in the story, Lo Blacklock, a travel journalist who is invited to go aboard the Aurora Borealis to do a story on the new ship for her magazine. Lo thinks a week away on a luxury cruise liner sounds like a dream come true. After all, her apartment was just burgled and since she’s been anxious about it, she’s had trouble sleeping ever since.

It's kinda common plot but it was likable and interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

sandysmith's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  In January 2021, I kick-started my reading journey having put reading on the  back burner whilst bringing up the children only reading when on holiday, having previously being an avid reader. I couldn't get on with the book book, I get it she was tired but reading someone being tired was just exhausting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Alcohol, Murder, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault

ahou13's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Mental illness, and Murder

moreta1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood and Cancer

ravenousrose's review

I’ve enjoyed this author’s books before, but I couldn’t get into this one. The MC wasn’t someone I felt connected to, so she mostly irritated me. Maybe this book would be a good fit for a different reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

Minor: Terminal illness

adelinebal4's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Confinement, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Physical abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Classism, and Emotional abuse

gkaltam's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Mental illness

liter_aly's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Gun violence, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

jesscoast's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

A popcorn thriller was just what I wanted -a closed door mystery with extravagant suspects, dodgy alibis, pointing fingers and betrayals, unravelling back stories, and people who are not who they say they are- and exactly what I got. I enjoyed this even more than In A Dark, Dark Wood. It was well constructed, clever, and a female protagonist who actually solves problems and is resourceful. A few loose ends never fully got tied up

like why did the maid spill info about letting a friend stay on the ship when she didn’t actually do that in the end

and a few instances were a little far fetched.  Lo wasn’t a particularly lovable or memorable protagonist, and she smartened up at the end which she didn’t seem to be able to do earlier in the plot, but the sequence of events gave her some benefit of the doubt. She always seemed to have the disadvantage of being hungry , sleep deprived, drunk or hungover, unmedicated, disoriented and generally queasy, to an effect that made the reader sea sick at times. Ware succeeded in creating a chilling, claustrophobic, and eerie setting that contrasted the luxury hospitality of the ship, which was a fun juxtaposition and went a long way to creating distrust for everyone above or below deck.

I was waiting for a post script twist, which I was happy to get in the end. Believable? Not really. Entertaining? Absolutely. Loads of dramatic effect and atmospheric prose? Of course.  All in all, it was what I wanted it to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to see what happened at the end of this one, but I had a hard time getting into it. It felt too long, but the beginning also felt too quick; the action started before I could get to know Lo as a character, so I never really developed sympathy or a connection to her. I also felt like she was kind of terrible at common sense and any sort of decision-making. Weird stuff going on? Better drink a whole bunch. Saw a weird thing? Better harass everyone about it until they're positive that you're unstable. Important object? Better just leave it lying around for housekeeping to throw out. She was almost too annoying to root for. Also what the living hell was that

whole assault scene

that was brushed off like nothing?? That was not okay! Knocking my rating down another quarter point for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Confinement

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Grief