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The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

36 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

schadenfreudes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I never really read mystery and psychological book this fast. It made ne weary because my imaginative mind rendered the setting up close. The descriptive writings are excellent because I could feel what the main character felt. I will try to read more of Ruth Ware's books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

mzola9's review

slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Ableism, and Vomit

There is a fairly detailed description of a home invasion. I would say it is more detailed than the descriptions of murder and the trauma that it causes is a central focus of the book.

colleenmdavis's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Violence

obsessivebooklover's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Gore, Classism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence, Terminal illness, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Grief and Vomit

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

simplymemle's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

Ruth Ware’s books are thrilling in a low-impact way, for me. I don’t have to care about the characters and I might even figure out the ending, but I’ll still enjoy figuring out how we get there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Cancer

boba_n_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

I would not consider this Ruth Ware’s best work. It was a fine story with a predictable ending. However, it took me forever to get into. I had to keep coming back to it, and I just wasn’t engaged until about 50% of the way through, which I think is too long to finally gain my attention. 

Overall, it was a decently enjoyable read, but not something I’ll come back to or highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Suicide