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1.5/5 starts.
This was just internal monologue filler with over analyzing thoughts and surroundings.
Only a handful of things happened the rest was just filler and the "resolution" wasn’t really even a resolution at all.
I switched to the audiobook after reading the first chapter because it was putting me to sleep but even at x1.75 speed the audiobook was too slow going on for multiple minutes over things no one gives a shit about in a thriller.
There was no connection with any of the characters because they felt like props and not real in the slightest.
Not picking up any more of Ruth Ware’s books anytime soon that’s for sure.
This was just internal monologue filler with over analyzing thoughts and surroundings.
Only a handful of things happened the rest was just filler and the "resolution" wasn’t really even a resolution at all.
I switched to the audiobook after reading the first chapter because it was putting me to sleep but even at x1.75 speed the audiobook was too slow going on for multiple minutes over things no one gives a shit about in a thriller.
There was no connection with any of the characters because they felt like props and not real in the slightest.
Not picking up any more of Ruth Ware’s books anytime soon that’s for sure.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Bardzo walczyłam z Ruth Ware. Po "Pod kluczem" zaprałam się na przeczytanie wszystkich jej książek dostępnych w mojej bibliotece. I szło mi naprawdę nieźle, te książki czyta się bardzo szybko, aczkolwiek każda z nich ma dokładnie te same mankamenty. Monologi głównych bohaterek powtarzają się co 4 strony i mają tą samą treść. Raz na jakieś 50 stron pojawia się coś nowego. W poprzednich tytułach porywała mnie fabuła i ciekawość co dalej. Tutaj ta cała akcja z martwym mężem jakoś mnie nie przekonuje. Raczej wiem jak ta historia się potoczy i nie za bardzo mnie ochodzi to by dowiedzieć się czy mam rację. Kusi żeby kontynuować (bo mam problemy z robieniem DNF XD), ale podejmuje decyzje że nie będę się niepotrzebnie męczyć.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you love Ruth Ware this is a perfectly servicable read. Not her worst but not in her top 3 best either. A yummy summer potato chip kind of book, and I mean that affectionately.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Husband and wife team Jack and Gabe are the best pen testers in the business. Gabe is the tech guy who breaks into the security systems and Jack works her way inside buildings with her athletic physique. However after a challenging night on the job which ends with Jack in a police cell, she returns home to find Gabe brutally murdered and herself the only suspect. On the run and fearful that the people that killed Gabe might be after her as well, Jack must prove her innocence and find the killer.
This is a fast-paced thriller with the police chasing Jack as she tries to piece together what has happened to Gabe with few resources and not knowing who she can trust. Yes, you do have to suspend belief that she could get away with some of the things she does, but it wouldn't be such an actioned packed thriller without that! I rushed through this one in just a couple of sittings once Jack was on the run, and with her obvious injury (I wanted to shake her for a good section of the book and tell her to go get medical attention!), I wasn't 100% sure she'd live to get her answers. Definitely worth a read if you want a quick and action-packed thriller that'll keep you guessing.
This is a fast-paced thriller with the police chasing Jack as she tries to piece together what has happened to Gabe with few resources and not knowing who she can trust. Yes, you do have to suspend belief that she could get away with some of the things she does, but it wouldn't be such an actioned packed thriller without that! I rushed through this one in just a couple of sittings once Jack was on the run, and with her obvious injury (I wanted to shake her for a good section of the book and tell her to go get medical attention!), I wasn't 100% sure she'd live to get her answers. Definitely worth a read if you want a quick and action-packed thriller that'll keep you guessing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
