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I would say 3.5. It was a good story, but I just didn’t connect with this main character from the beginning.
3.5 stars - I found this one to be a little too predictable for me. Something I rarely say. A quick read, but not one of my favorite psychological thrillers.
I wrote these notes while reading. I’d read “the women in cabin 10” and felt that the narrator was forever going off half cocked, endangering herself unnecessarily. I didn’t realize that when I started the book.
This book is a lot tighter and better written than “the woman” was, and it got better as it went on. I think the stuff at the beginning was to put the character in the position needed floor the plot to unfold. I’d read more by Ruth Ware focusing on her later books.
It was around the part in the book where I made my OTOH comment that I felt it was getting good.
Only in England is white-blonde hair more innocuous than brown.
This book is a lot tighter and better written than “the woman” was, and it got better as it went on. I think the stuff at the beginning was to put the character in the position needed floor the plot to unfold. I’d read more by Ruth Ware focusing on her later books.
It was around the part in the book where I made my OTOH comment that I felt it was getting good.
Why leave the police station when she’s not under arrest and your lawyer is one the way?
Going home is the Most Obvious place she’d go.
It’s ok to be weird in a hostel. That’s kind of where weird people go.
No way at a hostel would someone pay and not take the cash. People are too close to being out of money. OTOH, saying she was overdrawn was a smart way to avoid using a cards to pay.
Hogging the bathroom during the day is going to make sure people remember the chick with red hair who is now white blonde.
So she breaks in to the life insurance company to clear her name but it could also look like she’s planting information
An enjoyable thriller that kept me reading. I knew whodunnit fairly early on (there simply aren't that many characters) but still liked the adventure and the random acts of kindness Jack experiences even on her difficult quest.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book felt repetitive in a way that didn’t really drive a point home, but almost in a way that felt like the author was trying to hit a word count? The ending also didn’t make sense to me, given everything the character went though.
Another fun, predictable mystery from Ruth. Can always count on her for a quick, entertaining read that doesn't require any thought.
adventurous
emotional
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:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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