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challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Vomit
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fun read! it was engaging, but i got confused at some parts so wasn't sure how believable this was as a murder mystery thriller. i really felt for jack- dealing with grief while being on the run must be hard. worth the read even though this wasn't my favorite ruth ware.
This was definitely not my favorite Ruth Ware book. I guessed the antagonist very quickly. There weren’t the usual jaw dropping twists I’ve come to expect. I also think it’s the most annoying trope to end with the recently widowed main character learning she’s pregnant at a hospital after some sort of serious injury. Marking this as spoilers even though it was heavily foreshadowed. Like bffr, Jack was septic, lost an organ, jumped out of a train, refused to treat an infected wound, isn’t sleeping or eating, has been beaten by a cop, and she’s managed to maintain the pregnancy? Nah. Jack was also lowkey dumb as a brick. Aside from the negatives, Ware’s writing style remains impeccable and the topic of the book seemed well researched.
tense
fast-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:
No
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I don't know why I love Ruth Ware so much.
She really knows how to belabor a moment. It's maddening. Her protagonists are particularly inarticulate - in Zero Days, our heroine's reaction to just about everything is "Fuck" Or even, "Fuuuuck. FUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKK." Yet here I am with the four star review because I just had so much fun.
She really knows how to belabor a moment. It's maddening. Her protagonists are particularly inarticulate - in Zero Days, our heroine's reaction to just about everything is "Fuck" Or even, "Fuuuuck. FUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKK." Yet here I am with the four star review because I just had so much fun.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
So I read and finished this book for my goal this year to Read the Alphabet (for both Titles and Authors); this was a "two-fer" for Z title and W author. I am finding that I am not a huge thriller fan, it seems.
This was a straightforward chase suspense-thriller with a self-reliant and scrappy female lead (Jack / Jacintha). Jack and her husband, Gabe, are professional penetration testers to test security systems of companies physically and digitally. Jack does on-the-ground infiltration and Gabe's remote with tech support.
But, it wasn't totally action-packed, because some parts were quite boring/dragged. It also wasn't very surprising or thrilling. I swear, the second that Gabe's best friend Cole was introduced, I was suspicious (he GAVE HER A PHONE and then a RANDOM NUMBER contacted on SIGNAL as her sister AND HER POSITION WAS REPEATEDLY COMPROMISED?). It was disappointing to me that it actually did go back to him!
I also, as a sister myself, was irritated (personally it seems) by Jack not listening to her (very helpful) sister, Helena. Why DIDN'T she get a lawyer? Based on her situation with her ex, policeman Jeff Leadbetter, I have no idea why she trusts the police AT ALL. Helena is EXCELLENT. Why don't you listen to her JACK?!
So much of the book is so completely implausible and far-fetched, and honestly it was annoying to me that she was - surprise! pregnant!!! - pregnant at the end. She's hyper-observant of every detail, but completely misses that? And she's going into sepsis but just carrying on?
I listened to this book, and I am NOT a fan of this narrator. The voice used for male characters caused me to physically grimace repeatedly.
This was a straightforward chase suspense-thriller with a self-reliant and scrappy female lead (Jack / Jacintha). Jack and her husband, Gabe, are professional penetration testers to test security systems of companies physically and digitally. Jack does on-the-ground infiltration and Gabe's remote with tech support.
But, it wasn't totally action-packed, because some parts were quite boring/dragged. It also wasn't very surprising or thrilling. I swear, the second that Gabe's best friend Cole was introduced, I was suspicious (he GAVE HER A PHONE and then a RANDOM NUMBER contacted on SIGNAL as her sister AND HER POSITION WAS REPEATEDLY COMPROMISED?). It was disappointing to me that it actually did go back to him!
I also, as a sister myself, was irritated (personally it seems) by Jack not listening to her (very helpful) sister, Helena. Why DIDN'T she get a lawyer? Based on her situation with her ex, policeman Jeff Leadbetter, I have no idea why she trusts the police AT ALL. Helena is EXCELLENT. Why don't you listen to her JACK?!
So much of the book is so completely implausible and far-fetched, and honestly it was annoying to me that she was - surprise! pregnant!!! - pregnant at the end. She's hyper-observant of every detail, but completely misses that? And she's going into sepsis but just carrying on?
I listened to this book, and I am NOT a fan of this narrator. The voice used for male characters caused me to physically grimace repeatedly.