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dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this in exchange for an honest review.
Zero Days by Ruth Ware is about a woman named Jacintha (Jack) Cross who is on the run from the police after being accused of her husband's murder. Fans of the movie Fugitive will enjoy this, but I'll admit I was a little let down by this Ware release. I'm glad she's trying new things (we had a Gothic thriller from her, three tech-y thrillers, an Agatha Chrisite-esque snowed-in locked room thriller, a dark academia novel, and now this—an action-packed suspense novel), but its structure was too repetitive to be enjoyable. I found myself multiple times throughout the reading experience wishing for it to end. This one would make a better movie than book, as the plot and characters didn't suffer as much as the writing.
This ultimately got a 3 star instead of the 2 star I originally wanted to give it because I really did find myself liking the main character and rooting for her. I recommend going with the audiobook for this one over physically reading (Imogen Church would have gotten me through this much faster!)
Zero Days by Ruth Ware is about a woman named Jacintha (Jack) Cross who is on the run from the police after being accused of her husband's murder. Fans of the movie Fugitive will enjoy this, but I'll admit I was a little let down by this Ware release. I'm glad she's trying new things (we had a Gothic thriller from her, three tech-y thrillers, an Agatha Chrisite-esque snowed-in locked room thriller, a dark academia novel, and now this—an action-packed suspense novel), but its structure was too repetitive to be enjoyable. I found myself multiple times throughout the reading experience wishing for it to end. This one would make a better movie than book, as the plot and characters didn't suffer as much as the writing.
This ultimately got a 3 star instead of the 2 star I originally wanted to give it because I really did find myself liking the main character and rooting for her. I recommend going with the audiobook for this one over physically reading (Imogen Church would have gotten me through this much faster!)
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
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:
No
I liked this the whole way through but was just a lil disappointed by the twists
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Starts slow
A bit farfetched in my mind
A bit farfetched in my mind