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adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Really liked it, it was fun and fast and gripping. The tech was good too.
My only complaint is a mild spoilers so look away ...
I'm so deeply sick of the surprise pregnancy ending. It's really unlikely the protagonist would be happy (at least at first) by being pregnant right after her husband was murdered.
I also just hate this ending for my own childless reasons. It's lazy and overused.
My only complaint is a mild spoilers so look away ...
I also just hate this ending for my own childless reasons. It's lazy and overused.
Content Warnings
Minor: Pregnancy
What a FUN read!
Jack Cross is a “pen tester”. She and her husband own a company that is contracted to test the security of different companies. Jack handles the physical security side while her husband, Gabe, hacks the systems. One night after a routine run Jack comes home to find her husband dead and herself the prime suspect on the police’s radar. Jack will have to use all her skills, both mental and physical, to track down her husband’s murderer before the police catch her and she is framed.
This book was heavy, yet still felt more light than some of Ruth Ware’s other books. I loved the protagonist’s grit and how she used her strengths to survive everything she did. I suffer PTSD and felt myself empathizing with her feelings of powerlessness. It was so refreshing to see her overcome that to figure out the truth of the story, and the ending made me so emotional!
Absolutely loved it and would definitely recommend!!
Jack Cross is a “pen tester”. She and her husband own a company that is contracted to test the security of different companies. Jack handles the physical security side while her husband, Gabe, hacks the systems. One night after a routine run Jack comes home to find her husband dead and herself the prime suspect on the police’s radar. Jack will have to use all her skills, both mental and physical, to track down her husband’s murderer before the police catch her and she is framed.
This book was heavy, yet still felt more light than some of Ruth Ware’s other books. I loved the protagonist’s grit and how she used her strengths to survive everything she did. I suffer PTSD and felt myself empathizing with her feelings of powerlessness. It was so refreshing to see her overcome that to figure out the truth of the story, and the ending made me so emotional!
Absolutely loved it and would definitely recommend!!
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I mean it is so completely implausible and out there but what can I say, I was hooked and couldn’t put it down. Been having a long streak of books that keep taking me a week to read because I keep finding something else to do. This one got me out of my slump.
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
mysterious
tense
fast-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
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It went a little long. I think it could’ve wrapped up sooner.
adventurous
fast-paced
3.75.. more of an action thriller than her usual style of whodunit mysteries which I prefer. Still a pretty addicting read.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes