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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was interested to read a Ruth ware sequel because she tends to do a great job ending a story in each book. It was good to see Lo return in a good spot but it just felt really unnecessary. The story had too many elements hinging on unpredictable scenarios having to work out a very specific way for things to work out (which it continuously did).
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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
not for me. didn’t love the first one and didn’t love this one.
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow. What a stinker. This was SUCH a boring mystery that was billed as a “chase across Europe” but was nothing but the internal monologue of a boring middle-aged mom who kept second guessing herself. Besides that, Lo’s gullibility was entirely unbelievable. No one could be that inept and stupid. I know a series has been made of Wade’s first book Woman in Cabin 10. Based on my feelings about its sequel, I don’t think I will be tuning in.
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Follow-up to the Woman in Cabin 10. I found it stretched belief what Lo was willing to believe and to do to support someone she barely knew. For a writer who must be familiar with investigative work she was quite gullible.
I will never learn my lesson with Ruth Ware. I can’t help but pick up everything she publishes out of curiosity, but I am consistently disappointed. When I saw this was a sequel of sorts to The Woman in Cabin 10, I thought we might get that Ruth Ware psychological thriller magic back. Unfortunately this book was a nothing burger. No surprising plot twists, just a completely incredulous series of events that are supposed to feel like a big gotcha at the end, but fall completely flat. If you pick this up, be prepared to spend 400 pages inside the thoughts of an insufferable main character. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!