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Zero Days by Ruth Ware

37 reviews

brittandkit's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Ruth Ware is one of my go-to thriller authors, but this was not among my favorite works of hers. Some interesting and unique elements throughout that made this an overall interesting read, but it was bogged down by overwriting, some overused tropes, and one-dimensional characters. Pacing varies wildly, as there were portions of the first half that had me thinking this would end up a DNF. But when it ramps up, it really really does, and those bits ultimately kept me hooked!

Verdict: Worth a read. Stick with it if you like fast-paced thrillers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Vomit, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide

boba_n_books's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is probably my favorite Ruth Ware book thus far.

Zero Days is a thrilling novel following pen tester Jack who is trying to figure out who murdered her husband. However, that becomes much more difficult when she’s the police’s number one suspect. Jack goes on the run and uses her pen testing skills to prove who wanted her husband dead and why. 

I really enjoyed Jack’s character and the digital aspect of this novel. It goes to show that we are constantly being monitored and to never trust any software or devices we use because there are always people out there wanting to take advantage of you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

ohyeah_karyn's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Cursing, Pregnancy, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, Death, Violence, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Police brutality

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent

bibliomania_express's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Grief, Blood, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Death of parent

sylvestra's review against another edition

informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

zosiablue's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This wasn't for me. It's for you if you want to read a walking simulator. A woman runs from the police for 95% of the book and I feel bad saying it, but it was real boring. It felt like Ware needed to write something Hollywood-viable so we got lady Jason Bourne without Matt Damon charm. I don't know! If you like heisty action movies, you'll like this! But I don't and didn't. I only go below three stars if I feel actively mad at a book and there's nothing to be mad at here, so three it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

bnsfly's review

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Love Ruth Ware and her storytelling kept me in this till the end but it was disappointing overall—predictable almost from the start.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Self harm, Sexual content, Gun violence, Drug use, Car accident, Dementia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Stalking, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Death of parent