Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Zero Days by Ruth Ware

9 reviews

ladylothlorien's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Really enjoyed this one! Ruth Ware is one of my favorite authors and when she hits, she hits. Some of the plot was a bit more predictable than usual for her, but it was a bit of a different kind of book for her. Less Agatha Christie murder mystery and more John Grisham thriller (affectionate). So it wasn’t really about who dunnit but getting to some sort of justice. The story was pretty absorbing; I don’t often get *really* pulled into a story but I did with this one. Overall an enjoyable read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide

A character gets an injury that gets infected. Descriptions get a little detailed but it didn’t feel graphic. However if you’re sensitive to that, you may want to give this a miss.

kdaniels's review

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

haveyouseencass's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Cursing, Police brutality, Alcohol, Gore, Violence, and Vomit

emory's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

This book couldn't figure out if it was trying to be a murder mystery or a suspenseful action novel, and it failed spectacularly at both objectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Read in one sitting. Read it all night. Usually am at least a little bored by Ruth Ware, but this one kept my interest the whole time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

jennabeck13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Zero Days by Ruth Ware

⭐️⭐️ (2/5) 

Genre: Thriller 

About 355 pages

Jack knows her way around security systems better than the average person. She works with her husband, Gabe, to do pen testing. Gabe runs the cyber security tests while Jack tests the on-site/physical security. After what appears to be a normal test, Jack returns home to find her husband dead. She is obviously distressed and determined to find her husband’s killer. But the only person the police are looking at is her. In an effort to prove her innocence and find her husband’s killer, she goes on the run. Not only does she need to evade the police but she must deal with betrayals as she finds out who she can trust. 

Starting positive, Ruth Ware’s writing style never fails to hook me. Her books are always fast-paced and hard to put down. While that was true for this book, Ware made it too easy to find out who was responsible for Gabe’s murder VERY early in this book. I was still engaged through the end since Jack’s journey evading the police did have some exciting scenes. However, this one just missed the mark for me 😕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Medical trauma, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Toxic relationship

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

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

2.75

    A woman suspected in the murder of her husband goes on the run and on a mission to find the real killer. 
    I honestly wouldn't have finished this book. But I got far enough into it before I realized how predictable it was, and it was easier to finish it than DNF. I knew who was behind everything pretty early on. The only thing I didn't know was the motive. I did like the epilogue. But overall, the book wasn't very good. It was on the worse side of okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Medical content, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

cayleybp's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide