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Zero Days by Ruth Ware

19 reviews

snoopyfanclub's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

It was fine, not my fav Ruth ware book but not my least fav either. Definitely unique! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Grief, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

gabs_loc's review

dark sad tense slow-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

2.0

The author was so interested in force feeding the narrative that this book was twice as long as it should have been. Are we sure Gabe’s dead and she’s on the run? Was that clear?????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

lpdx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Blood, Grief, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Medical content, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Car accident, Alcohol, and Vomit

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

brichneyfloss's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Grief, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

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

treepark's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

booksandbujos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was another good Ruth Ware mystery thriller. I loved the stakes and the running. I feel like I really got to know Jack and Gabe’s live story and am heartbroken over everything. I guessed the person responsible early on as we had a very small cast of characters, but it felt earned and not super obvious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Domestic abuse

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

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this gritty thriller.  It's great to see a heroine who is very capable of solving her own problems, including being suspected of the murder of her husband.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy