Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Zero Days by Ruth Ware

9 reviews

clacksee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

This one sucked me right in. Utterly compelling.

Having said that, though… There's a point where it kind of jumps the shark. Jack has uncovered the truth (or most of it at least). At that point, she's deeply unwell and in need of sleep, food, and medical care. She *could* turn everything over to a lawyer and instruct them to get her out of this mess. Instead, she continues to pursue things beyond all reasonableness. Basically, this book would have been even better if it were 80k words instead  of 111k.

Still … this one packs a punch. I'd love to read the continuing adventures of Jack.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Medical trauma

Minor: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

penderha's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Trigger warning for medical emergency. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

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.

passionatereader78's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book hit the ground running! It was action pact from the beginning.  I enjoyed this thriller! It was fast pace. No big surprises or twist. Lots of tension. Perfect for a tv movie. Jack and Gabe run a security company.  Jack breaks in and Gabe runs the cyber systems. When Jack is arrested during a mission.  She  can't reach Gabe or the client. She gets the client to finally straighten everything out and is released. When she gets home she finds Gabe with his throat cut. Even worse the police think she did it. Jack goes on the run to find Gabe's killer and clear her name.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical trauma, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Confinement, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

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

mdavis26's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, and Vomit

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

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

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