Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Zero Days by Ruth Ware

6 reviews

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

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

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

I will pick up anything that Ruth Ware writes.
"Zero Days" is the latest action-packed thriller from Ruth War. Jack and her Husband, Gabe, make a living breaking into different business to help show the businesses where their security is lacking. Jack is on-site being the badass spy she is, while Gabe is working remotely trying to hack the business's computers to help Jack get through the building unscathed. After another successful job, Jack returns home to find Gabe dead. Unfortunately for Jack, she quickly becomes the prime suspect, and she will have to become a fugitive to figure out who killed Gabe and why.
This was such an enjoyable read. Given her background and career choice, it made her character's actions much more plausible. She knows how to hide in plain sight, and she knows how to get to the information she needs. Jack is such a strong character to read about. Despite losing the love of her life horrifically, she is able to pick herself up and fight. She will not stop until she uncovers why Gabe was so brutally murdered.
I really loved how Jack's sister loved and supported her unconditionally and without question. When Jack needed her to do something, or bring her something, she did not bat an eye or question it. She epitomized the "if I had to bury a body, I would call____".
Everything about this book felt real, which made it all the more thrilling. When it is revealed why Gabe was murdered, it made complete sense, and it could 1000% be plausible in today's world. Additionally, every move Jack took made sense. I felt like I was right next to her trying to figure out what was going on.
I could not put this book down, and I binged it all in one day. Ruth Ware is an immensely talented author, and I look forward to seeing what she writes next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting

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

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

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Vomit

Minor: Toxic relationship