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The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
4.0
I couldn't sleep last night, so I grabbed a cup of tea and a blanket and snuggled up with the Death of Mrs Westaway. I was about 100 pages in already but then time got away from me, and I just had to finish.
I call this type of book a summer popcorn read, but I should call it a Sunday morning read because it's easy. This is my second foray in to the world of Ruth Ware, and I am a fan. I read The Woman in Cabin 10 two years ago on vacation and greatly enjoyed it. When I saw this new book, I had to pick it up. It tells the tale of Hal Westaway, a young woman who is down on her luck and just trying to survive and pay her bills, including a bill to a loan shark, on time. She works the tarot cards down at Brighton Pier and is barely scraping by, when she gets a letter informing her of a bequest that simply cannot be true. Desperate for funds, however, Hal decides to figure out if maybe she can get some money off of this mistaken fortunate turn of events. From there, however, things really start to take turns. I love a book set at an old English manor or some creepy house out in the middle of nowhere, it automatically notches up the eerie factor for me, so Ms. Ware gets a point from me there. Though I guessed the ending pretty early on I was still very much entertained. I would not say any molds are being broke with this story but this was a fun and entertaining mystery and Ms. Ware is quickly becoming one of my automatic buy authors. I've picked up her third novel (The Lying Game), Westaway is her fourth, and I'm hoping it's as fun to dive into as her other two have been for me.
I call this type of book a summer popcorn read, but I should call it a Sunday morning read because it's easy. This is my second foray in to the world of Ruth Ware, and I am a fan. I read The Woman in Cabin 10 two years ago on vacation and greatly enjoyed it. When I saw this new book, I had to pick it up. It tells the tale of Hal Westaway, a young woman who is down on her luck and just trying to survive and pay her bills, including a bill to a loan shark, on time. She works the tarot cards down at Brighton Pier and is barely scraping by, when she gets a letter informing her of a bequest that simply cannot be true. Desperate for funds, however, Hal decides to figure out if maybe she can get some money off of this mistaken fortunate turn of events. From there, however, things really start to take turns. I love a book set at an old English manor or some creepy house out in the middle of nowhere, it automatically notches up the eerie factor for me, so Ms. Ware gets a point from me there. Though I guessed the ending pretty early on I was still very much entertained. I would not say any molds are being broke with this story but this was a fun and entertaining mystery and Ms. Ware is quickly becoming one of my automatic buy authors. I've picked up her third novel (The Lying Game), Westaway is her fourth, and I'm hoping it's as fun to dive into as her other two have been for me.