Reviews with content warning for Murder - One Perfect Couple: Der New-York-Times-Bestseller | »Köstlich düster und absolut fesselnd.« LUCY FOLEY

"I had been bad at assessing danger since the day I set foot on Ever After Island. I had trusted the wrong people, made the wrong decisions. I had let my instincts override the evidence in front of me."

It's true that Ruth Ware's books can go both ways for me and her most recent books have failed to hit the mark (my favorite books are actually her gothic thrillers). Still, I can never resist a locked room vibe, a foreign setting or a reality TV angle, so it seemed like I truly hit the jackpot with One Perfect Couple. It's kind of funny how I would never watch this type of reality TV, but they are usually surprisingly fun to read about... This story is no exception to that rule, and I had a blast watching this trainwreck unfold. True, the cast of characters isn't exactly likeable and it took me a minute to keep them all apart. Sure, there are definitely cliches involved and you have to be able to suspend your disbelief. Sure, it is pretty clear almost straight away who is behind the bodies piling up. Also true: the final twists were a bit too convenient and seemed too much like the easy way out, and I kind of wished for a more satisfying ending. BUT. If you take this like the popcorn thriller it is, simply sit back and enjoy the ride, you will have a lot of fun on Ever After Island. The start is a bit slow with all the introductions and their travels to the Indonesian island... But once the storm hits the island and things start to go south, the plot becomes more interesting. It sure isn't a situation I would ever like to be in myself, but it makes for a very entertaining plot to read about! I also really liked the journal entries in between chapters, although I admit that they confused me at times. That said, it seems that this author is finally starting to redeem herself, and I can't deny I had a lot of fun reading One Perfect Couple despite its flaws.

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adventurous dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.75

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bookish_bonnie's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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amalialemay's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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gianna89's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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siobhanward's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I like Ware's stuff because it's varied and I don't have to think too hard. I really liked the premise of this book, and while I could see the twists coming from afar, I still had fun reading it. I never go into Ware's books expecting a whole lot of realism and maybe that helps, but I find her books creative and honestly kind of wild. I never know what to expect. My biggest critique of this book is that it felt like character introductions were rushed and it took me a lot of time to figure out who was who.

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haleyg219's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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faeriegodmutha's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a wild ride. I love the intersection of disaster story and reality TV. The unreliable narrator and the ending were so satisfying.

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