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A review by girlsnoopy
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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
2.25
Insufferable main protagonist, a few okay side characters, and several comically evil male characters that are a little too close to real life. The latter most was obviously intentional (and a welcomed critique) but not sure if the first part was on purpose or not. Stopped short of fully committing to what it was trying to say about Gender and Reality TV but was not the political manifesto some reviews make it out to be. Very Girlboss coded. Some insufferable characters, some semi-likeable ones, one lovable one (Angel, you're an angel!) Decent character development but a lot of things came out of left field, or were interesting and then undercut with a correction. The ending was an intriguing twist in theory but felt cobbled together in practice. The first part is a slog but parts two and three are quite entertaining and readable.
WOULD RECOMMEND: If you're a Love Island fan that has a horror movie in their top 4 on Letterboxd, if you're someone who says "I hate men" and then goes home to their boyfriend, anyone looking for something to read on a beach anywhere in the world.
WOULD NOT RECOMMEND: If you can't have fun, if you hate women, if you can't handle a little NLOG in your protagonist, if you've ever been in a survival situation and could fact check this, if you're looking for something actually good and not just entertaining.
WOULD RECOMMEND: If you're a Love Island fan that has a horror movie in their top 4 on Letterboxd, if you're someone who says "I hate men" and then goes home to their boyfriend, anyone looking for something to read on a beach anywhere in the world.
WOULD NOT RECOMMEND: If you can't have fun, if you hate women, if you can't handle a little NLOG in your protagonist, if you've ever been in a survival situation and could fact check this, if you're looking for something actually good and not just entertaining.
Moderate: Domestic abuse