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A review by booksbytheglass
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
ruth ware is a firmly a hit or miss author for me - and sadly, this one was just okay 🥴 it dragged on for an insanely long time, and even for a 350 page book, I felt about half of it could have been cut
this definitely gave death on the nile vibes, which I loved, and the characters were just the right amounts of secretive. however, I saw the whodunnit from miles away (and again, I fully chalk this up to the fact that I live and breathe thrillers) đź« đź« the signs just all pointed to the one person
and MC lauren was dumber than a bag of rocks I swear… she was so quick to leave everything and everyone for this job opportunity on the cruise, and then all of a sudden was ready to ditch her job… her motives just didn’t make the most sense to me
I just wished this was a little more fast-paced and heart-pounding, rather than “let’s analyze every single detail of this mystery and talk it out”
rating: 3 stars
wine pairing: greek assyrtiko
this definitely gave death on the nile vibes, which I loved, and the characters were just the right amounts of secretive. however, I saw the whodunnit from miles away (and again, I fully chalk this up to the fact that I live and breathe thrillers) đź« đź« the signs just all pointed to the one person
and MC lauren was dumber than a bag of rocks I swear… she was so quick to leave everything and everyone for this job opportunity on the cruise, and then all of a sudden was ready to ditch her job… her motives just didn’t make the most sense to me
I just wished this was a little more fast-paced and heart-pounding, rather than “let’s analyze every single detail of this mystery and talk it out”
rating: 3 stars
wine pairing: greek assyrtiko