I was right about the killer, but I had no idea what the motive was. Twist – 1/2 points:As the characters developed I decided I knew who the killer was, I always do this during a thriller, or mystery (book or movie), because I like to feel like a know-it-all.
We get the story of the weekend as she remembers and tries to figure out what happened, because all she knows is that someone is dead, but she can’t remember who. Leonora in a hospital with cops guarding her door and asking her to remember what happened. The people assembled for the hen party are all suspicious, and each has their own strangeness. A big glass house in the middle of the woods. The hen party is happening at the Maid of Honour’s Aunt’s cottage. She doesn’t want to go but her other friend convinces her to.
The MC Leonora, is invited to a hen party (bacherlorette party here, the book is based in England), for an old highschool friend that she hasn’t talked to in years. Plot – 2/2 points: The plot was really interesting. Some assistance was given to Ruth Ware by the fact that when I started this book, I was hanging in a hammock in the middle of a dark wood, with no cell phone signal… It scared the crap out of me! The book gets less scary and more mystery as you go. The MC page 1, is running through a forest in the dark, barefoot, bleeding and probably running for her life. Hook – 2/2 points: The hook was fantastic. When I find an author that I really like, I binge! The suspense was perfect, the timing was great, the dialogue was authentic, the confusion was annoying, every emotion I felt while reading this book, was because she wanted me to.
Writing – 2/2 points: Ruth Ware can write you guys. This was my first Ruth Ware novel, she came highly recommended by my thriller loving friends on Bookstagram and Not only did I love this book, but before I even finished it, I had gone out and bought three more of her books! So that right there should be enough testament to read one or all of her books. But I do like scary books because if it scares me too much I can pull a Joey and put it in the freezer for a bit. Now I don’t watch a lot of scary movies unless I’ve got my hubs next to me and my dog on the other side and I’m hugging a pillow, all for protection of course. You know when you’re watching a scary movie and you know who the killer is but the characters don’t and you’re yelling at the TV for these people to clue in! This book is kind of like that. Who should read this book: thriller fans, thriller newbies
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