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The Woman in Cabin 10
In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie's works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque North Sea. At first Lo's stay is nothing but pleasant: The cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and the guests are elegant. But as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the deck, gray skies fall, and Lo witnesses what she can describe only as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. The problem? All passengers remain accounted for - and so the ship sails on as if nothing has happened, despite Lo's desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong.
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Readers say *The Woman in Cabin 10* offers a fast-paced, twisty mystery set on a luxury cruise ship with an atmospheric, isolated setting. Most agree ...
The book was not at all what I has assumed. It was very much a whodunnit for most of the book and I was leaning towards 3 stars because I think it dragged on too long. The ending had twists and engaged me again which is how I got to 4 stars.
Clever and fast-paced ...I had a hunch about the twist and always enjoy it when my instincts prove to be true!
I can see why this has been well-received by audiences and adapted for the screen - I was hooked from the beginning - reminiscent of being launched from a trampoline and as a reader you are fully committed and suspended in mid-air until the final climax when you suddenly find both of your feet firmly planted on the ground again - :)
Also, the protagonist Lo is totally relatable - messy, unpolished, disorganized...you don't want to see yourself in her, but it's impossible not to, lol
The big question remaining though is why is Lo's flat broken into at the beginning of the novel? Why was her phone taken? Who is this mysterious burglar with the latex gloves? She's not an investigative journalist on a hot case...what was the perpetrator looking for?
“The Woman in Cabin 10” by Ruth Ware
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I love books that keep me on the edge of my seat but this one did not meet my expectations.
And it’s not about the protagonist. I don’t despise Lo at all. She’s clearly going through a lot… dealing with PTSD, depression and alcoholism which makes her an unreliable narrator. But I still found myself believing her. In fact, at times… I just wanted to step into the book and help her out. Like c’mon Lo, GET IT TOGETHER!!!
Even the atmosphere was unsettling… the claustrophobic luxury yacht, isolated and surrounded by breathtaking nature was chilling in itself!
But I couldn’t shake the feeling that I’d read better psychological thrillers. The book just did not deliver the tension I was hoping for. Was it the writing style? Could it be the plot? Was it the predictability? I can’t quite figure out what didn’t work for me.
Overall, I feel this is a decent novel that manages to hold our attention till the end. It’s not flawless but it’s definitely an immersive, dark and twisty ride in the psychological thriller realm.
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