Book Review: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

 Title: The Woman in Cabin 10

Author: Ruth Ware

Series/Standalone: Standalone

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Adult

Pages: 341
Publisher: Scout Press

Year Published: 2016

Format: Hardcover (Library Copy)

First Line: "In my dream, the girl was drifting far, far below the crashing waves and the cries of the gulls in the cold sunless depths of the North Sea."

"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 only describe 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."

My Rating: 2/5

This book just isn't quite what I want from thrillers/mysteries. I need something a little more unpredictable. And while I didn't guess exactly what was going to happen I wasn't surprised when it did happen. I need a crazy twist, something out of left field that I didn't see coming, but that can line up to make itself believable at the final reveal. I also think that this book struggled with pacing the first half of the book went on for a while without major major plot points and then the middle had all the twists, while the end only held 1 or 2. I did think that the author's descriptions of the atmosphere through throughout the story were extremely strong and set the mood for what was going on around the main character. I am curious about her other works and plan to read something else by her in the future, although it will not be immediately. 

Thanks for reading,

Sidny