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One by One by Ruth Ware
3.0
I felt like the characters were well suited to the plot, I do wish there was more development because the thing is I didn’t really care when they started dying of simply because I wasn’t given enough information to care about them as people. I think the two cared most for was Danny and Erin one of the main POVs was Erin and I think it was great because she made me care for her and Danny but the rest of them not much feeling either way.
I love the atmosphere of this book, cosy yet luxury villa in the alps surrounded by snow and fire places with a built in chef whose food sounds amazing. It would be a great vacation if people weren’t dying. Which changes the setting to aww that would be a lovely get away to get me the hell outta here.
It’s not secret Ruth Ware knows what she’s doing, I mean I’m not normally interested in plots surrounding a company or business but she made me care about snoop, and when I thought things were going slow it turn a page and bam fire would be added.
I’m a sucker for a plot that involves a group of people who go to a out the way place only to get trapped with a murderer. The escape room type feeling, the claustrophobic atmosphere creating for the perfect setting for a plot to unfold this can be boring or predictable which at point this book was but it was done well.
As I said I have very little interest about business and plot lines that follow companies but this book made me care, it made me care about the staff and yes even some of the residents and trust me not all of them were exactly likeable or my cuppa tea. The intrigue really kicks off with the first kill after that I was intrigued.
They all go a trip to figure out what they are going to do with the company, then people start dying. Yes it’s logical that this could happen but I just think if we got more about the characters and there past together the reveal would have been more shocking, I think it was made a little to obvious who the odd man out was.
I did enjoy this book overall, i think the atmosphere and the plot really made it for me. The mystery was a little to simple and the murders a little lack lustre. An easy read maybe better for people new to the genre.
I love the atmosphere of this book, cosy yet luxury villa in the alps surrounded by snow and fire places with a built in chef whose food sounds amazing. It would be a great vacation if people weren’t dying. Which changes the setting to aww that would be a lovely get away to get me the hell outta here.
It’s not secret Ruth Ware knows what she’s doing, I mean I’m not normally interested in plots surrounding a company or business but she made me care about snoop, and when I thought things were going slow it turn a page and bam fire would be added.
I’m a sucker for a plot that involves a group of people who go to a out the way place only to get trapped with a murderer. The escape room type feeling, the claustrophobic atmosphere creating for the perfect setting for a plot to unfold this can be boring or predictable which at point this book was but it was done well.
As I said I have very little interest about business and plot lines that follow companies but this book made me care, it made me care about the staff and yes even some of the residents and trust me not all of them were exactly likeable or my cuppa tea. The intrigue really kicks off with the first kill after that I was intrigued.
They all go a trip to figure out what they are going to do with the company, then people start dying. Yes it’s logical that this could happen but I just think if we got more about the characters and there past together the reveal would have been more shocking, I think it was made a little to obvious who the odd man out was.
I did enjoy this book overall, i think the atmosphere and the plot really made it for me. The mystery was a little to simple and the murders a little lack lustre. An easy read maybe better for people new to the genre.