In a Dark, Dark Wood - Ruth Ware

In a Dark, Dark Wood

By Ruth Ware

  • Release Date: 2015-08-04
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 2,228 Ratings

Description

*AUTHOR OF THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 and THE LYING GAME
*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
*SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

An NPR Best Book of the Year * An Entertainment Weekly Summer Books Pick * A Buzzfeed “31 Books to Get Excited About this Summer” Pick * A Publishers Weekly “Top Ten Mysteries and Thrillers” Pick * A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year * A BookReporter Summer Reading Pick * A New York Post “Best Novels to Read this Summer” Pick * A Shelf Awareness “Book Expo America 2015 Buzz Book” Pick

What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware’s suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller.

Sometimes the only thing to fear…is yourself.

When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonora’s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods.

Reviews

  • Ruth does it again!

    5
    By mrs.muench
    What a great fast paced read! As always, Ruth wrote another great thriller, mystery!

  • Not bad!

    3
    By brock_zahler
    Decent mystery. I really enjoyed the middle but I found the resolution a bit lacking. I’m not sure what I was expecting but it didn’t have enough of a twist as I’d hoped. Either way, not a bad read. I can see how it was Ruth Ware’s debut. Would recommend to thriller and mystery fans!

  • Meh

    2
    By Amigo73
    Juvenile characters and plot, pretty predictable too. No one is likable, there’s no one to root for in this book of arrested development.

  • Creepy bach party

    4
    By MMT0109
    Another great thriller from Ruth Ware

  • The Woman in the Cabin

    3
    By Emotionally Disturbed
    The story is not about a woman in the Cabin. It dragged in the begging, and I almost quit reading. The plot picked up with a lot of gusto. I couldn’t stop reading! I definitely recommend it as it is well written with suspense until the end.

  • Like a tequila shot

    3
    By beginner reader
    Definitely sour and kept the pages turning. At the end I could see all the effort that went into building tension. I do have to agree with some other reviews though that the resolution took a long time and the ending wasn’t too surprising for me. I also felt like the plot didn’t thicken until about page 250 by that point I was finishing the book because I was closer to the end than the beginning.

  • Disappointing ending

    4
    By LilCorrill
    This book was a page turner definitely. However, I found the ending disappointing. I also felt mislead by the reviewers.

  • PAGE TURNER!!

    5
    By sarbear9602
    This was certainly a total page turner. Good plot line, kept me on the edge of my seat and wanted to get to the end of the book. Can’t wait to read more books by Ruth Ware!!

  • Couldn’t put it down!!

    5
    By 5868miss
    I read the reviews before I bought the book and a few of them said they had it figured out in the first chapter. I wasn’t sure about it until the end!! All my guesses ebbed and flowed throughout the whole book. I think everyone will enjoy this book and I’m definitely going to read some others by this author!! The writing was great!! Thanks for a great read XOXO, T. Mungary

  • Fun read, weak female lead

    4
    By Rstrapp
    I love the plots of Ware’s novels and I will continue to read them. So suspenseful with plenty of twists to keep you on your toes. However, she writes infuriatingly, almost unrealistically, weak female leads who are always throwing up or fainting or cowering at the least provocation. This weakness is often part of the flimsy premise that upholds the crux of the plot.

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