brighta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Spoiler
a bit cliche/obvious about who ends up being the killer, but not too bad of a book. it was a bit too similar to The Hunting Party, which i have read before this book, so that’s probably why it was quite easy to guess who the murderer was. also didn’t like how they had Liz sort of hella change near the end of the book and how she sort of did a 180 and was like not shy or nervous all of a sudden.Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Stalking
growintogardens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Classism, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Bullying, and Sexual assault
julienicole1106's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Confinement, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
madarauchiha's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
minor david bowie, death, gambling,
medium unsanitary, misogyny, sexual harassment
major child abuse, murder, suicide, bullying, sexual violence, injuries , gore, stalking / paranoia?, alcohol, death,
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Suicide, Bullying, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Stalking, Alcohol, and Death
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death
patricia_epub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I also enjoyed the back-and-forth POVs between Erin, the chalet worker, and Liz, the oddball in the group of guests. I knew there was a reason why they were chosen as the "eyes" of the story and I am quite proud to say that I pieced that together early in the story. I loved the epistolary-like sections at the start of each chapter, which ultimately showed me the author's hand long before she was ready to give the readers the twist. Despite this, I am happy that knowing the identity of the killer did not put a damper on my enjoyment of the remaining 70% of the book.
I have my reservations with the fleshing out of some of the minor characters, who felt at times like caricatures with their brief comments or opinions. But considering how short their 3-day interaction was (not to mention the tragedies they faced on after the other), I think it's easy to get over with and just enjoy the ride. They were all definitely archetypes, as I had suspected right from the beginning, which did not give me much expectation in the character development area. My biggest issue was how some parts felt a bit draggy or even unnecessary. When I realized the entire ordeal only happened within 3 days, I was shocked because it felt like they've been in the cabin for a week at least.
The ending for the "villain" felt a bit anticlimactic for all that build-up, though. But I do appreciate Ruth Ware's attempt at parallel imagery. I would say that despite the twists and turns of the plot, the ending definitely cemented to me that this was a character-driven story. Overall, it was a good story and an equally-as-good execution.
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Stalking, Vomit, Sexism, and Misogyny