Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

152 reviews

tltorrez's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The twists and turns were good. Never quite sure who did it or how or why though all the clues were there. Hannah’s character development was also good. But overall the book felt too long and the beginning started pretty slow. It picked up midway though. Overall solid but not my favorite Ware book.
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miarae's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really enjoyed this book. It's split into "before" and "after", alternating between before and after the murder of Hannah's best friend and roommate. I enjoyed the writing style and the plot. Interesting note is that this is the second book I've read from this author where motherhood plays a big part.
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emma6544's review against another edition

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I enjoyed One by One so I have started to go through Ruth Wares previous books. This book interested me the least but after reading The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley which I really enjoyed and had similar themes (group of friends at Oxford who grow apart after graduating Oxford and one person is at the centre of the group). 

However, the book felt bland and I didn’t like the constant switching between past and present timelines. I thought the main character Hannah was bland and her relationship with April was meant to be best friends but I felt that Hannah was more fond of April than Hannah. I ended up googling the killer once I decided to DNF and it wasn’t a huge shock to me.
After reading about the strip picker and seeing how humiliated Hugh was by April, it made sense that this could build into further resentment.


If you like the idea of exploring a friendship group and their dynamics from Oxford, I would highly recommend The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley. You follow multiple characters POVs (whose characters are explored in much more depth) and the past timelines you get are sparse but they play a significant role in the story. 
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tiamaria3's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Quick question— who WASN’T April fucking? Like, good for her but every time a name got added to the list I couldn’t help but wonder when she had the time. She must have had impeccable scheduling skills.

ANYWAYSSS

It’s entirely possible that I just don’t like Ruth Ware’s writing. This book’s friend group sucked ass (not a moral in sight betwixt them) and not one of them had any reasonable consequences for their actions. I don’t understand the heavily understated obsession with practical jokes or why no one just mollywopped April one good time. There were a lot of red herrings but the ultimate twist was boring and unsurprising.
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delaneyanne's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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anne_reader's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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em_gauts's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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dilani's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book is a well written thriller that makes you doubt every character. Although it felt slow to start, I found myself getting into it closer to the halfway point. 

There were moments that I didn’t understand the MC’s thought process . But after all, she was well into her first pregnancy. So I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt.
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jessicastorer's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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