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Huonetoveri by Ruth Ware

51 reviews

raisinreads's review against another edition

mysterious

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

emma6544's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Alcohol

tiamaria3's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use and Gun violence

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Alcohol

anne_reader's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

blueyogi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

dizpig's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Gaslighting

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Too much pregnancy, not enough mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

leannanecdote's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Eating disorder

bulbasaurcowboy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Definitely full of twists and turns. A really good whodunit thriller that has a great medium pace throughout. Full of complex characters who come from different class backgrounds to meet at Oxford. The main character is a newcomer to the area and through her roommate blends into this new group full of historh and secrets that lead to tragic consequences. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol