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A review by konvineo
The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware
3.0
Somewhere between a 2.5 and 3 stars
This started out so unbelievably slow. Then it picked up and got sort of interesting, and then ended up being unfathomably frustrating.
I'm kind of proud that I figured out the whole "twist" kind of early in the book, I think, but that only meant that reading about Hal not just looking at things logically and listening to what people around her were saying got super annoying. I think miscommunication as a trope can be fine, but this book was agony.
I also think that Ware isn't for me. Like, the writing style is good, and it's easy to get through. I just can't imagine reading more books by her, because of how frustrated I became while reading.
This started out so unbelievably slow. Then it picked up and got sort of interesting, and then ended up being unfathomably frustrating.
I'm kind of proud that I figured out the whole "twist" kind of early in the book, I think, but that only meant that reading about Hal not just looking at things logically and listening to what people around her were saying got super annoying. I think miscommunication as a trope can be fine, but this book was agony.
I also think that Ware isn't for me. Like, the writing style is good, and it's easy to get through. I just can't imagine reading more books by her, because of how frustrated I became while reading.