A review by bekkabergamot
One by One by Ruth Ware

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

4.0

One author who fits the model of some books being hit or miss for me is Ruth Ware. I read <i>The Death of Mrs. Westaway</i> after seeing it hyped all over bookstagram a few years back and was really put off by it, so much that I didn't want to read another Ruth Ware book. My main problem with <i>The Death of Mrs. Westaway</i> was that I found all of the characters to be so unlikeable I didn't want to read about them. Also, I think that was a case where I had such high expectations from all of the hype that I felt let down.

But I kept seeing so many people gushing about her books, so I decided to try <i>One By One</i> & I am glad I did! This was a solid I really liked it from the Goodreads scale. I really enjoy closed room, or in this case closed ski chalet, murder mysteries. I think they really up the ante. While I won't say that every character in this book was likeable, I found it much more approachable and enjoyable then <i>The Death of Mrs. Westaway</i>. Also, this was a great time of the year to read the book -- very atmospheric.

If you are looking for a wintery murder mystery/thriller, I do recommend this one.
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