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A review by lw_94
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
4.0
Rowan Caine inadvertently stumbles across a job advert from the Elincourt family who are looking for a live-in Nanny at Heatherbrae House, at their rural Scottish home. Heatherbrae house is a luxury ‘smart’ home, full of the latest in cutting edge tech. Rowan initially had no intentions of changing careers but this job seems to good to miss or is it too good to be true?
Rowan is initially overwhelmed with the smart functions of the house, and the children are a lot more work than she anticipated. By day the children run her of her feet, but by night Rowan is haunted by the mysterious sounds from Heatherbrae House and it’s grounds. Sadly, unbeknownst to Rowan the nightmare is just beginning.
One of the Elincourt family children dies unexpectedly and Rowan is out on trial for murder. Rowan is desperate to prove that she isn’t guilty. But, if Rowan didn’t do it, who did?
This book had me on the edge all the way through. It was definitely filled with some nail-biting moments and was hard to put down. It has some very eerie moments along the way and I loved the haunted house element to this story, that ties in nicely with the history of the house. There are a few twists that I didn’t see coming and did not expect to happen which is good as I love a good twist.
The story is written from Rowans POV and is written as a detailed letter of events to a solicitor she is pleading to help her fight her case. Although a slightly unusual format the author does brilliantly to build immersion so you completely forget about the unusual format.
The story is fast paced and grips you from the start. Although I do feel like somethings that happen in the book needed a bit more clarity at the end, so although I found the ending good it also felt a little bit rushed, and I would of liked a more detailed ending to tie things up a bit better.
I absolutely loved this books and the only reason I’m giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because as much as I really enjoyed it the story, but some parts were flawed and the ending could have been stronger and more concise, and it has still left me with some questions.
Rowan is initially overwhelmed with the smart functions of the house, and the children are a lot more work than she anticipated. By day the children run her of her feet, but by night Rowan is haunted by the mysterious sounds from Heatherbrae House and it’s grounds. Sadly, unbeknownst to Rowan the nightmare is just beginning.
One of the Elincourt family children dies unexpectedly and Rowan is out on trial for murder. Rowan is desperate to prove that she isn’t guilty. But, if Rowan didn’t do it, who did?
This book had me on the edge all the way through. It was definitely filled with some nail-biting moments and was hard to put down. It has some very eerie moments along the way and I loved the haunted house element to this story, that ties in nicely with the history of the house. There are a few twists that I didn’t see coming and did not expect to happen which is good as I love a good twist.
The story is written from Rowans POV and is written as a detailed letter of events to a solicitor she is pleading to help her fight her case. Although a slightly unusual format the author does brilliantly to build immersion so you completely forget about the unusual format.
The story is fast paced and grips you from the start. Although I do feel like somethings that happen in the book needed a bit more clarity at the end, so although I found the ending good it also felt a little bit rushed, and I would of liked a more detailed ending to tie things up a bit better.
I absolutely loved this books and the only reason I’m giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because as much as I really enjoyed it the story, but some parts were flawed and the ending could have been stronger and more concise, and it has still left me with some questions.