The Death of Mrs. Westaway
Ratings156
Average rating3.7
Alkuun asetelma vähän tökki, mutta kyllähän tämä sitten sai kunnolla vauhtia ja pääsi lopussa hyvään kyytiin. En tiedä, kuinka lähilukua tämä kestäisi ilman että muuttuisi reikäjuustoksi, mutta viihdytti ja toimi.
Olen perinteisesti hyvin allerginen tarotin ennustuskäytölle, mutta tässä se ei haitannut – siitä iso plussa. Ehkä tykkäsin sen verran Halin asenteesta tarotia kohtaan. Muutenkin Halin taito kylmälukijana oli kiinnostava elementti, sellaisesta lukisin enemmänkin. Cornwall on myös ympäristönä jotenkin maaginen.
Toimii siis, Ruth Ware on kyllä oikein pätevä jännärinkirjoittaja.
My favorite author has done it again. All of her books get me so hooked, I cannot put them down. This one had me from the first page. It always kept me guessing and kept me interested. In so excited for her next book!!
I figured out several of the twists beforehand, but the one I didn't figure out put a new look on the ones that I did figure out. So it was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed the most of the characters. They were well written. Most of the bad ones are believably bad. There is only one that character that I wasn't totally convinced about, but that didn't affect my overall enjoyment of the story. I enjoyed this much more than I did The Girl in Cabin 10 because the characters were more likable. Their faults were more believable and they were less annoying overall.
Basically, it is a family secret mystery in an old British estate. Of course I love it!
*3.5 stars. Another page-turner from Ware. Her books satisfy that hunger for a good whodunit but with a little literary care along the way.
A creepy gothic house inhabited by a possibly sinister family. Hal, a young Tarot reader may have inherited it. A Little confusing in parts but I did enjoy the mystery.
This was very readable and I really loved how independent and smart Hal was. I just have to face facts that thrillers are not my genre. I went into this thinking it was going to be a horror novel and was disappointed. Also, I could barely tell the brothers apart. I did like the use of tarot cards throughout the story. I just didn't love it, not did I feel compelled to race home to read it. It was solid and reminded me, in a way, of Agatha Christie.
If you love Ruth Ware, buckle up for a ride that you are not going to forget!
Hal is not sure what the letter from the lawyers office has to do with her, but she is about to get the surprise of her life. Pretending to be someone she is not, she heads off to claim an inheritance - one that she hopes will get her out of her financial troubles, and possibly give her a little comfort for the next few years. Instead, she stumbles on a msyterious disappearance, and a troubled family. Will Hal live long enough to get to safety?
What a great read! I could not put the book down! I was hooked from the start, although in the beginning, I was not sure if I was going to love the book or just like it. By the end of the book, I was sitting there wondering how anyone could NOT love this novel! Suspense, mystery and a touch of terror..... perfection!
Some adult language in the book