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Zero Days
by Ruth Ware
This novel was pretty straightforward and easy to read but it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. There were great highlight moments with a steady flow of events but it doesn’t hold your attention the entire time.
It follows Jack and her husband Gabe a couple hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems. After a job goes wrong Jack returns home to find her husband had been murdered. To make matters worse she’s the primary suspect. Now on the run Jack must decide who she can and can’t trust to clear her name and find the real killer.
I felt like we weren’t given the same energy throughout the entire book. About 35% in things drastically declined to me. Then after Jack discovered her husband had been murdered the reader spends the majority of the time watching her jump from one location to another with minimal development.
It was just so much with this book that I questioned. For example if you found your husband dead why would you wait over an hour to contact the police? It made her seem suspicious even if she was innocent.
The book mainly focused on two major themes being falsely accused and seeking justice. Quite a few of the chapters were repetitive not to mention she was doing some Kim Possible type stuff all while being hurt which made things seem unbelievable. I did feel the beginning of the book took full advantage of the premise but everything after turned into this action-packed type thriller.
I gave the book a 3 not necessarily because I enjoyed it but because the author had some great action scenes that were entertaining. Most of the side characters were one dimensional and lacked depth so you don’t really care for any of them. Then it was immediately obvious as to who was behind the murder. I thought the reasoning was boring and not really climatic because I saw it coming.
Overall, I found the book to be very mid and felt this one just wasn’t for me. But it may be for you so read at your own will. Special thanks to the author, @gallerybooks, & @netgalley for my advanced copy!!!!
It follows Jack and her husband Gabe a couple hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems. After a job goes wrong Jack returns home to find her husband had been murdered. To make matters worse she’s the primary suspect. Now on the run Jack must decide who she can and can’t trust to clear her name and find the real killer.
I felt like we weren’t given the same energy throughout the entire book. About 35% in things drastically declined to me. Then after Jack discovered her husband had been murdered the reader spends the majority of the time watching her jump from one location to another with minimal development.
It was just so much with this book that I questioned. For example if you found your husband dead why would you wait over an hour to contact the police? It made her seem suspicious even if she was innocent.
The book mainly focused on two major themes being falsely accused and seeking justice. Quite a few of the chapters were repetitive not to mention she was doing some Kim Possible type stuff all while being hurt which made things seem unbelievable. I did feel the beginning of the book took full advantage of the premise but everything after turned into this action-packed type thriller.
I gave the book a 3 not necessarily because I enjoyed it but because the author had some great action scenes that were entertaining. Most of the side characters were one dimensional and lacked depth so you don’t really care for any of them. Then it was immediately obvious as to who was behind the murder. I thought the reasoning was boring and not really climatic because I saw it coming.
Overall, I found the book to be very mid and felt this one just wasn’t for me. But it may be for you so read at your own will. Special thanks to the author, @gallerybooks, & @netgalley for my advanced copy!!!!