Ruth Ware is such a comfort author/read for me and so I always look forward to her new books. This was one of my most anticipated this year! I was a little weary of it being a dark academia setting since those types of books aren’t always my favorite. I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed the setting of this book though! Ruth Ware is always great at creating these cozy, spooky atmospheres and this book was no different. I read this book with my thriller bookclub and a lot of the other members enjoyed the past timeline in the multiple timeline of this book. I felt differently! I definitely preferred the present timeline since it was set in Scotland. I also liked the crime solving plot of the main character in the present timeline.

I was not able to guess the plot twist and that was a good thing. I think any of the characters in the book could have been the “murderer”. I really had no issues with this book, but I just didn’t fall head over heels with the plot. It reminded me a lot of The Maidens and They Never Learn.