themarinabox's Reviews (195)

I must admit that I have not read many book on the topic of race in the UK and this book became such an eye-opener for me. I read this book with a buddy who lives in England and we had so much discussions going on. If you're hesitant to read this, for some reasons, read it with a friend or a buddy you can find in Goodreads.

No matter what your race is, I think everyone should at least read this.

I must say, if I thought Poirot was savage before, he was even more savage in this book. So many LOL moments here. Especially when Hasting said “Poirot,I have been thinking." and Poirot went "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.”

I picked this book because I wanted something out of my usual thrillers. Even if I knew this is a popular choice, I didn’t go into it with too much expectations in terms of whether I would like it or not. But jokes on me lol I enjoyed this thoroughly! I’ll admit it did take me about half way before I start to fall in love with the book.

Characters were awesome and funny. And that little character twist was a nice touch. So fun to listen to as an audiobook and I can imagine this would be a perfect one sitting book.

I only didn’t find the epilogue necessary but not a big deal. Still an amazing read and I’d highly recommend.

But I will say that, it looks like I’ll be putting a new genre on my list.

This is my 3rd Ruth Ware and also probably my favourite so far!

This book got my attention almost after the first page.

Even though, somewhere in the middle, it got a bit slow & repetitive for me and this gothic build up didn't really do much for me either, the ending and those reveals, oh gosh, they got me good. I was IMPRESSED & SURPRISED! It felt like I got slap in the face with the reveals. And dare I say it, make it worth a read.

I don't know if I personally recommend this if you're looking for a "haunted house" story but it's a good psychological thriller that is about betrayals.

For my full review, please head over to https://themarinabox.wordpress.com/2021/05/15/the-turn-of-the-key-ruth-ware/

So, Joe is back. I don't know about you but I was actually surprised when I saw this. I jumped right to it because I hate Joe but also most interesting serial killer to me.

I felt like I went through this book pretty fast but did I love it? Yes. Do I love this more than the first 2? Nope. Did I got confused when I started this book? Yes lol. It took me a second to gather my thoughts and pick up from Hidden Bodies and NOT from Season 2 of the TV series.

I don't wanna say too much about the plot because you can find out everything from the synopsis but I will say that even though, you will experience some typical Joe, he might also surprise you. In a good way or bad way? You'll have to find that our yourselves.

I don't know if book 3 is necessary but I'd still auto buy/read more books from the series because I think reading from Joe's perspective is such a disturbing yet engaging way to read and Caroline Kepnes did an amazing job!

What a cast! Thoroughly enjoyed this one without getting tangled with the amount of characters.
I had my suspicion throughout reading this but I wasn't sure how it could have happened. I was once again beat by the book.

I love having Hastings as the narrator but he slightly annoyed me in this one. It just felt as though he's not even trying to understand the situation. lol. Maybe it's just me.

Nonetheless. Great book, fun to read with all sorts of personalities and a lot more going on than just a murder. I don't like any of the characters other than Poirot, Hastings & Jaap but it was still enjoyable to read.

Let's see. I like this book as you can see from my 4 star rating.

I will say that this has a lot of build up and very character focused. I kept waiting for the main event of the book but it took a while. Quite a long while, actually. I did think "oh no, i'm not gonna like this style am i?". But I must say that I was not bored. Not totally. I don't like any of the characters and maybe don't care to learn about them as much as the book made me, but it still got my attention. I still went page after page after page because I wanted to know if next chapter is THE ONE.

That probably sounded like I didn't like the book but I did lol. If you're into cynical, character-driven thrillers, this might be for you. I've always been a plot driven person but who knows.

I'm looking forward to read The Guest List next!

Really fast paced & short book that would pull you in right away. With snappy chapters that would leave you with more questions than answer, I’d say this book can call itself a page turner.

I gave it 3 stars because while I think the plot twists are clever and I am a sucker for twists like these even if I saw one of them coming, I do think that some of the parts of the book especially the actions of the characters seems a bit unbelievable. Not the biggest issue, I still enjoyed my read and would definitely read more from this author in the future.


* I requested this book from NetGalley so thank you for the approval to read.

I love the premise, setting and this isolated setting. There’s nothing that would get me to buy a book faster than if you tell me it’s this “locked-room” setting.

BUT this is the second thriller I’ve read from this author and I must say, I don’t enjoy these types of prep-rich-school-boys-do-shit-back-in-the-day characters. I don’t mind hating a character, that’s part of the fun but all of them actually annoyed me. Lol. Towards the end when the main event was coming and the secrets are revealed, I was so annoyed that I had to take a break from reading. Hence the 3 stars.

I would still love to read from Lucy Foley when she comes out with another thriller because I enjoyed her writing style very much. But maybe different types of characters? Lols