Author: Ruth Ware
Original title: The Woman in Cabin 10
Edition Language: English
Series: no
Genres: Mystery
Format: Audio book
Read by: Imogen Church
Duration: 11h08m
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Blurb:
Lo Blacklock, a
journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the
assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful
of cabins. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select
guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her
voyage in the picturesque North Sea. At first, Lo s stay is nothing but
pleasant: the cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and
the guests are elegant. But as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the
deck, gray skies fall, and Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a
dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. The
problem? All passengers remain accounted for and so, the ship sails on
as if nothing has happened, despite Lo's desperate attempts to convey
that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong.
My thoughts:
This book is another proof why I should dive into the book without any idea about its popularity and liking of others. It was too hyped and my expectations were high and I was disappointed when I finished with the mediocre mystery story with another unreliable narrator with some mental issues.
My biggest disliking was the actually the narrator. The writer went into great details to portrait the main character's mental health issues and her instability and why we should not trust her. I have nothing against; it is always good to read a book from the more diverse point of view, but I do not like when the main character behaves like an idiot and makes stupid assumptions, which should not be done by a journalist.
Example: Lo suspects that she saw a crime on a
luxury liner, in closed environment she decides to lead investigation of what happened and her primary suspect are the passengers. I do not see the logic here, usually the crew have access almost everywhere, someone has the master key, that can be stolen and used in the crime, but no!, the most logical way is to suspect the guests like herself, who do not have access anywhere and are not familiar with the ship. From this point I was not taking this book seriously and could not enjoyed the unveiling of the mystery.
Rating:
2,5/5 
