The Woman in Cabin 10 is a tantalizing thriller that will keep you guessing and have you hooked until the final page. Ruth Ware’s second novel is a great follow up to her first book In a Dark, Dark Wood. Ware writes with such intensity that you can feel the moments boiling up to the ultimate climax of the book.
During the whole book you feel as though you are connected to the main character Lo, not only by experience but through her mind and thought as well. There is a way that Ware writes that draws you into the book and really plays on the psychological aspect of writing. She plays with your mind in a way that you feel as though you are losing your mind along with the main character. There is a constant struggle between the main character and her morals, that make you think about what is actually going on, and makes you doubt who you should believe.
The book keeps you on edge and keeps you guessing until the very last page. Ware creates fear from the beginning because you know that you will be trapped on this ship and not be able to get out until the next stop which could take days. It plays over the course of about a week but it feels like months when they are out at sea and makes you urge for someone to come save the day.
The Woman in Cabin 10 is a book that creates doubt in the reader’s mind and whether or not the main character Lo actually saw and heard what she thought she did. There are tense moments that are sprinkled all throughout the book that are followed by investigative tactics that show how all of this is affecting Lo’s psyche.
The book reads in a way that allows readers to truly connect with the main character and understand her struggles. This also creates us to have doubt about everyone else on the ship, but should we be doubting the guests or Lo? That is what Ruth Ware is so good at in her books and is great at creating this doubt in your mind about what really happened. Ware’s writing creates a book that is psychologically tense, and a murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
I give The Woman in Cabin 10 an A
