Book Review: The Woman in Cabin 10

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Goodreads Summary:

In this tightly wound story, 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. 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 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…

With surprising twists and a setting that proves as uncomfortably claustrophobic as it is eerily beautiful, Ruth Ware offers up another intense read.

My Summary:

3.5/5 stars

I couldn't help but compare this book to the The Girl on the Train for the beginning--both woman having spotted a tragic accident and both abuse alcohol to an extent. But as the story progressed this one was not as easily predictable. I was guessing the whole time, and did not see the ending coming.

It wasn't as scary as I was quite frankly expecting, but I wouldn't read it when I was home alone at 3 am either. It was more of a page turner which I thought even left some unanswered questions. But never the less I couldn't put it down, and I read it in a day.